Ezekiel 44:23
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23 “And (A)they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the unholy, and cause them to (B)discern between the unclean and the clean.
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Ezekiel 22:26
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26 (A)Her priests have [a]violated My law and (B)profaned My holy things; they have not (C)distinguished between the holy and unholy, nor have they made known the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.
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- Ezekiel 22:26 Lit. done violence to
Leviticus 10:10-11
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10 that you may (A)distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean, 11 (B)and that you may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord has spoken to them by the hand of Moses.”
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Hosea 4:6
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6 (A)My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also will reject you from being priest for Me;
(B)Because you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children.
Titus 1:9-11
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9 holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.
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10 For there are many insubordinate, both idle (A)talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, 11 whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, (B)for the sake of dishonest gain.
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Malachi 2:6-9
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6 (A)The[a] law of truth was in his mouth,
And [b]injustice was not found on his lips.
He walked with Me in peace and equity,
And (B)turned many away from iniquity.
7 “For(C) the lips of a priest should keep knowledge,
And people should seek the law from his mouth;
(D)For he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
8 But you have departed from the way;
You (E)have caused many to stumble at the law.
(F)You have corrupted the covenant of Levi,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
9 “Therefore (G)I also have made you contemptible and base
Before all the people,
Because you have not kept My ways
But have shown (H)partiality in the law.”
Footnotes
- Malachi 2:6 Or True instruction
- Malachi 2:6 Or unrighteousness
Haggai 2:11-13
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11 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Now, (A)ask the priests concerning the law, saying, 12 “If one carries holy meat in the fold of his garment, and with the edge he touches bread or stew, wine or oil, or any food, will it become holy?” ’ ”
Then the priests answered and said, “No.”
13 And Haggai said, “If one who is (B)unclean because of a dead body touches any of these, will it be unclean?”
So the priests answered and said, “It shall be unclean.”
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Zephaniah 3:4
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4 Her (A)prophets are insolent, treacherous people;
Her priests have [a]polluted the sanctuary,
They have done (B)violence to the law.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:4 Or profaned
Micah 3:9-11
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9 Now hear this,
You heads of the house of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel,
Who abhor justice
And [a]pervert all equity,
10 (A)Who build up Zion with (B)bloodshed
And Jerusalem with iniquity:
11 (C)Her heads judge for a bribe,
(D)Her priests teach for pay,
And her prophets divine for [b]money.
(E)Yet they lean on the Lord, and say,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No harm can come upon us.”
Footnotes
- Micah 3:9 Lit. twist
- Micah 3:11 Lit. silver
Deuteronomy 33:10
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10 (A)They shall teach Jacob Your judgments,
And Israel Your law.
They shall put incense before You,
(B)And a whole burnt sacrifice on Your altar.
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