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.
Isaiah 56:11
56:11 The dogs have big appetites;
they are never full.
They are shepherds who have no understanding;
they all go their own way,
each one looking for monetary gain.
Acts 8:18-20
8:18 Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered them money,
8:19 saying, “Give me this power too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
8:20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire God’s gift with money!
Acts 8:2
8:2 Some
devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation
over him.
Acts 2:1-3
The Holy Spirit and the Day of Pentecost
2:1 Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.
2:2 Suddenly a sound like a violent wind blowing came from heaven and filled the entire house where they were sitting.
2:3 And tongues spreading out like a fire appeared to them and came to rest on each one of them.
Acts 2:14-15
Peter’s Address on the Day of Pentecost
2:14 But Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them: “You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, know this and listen carefully to what I say.
2:15 In spite of what you think, these men are not drunk, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning.
Jude 1:11
1:11 Woe to them! For they have traveled down Cain’s path,
and because of greed
have abandoned themselves
to
Balaam’s error; hence,
they will certainly perish
in Korah’s rebellion.