Malachi 2:4
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4 And you will know that I have sent you this warning so that my covenant with Levi(A) may continue,” says the Lord Almighty.
Numbers 3:12
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12 “I have taken the Levites(A) from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring(B) of every Israelite woman. The Levites are mine,(C)
Ezekiel 38:23
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23 And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.(A)’
John 15:2
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2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit,(A) while every branch that does bear fruit(B) he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful.
Footnotes
- John 15:2 The Greek for he prunes also means he cleans.
Matthew 3:12
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12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”(A)
Jeremiah 28:9
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9 But the prophet who prophesies peace will be recognized as one truly sent by the Lord only if his prediction comes true.(A)”
Nehemiah 13:29
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29 Remember(A) them, my God, because they defiled the priestly office and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.(B)
Luke 10:11
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11 ‘Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you.(A) Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.’(B)
Ezekiel 44:9-16
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9 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh is to enter my sanctuary, not even the foreigners who live among the Israelites.(A)
10 “‘The Levites who went far from me when Israel went astray(B) and who wandered from me after their idols must bear the consequences of their sin.(C) 11 They may serve in my sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and serving in it; they may slaughter the burnt offerings(D) and sacrifices for the people and stand before the people and serve them.(E) 12 But because they served them in the presence of their idols and made the people of Israel fall(F) into sin, therefore I have sworn with uplifted hand(G) that they must bear the consequences of their sin, declares the Sovereign Lord.(H) 13 They are not to come near to serve me as priests or come near any of my holy things or my most holy offerings; they must bear the shame(I) of their detestable practices.(J) 14 And I will appoint them to guard the temple for all the work that is to be done in it.(K)
15 “‘But the Levitical priests, who are descendants of Zadok(L) and who guarded my sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from me, are to come near to minister before me; they are to stand before me to offer sacrifices of fat(M) and blood, declares the Sovereign Lord.(N) 16 They alone are to enter my sanctuary; they alone are to come near my table(O) to minister before me and serve me as guards.(P)
Ezekiel 20:38-41
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38 I will purge(A) you of those who revolt and rebel against me. Although I will bring them out of the land where they are living, yet they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.(B)
39 “‘As for you, people of Israel, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Go and serve your idols,(C) every one of you! But afterward you will surely listen to me and no longer profane my holy name(D) with your gifts and idols.(E) 40 For on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel,(F) declares the Sovereign Lord, there in the land all the people of Israel will serve me, and there I will accept them. There I will require your offerings(G) and your choice gifts,[a] along with all your holy sacrifices.(H) 41 I will accept you as fragrant incense(I) when I bring you out from the nations and gather(J) you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will be proved holy(K) through you in the sight of the nations.(L)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 20:40 Or and the gifts of your firstfruits
Isaiah 27:9
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Isaiah 26:11
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Isaiah 1:24-28
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24 Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
the Mighty One(A) of Israel, declares:
“Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes
and avenge(B) myself on my enemies.(C)
25 I will turn my hand against you;[a](D)
I will thoroughly purge(E) away your dross(F)
and remove all your impurities.(G)
26 I will restore your leaders as in days of old,(H)
your rulers as at the beginning.
Afterward you will be called(I)
the City of Righteousness,(J)
the Faithful City.(K)”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:25 That is, against Jerusalem
1 Kings 22:25
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25 Micaiah replied, “You will find out on the day you go to hide(A) in an inner room.”
Ezekiel 33:33
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33 “When all this comes true—and it surely will—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.(A)”
Numbers 3:45
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45 “Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites are to be mine.(A) I am the Lord.(B)
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