Bible Cross References
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Micah 7:3
They are all experts at doing evil. Officials and judges ask for bribes. The influential people tell them what they want, and so they scheme together.
Numbers 16:15
Moses became angry and said to the LORD, "Do not accept any offerings these men bring. I have not wronged any of them; I have not even taken one of their donkeys."
1 Samuel 8:3
But they did not follow their father's example; they were interested only in making money, so they accepted bribes and did not decide cases honestly.
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am. If I have done anything wrong, accuse me now in the presence of the LORD and the king he has chosen. Have I taken anybody's cow or anybody's donkey? Have I cheated or oppressed anyone? Have I accepted a bribe from anyone? If I have done any of these things, I will pay back what I have taken."
1 Samuel 12:4
The people answered, "No, you have not cheated us or oppressed us; you have not taken anything from anyone."
Isaiah 1:23
Your leaders are rebels and friends of thieves; they are always accepting gifts and bribes. They never defend orphans in court or listen when widows present their case.
Ezekiel 22:12
Some of your people murder for pay. Some charge interest on the loans they make to other Israelites and get rich by taking advantage of them. They have forgotten me." The Sovereign LORD has spoken.
Ezekiel 22:27
The government officials are like wolves tearing apart the animals they have killed. They commit murder in order to get rich.
Hosea 4:18
After drinking much wine, they delight in their prostitution, preferring disgrace to honor.
Zephaniah 3:3
Its officials are like roaring lions; its judges are like hungry wolves, too greedy to leave a bone until morning.
and the priests
Jeremiah 6:13
Everyone, great and small, tries to make money dishonestly; even prophets and priests cheat the people.
Jeremiah 8:10
So I will give their fields to new owners and their wives to other men. Everyone, great and small, tries to make money dishonestly. Even prophets and priests cheat the people.
Malachi 1:10
The LORD Almighty says, "I wish one of you would close the Temple doors so as to prevent you from lighting useless fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you; I will not accept the offerings you bring me.
1 Timothy 3:3
he must not be a drunkard or a violent man, but gentle and peaceful; he must not love money;
Titus 1:11
It is necessary to stop their talk, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching what they should not, and all for the shameful purpose of making money.
1 Peter 5:2
to be shepherds of the flock that God gave you and to take care of it willingly, as God wants you to, and not unwillingly. Do your work, not for mere pay, but from a real desire to serve.
and the prophets
Micah 3:5
My people are deceived by prophets who promise peace to those who pay them, but threaten war for those who don't. To these prophets the LORD says,
Isaiah 56:11
They are like greedy dogs that never get enough. These leaders have no understanding. They each do as they please and seek their own advantage.
Acts 8:18-20
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Simon saw that the Spirit had been given to the believers when the apostles placed their hands on them. So he offered money to Peter and John,
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and said, "Give this power to me too, so that anyone I place my hands on will receive the Holy Spirit."
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But Peter answered him, "May you and your money go to hell, for thinking that you can buy God's gift with money!
2 Peter 2:1-3
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False prophets appeared in the past among the people, and in the same way false teachers will appear among you. They will bring in destructive, untrue doctrines, and will deny the Master who redeemed them, and so they will bring upon themselves sudden destruction.
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Even so, many will follow their immoral ways; and because of what they do, others will speak evil of the Way of truth.
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In their greed these false teachers will make a profit out of telling you made-up stories. For a long time now their Judge has been ready, and their Destroyer has been wide awake!
2 Peter 2:14-3
2 Peter 2:15-3
Jude 1:11
How terrible for them! They have followed the way that Cain took. For the sake of money they have given themselves over to the error that Balaam committed. They have rebelled as Korah rebelled, and like him they are destroyed.
yet
1 Samuel 4:3-6
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When the survivors came back to camp, the leaders of Israel said, "Why did the LORD let the Philistines defeat us today? Let's go and bring the LORD's Covenant Box from Shiloh, so that he will go with us and save us from our enemies."
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So they sent messengers to Shiloh and got the Covenant Box of the LORD Almighty, who is enthroned above the winged creatures. And Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, came along with the Covenant Box.
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When the Covenant Box arrived, the Israelites gave such a loud shout of joy that the earth shook.
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The Philistines heard the shouting and said, "Listen to all that shouting in the Hebrew camp! What does it mean?" When they found out that the LORD's Covenant Box had arrived in the Hebrew camp,
Isaiah 48:2
And yet you are proud to say that you are citizens of the holy city and that you depend on Israel's God, whose name is the LORD Almighty.
Jeremiah 7:4
Stop believing those deceitful words, 'We are safe! This is the LORD's Temple, this is the LORD's Temple, this is the LORD's Temple!'
Jeremiah 7:8-12
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"Look, you put your trust in deceitful words.
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You steal, murder, commit adultery, tell lies under oath, offer sacrifices to Baal, and worship gods that you had not known before.
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You do these things I hate, and then you come and stand in my presence, in my own Temple, and say, 'We are safe!'
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Do you think that my Temple is a hiding place for robbers? I have seen what you are doing.
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Go to Shiloh, the first place where I chose to be worshiped, and see what I did to it because of the sins of my people Israel.
Matthew 3:9
And don't think you can escape punishment by saying that Abraham is your ancestor. I tell you that God can take these rocks and make descendants for Abraham!
Romans 2:17-29
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What about you? You call yourself a Jew; you depend on the Law and boast about God;
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you know what God wants you to do, and you have learned from the Law to choose what is right;
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you are sure that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in darkness,
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an instructor for the foolish, and a teacher for the ignorant. You are certain that in the Law you have the full content of knowledge and of truth.
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You teach others---why don't you teach yourself ? You preach, "Do not steal"---but do you yourself steal?
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You say, "Do not commit adultery"---but do you commit adultery? You detest idols---but do you rob temples?
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You boast about having God's law---but do you bring shame on God by breaking his law?
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The scripture says, "Because of you Jews, the Gentiles speak evil of God."
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If you obey the Law, your circumcision is of value; but if you disobey the Law, you might as well never have been circumcised.
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If the Gentile, who is not circumcised, obeys the commands of the Law, will not God regard him as though he were circumcised?
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And so you Jews will be condemned by the Gentiles because you break the Law, even though you have it written down and are circumcised; but they obey the Law, even though they are not physically circumcised.
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After all, who is a real Jew, truly circumcised? It is not the man who is a Jew on the outside, whose circumcision is a physical thing.
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Rather, the real Jew is the person who is a Jew on the inside, that is, whose heart has been circumcised, and this is the work of God's Spirit, not of the written Law. Such a person receives praise from God, not from human beings.
none evil can come
Amos 9:10
The sinners among my people will be killed in war---all those who say, 'God will not let any harm come near us.' "