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Luke 18:2
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Luke 18:2
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2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who (A)neither feared God nor respected man.
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Luke 18:2
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Luke 18:2
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2 He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought.
Luke 18:4
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Luke 18:4
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4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, (A)‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,
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Luke 18:4
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Luke 18:4
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4 “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think,
Proverbs 29:7
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Proverbs 29:7
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7 A righteous man (A)knows the rights of the poor;
a wicked man does not (B)understand such knowledge.
Proverbs 29:7
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Proverbs 29:7
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7 The righteous care about justice for the poor,(A)
but the wicked have no such concern.
Psalm 8:1-4
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Psalm 8:1-4
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How Majestic Is Your Name
To the choirmaster: according to The (A)Gittith.[a] A Psalm of David.
8 O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your (B)name in all the earth!
You have set your (C)glory above the heavens.
2 (D)Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established (E)strength because of your foes,
to still (F)the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I (G)look at your heavens, the work of your (H)fingers,
the moon and the stars, (I)which you have set in place,
4 (J)what is man that you are (K)mindful of him,
and (L)the son of man that you (M)care for him?
Footnotes
- Psalm 8:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Psalm 8:1-4
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Psalm 8:1-4
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Psalm 8[a]
For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] A psalm of David.
1 Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name(A) in all the earth!
You have set your glory(B)
in the heavens.(C)
2 Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold(D) against your enemies,
to silence the foe(E) and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,(F)
the work of your fingers,(G)
the moon and the stars,(H)
which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?[c](I)
Micah 3:1-3
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Micah 3:1-3
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Rulers and Prophets Denounced
3 And I said:
(A)Hear, you heads of Jacob
and rulers of the house of Israel!
(B)Is it not for you to know justice?—
2 you (C)who hate the good and love the evil,
(D)who tear the skin from off my people[a]
and their flesh from off their bones,
3 (E)who eat the flesh of my people,
and flay their skin from off them,
and break their bones in pieces
and chop them up like meat in a pot,
like flesh in a cauldron.
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- Micah 3:2 Hebrew from off them
Micah 3:1-3
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Micah 3:1-3
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Leaders and Prophets Rebuked
3 Then I said,
“Listen, you leaders(A) of Jacob,
you rulers of Israel.
Should you not embrace justice,
2 you who hate good and love evil;
who tear the skin from my people
and the flesh from their bones;(B)
3 who eat my people’s flesh,(C)
strip off their skin
and break their bones in pieces;(D)
who chop(E) them up like meat for the pan,
like flesh for the pot?(F)”
Romans 3:14-18
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Romans 3:14-18
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14 (A)“Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”
15 (B)“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 in their paths are ruin and misery,
17 and (C)the way of peace they have not known.”
18 (D)“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Romans 3:14-18
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Romans 3:14-18
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Footnotes
- Romans 3:14 Psalm 10:7 (see Septuagint)
- Romans 3:17 Isaiah 59:7,8
- Romans 3:18 Psalm 36:1
Ezekiel 22:6-8
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Ezekiel 22:6-8
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6 “Behold, (A)the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood. 7 Father and mother (B)are treated with contempt in you; the sojourner (C)suffers extortion in your midst; the fatherless and the widow (D)are wronged in you. 8 (E)You have despised my holy things and (F)profaned my Sabbaths.
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Ezekiel 22:6-8
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Ezekiel 22:6-8
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6 “‘See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed blood.(A) 7 In you they have treated father and mother with contempt;(B) in you they have oppressed the foreigner(C) and mistreated the fatherless and the widow.(D) 8 You have despised my holy things and desecrated my Sabbaths.(E)
Jeremiah 22:16-17
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Jeremiah 22:16-17
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16 (A)He judged the cause of the poor and needy;
(B)then it was well.
Is not this (C)to know me?
declares the Lord.
17 But you have eyes and heart
only for your dishonest gain,
(D)for shedding innocent blood,
and for practicing oppression and violence.”
