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Zechariah 7:5
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Zechariah 7:5
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5 “Say to all the people of the land and the priests: When you fasted and lamented in the fifth month and in the seventh for these seventy years, was it for me that you fasted?(A)
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Zechariah 7:5
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Zechariah 7:5
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5 “Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted(A) and mourned in the fifth and seventh(B) months for the past seventy years,(C) was it really for me that you fasted?
Zechariah 1:12
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Zechariah 1:12
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12 Then the angel of the Lord said, “O Lord of hosts, how long will you withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which you have been angry these seventy years?”(A)
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Zechariah 1:12
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Zechariah 1:12
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12 Then the angel of the Lord said, “Lord Almighty, how long(A) will you withhold mercy(B) from Jerusalem and from the towns of Judah,(C) which you have been angry with these seventy(D) years?”
Zechariah 7:3
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Zechariah 7:3
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3 and to ask the priests of the house of the Lord of hosts and the prophets, “Should I mourn and practice abstinence in the fifth month, as I have done for so many years?”(A)
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Zechariah 7:3
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Zechariah 7:3
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3 by asking the priests of the house of the Lord Almighty and the prophets, “Should I mourn(A) and fast in the fifth(B) month, as I have done for so many years?”
Isaiah 1:11-12
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Isaiah 1:11-12
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11 What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices?
says the Lord;
I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
and the fat of fed beasts;
I do not delight in the blood of bulls
or of lambs or of goats.(A)
12 When you come to appear before me,[a]
who asked this from your hand?
Trample my courts no more!(B)
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- 1.12 Or see my face
Isaiah 1:11-12
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Isaiah 1:11-12
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11 “The multitude of your sacrifices—
what are they to me?” says the Lord.
“I have more than enough of burnt offerings,
of rams and the fat of fattened animals;(A)
I have no pleasure(B)
in the blood of bulls(C) and lambs and goats.(D)
12 When you come to appear before me,
who has asked this of you,(E)
this trampling of my courts?
Colossians 3:23
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Colossians 3:23
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23 Whatever task you must do, work as if your soul depends on it, as for the Lord and not for humans,
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Colossians 3:23
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Colossians 3:23
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23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
2 Corinthians 5:15
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2 Corinthians 5:15
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15 And he died for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves but for the one who for their sake died and was raised.
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2 Corinthians 5:15
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2 Corinthians 5:15
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15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves(A) but for him who died for them(B) and was raised again.
1 Corinthians 10:31
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1 Corinthians 10:31
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31 So, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.(A)
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1 Corinthians 10:31
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31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.(A)
Romans 14:17-18
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Romans 14:17-18
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17 For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.(A) 18 The one who serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and has human approval.(B)
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Romans 14:17-18
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Romans 14:17-18
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17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking,(A) but of righteousness, peace(B) and joy in the Holy Spirit,(C) 18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.(D)
Romans 14:6-9
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Romans 14:6-9
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6 Those who observe the day, observe it for the Lord. Also those who eat, eat for the Lord, since they give thanks to God, while those who abstain, abstain for the Lord and give thanks to God.(A)
7 For we do not live to ourselves, and we do not die to ourselves.(B) 8 If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. 9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, so that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.(C)
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Romans 14:6-9
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Romans 14:6-9
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6 Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God;(A) and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7 For none of us lives for ourselves alone,(B) and none of us dies for ourselves alone. 8 If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.(C) 9 For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life(D) so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.(E)
Matthew 23:5
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Matthew 23:5
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5 They do all their deeds to be seen by others, for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long.(A)
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Matthew 23:5
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Matthew 23:5
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5 “Everything they do is done for people to see:(A) They make their phylacteries[a](B) wide and the tassels on their garments(C) long;
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- Matthew 23:5 That is, boxes containing Scripture verses, worn on forehead and arm
Matthew 6:16
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Matthew 6:16
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Concerning Fasting
16 “And whenever you fast, do not look somber, like the hypocrites, for they mark their faces to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.
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Matthew 6:16
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Matthew 6:16
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Fasting
16 “When you fast,(A) do not look somber(B) as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
Matthew 6:5
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Matthew 6:5
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Concerning Prayer
5 “And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.(A)
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Matthew 6:5
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Matthew 6:5
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Prayer(A)
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing(B) in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
Matthew 6:2
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Matthew 6:2
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2 “So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.(A)
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Matthew 6:2
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Matthew 6:2
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2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
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