Bible Cross References
if
Matthew 9:13
Go and find out what is meant by the scripture that says: 'It is kindness that I want, not animal sacrifices.' I have not come to call respectable people, but outcasts."
Matthew 22:29
Jesus answered them, "How wrong you are! It is because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power.
Acts 13:27
For the people who live in Jerusalem and their leaders did not know that he is the Savior, nor did they understand the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath. Yet they made the prophets' words come true by condemning Jesus.
I will
Isaiah 1:11-17
11
He says, "Do you think I want all these sacrifices you keep offering to me? I have had more than enough of the sheep you burn as sacrifices and of the fat of your fine animals. I am tired of the blood of bulls and sheep and goats.
12
Who asked you to bring me all this when you come to worship me? Who asked you to do all this tramping around in my Temple?
13
It's useless to bring your offerings. I am disgusted with the smell of the incense you burn. I cannot stand your New Moon Festivals, your Sabbaths, and your religious gatherings; they are all corrupted by your sins.
14
I hate your New Moon Festivals and holy days; they are a burden that I am tired of bearing.
15
"When you lift your hands in prayer, I will not look at you. No matter how much you pray, I will not listen, for your hands are covered with blood.
16
Wash yourselves clean. Stop all this evil that I see you doing. Yes, stop doing evil
17
and learn to do right. See that justice is done---help those who are oppressed, give orphans their rights, and defend widows."
Hosea 6:6
I want your constant love, not your animal sacrifices. I would rather have my people know me than burn offerings to me.
Micah 6:6-8
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What shall I bring to the LORD, the God of heaven, when I come to worship him? Shall I bring the best calves to burn as offerings to him?
7
Will the LORD be pleased if I bring him thousands of sheep or endless streams of olive oil? Shall I offer him my first-born child to pay for my sins?
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No, the LORD has told us what is good. What he requires of us is this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to live in humble fellowship with our God.
condemned
Job 32:3
He was also angry with Job's three friends. They could not find any way to answer Job, and this made it appear that God was in the wrong.
Psalm 94:21
who plot against good people and sentence the innocent to death.
Psalm 109:31
because he defends the poor and saves them from those who condemn them to death.
Proverbs 17:15
Condemning the innocent or letting the wicked go---both are hateful to the LORD.
James 5:6
You have condemned and murdered innocent people, and they do not resist you.