Malachi 2:9
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9 and so (A)I make you despised and abased before all the people, inasmuch as you do not keep my ways but (B)show partiality in your instruction.”
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1 Samuel 2:30
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30 Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: (A)‘I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me forever,’ (B)but now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
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Deuteronomy 1:17
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17 (A)You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for (B)the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall (C)bring to me, and I will hear it.’
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Galatians 2:6
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6 And from those (A)who seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; (B)God shows no partiality)—those, I say, who seemed influential (C)added nothing to me.
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Luke 10:29
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29 But he, (A)desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
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Mark 7:8-14
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8 You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”
9 And he said to them, “You have a fine way of (A)rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! 10 For Moses said, (B)‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, (C)‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ 11 But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban”’ (that is, given to God)[a]— 12 then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother, 13 thus (D)making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.”
What Defiles a Person
14 And he called the people to him again and said to them, (E)“Hear me, all of you, and understand:
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- Mark 7:11 Or an offering
Matthew 19:17-18
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17 And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. (A)If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” 18 He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, (B)“You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,
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Matthew 5:43-44
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Love Your Enemies
43 (A)“You have heard that it was said, (B)‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, (C)Love your enemies and (D)pray for those who persecute you,
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Matthew 5:33-37
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Oaths
33 “Again (A)you have heard that it was said to those of old, (B)‘You shall not swear falsely, but (C)shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ 34 But I say to you, (D)Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for (E)it is the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is (F)the city of the great King. 36 And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; (G)anything more than this comes from evil.[a]
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- Matthew 5:37 Or the evil one
Malachi 2:8
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8 But you have turned aside from the way. (A)You have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have corrupted (B)the covenant of Levi, says the Lord of hosts,
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Micah 3:6-7
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6 Therefore (A)it shall be night to you, without vision,
and darkness to you, without divination.
(B)The sun shall go down on the prophets,
and the day shall be black over them;
7 (C)the seers shall be disgraced,
and the diviners put to shame;
(D)they shall all cover their lips,
for (E)there is no answer from God.
Ezekiel 13:21
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21 Your veils also I will tear off and (A)deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand as prey, (B)and you shall know that I am the Lord.
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Ezekiel 13:12-16
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12 And when the wall falls, will it not be said to you, ‘Where is the coating with which you smeared it?’ 13 Therefore thus says the Lord God: (A)I will make a stormy wind break out in my wrath, (B)and there shall be a deluge of rain in my anger, and great hailstones in wrath to make a full end. 14 And I will break down the wall that you have smeared with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation will be laid bare. When it falls, you shall perish in the midst of it, (C)and you shall know that I am the Lord. 15 Thus will I spend my wrath upon the wall and upon those who have smeared it with whitewash, and I will say to you, The wall is no more, nor those who smeared it, 16 the prophets of Israel who prophesied concerning Jerusalem (D)and saw visions of peace for her, when there was no peace, declares the Lord God.
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1 Kings 22:28
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28 And Micaiah said, “If you return in peace, (A)the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, (B)“Hear, all you peoples!”
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Romans 7:7-10
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The Law and Sin
7 What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, (A)I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if (B)the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” 8 But sin, (C)seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. (D)For apart from the law, sin lies dead. 9 I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. 10 The very commandment (E)that promised life proved to be death to me.
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Luke 20:45-47
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Beware of the Scribes
45 (A)And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples, 46 “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and (B)the places of honor at feasts, 47 (C)who devour widows' houses and (D)for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”
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Matthew 23:16-24
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16 “Woe to (A)you, (B)blind guides, who say, (C)‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ 17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or (D)the temple that has made the gold sacred? 18 And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by (E)the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’ 19 You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or (F)the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by (G)him who dwells in it. 22 And whoever swears by (H)heaven swears by (I)the throne of God and by (J)him who sits upon it.
23 (K)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For (L)you tithe mint and dill and (M)cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: (N)justice and mercy and faithfulness. (O)These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 24 You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing (P)a camel!
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Matthew 5:27-28
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Lust
27 (A)“You have heard that it was said, (B)‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that (C)everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
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Matthew 5:21-22
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Anger
21 (A)“You have heard that it was said to those of old, (B)‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable (C)to judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that (D)everyone who is angry with his brother[a] will be liable (E)to judgment; whoever insults[b] his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to (F)the hell[c] of fire.
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- Matthew 5:22 Some manuscripts insert without cause
- Matthew 5:22 Greek says Raca to (a term of abuse)
- Matthew 5:22 Greek Gehenna; also verses 29, 30
Malachi 2:3
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3 Behold, (A)I will rebuke your offspring,[a] and (B)spread dung on your faces, the (C)dung of your offerings, and you shall be taken away with it.[b]
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- Malachi 2:3 Hebrew seed
- Malachi 2:3 Or to it
Daniel 12:2-3
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2 And many of those who (A)sleep in (B)the dust of the earth shall (C)awake, (D)some to everlasting life, and (E)some to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 (F)And those who are wise (G)shall shine like the brightness of the sky above;[a] and (H)those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
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- Daniel 12:3 Hebrew the expanse; compare Genesis 1:6–8
Jeremiah 29:31-32
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31 “Send to all the exiles, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord concerning (A)Shemaiah of Nehelam: Because (B)Shemaiah had prophesied to you (C)when I did not send him, and has made you trust in a lie, 32 therefore thus says the Lord: Behold, I will punish (D)Shemaiah of Nehelam and his descendants. He shall not have anyone living among this people, (E)and he shall not see the good that I will do to my people, declares the Lord, (F)for he has spoken rebellion against the Lord.’”
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Jeremiah 29:20-22
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20 Hear the word of the Lord, all you exiles (A)whom I sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon: 21 ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, (B)who are prophesying a lie to you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall strike them down before your eyes. 22 (C)Because of them (D)this curse shall be used by all the exiles from Judah in Babylon: “The Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, (E)whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire,”
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Jeremiah 28:15-16
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15 And Jeremiah the prophet said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah, (A)the Lord has not sent you, (B)and you have made this people trust in a lie. 16 Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will remove you from the face of the earth. This year you shall die, (C)because you have uttered rebellion against the Lord.’”
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