Bible Cross References
Hath the Lord
Psalm 50:8
I do not reprimand you because of your sacrifices and the burnt offerings you always bring me.
Psalm 50:9
And yet I do not need bulls from your farms or goats from your flocks;
Psalm 51:16
You do not want sacrifices, or I would offer them; you are not pleased with burnt offerings.
Psalm 51:17
My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God; you will not reject a humble and repentant heart.
Proverbs 21:3
Do what is right and fair; that pleases the LORD more than bringing him sacrifices.
Isaiah 1:11-17
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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."
Jeremiah 7:22
I gave your ancestors no commands about burnt offerings or any other kinds of sacrifices when I brought them out of Egypt.
Jeremiah 7:23
But I did command them to obey me, so that I would be their God and they would be my people. And I told them to live the way I had commanded them, so that things would go well for them.
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.
Amos 5:21-24
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The LORD says, "I hate your religious festivals; I cannot stand them!
22
When you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; I will not accept the animals you have fattened to bring me as offerings.
23
Stop your noisy songs; I do not want to listen to your harps.
24
Instead, let justice flow like a stream, and righteousness like a river that never goes dry.
Micah 6:6-8
6
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.
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 12:7
The scripture says, 'It is kindness that I want, not animal sacrifices.' If you really knew what this means, you would not condemn people who are not guilty;
Matthew 23:23
"How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You give to God one tenth even of the seasoning herbs, such as mint, dill, and cumin, but you neglect to obey the really important teachings of the Law, such as justice and mercy and honesty. These you should practice, without neglecting the others.
Hebrews 10:4-10
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For the blood of bulls and goats can never take away sins.
5
For this reason, when Christ was about to come into the world, he said to God: "You do not want sacrifices and offerings, but you have prepared a body for me.
6
You are not pleased with animals burned whole on the altar or with sacrifices to take away sins.
7
Then I said, 'Here I am, to do your will, O God, just as it is written of me in the book of the Law.' "
8
First he said, "You neither want nor are you pleased with sacrifices and offerings or with animals burned on the altar and the sacrifices to take away sins." He said this even though all these sacrifices are offered according to the Law.
9
Then he said, "Here I am, O God, to do your will." So God does away with all the old sacrifices and puts the sacrifice of Christ in their place.
10
Because Jesus Christ did what God wanted him to do, we are all purified from sin by the offering that he made of his own body once and for all.
obey
Exodus 19:5
Now, if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own people. The whole earth is mine, but you will be my chosen people,
Ecclesiastes 5:1
Be careful about going to the Temple. It is better to go there to learn than to offer sacrifices like foolish people who don't know right from wrong.
Jeremiah 7:23
But I did command them to obey me, so that I would be their God and they would be my people. And I told them to live the way I had commanded them, so that things would go well for them.
Jeremiah 11:4
It is the covenant I made with their ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, the land that was like a blazing furnace to them. I told them to obey me and to do everything that I had commanded. I told them that if they obeyed, they would be my people and I would be their God.
Jeremiah 11:7
When I brought their ancestors out of Egypt, I solemnly warned them to obey me, and I have kept on warning the people until this day.
Jeremiah 26:13
You must change the way you are living and the things you are doing, and must obey the LORD your God. If you do, he will change his mind about the destruction that he said he would bring on you.
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.
Matthew 5:24
leave your gift there in front of the altar, go at once and make peace with your brother, and then come back and offer your gift to God.
Mark 12:33
And you must love God with all your heart and with all your mind and with all your strength; and you must love your neighbor as you love yourself. It is more important to obey these two commandments than to offer on the altar animals and other sacrifices to God."