They worship Me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commands of men.”

他们将人的吩咐当作道理教导人，所以拜我也是枉然。’”

他们把人的规条当作教义教导人；他们拜我也是枉然。’”

他们把人的规条当作教义教导人；他们拜我也是枉然。’”

他们的教导无非是人的规条，他们敬拜我也是枉然。’”

他们把人的规条当作道理去教导人，所以拜我也是徒然。’”

他们敬拜我也是徒然的，因为他们把人的规条当做教义教导人。’”

他們將人的吩咐當作道理教導人，所以拜我也是枉然。」

他們把人的規條當作教義教導人；他們拜我也是枉然。』」

他們把人的規條當作教義教導人；他們拜我也是枉然。』」

他們的教導無非是人的規條，他們敬拜我也是枉然。』」

他們把人的規條當作道理去教導人，所以拜我也是徒然。’”

他們徒然敬拜我，將人的誡律當教條教訓人。」』

他們敬拜我也是徒然的，因為他們把人的規條當做教義教導人。』」

其拜我徒然、以所教者、乃人所命耳、

所教乃人所命、故徒拜我、○

彼以人所命者、為教而訓人、故徒然奉事我云、

既傳世教為寶訓、向我朝拜亦徒然。」』

They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’”

Their worship doesn’t mean anything to me. They teach nothing but human rules.’ ”( Isaiah 29:13)

in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”

Their worship is a farce, for they teach man made ideas as commands from God.’”

They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines human commands.”

And in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”

And in vain 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.

But in vain they do worship me, teaching[ for] doctrines the commandments of men.

and they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”

And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’”

The Lord said: Because these people approach Me with their mouths to honor Me with lip-service— yet their hearts are far from Me, and their worship consists of man-made rules learned by rote—

They worship Me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commands of men.

or to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan, which operates by faith.

Let no one disqualify you, insisting on ascetic practices and the worship of angels, claiming access to a visionary realm and inflated without cause by his unspiritual mind.He doesn’t hold on to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its ligaments and tendons, develops with growth from God.If you died with the Messiah to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations:“ Don’t handle, don’t taste, don’t touch”?All these regulations refer to what is destroyed by being used up; they are commands and doctrines of men.

and may not pay attention to Jewish myths and the commands of men who reject the truth.

Don’t be led astray by various kinds of strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established by grace and not by foods, since those involved in them have not benefited.

Foolish man! Are you willing to learn that faith without works is useless?

David had just said,“ I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness for nothing. He was not missing anything, yet he paid me back evil for good.

then I will do this to you: I will bring terror on you— wasting disease and fever that will cause your eyes to fail and your life to ebb away. You will sow your seed in vain because your enemies will eat it.

“ Cry out loudly, don’t hold back! Raise your voice like a trumpet. Tell My people their transgression and the house of Jacob their sins.They seek Me day after day and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not abandon the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.”“ Why have we fasted, but You have not seen? We have denied ourselves, but You haven’t noticed!”“ Look, you do as you please on the day of your fast, and oppress all your workers.

Did I purify my heart and wash my hands in innocence for nothing?

Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.Don’t add to His words, or He will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar.

If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of the faith and the good teaching that you have followed.But have nothing to do with irreverent and silly myths. Rather, train yourself in godliness,

You must be careful to do everything I command you; do not add anything to it or take anything away from it.

I testify to everyone who hears the prophetic words of this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book.

and your strength will be used up for nothing. Your land will not yield its produce, and the trees of the land will not bear their fruit.

Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,through the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared.They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth.

You have said:“ It is useless to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the Lord of Hosts?

Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses His name.

Stop bringing useless offerings. Your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons and Sabbaths, and the calling of solemn assemblies— I cannot stand iniquity with a festival.I hate your New Moons and prescribed festivals. They have become a burden to Me; I am tired of putting up with them.When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will refuse to look at you; even if you offer countless prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.

Do not be hasty to speak, and do not be impulsive to make a speech before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.For dreams result from much work and a fool’s voice from many words.When you make a vow to God, don’t delay fulfilling it, because He does not delight in fools. Fulfill what you vow.Better that you do not vow than that you vow and not fulfill it.Do not let your mouth bring guilt on you, and do not say in the presence of the messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?For many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.

“ Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow. Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain, gathering possessions without knowing who will get them.

You are also saved by it, if you hold to the message I proclaimed to you— unless you believed for no purpose.