18 Bible Verses about Man's Teaching

But he turned and said to Peter. "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling-block to me, because you are not intent on what pleases God, but what pleases men."

But he turned round, and looked upon his disciples, and rebuked Peter. "Get thee behind me, Satan," he said, "for your thoughts are not God's thoughts, but man's."

"You neglect the commandment of God, and hold fast the traditions of men."

In vain do they worship me, While they teach doctrines that are the commands of men."

But in vain do they worship me, For their teaching is only human precepts.'"

John's baptism, whence was it, from heaven or from man?" So they began debating about it among themselves.

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me!"

"Was John's baptism from heaven or from man?"

"If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet."

On the other hand, if we say, 'From men'!" They were afraid, however, of the people, for every one held that John had been really a prophet.

"And if we say, 'From man,' all the people will stone us, for they were persuaded that John was a prophet."

For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel I preach is not man-made; for neither did I myself receive it from man, nor by man was I taught it, but by a revelation an apocalypse of Jesus Christ.

and had called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me, so that I might preach his gospel among the Gentiles, without consulting a human being,

"Blessed are you, Simon, Son of Jonah," said Jesus; "for flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven!

For this reason also I am giving continual thanks to God, because when you heard from me the spoken word of God, you received it not as the word of men, but as the word of God (which in truth it is), who himself is effectually at work in you believe.

"And now, I say to you, hold aloof from these men. Let them alone; for if this scheme or work be of human origin it will come to nothing;

So that he who rejects this is not rejecting man, but the God who gave you his Holy Spirit.

But Peter and the apostles said in reply.