But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'"

But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.

or ministry, let us labor in the ministry; or he that teaches, in teaching;

For whatsoever things were written in former times were written for our instruction, that we through patience and through consolation of the Scriptures may have hope.

that we may no longer be babes, billow-tossed, and carried about with every wind of teaching, in the sleight of men, in the craftiness suited to the artifice of error;

(which are all for destruction in the using), according to the commandments and teachings of men?

Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,