Acts 7:52
7:52 Which of the prophets did your ancestors
not persecute?
They
killed those who foretold long ago the coming of the Righteous One,
whose betrayers and murderers you have now become!
Acts 20:26-27
20:26 Therefore I declare
to you today that I am innocent
of the blood of you all.
20:27 For I did not hold back from
announcing
to you the whole purpose
of God.
Proverbs 28:1
28:1 The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing,
but the righteous person is as confident as a lion.
Isaiah 58:1-2
The Lord Desires Genuine Devotion
58:1 “Shout loudly! Don’t be quiet!
Yell as loud as a trumpet!
Confront my people with their rebellious deeds;
confront Jacob’s family with their sin!
58:2 They seek me day after day;
they want to know my requirements,
like a nation that does what is right
and does not reject the law of their God.
They ask me for just decrees;
they want to be near God.
Ezekiel 2:6-7
2:6 But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words – even though briers
and thorns
surround you and you live among scorpions – do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you,
for they are a rebellious house!
2:7 You must speak my words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious.
Ezekiel 3:7-11
3:7 But the house of Israel is unwilling to listen to you,
because they are not willing to listen to me,
for the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.
3:8 “I have made your face adamant to match their faces, and your forehead hard to match their foreheads.
3:9 I have made your forehead harder than flint – like diamond! Do not fear them or be terrified of the looks they give you, for they are a rebellious house.”
3:10 And he said to me, “Son of man, take all my words that I speak to you to heart and listen carefully.
3:11 Go to the exiles, to your fellow countrymen, and speak to them – say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says,’ whether they pay attention or not.”
Ezekiel 3:18-19
3:18 When I say to the wicked, “You will certainly die,”
and you do not warn him – you do not speak out to warn the wicked to turn from his wicked deed and wicked lifestyle so that he may live – that wicked person will die for his iniquity,
but I will hold you accountable for his death.
3:19 But as for you, if you warn the wicked and he does not turn from his wicked deed and from his wicked lifestyle, he will die for his iniquity but you will have saved your own life.
Ezekiel 33:7-9
33:7 “As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must warn them on my behalf.
33:8 When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you must certainly die,’ and you do not warn the wicked about his behavior, the wicked man will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death.
33:9 But if you warn the wicked man to change his behavior, and he refuses to change, he will die for his iniquity, but you have saved your own life.
Ezekiel 33:2
33:2 “Son of man, speak to your people,
and say to them, ‘Suppose I bring a sword against the land, and the people of the land take one man from their borders and make him their watchman.
Colossians 3:12
Exhortation to Unity and Love
3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
Colossians 4:1
4:1 Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.