Acts 24:26
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26 At the same time he hoped (A)that money would be given him by Paul. So he sent for him often and conversed with him.
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1 Timothy 6:9-10
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9 But (A)those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, (B)into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that (C)plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of (D)all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
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Proverbs 17:23
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- Proverbs 17:23 Hebrew a bribe from the bosom
2 Peter 2:14-15
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14 They have eyes full of adultery,[a] (A)insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts (B)trained in greed. (C)Accursed children! 15 Forsaking the right way, (D)they have gone astray. They have followed (E)the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved (F)gain from wrongdoing,
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- 2 Peter 2:14 Or eyes full of an adulteress
2 Peter 2:3
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3 And (A)in their greed they will exploit you (B)with false words. (C)Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
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Ephesians 5:5-6
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5 For you may be sure of this, that (A)everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous ((B)that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 (C)Let no one (D)deceive you with empty words, for because of these things (E)the wrath of God comes upon (F)the sons of disobedience.
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1 Corinthians 6:9
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9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous[a] will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: (A)neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,[b]
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- 1 Corinthians 6:9 Or wrongdoers
- 1 Corinthians 6:9 The two Greek terms translated by this phrase refer to the passive and active partners in consensual homosexual acts
Acts 24:17
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17 Now (A)after several years (B)I came to bring alms to (C)my nation and to present (D)offerings.
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Acts 24:2-3
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2 And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying:
“Since through you we enjoy much peace, and since by your foresight, (A)most excellent Felix, reforms are being made for this nation, 3 in every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude.
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Micah 7:3
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3 (A)Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well;
(B)the prince and (C)the judge ask for a bribe,
and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul;
thus they weave it together.
Amos 2:6-7
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Judgment on Israel
6 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“For three transgressions of Israel,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because (B)they sell the righteous for (C)silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals—
7 those who trample the head of the poor (D)into the dust of the earth
and (E)turn aside the way of the afflicted;
(F)a man and his father go in to the same girl,
so that my holy name is profaned;
Hosea 12:7-8
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7 A merchant, in whose hands are (A)false balances,
he loves (B)to oppress.
8 Ephraim has said, “Ah, but (C)I am rich;
I have found wealth for myself;
in all my labors (D)they cannot find in me iniquity or sin.”
Hosea 4:18
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- Hosea 4:18 Hebrew shields
Ezekiel 33:31
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31 (A)And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for (B)with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.
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Ezekiel 22:27
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27 (A)Her princes in her midst are like wolves (B)tearing the prey, (C)shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.
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Isaiah 56:11
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11 (A)The dogs have a mighty appetite;
they never have enough.
But (B)they are shepherds who have no understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
(C)each to his own gain, one and all.
Isaiah 33:15
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15 (A)He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly,
who despises the gain of oppressions,
who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe,
who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed
(B)and shuts his eyes from looking on evil,
Isaiah 1:23
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23 Your princes are rebels
and companions of thieves.
Everyone (A)loves a bribe
and runs after gifts.
(B)They do not bring justice to the fatherless,
and the widow's cause does not come to them.
Proverbs 29:4
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- Proverbs 29:4 Or who taxes heavily
Proverbs 19:6
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- Proverbs 19:6 Or of a noble
Proverbs 17:8
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8 (A)A bribe is like a magic[a] stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
wherever he turns he prospers.
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- Proverbs 17:8 Or precious
Psalm 26:9-10
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9 (A)Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,
nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
10 in whose hands are evil devices,
and whose right hands are full of (B)bribes.
Job 15:34
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2 Chronicles 19:7
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7 Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for (A)there is no injustice with the Lord our God, (B)or partiality or taking bribes.”
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