Thematic Bible: Formalism

Watch thy feet when thou shalt go to the house of God, and draw near to hear, rather than give the sacrifice of the foolish, for they not knowing the doing of evil. Verse Concepts

And Samuel will say, Was it pleasing to Jehovah in burnt-offerings and sacrifices as to hear to the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to hear, above a good sacrifice, and to hearken, above the fat of rams. Verse Concepts

For I delighted in mercy and not sacrifice; the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings. Verse Concepts

Only in food and drinks, and different immersions, and precepts of the flesh, being placed till the time of amendment. Verse Concepts

Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commands of God. Verse Concepts

For thou wilt not delight in sacrifice, and thou wilt not take pleasure in burnt-offering. The sacrifices of God a spirit being broken: a heart being broken and crushed, O God, thou wilt not despise.

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but justice, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Verse Concepts

And food sets us not before God: for neither, if we eat, do we abound; neither if we eat not, do we want. Verse Concepts

Having a form of devotion, and having denied its power: and these renounce. Verse Concepts

Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye exact tenths and dill and cummin, and ye have left the weightier things of the law, judgment, and mercy, and faith: these it was necessary to do, and not to let go those. Verse Concepts

If therefore ye died with Christ from the elements of the world, why, as living in the world, do ye dogmatize, Verse Concepts

And Jehovah will say, Because that this people drew near with their month, and honored me with their lips, and their heart was far from me, and their fear towards me shall be taught from the command of men. Verse Concepts

And day, day, they will seek me, and delight to know my way as a nation who did justice and forsook not the judgment of his God: they will ask me the judgments of justice, they will delight to draw near to Gad. Verse Concepts

This people draw near me with their mouth, and honour me with their lips; but their heart keeps off far from me. Verse Concepts

Ye shall not add to bring gifts of iniquity; incense, this an abomination to me; the new moon and the Sabbath, the calling of the assembly; I shall not be able to bear vanity and restraining. Verse Concepts

Ye observe narrowly days, and months, and times, and years. I am afraid of you, lest I have been wearied for you in vain.