1 Samuel 2:29
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29 Why then look[a] with greedy eye at my sacrifices and my offerings[b] and honor your sons more than me by fattening yourselves on the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?(A)
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Matthew 10:37
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37 “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me,(A)
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Deuteronomy 32:15
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15 Jacob ate his fill;[a]
Jeshurun grew fat and kicked.
You grew fat, bloated, and gorged!
He abandoned God who made him
and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation.(A)
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- 32.15 Q mss Sam Gk: MT lacks Jacob ate his fill
1 Samuel 2:13-17
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13 or for the duties of the priests to the people. When anyone offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come, while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged fork in his hand,(A) 14 and he would thrust it into the pan, kettle, caldron, or pot; all that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself.[a] This is what they did at Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. 15 Moreover, before the fat was burned, the priest’s servant would come and say to the one who was sacrificing, “Give meat for the priest to roast, for he will not accept boiled meat from you but only raw.”(B) 16 And if the man said to him, “Let them burn the fat first and then take whatever you wish,” he would say, “No, you must give it now; if not, I will take it by force.” 17 Thus the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of the Lord, for they treated the offerings of the Lord with contempt.(C)
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- 2.14 Gk Syr Vg: Heb with it
Luke 14:26
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26 “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple.(A)
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Malachi 1:12-13
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12 But you profane it when you say that the Lord’s table is polluted and its food[a] may be despised. 13 “What a weariness this is,” you say, and you sniff at it,[b] says the Lord of hosts. You bring what has been taken by violence or is lame or sick, and this you bring as your offering! Shall I accept that from your hand? says the Lord.(A)
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Deuteronomy 12:5-6
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5 But you shall seek the place that the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes as his habitation to put his name there. You shall go there,(A) 6 bringing there your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and your donations, your votive gifts, your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and flocks.
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James 3:17
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17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.(A)
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Matthew 22:16
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16 So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one, for you do not regard people with partiality.(A)
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Micah 3:5
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5 Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets
who lead my people astray,
who cry “Peace”
when they have something to eat
but declare war against those
who put nothing into their mouths.(A)
Hosea 4:8
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8 They feed on the sin of my people;
they are greedy for their iniquity.
Ezekiel 34:2
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2 Mortal, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: To the shepherds—thus says the Lord God: Woe, you shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep?(A)
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Isaiah 56:11-12
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11 The dogs have a mighty appetite;
they never have enough.
The shepherds also have no understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
to their own gain, one and all.
12 “Come,” they say, “let us[a] get wine;
let us fill ourselves with strong drink.
And tomorrow will be like today,
great beyond measure.”
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- 56.12 Q ms Syr Vg Tg: MT me
Joshua 18:1
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The Territories of the Remaining Tribes
18 Then the whole congregation of the Israelites assembled at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there. The land lay subdued before them.(A)
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Deuteronomy 33:9
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9 who said of his father and mother,
‘I regard them not’;
he ignored his kin
and did not acknowledge his children.
For they observed your word
and kept your covenant.(A)
Leviticus 19:15
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15 “You shall not render an unjust judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great: with justice you shall judge your neighbor.(A)
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2 Corinthians 5:16
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16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view;[a] even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view,[b] we no longer know him in that way.(A)
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Romans 16:18
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18 For such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites,[a] and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded.(A)
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- 16.18 Gk their own belly
Ezekiel 13:19
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19 You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, putting to death those who should not die and keeping alive those who should not live, by your lies to my people, who listen to lies.(A)
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