Micah 6:6-8

New International Version

⁶With what shall I come before^(A) the Lord
    and bow down before the exalted God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
    with calves a year old?^(B)
⁷Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,^(C)
    with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?^(D)
Shall I offer my firstborn^(E) for my transgression,
    the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?^(F)
⁸He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
    And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly^(G) and to love mercy
    and to walk humbly^[a]^(H) with your God.^(I)

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Footnotes

Micah 6:8 Or prudently

James 1:27

New International Version

²⁷Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after^(A) orphans and widows^(B) in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.^(C)

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James 1:27 in all English translations

Luke 6:27-31

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Love for Enemies^(A)

²⁷“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,^(B) ²⁸bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.^(C) ²⁹If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. ³⁰Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.^(D) ³¹Do to others as you would have them do to you.^(E)