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Matthew 23:3
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Matthew 23:3
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3 therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it, but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach.
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Matthew 23:3
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Matthew 23:3
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3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
Titus 1:16
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Titus 1:16
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16 They profess to know God, but they deny him by their actions; they are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.(A)
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Titus 1:16
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Titus 1:16
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16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him.(A) They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.(B)
2 Timothy 3:5
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2 Timothy 3:5
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5 holding to the outward form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid them!
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2 Timothy 3:5
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2 Timothy 3:5
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Romans 2:19-24
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Romans 2:19-24
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19 and if you are sure that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth,(A) 21 you, then, who teach others, will you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?(B) 22 You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by your transgression of the law? 24 For, as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed[a] among the gentiles because of you.”(C)
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- 2.24 Or despised
Romans 2:19-24
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Romans 2:19-24
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19 if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— 21 you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?(A) 22 You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?(B) 23 You who boast in the law,(C) do you dishonor God by breaking the law? 24 As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”[a](D)
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- Romans 2:24 Isaiah 52:5 (see Septuagint); Ezek. 36:20,22
Acts 5:29
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Acts 5:29
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29 But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.[a](A)
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- 5.29 Gk than men
Acts 5:29
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Acts 5:29
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29 Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!(A)
Romans 13:1
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Romans 13:1
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Being Subject to Authorities
13 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God.(A)
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Romans 13:1
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Romans 13:1
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Submission to Governing Authorities
13 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities,(A) for there is no authority except that which God has established.(B) The authorities that exist have been established by God.
2 Chronicles 30:12
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2 Chronicles 30:12
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12 The hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the king and the officials commanded by the word of the Lord.
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2 Chronicles 30:12
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2 Chronicles 30:12
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12 Also in Judah the hand of God was on the people to give them unity(A) of mind to carry out what the king and his officials had ordered, following the word of the Lord.
Matthew 21:30
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Matthew 21:30
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30 The father[a] went to the second and said the same, and he answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go.
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Matthew 21:30
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Matthew 21:30
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30 “Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.
Matthew 15:2-9
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Matthew 15:2-9
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2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands before they eat.”(A) 3 He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God said,[a] ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must surely die.’(B) 5 But you say that whoever tells father or mother, ‘Whatever support you might have had from me is given to God,’[b] then that person need not honor the father.[c](C) 6 So, for the sake of your tradition, you nullify the word[d] of God. 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied rightly about you when he said:
8 ‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me;(D)
9 in vain do they worship me,
teaching human precepts as doctrines.’ ”(E)
Matthew 15:2-9
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Matthew 15:2-9
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2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”(A)
3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’[a](B) and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[b](C) 5 But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’ 6 they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
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- Matthew 15:4 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
- Matthew 15:4 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9
- Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13
Psalm 50:16-20
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Psalm 50:16-20
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16 But to the wicked God says,
“What right have you to recite my statutes
or take my covenant on your lips?(A)
17 For you hate discipline,
and you cast my words behind you.(B)
18 You make friends with a thief when you see one,
and you keep company with adulterers.(C)
19 You give your mouth free rein for evil,
and your tongue frames deceit.
20 You sit and speak against your kin;
you slander your own mother’s child.(D)
Psalm 50:16-20
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Psalm 50:16-20
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16 But to the wicked person, God says:
“What right have you to recite my laws
or take my covenant(A) on your lips?(B)
17 You hate(C) my instruction
and cast my words behind(D) you.
18 When you see a thief, you join(E) with him;
you throw in your lot with adulterers.(F)
19 You use your mouth for evil
and harness your tongue to deceit.(G)
20 You sit and testify against your brother(H)
and slander your own mother’s son.
Deuteronomy 17:9-12
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Deuteronomy 17:9-12
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9 where you shall consult with the Levitical priests and the judge who is in office in those days; they shall announce to you the decision in the case.(A) 10 Carry out exactly the decision that they announce to you from the place that the Lord will choose, diligently observing everything they instruct you. 11 You must carry out the law that they interpret for you or the ruling that they announce to you; do not turn aside from the decision that they announce to you, either to the right or to the left.(B) 12 As for anyone who presumes to disobey the priest appointed to minister there to the Lord your God or the judge, that person shall die. So you shall purge the evil from Israel.
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Deuteronomy 17:9-12
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9 Go to the Levitical(A) priests and to the judge(B) who is in office at that time. Inquire of them and they will give you the verdict.(C) 10 You must act according to the decisions they give you at the place the Lord will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you to do. 11 Act according to whatever they teach you and the decisions they give you. Do not turn aside from what they tell you, to the right or to the left.(D) 12 Anyone who shows contempt(E) for the judge or for the priest who stands ministering(F) there to the Lord your God is to be put to death.(G) You must purge the evil from Israel.(H)
Deuteronomy 5:27
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Deuteronomy 5:27
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27 Go near, you yourself, and hear all that the Lord our God will say. Then tell us everything that the Lord our God tells you, and we will listen and do it.’
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Deuteronomy 5:27
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27 Go near and listen to all that the Lord our God says.(A) Then tell us whatever the Lord our God tells you. We will listen and obey.”(B)
Deuteronomy 4:5
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Deuteronomy 4:5
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5 “See, just as the Lord my God has charged me, I now teach you statutes and ordinances for you to observe in the land that you are about to enter and occupy.
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Deuteronomy 4:5
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Deuteronomy 4:5
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5 See, I have taught(A) you decrees and laws(B) as the Lord my God commanded(C) me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering(D) to take possession of it.
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