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1 Chronicles 17 17
This was a little thing to You, God, for You have spoken about Your servant’s house in the distant future. You regard me as a man of distinction, Lord God.
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Matthew 22:16
They sent their disciples to Him, with the Herodians.“ Teacher,” they said,“ we know that You are truthful and teach truthfully the way of God. You defer to no one, for You don’t show partiality.
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Malachi 2:5-7
“ My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave these to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing wrong was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and fairness and turned many from sin.For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.
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Exodus 32:25-29
Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them get out of control, resulting in weakness before their enemies.And Moses stood at the camp’s entrance and said,“ Whoever is for the Lord, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.He told them,“ This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says,‘ Every man fasten his sword to his side; go back and forth through the camp from entrance to entrance, and each of you kill his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’”The Levites did as Moses commanded, and about 3,000 men fell dead that day among the people.Afterward Moses said,“ Today you have been dedicated to the Lord, since each man went against his son and his brother. Therefore you have brought a blessing on yourselves today.”
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Luke 14:26
“ If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters— yes, and even his own life— he cannot be My disciple.
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Matthew 12:48
But He replied to the one who told Him,“ Who is My mother and who are My brothers?”
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2 Corinthians 5 16
From now on, then, we do not know anyone in a purely human way. Even if we have known Christ in a purely human way, yet now we no longer know Him in this way.
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Matthew 10:37
The person who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; the person who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
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Galatians 1:10
For am I now trying to win the favor of people, or God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.
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Leviticus 21:11
He must not go near any dead person or make himself unclean even for his father or mother.
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Genesis 29:32
Leah conceived, gave birth to a son, and named him Reuben, for she said,“ The Lord has seen my affliction; surely my husband will love me now.”
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Jeremiah 18:18
Then certain ones said,“ Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will never be lost from the priest, or counsel from the wise, or an oracle from the prophet. Come, let’s denounce him and pay no attention to all his words.”
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1 Thessalonians 2 4
Instead, just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please men, but rather God, who examines our hearts.
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Leviticus 10:6
Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar,“ Do not let your hair hang loose and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the Lord will become angry with the whole community. However, your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn over that tragedy when the Lord sent the fire.
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Job 37:24
Therefore, men fear Him. He does not look favorably on any who are wise in heart.
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1 Timothy 5 21
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing out of favoritism.