He has told you, O man, what is good;
    and (A)what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,[a]
    and to (B)walk humbly with your God?

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  1. Micah 6:8 Or steadfast love

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
    And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly(A) and to love mercy
    and to walk humbly[a](B) with your God.(C)

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  1. Micah 6:8 Or prudently

Circumcise Your Heart

12 “And now, Israel, (A)what does the Lord your God require of you, but (B)to fear the Lord your God, (C)to walk in all his ways, (D)to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and (E)to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today (F)for your good?

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Fear the Lord

12 And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you(A) but to fear(B) the Lord your God, to walk(C) in obedience to him, to love him,(D) to serve the Lord(E) your God with all your heart(F) and with all your soul,(G) 13 and to observe the Lord’s commands(H) and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?(I)

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(A)To do righteousness and justice
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

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To do what is right and just
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(A)

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12 (A)Put on then, as (B)God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, (C)compassionate hearts, (D)kindness, (E)humility, meekness, and patience,

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12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves(A) with compassion, kindness, humility,(B) gentleness and patience.(C)

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Thus says the Lord: (A)Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And (B)do no wrong or violence (C)to the resident alien, (D)the fatherless, and the widow, nor (E)shed innocent blood in this place.

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This is what the Lord says: Do what is just(A) and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor(B) the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow,(C) and do not shed innocent blood(D) in this place.

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22 And Samuel said,

(A)“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
    as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, (B)to obey is better than sacrifice,
    and to listen than the fat of rams.

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22 But Samuel replied:

“Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
    as much as in obeying the Lord?
To obey is better than sacrifice,(A)
    and to heed is better than the fat of rams.

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For (A)I desire steadfast love[a] and not sacrifice,
    (B)the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

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  1. Hosea 6:6 Septuagint mercy

For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,(A)
    and acknowledgment(B) of God rather than burnt offerings.(C)

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(A)All these things my hand has made,
    and so all these things came to be,
declares the Lord.
(B)But this is the one to whom I will look:
    he who is humble and contrite in spirit
    and trembles at my word.

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Has not my hand made all these things,(A)
    and so they came into being?”
declares the Lord.

“These are the ones I look on with favor:
    those who are humble and contrite in spirit,(B)
    and who tremble at my word.(C)

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Suffering for Righteousness' Sake

Finally, all of you, (A)have unity of mind, sympathy, (B)brotherly love, (C)a tender heart, and (D)a humble mind.

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Suffering for Doing Good

Finally, all of you, be like-minded,(A) be sympathetic, love one another,(B) be compassionate and humble.(C)

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Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. (A)Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for (B)“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

(C)Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,

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In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves(A) to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility(B) toward one another, because,

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”[a](C)

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.(D)

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  1. 1 Peter 5:5 Prov. 3:34

36 (A)Be merciful, even as (B)your Father is merciful.

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36 Be merciful,(A) just as your Father(B) is merciful.

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24 But let justice roll down like waters,
    and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

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24 But let justice(A) roll on like a river,
    righteousness(B) like a never-failing stream!(C)

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16 (A)Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
    remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes;
(B)cease to do evil,
17     learn to do good;
(C)seek justice,
    correct oppression;
(D)bring justice to the fatherless,
    plead the widow's cause.

18 “Come now, (E)let us reason[a] together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as (F)white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
    they shall become like wool.
19 (G)If you are willing and obedient,
    you shall eat the good of the land;

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  1. Isaiah 1:18 Or dispute

16 Wash(A) and make yourselves clean.
    Take your evil deeds out of my sight;(B)
    stop doing wrong.(C)
17 Learn to do right;(D) seek justice.(E)
    Defend the oppressed.[a](F)
Take up the cause of the fatherless;(G)
    plead the case of the widow.(H)

18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,”(I)
    says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as white as snow;(J)
though they are red as crimson,
    they shall be like wool.(K)
19 If you are willing and obedient,(L)
    you will eat the good things of the land;(M)

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  1. Isaiah 1:17 Or justice. / Correct the oppressor