1 Samuel 2:16-17
2:16 If the individual said to him, “First let the fat be burned away, and then take for yourself whatever you wish,” he would say, “No!
Hand it over right now! If you don’t, I will take it forcibly!”
2:17 The sin of these young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they treated the Lord’s offering with contempt.
Proverbs 28:21
28:21 To show partiality is terrible,
for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.
Micah 3:5
3:5 This is what the Lord says: “The prophets who mislead my people
are as good as dead.
If someone gives them enough to eat,
they offer an oracle of peace.
But if someone does not give them food,
they are ready to declare war on him.
Micah 3:11
3:11 Her leaders take bribes when they decide legal cases,
her priests proclaim rulings for profit,
and her prophets read omens for pay.
Yet they claim to trust the Lord and say,
“The Lord is among us.
Disaster will not overtake us!”
Malachi 1:10
1:10 “I wish that one of you would close the temple doors, so that you no longer would light useless fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord who rules over all, “and I will no longer accept an offering from you.
Romans 16:18
16:18 For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds
of the naive.
Romans 16:1
Personal Greetings
16:1 Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea,
Romans 5:2
5:2 through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice
in the hope of God’s glory.
Romans 5:2
5:2 through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice
in the hope of God’s glory.
Romans 2:2-3
2:2 Now we know that God’s judgment is in accordance with truth
against those who practice such things.
2:3 And do you think,
whoever you are, when you judge
those who practice such things and yet do them yourself,
that you will escape God’s judgment?