Titus 1:14
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14 not paying attention to Jewish myths or to commandments of those who reject the truth.(A)
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Titus 1:14
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14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths(A) or to the merely human commands(B) of those who reject the truth.(C)
2 Timothy 4:4
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4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths.
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2 Timothy 4:4
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4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.(A)
Colossians 2:22
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22 All these regulations refer to things that perish with use; they are simply human commands and teachings.(A)
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Colossians 2:22
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22 These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish(A) with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings.(B)
2 Peter 2:22
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22 It has happened to them according to the true proverb,
“The dog turns back to its own vomit,”
and,
“The sow is washed only to wallow in the mud.”(A)
2 Peter 2:22
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22 Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,”[a](A) and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”
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- 2 Peter 2:22 Prov. 26:11
Galatians 4:9
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9 Now, however, that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and beggarly elemental principles?[a] How can you want to be enslaved to them again?(A)
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- 4.9 Or spirits
Galatians 4:9
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9 But now that you know God—or rather are known by God(A)—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces[a]? Do you wish to be enslaved(B) by them all over again?(C)
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- Galatians 4:9 Or principles
Isaiah 29:13
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13 The Lord said:
Because these people draw near with their mouths
and honor me with their lips,
while their hearts are far from me
and their worship of me is a human commandment learned by rote,(A)
Isaiah 29:13
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13 The Lord says:
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- Isaiah 29:13 Hebrew; Septuagint They worship me in vain; / their teachings are merely human rules
1 Timothy 1:4-7
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4 and not to occupy themselves with myths and endless genealogies that promote speculations rather than the divine training[a] that is known by faith.(A) 5 But the aim of such instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith.(B) 6 Some people have deviated from these and turned to meaningless talk, 7 desiring to be teachers of the law without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make assertions.
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- 1.4 Gk the household management of God
1 Timothy 1:4-7
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4 or to devote themselves to myths(A) and endless genealogies.(B) Such things promote controversial speculations(C) rather than advancing God’s work—which is by faith. 5 The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart(D) and a good conscience(E) and a sincere faith.(F) 6 Some have departed from these and have turned to meaningless talk. 7 They want to be teachers(G) of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.(H)
Mark 7:7
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7 in vain do they worship me,
teaching human precepts as doctrines.’
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- Mark 7:7 Isaiah 29:13
Matthew 15:9
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9 in vain do they worship me,
teaching human precepts as doctrines.’ ”(A)
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- Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13
Hebrews 12:25
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25 See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking, for if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven!(A)
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Hebrews 12:25
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25 See to it that you do not refuse(A) him who speaks.(B) If they did not escape when they refused him who warned(C) them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?(D)
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