Bible Verses About Celebrating Pagan Holidays
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for celebrating pagan holidays, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 13,544 votes, led by Colossians 2:8. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Celebrating Pagan Holidays
Colossians 2:8493 votes
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
Deuteronomy 12:29-32409 votes
When the Lord thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land;
Matthew 15:3378 votes
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
Jeremiah 10:1-5346 votes
Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
Hebrews 10:26317 votes
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
Colossians 2:16272 votes
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Romans 14:1-23261 votes
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
Romans 14:5-6236 votes
One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
2 Timothy 3:16-17218 votes
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Hebrews 13:8218 votes
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Matthew 4:4210 votes
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Exodus 20:8-11195 votes
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
John 8:32192 votes
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Exodus 31:13187 votes
Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you.
Malachi 3:6183 votes
For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
Romans 12:1-3183 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Galatians 4:8-11164 votes
Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
Jeremiah 10:2-5156 votes
Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
Isaiah 66:1-24153 votes
Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
Colossians 2:16-17141 votes
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Numbers 28:16-17136 votes
And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the Lord.
Colossians 2:1-23134 votes
For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
John 4:23-24128 votes
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
Deuteronomy 12:32115 votes
What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
2 Timothy 3:16114 votes
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
What does the Bible say about celebrating pagan holidays?
Readers most often cite Colossians 2:8 on the subject of celebrating pagan holidays. Across 13,544 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Deuteronomy 12:29-32, Matthew 15:3, Jeremiah 10:1-5. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.