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Ezekiel 44:23
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Ezekiel 44:23
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23 (A)They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and (B)show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.
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Ezekiel 44:23
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Ezekiel 44:23
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23 They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common(A) and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.(B)
Ezekiel 22:26
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Ezekiel 22:26
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26 (A)Her priests (B)have done violence to my law and (C)have profaned my holy things. (D)They have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they taught the difference between the unclean and the clean, and (E)they have disregarded my Sabbaths, (F)so that I am profaned among them.
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Ezekiel 22:26
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Ezekiel 22:26
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26 Her priests do violence to my law(A) and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common;(B) they teach that there is no difference between the unclean and the clean;(C) and they shut their eyes to the keeping of my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned(D) among them.(E)
Leviticus 10:10-11
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Leviticus 10:10-11
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10 You are to (A)distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean, 11 and (B)you are to teach the people of Israel all the statutes that the Lord has spoken to them by Moses.”
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Leviticus 10:10-11
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Leviticus 10:10-11
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10 so that you can distinguish between the holy and the common, between the unclean and the clean,(A) 11 and so you can teach(B) the Israelites all the decrees the Lord has given them through Moses.(C)”
Hosea 4:6
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Hosea 4:6
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6 My people are destroyed (A)for lack of knowledge;
(B)because you have rejected knowledge,
I reject you (C)from being a priest to me.
And since you have forgotten the law of your God,
(D)I also will forget your children.
Hosea 4:6
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Hosea 4:6
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6 my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.(A)
“Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the law(B) of your God,
I also will ignore your children.
Titus 1:9-11
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Titus 1:9-11
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9 He must (A)hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in (B)sound[a] doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.
10 For there are many who are insubordinate, (C)empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of (D)the circumcision party.[b] 11 They must be silenced, since (E)they are upsetting whole families by teaching (F)for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.
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- Titus 1:9 Or healthy; also verse 13
- Titus 1:10 Or especially those of the circumcision
Titus 1:9-11
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Titus 1:9-11
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9 He must hold firmly(A) to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine(B) and refute those who oppose it.
Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Good
10 For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk(C) and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.(D) 11 They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households(E) by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain.
2 Timothy 2:24-25
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2 Timothy 2:24-25
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24 And (A)the Lord's servant[a] must not be quarrelsome but (B)kind to everyone, (C)able to teach, patiently enduring evil, 25 correcting his opponents (D)with gentleness. God (E)may perhaps grant them repentance (F)leading to a knowledge of the truth,
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- 2 Timothy 2:24 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
2 Timothy 2:24-25
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2 Timothy 2:24-25
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24 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.(A) 25 Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,(B)
Haggai 2:11-13
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Haggai 2:11-13
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11 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)Ask the priests about the law: 12 ‘If someone carries (B)holy meat in the fold of his garment and touches with his fold bread or stew or wine or oil or any kind of food, does it become holy?’” The priests answered and said, (C)“No.” 13 Then Haggai said, (D)“If someone who is unclean by contact with a dead body (E)touches any of these, does it become unclean?” The priests answered and said, “It does become unclean.”
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Haggai 2:11-13
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Haggai 2:11-13
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11 “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Ask the priests(A) what the law says: 12 If someone carries consecrated meat(B) in the fold of their garment, and that fold touches some bread or stew, some wine, olive oil or other food, does it become consecrated?(C)’”
The priests answered, “No.”
13 Then Haggai said, “If a person defiled by contact with a dead body touches one of these things, does it become defiled?”
“Yes,” the priests replied, “it becomes defiled.(D)”
Zephaniah 3:4
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Zephaniah 3:4
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4 (A)Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men;
(B)her priests (C)profane what is holy;
they do violence to the law.
Zephaniah 3:4
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Zephaniah 3:4
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Malachi 2:6-9
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Malachi 2:6-9
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6 (A)True instruction[a] was in his mouth, and no wrong was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he (B)turned many from iniquity. 7 For (C)the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people[b] should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. 8 But you have turned aside from the way. (D)You have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have corrupted (E)the covenant of Levi, says the Lord of hosts, 9 and so (F)I make you despised and abased before all the people, inasmuch as you do not keep my ways but (G)show partiality in your instruction.”
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- Malachi 2:6 Or law; also verses 7, 8, 9
- Malachi 2:7 Hebrew they
Malachi 2:6-9
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Malachi 2:6-9
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6 True instruction(A) was in his mouth and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked(B) with me in peace(C) and uprightness,(D) and turned many from sin.(E)
7 “For the lips of a priest(F) ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger(G) of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.(H) 8 But you have turned from the way(I) and by your teaching have caused many to stumble;(J) you have violated the covenant(K) with Levi,”(L) says the Lord Almighty. 9 “So I have caused you to be despised(M) and humiliated(N) before all the people, because you have not followed my ways but have shown partiality(O) in matters of the law.”(P)
Micah 3:9-11
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Micah 3:9-11
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9 (A)Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob
and rulers of the house of Israel,
(B)who detest justice
and make crooked all that is straight,
10 (C)who build Zion with blood
and Jerusalem with iniquity.
11 (D)Its heads give judgment for a bribe;
(E)its priests teach for a price;
(F)its prophets practice divination for money;
(G)yet they lean on the Lord and (H)say,
“Is not the Lord in the midst of us?
(I)No disaster shall come upon us.”
Micah 3:9-11
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Micah 3:9-11
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9 Hear this, you leaders of Jacob,
you rulers of Israel,
who despise justice
and distort all that is right;(A)
10 who build(B) Zion with bloodshed,(C)
and Jerusalem with wickedness.(D)
11 Her leaders judge for a bribe,(E)
her priests teach for a price,(F)
and her prophets tell fortunes for money.(G)
Yet they look(H) for the Lord’s support and say,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No disaster will come upon us.”(I)
Deuteronomy 33:10
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Deuteronomy 33:10
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10 (A)They shall teach Jacob your rules
and Israel your law;
(B)they shall put incense before you
and (C)whole burnt offerings on your altar.
Deuteronomy 33:10
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Deuteronomy 33:10
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