But Saul and his men spared Agag's life and did not kill the best sheep and cattle, the best calves and lambs, or anything else that was good; they destroyed only what was useless or worthless.

But my men did not kill the best sheep and cattle that they captured; instead, they brought them here to Gilgal to offer as a sacrifice to the LORD your God."

The man answered, "The woman you put here with me gave me the fruit, and I ate it."

The LORD God asked the woman, "Why did you do this?" She replied, "The snake tricked me into eating it."

Aaron answered, "Don't be angry with me; you know how determined these people are to do evil.

They said to me, 'We don't know what has happened to this man Moses, who brought us out of Egypt; so make us a god to lead us.'

Others try to hide their sins, but I have never concealed mine.

You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them and give them up; then God will show mercy to you.

Then he sent them to Bethlehem with these instructions: "Go and make a careful search for the child; and when you find him, let me know, so that I too may go and worship him."

But the teacher of the Law wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?"