Micah 6:1-2

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The Lord’s Case Against Israel

6 Listen to what the Lord says:

“Stand up, plead my case before the mountains;^(A)
let the hills hear what you have to say.

²“Hear,^(B) you mountains, the Lord’s accusation;^(C)
listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth.
For the Lord has a case^(D) against his people;
he is lodging a charge^(E) against Israel.

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Micah 6:6

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⁶With what shall I come before^(A) the Lord
and bow down before the exalted God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?^(B)

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Micah 6:6 in all English translations

Micah 6:8

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⁸He 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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Footnotes

Micah 6:8 Or prudently

Micah 6:8 in all English translations

Ecclesiastes 12:12-13

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¹²Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them.

Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.^(A)

¹³Now all has been heard;
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God^(B) and keep his commandments,^(C)
for this is the duty of all mankind.^(D)

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2 Timothy 4:1-5

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4 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead,^(A) and in view of his appearing^(B) and his kingdom, I give you this charge:^(C) ²Preach^(D) the word;^(E) be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke^(F) and encourage^(G)—with great patience and careful instruction. ³For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine.^(H) Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.^(I) ⁴They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.^(J) ⁵But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship,^(K) do the work of an evangelist,^(L) discharge all the duties of your ministry.