Micah 6:6
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What God Requires
6 “With what shall I come before the Lord
and bow myself before God on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
Romans 10:2-3
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2 For I can testify that they have a zeal for God, but it is not based on knowledge.(A) 3 Not knowing the righteousness of God and seeking to establish their own, they have not submitted to God’s righteousness.(B)
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Psalm 51:16-17
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16 For you have no delight in sacrifice;
if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased.(A)
17 The sacrifice acceptable to God[a] is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.(B)
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- 51.17 Or My sacrifice, O God,
Acts 2:37
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The First Converts
37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and to the other apostles, “Brothers,[a] what should we do?”(A)
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- 2.37 Gk Men, brothers
Psalm 40:6-8
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6 Sacrifice and offering you do not desire,
but you have given me an open ear.[a]
Burnt offering and sin offering
you have not required.(A)
7 Then I said, “Here I am;
in the scroll of the book it is written of me.[b]
8 I delight to do your will, O my God;
your law is within my heart.”(B)
Mark 5:7
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7 and he shouted at the top of his voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me.”(A)
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Matthew 19:16
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The Rich Young Man
16 Then someone came to him and said, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?”(A)
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Daniel 3:26
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26 Nebuchadnezzar then approached the door of the furnace of blazing fire and said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!” So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out from the fire.
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Hebrews 10:4-10
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4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.(A) 5 Consequently, when Christ[a] came into the world, he said,
“Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired,
but a body you have prepared for me;(B)
6 in burnt offerings and sin offerings
you have taken no pleasure.
7 Then I said, ‘See, I have come to do your will, O God’
(in the scroll of the book[b] it is written of me).”(C)
8 When he said above, “You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings” (these are offered according to the law), 9 then he added, “See, I have come to do your will.” He abolishes the first in order to establish the second. 10 And it is by God’s will[c] that we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.(D)
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Acts 16:30
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30 Then he brought them outside and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”(A)
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Acts 16:17
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17 While she followed Paul and us, she would cry out, “These men are slaves of the Most High God, who proclaim to you[a] the way of salvation.”(A)
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- 16.17 Other ancient authorities read to us
John 6:26
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26 Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate your fill of the loaves.(A)
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Luke 10:25
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The Parable of the Good Samaritan
25 An expert in the law stood up to test Jesus.[a] “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”(A)
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- 10.25 Gk him
Daniel 5:21
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21 He was driven from human society, and his mind was made like that of an animal. His dwelling was with the wild asses, he was fed grass like oxen, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven, until he learned that the Most High God has sovereignty over the kingdom of mortals and sets over it whomever he will.(A)
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Daniel 5:18
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18 As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar kingship, greatness, glory, and majesty.(A)
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Daniel 4:9
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9 “O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that you are endowed with a spirit of the holy gods[a] and that no mystery is too difficult for you. Hear[b] the dream that I saw, and tell me its interpretation.(A)
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Psalm 95:6
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6 O come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!(A)
Psalm 22:29
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29 To him,[a] indeed, shall all who sleep in[b] the earth bow down;
before him shall bow all who go down to the dust,
and I shall live for him.[c](A)
2 Samuel 21:3
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3 David said to the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? How shall I make expiation, that you may bless the heritage of the Lord?”(A)
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Numbers 23:29-30
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29 Balaam said to Balak, “Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.”(A) 30 So Balak did as Balaam had said and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
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Numbers 23:14-15
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14 So he took him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah. He built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.(A) 15 Balaam[a] said to Balak, “Stand here beside your burnt offerings, while I meet the Lord over there.”
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- 23.15 Heb he
Numbers 23:1-4
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4 Then God met Balaam, and Balaam[b] said to him, “I have arranged the seven altars and have offered a bull and a ram on each altar.”(D)
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Leviticus 1:3-17
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3 “If the offering is a burnt offering from the herd, you shall offer a male without blemish; you shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, for acceptance on your behalf before the Lord.(A) 4 You shall lay your hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be acceptable on your behalf as atonement for you.(B) 5 The bull shall be slaughtered before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall offer the blood, dashing the blood against all sides of the altar that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.(C) 6 The burnt offering shall be flayed and cut up into its parts. 7 The sons of the priest Aaron shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.(D) 8 Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the parts, with the head and the suet, on the wood that is on the fire on the altar, 9 but its entrails and its legs shall be washed with water. Then the priest shall turn the rest into smoke on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering by fire[a] of pleasing odor to the Lord.(E)
10 “If your gift for a burnt offering is from the flock, from the sheep or goats, your offering shall be a male without blemish. 11 It shall be slaughtered on the north side of the altar before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall dash its blood against all sides of the altar.(F) 12 It shall be cut up into its parts, with its head and its suet, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood that is on the fire on the altar, 13 but the entrails and the legs shall be washed with water. Then the priest shall offer the rest and turn it into smoke on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire[b] of pleasing odor to the Lord.
14 “If your offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, you shall choose your offering from turtledoves or pigeons.(G) 15 The priest shall bring it to the altar and wring off its head and turn it into smoke on the altar, and its blood shall be drained out against the side of the altar.(H) 16 He shall remove its entrails close to its tail feathers and throw it at the east side of the altar, in the place for ashes.(I) 17 He shall tear it open by its wings without severing it. Then the priest shall turn it into smoke on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire[c] of pleasing odor to the Lord.(J)
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Exodus 12:5
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5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a year-old male; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats.(A)
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Genesis 14:18-22
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18 And King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was priest of God Most High.[a](A) 19 He blessed him and said,
“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,[b]
maker of heaven and earth,(B)
20 and blessed be God Most High,[c]
who has delivered your enemies into your hand!”
And Abram gave him one-tenth of everything.(C) 21 Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, but take the goods for yourself.” 22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have sworn to God[d] Most High,[e] maker of heaven and earth,(D)
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