Jeremiah 22:16-17
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Jeremiah 22:16-17
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Job 29:7-17
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Job 29:7-17
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7 When I went out to (A)the gate of the city,
when I prepared my seat in the square,
8 the young men saw me and withdrew,
and the aged rose and stood;
9 the princes refrained from talking
and (B)laid their hand on their mouth;
10 the voice of the nobles was hushed,
and their (C)tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
11 When the ear heard, it called me blessed,
and when the eye saw, it approved,
12 because I (D)delivered the poor who cried for help,
and the fatherless who had none to help him.
13 (E)The blessing of him who was (F)about to perish came upon me,
and I caused (G)the widow's heart to sing for joy.
14 I (H)put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
my justice was like a robe and (I)a turban.
15 I was (J)eyes to the blind
and feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the needy,
and I searched out (K)the cause of him whom I did not know.
17 I (L)broke (M)the fangs of the unrighteous
and made him drop his prey from his teeth.
Job 29:7-17
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Job 29:7-17
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7 “When I went to the gate(A) of the city
and took my seat in the public square,
8 the young men saw me and stepped aside(B)
and the old men rose to their feet;(C)
9 the chief men refrained from speaking(D)
and covered their mouths with their hands;(E)
10 the voices of the nobles were hushed,(F)
and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.(G)
11 Whoever heard me spoke well of me,
and those who saw me commended me,(H)
12 because I rescued the poor(I) who cried for help,
and the fatherless(J) who had none to assist them.(K)
13 The one who was dying blessed me;(L)
I made the widow’s(M) heart sing.
14 I put on righteousness(N) as my clothing;
justice was my robe and my turban.(O)
15 I was eyes(P) to the blind
and feet to the lame.(Q)
16 I was a father to the needy;(R)
I took up the case(S) of the stranger.(T)
17 I broke the fangs of the wicked
and snatched the victims(U) from their teeth.(V)
2 Chronicles 19:3-9
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2 Chronicles 19:3-9
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3 Nevertheless, (A)some good is found in you, for (B)you destroyed the Asheroth out of the land, and have (C)set your heart to seek God.”
4 Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem. And he went out again among the people, from Beersheba to (D)the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to the Lord, the God of their fathers. 5 He appointed (E)judges in the land in all (F)the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, 6 and said to the judges, “Consider what you do, (G)for you judge not for man but for the Lord. He is with you in giving judgment. 7 Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for (H)there is no injustice with the Lord our God, (I)or partiality or taking bribes.”
8 Moreover, in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat (J)appointed certain Levites and priests and heads of families of Israel, (K)to give judgment for the Lord and to decide disputed cases. They had their seat at Jerusalem. 9 And he charged them: (L)“Thus you shall do in the fear of the Lord, in faithfulness, (M)and with your whole heart:
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2 Chronicles 19:3-9
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2 Chronicles 19:3-9
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3 There is, however, some good(A) in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles(B) and have set your heart on seeking God.(C)”
Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges
4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the Lord, the God of their ancestors. 5 He appointed judges(D) in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah. 6 He told them, “Consider carefully what you do,(E) because you are not judging for mere mortals(F) but for the Lord, who is with you whenever you give a verdict. 7 Now let the fear of the Lord be on you. Judge carefully, for with the Lord our God there is no injustice(G) or partiality(H) or bribery.”
8 In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites,(I) priests(J) and heads of Israelite families to administer(K) the law of the Lord and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem. 9 He gave them these orders: “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the Lord.
Exodus 18:21-22
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Exodus 18:21-22
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21 Moreover, look for (A)able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. 22 And (B)let them judge the people at all times. (C)Every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will (D)bear the burden with you.
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Exodus 18:21-22
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Exodus 18:21-22
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21 But select capable men(A) from all the people—men who fear(B) God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain(C)—and appoint them as officials(D) over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. 22 Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but have them bring every difficult case(E) to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share(F) it with you.
Isaiah 33:8
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Isaiah 33:8
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8 (A)The highways lie waste;
the traveler ceases.
(B)Covenants are broken;
cities[a] are despised;
there is no regard for man.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 33:8 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll witnesses
Isaiah 33:8
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Isaiah 33:8
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