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Micah 2:6
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Micah 2:6
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True and False Prophets
6 “Don’t say such things,”
the people respond.[a]
“Don’t prophesy like that.
Such disasters will never come our way!”
Footnotes
- 2:6 Or the prophets respond; Hebrew reads they prophesy.
Micah 2:6
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Micah 2:6
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False Prophets
Amos 2:12
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Amos 2:12
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12 “But you caused the Nazirites to sin by making them drink wine,
and you commanded the prophets, ‘Shut up!’
Amos 2:12
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Amos 2:12
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12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.(A)
Isaiah 30:10
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Isaiah 30:10
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10 They tell the seers,
“Stop seeing visions!”
They tell the prophets,
“Don’t tell us what is right.
Tell us nice things.
Tell us lies.
Isaiah 30:10
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Isaiah 30:10
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1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
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1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
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15 For some of the Jews killed the prophets, and some even killed the Lord Jesus. Now they have persecuted us, too. They fail to please God and work against all humanity 16 as they try to keep us from preaching the Good News of salvation to the Gentiles. By doing this, they continue to pile up their sins. But the anger of God has caught up with them at last.
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1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
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1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
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15 who killed the Lord Jesus(A) and the prophets(B) and also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile to everyone 16 in their effort to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles(C) so that they may be saved. In this way they always heap up their sins to the limit.(D) The wrath of God has come upon them at last.[a]
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Or them fully
Acts 7:51
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Acts 7:51
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51 “You stubborn people! You are heathen[a] at heart and deaf to the truth. Must you forever resist the Holy Spirit? That’s what your ancestors did, and so do you!
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- 7:51 Greek uncircumcised.
Acts 7:51
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Acts 7:51
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51 “You stiff-necked people!(A) Your hearts(B) and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit!
Acts 5:40
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Acts 5:40
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40 The others accepted his advice. They called in the apostles and had them flogged. Then they ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus, and they let them go.
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Acts 5:40
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Acts 5:40
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40 His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged.(A) Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
Acts 5:28
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Acts 5:28
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28 “We gave you strict orders never again to teach in this man’s name!” he said. “Instead, you have filled all Jerusalem with your teaching about him, and you want to make us responsible for his death!”
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Acts 5:28
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Acts 5:28
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28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,”(A) he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.”(B)
Acts 4:17
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Acts 4:17
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17 But to keep them from spreading their propaganda any further, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in Jesus’ name again.”
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Acts 4:17
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Acts 4:17
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17 But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name.”
Micah 6:16
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Micah 6:16
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16 You keep only the laws of evil King Omri;
you follow only the example of wicked King Ahab!
Therefore, I will make an example of you,
bringing you to complete ruin.
You will be treated with contempt,
mocked by all who see you.”
Micah 6:16
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Micah 6:16
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Amos 8:11-13
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Amos 8:11-13
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11 “The time is surely coming,” says the Sovereign Lord,
“when I will send a famine on the land—
not a famine of bread or water
but of hearing the words of the Lord.
12 People will stagger from sea to sea
and wander from border to border[a]
searching for the word of the Lord,
but they will not find it.
13 Beautiful girls and strong young men
will grow faint in that day,
thirsting for the Lord’s word.
Footnotes
- 8:12 Hebrew from north to east.
Amos 8:11-13
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Amos 8:11-13
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11 “The days are coming,”(A) declares the Sovereign Lord,
“when I will send a famine through the land—
not a famine of food or a thirst for water,
but a famine(B) of hearing the words of the Lord.(C)
12 People will stagger from sea to sea
and wander from north to east,
searching for the word of the Lord,
but they will not find it.(D)
13 “In that day
Amos 7:13
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Amos 7:13
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13 Don’t bother us with your prophecies here in Bethel. This is the king’s sanctuary and the national place of worship!”
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Amos 7:13
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Amos 7:13
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13 Don’t prophesy anymore at Bethel,(A) because this is the king’s sanctuary and the temple(B) of the kingdom.(C)”
Ezekiel 21:2
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Ezekiel 21:2
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2 “Son of man, turn and face Jerusalem and prophesy against Israel and her sanctuaries.
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Ezekiel 21:2
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Ezekiel 21:2
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2 “Son of man, set your face against(A) Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuary.(B) Prophesy against(C) the land of Israel
Ezekiel 20:46
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Ezekiel 20:46
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46 “Son of man, turn and face the south[a] and speak out against it; prophesy against the brushlands of the Negev.
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- 20:46 Hebrew toward Teman.
Ezekiel 20:46
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Ezekiel 20:46
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46 “Son of man, set your face toward(A) the south; preach against the south and prophesy against(B) the forest of the southland.(C)
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