Micah 3:11

English Standard Version

¹¹^(A)Its heads give judgment for a bribe;
    ^(B)its priests teach for a price;
    ^(C)its prophets practice divination for money;
^(D)yet they lean on the Lord and ^(E)say,
    “Is not the Lord in the midst of us?
    ^(F)No disaster shall come upon us.”

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Micah 3:11

New International Version

¹¹Her leaders judge for a bribe,^(A)
    her priests teach for a price,^(B)
    and her prophets tell fortunes for money.^(C)
Yet they look^(D) for the Lord’s support and say,
    “Is not the Lord among us?
    No disaster will come upon us.”^(E)

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Isaiah 1:23

English Standard Version

²³Your princes are rebels
    and companions of thieves.
Everyone ^(A)loves a bribe
    and runs after gifts.
^(B)They do not bring justice to the fatherless,
    and the widow's cause does not come to them.

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Isaiah 1:23

New International Version

²³Your rulers are rebels,^(A)
    partners with thieves;^(B)
they all love bribes^(C)
    and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
    the widow’s case does not come before them.^(D)

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Jeremiah 6:13

English Standard Version

¹³^(A)“For from the least to the greatest of them,
everyone ^(B)is greedy for unjust gain;
and from ^(C)prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.

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Jeremiah 6:13

New International Version

¹³“From the least to the greatest,
all^(A) are greedy for gain;^(B)
prophets and priests alike,
all practice deceit.^(C)

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Micah 3:5

English Standard Version

⁵Thus says the Lord concerning ^(A)the prophets
    who lead my people astray,
^(B)who cry “Peace”
    when they have something to eat,
but declare war against him
    who puts nothing into their mouths.

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Micah 3:5

New International Version

⁵This is what the Lord says:

“As for the prophets
    who lead my people astray,^(A)
they proclaim ‘peace’^(B)
    if they have something to eat,
but prepare to wage war against anyone
    who refuses to feed them.

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Jeremiah 7:4

English Standard Version

⁴^(A)Do not trust in these deceptive words: ‘This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.’

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Jeremiah 7:4

New International Version

⁴Do not trust^(A) in deceptive^(B) words and say, “This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord!”

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Isaiah 48:2

English Standard Version

²For they call themselves after the holy city,
^(A)and stay themselves on the God of Israel;
the Lord of hosts is his name.

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Isaiah 48:2

New International Version

²you who call yourselves citizens of the holy city^(A)
and claim to rely^(B) on the God of Israel—
the Lord Almighty is his name:^(C)

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1 Peter 5:2

English Standard Version

²^(A)shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,^[a] ^(B)not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;^[b] ^(C)not for shameful gain, but eagerly;

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Footnotes

1 Peter 5:2 Some manuscripts omit exercising oversight
1 Peter 5:2 Some manuscripts omit as God would have you

1 Peter 5:2

New International Version

²Be shepherds of God’s flock^(A) that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be;^(B) not pursuing dishonest gain,^(C) but eager to serve;

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Titus 1:11

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¹¹They must be silenced, since ^(A)they are upsetting whole families by teaching ^(B)for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.

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Titus 1:11

New International Version

¹¹They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households^(A) by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain.

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Acts 8:18-20

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¹⁸Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money, ¹⁹saying, “Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” ²⁰But Peter said to him, ^(A)“May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God ^(B)with money!

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Acts 8:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money ¹⁹and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

²⁰Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!^(A)

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Micah 7:3

English Standard Version

³^(A)Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well;
^(B)the prince and ^(C)the judge ask for a bribe,
and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul;
thus they weave it together.

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Micah 7:3

New International Version

³Both hands are skilled in doing evil;^(A)
    the ruler demands gifts,
the judge accepts bribes,^(B)
    the powerful dictate what they desire—
    they all conspire together.

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1 Samuel 12:3-4

English Standard Version

³Here I am; testify against me before the Lord and before ^(A)his anointed. ^(B)Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me^[a] and I will restore it to you.” ⁴They said, “You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken anything from any man's hand.”

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1 Samuel 12:3 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks Testify against me

1 Samuel 12:3-4

New International Version

³Here I stand. Testify against me in the presence of the Lord and his anointed.^(A) Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey^(B) have I taken? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe^(C) to make me shut my eyes? If I have done^(D) any of these things, I will make it right.”^(E)

⁴“You have not cheated or oppressed us,” they replied. “You have not taken anything from anyone’s hand.”

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Jude 11

English Standard Version

¹¹Woe to them! For they walked in ^(A)the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain ^(B)to Balaam's error and ^(C)perished in Korah's rebellion.

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Jude 11

New International Version

¹¹Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain;^(A) they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error;^(B) they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion.^(C)

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2 Peter 2:14-15

English Standard Version

¹⁴They have eyes full of adultery,^[a] ^(A)insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts ^(B)trained in greed. ^(C)Accursed children! ¹⁵Forsaking the right way, ^(D)they have gone astray. They have followed ^(E)the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved ^(F)gain from wrongdoing,

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2 Peter 2:14 Or eyes full of an adulteress

2 Peter 2:14-15

New International Version

¹⁴With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce^(A) the unstable;^(B) they are experts in greed^(C)—an accursed brood!^(D) ¹⁵They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam^(E) son of Bezer,^[a] who loved the wages of wickedness.

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2 Peter 2:15 Greek Bosor

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