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Malachi 1:13
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Malachi 1:13
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13 “What a weariness this is,” you say, and you sniff at it,[a] 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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- 1.13 Or at me
Malachi 1:13
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Malachi 1:13
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13 And you say, ‘What a burden!’(A) and you sniff at it contemptuously,(B)” says the Lord Almighty.
“When you bring injured, lame or diseased animals and offer them as sacrifices,(C) should I accept them from your hands?”(D) says the Lord.
Micah 6:3
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Micah 6:3
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3 “O my people, what have I done to you?
In what have I wearied you? Answer me!(A)
Micah 6:3
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Micah 6:3
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Mark 14:37-38
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Mark 14:37-38
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37 He came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep awake one hour? 38 Keep awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial;[a] the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”(A)
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- 14.38 Or into testing
Mark 14:37-38
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Mark 14:37-38
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37 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour? 38 Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.(A) The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”(B)
Mark 14:4-5
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Mark 14:4-5
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4 But some were there who said to one another in anger, “Why was the ointment wasted in this way? 5 For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.
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Mark 14:4-5
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Mark 14:4-5
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4 Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, “Why this waste of perfume? 5 It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages[a] and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly.
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- Mark 14:5 Greek than three hundred denarii
Matthew 6:16
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Matthew 6:16
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Concerning Fasting
16 “And whenever you fast, do not look somber, like the hypocrites, for they mark their faces to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.
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Matthew 6:16
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Matthew 6:16
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Fasting
16 “When you fast,(A) do not look somber(B) as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
Matthew 6:5
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Matthew 6:5
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Concerning Prayer
5 “And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.(A)
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Matthew 6:5
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Matthew 6:5
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Prayer(A)
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing(B) in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
Matthew 6:1-2
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Matthew 6:1-2
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Concerning Almsgiving
6 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before others in order to be seen by them, for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven.(A)
2 “So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.(B)
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Matthew 6:1-2
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Matthew 6:1-2
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Giving to the Needy
6 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them.(A) If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
Malachi 2:13
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Malachi 2:13
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13 And this you do as well: You cover the Lord’s altar with tears, with weeping and groaning because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor at your hand.
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Malachi 2:13
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Malachi 2:13
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13 Another thing you do: You flood the Lord’s altar with tears.(A) You weep and wail(B) because he no longer looks with favor(C) on your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands.(D)
Malachi 1:7-8
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Malachi 1:7-8
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7 By offering polluted food on my altar. And you say, “How have we polluted it?”[a] By thinking that the Lord’s table may be despised.(A) 8 When you offer blind animals in sacrifice, is that not wrong? And when you offer those that are lame or sick, is that not wrong? Try presenting that to your governor; will he be pleased with you or show you favor? says the Lord of hosts.(B)
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- 1.7 Gk: Heb you
Malachi 1:7-8
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Malachi 1:7-8
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7 “By offering defiled food(A) on my altar.
“But you ask,(B) ‘How have we defiled you?’
“By saying that the Lord’s table(C) is contemptible. 8 When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice lame or diseased animals,(D) is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased(E) with you? Would he accept you?” says the Lord Almighty.(F)
Zechariah 7:5-6
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Zechariah 7:5-6
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5 “Say to all the people of the land and the priests: When you fasted and lamented in the fifth month and in the seventh for these seventy years, was it for me that you fasted?(A) 6 And when you eat and when you drink, do you not eat and drink only for yourselves?
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Zechariah 7:5-6
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Zechariah 7:5-6
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5 “Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted(A) and mourned in the fifth and seventh(B) months for the past seventy years,(C) was it really for me that you fasted? 6 And when you were eating and drinking, were you not just feasting for yourselves?(D)
Amos 8:5
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Amos 8:5
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5 saying, “When will the new moon be over
so that we may sell grain,
and the Sabbath,
so that we may offer wheat for sale?
We will make the ephah smaller and the shekel heavier
and practice deceit with false balances,(A)
Amos 5:21-23
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Amos 5:21-23
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21 I hate, I despise your festivals,
and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.(A)
22 Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings,
I will not accept them,
and the offerings of well-being of your fatted animals
I will not look upon.(B)
23 Take away from me the noise of your songs;
I will not listen to the melody of your harps.
Amos 5:21-23
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Amos 5:21-23
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21 “I hate,(A) I despise your religious festivals;(B)
your assemblies(C) are a stench to me.
22 Even though you bring me burnt offerings(D) and grain offerings,
I will not accept them.(E)
Though you bring choice fellowship offerings,
I will have no regard for them.(F)
23 Away with the noise of your songs!
I will not listen to the music of your harps.(G)
Ezekiel 44:31
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Ezekiel 44:31
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31 The priests shall not eat of anything, whether bird or animal, that died of itself or was torn by animals.(A)
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Ezekiel 44:31
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Ezekiel 44:31
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31 The priests must not eat anything, whether bird or animal, found dead(A) or torn by wild animals.(B)
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