Matthew 2:8 Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!”

2:8 NLT

Parallel Verses

New Living Translation - Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!”
新标点和合本 - 就差他们往伯利恒去，说：“你们去仔细寻访那小孩子，寻到了就来报信，我也好去拜他。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 就派他们往伯利恒去，说：“你们去仔细寻访那小孩子，找到了就来报信，我也好去拜他。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 就派他们往伯利恒去，说：“你们去仔细寻访那小孩子，找到了就来报信，我也好去拜他。”
当代译本 - 然后派他们去伯利恒，并吩咐道：“你们去仔细寻访那个小孩，找到了，就回来报信，我也好去朝拜祂。”
圣经新译本 - 然后派他们到伯利恒去，说：“你们去细心寻访那小孩，找到了就向我报告，好叫我也去拜他。”
中文标准译本 - 然后打发他们前往伯利恒，说：“你们去仔细查问有关那孩子的事，一旦查出来了就向我报告，好让我也去拜他。”
现代标点和合本 - 就差他们往伯利恒去，说：“你们去仔细寻访那小孩子，寻到了就来报信，我也好去拜他。”
和合本（拼音版） - 就差他们往伯利恒去，说：“你们去仔细寻访那小孩子，寻到了，就来报信，我也好去拜他。”
New International Version - He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”
New International Reader's Version - He sent them to Bethlehem. He said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report it to me. Then I can go and worship him too.”
English Standard Version - And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.”
Christian Standard Bible - He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. When you find him, report back to me so that I too can go and worship him.”
New American Standard Bible - And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.”
New King James Version - And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.”
Amplified Bible - Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.”
American Standard Version - And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly concerning the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may come and worship him.
King James Version - And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
New English Translation - He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and look carefully for the child. When you find him, inform me so that I can go and worship him as well.”
World English Bible - He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him.”
新標點和合本 - 就差他們往伯利恆去，說：「你們去仔細尋訪那小孩子，尋到了就來報信，我也好去拜他。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 就派他們往伯利恆去，說：「你們去仔細尋訪那小孩子，找到了就來報信，我也好去拜他。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 就派他們往伯利恆去，說：「你們去仔細尋訪那小孩子，找到了就來報信，我也好去拜他。」
當代譯本 - 然後派他們去伯利恆，並吩咐道：「你們去仔細尋訪那個小孩，找到了，就回來報信，我也好去朝拜祂。」
聖經新譯本 - 然後派他們到伯利恆去，說：“你們去細心尋訪那小孩，找到了就向我報告，好叫我也去拜他。”
呂振中譯本 - 就打發他們往伯利恆去，說：『你們去仔細探問那小孩子的事；找着了，就報告我，我也好去拜他。』
中文標準譯本 - 然後打發他們前往伯利恆，說：「你們去仔細查問有關那孩子的事，一旦查出來了就向我報告，好讓我也去拜他。」
現代標點和合本 - 就差他們往伯利恆去，說：「你們去仔細尋訪那小孩子，尋到了就來報信，我也好去拜他。」
文理和合譯本 - 遂遣之往伯利恆曰、爾往詳訪嬰兒、遇則告我、我亦往拜之、
文理委辦譯本 - 遂遣之往伯利恆、云、爾往、勤訪嬰兒、遇則告我、我亦將往拜、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 遂遣之往伯利恆、曰、爾往勤訪嬰兒、遇則報我、俾我亦往拜之、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 遣其赴百利恆曰：『爾且往究嬰孩虛實、訪得回報、吾亦欲朝拜也。』
Nueva Versión Internacional - Los envió a Belén y les dijo: —Vayan e infórmense bien de ese niño y, tan pronto como lo encuentren, avísenme para que yo también vaya y lo adore.
현대인의 성경 - 그들을 베들레헴으로 보내며 “가서 아기에 대하여 자세히 알아보고 찾거든 내게도 알려 주시오. 그러면 나도 가서 아기에게 경배하겠소” 하였다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Он отослал их в Вифлеем с наказом: – Идите и тщательно разузнайте все о Младенце. Когда вы Его найдете, известите меня, чтобы и я смог пойти и поклониться Ему.
Восточный перевод - Он послал их в Вифлеем с наказом: – Идите и тщательно всё разузнайте о младенце. Когда вы Его найдёте, известите и меня, чтобы я смог пойти и поклониться Ему.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Он послал их в Вифлеем с наказом: – Идите и тщательно всё разузнайте о младенце. Когда вы Его найдёте, известите и меня, чтобы я смог пойти и поклониться Ему.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Он послал их в Вифлеем с наказом: – Идите и тщательно всё разузнайте о младенце. Когда вы Его найдёте, известите и меня, чтобы я смог пойти и поклониться Ему.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Puis il les envoya à Bethléhem en disant : Allez là-bas et renseignez-vous avec précision sur cet enfant ; puis, quand vous l’aurez trouvé, venez me le faire savoir, pour que j’aille, moi aussi, lui rendre hommage.
リビングバイブル - そして彼らに、「さあ、ベツレヘムへ行って、その子を捜すがいい。見つかったら、必ず知らせてくれ。私も、ぜひその方を拝みに行きたいから」と命じました。
Nestle Aland 28 - καὶ πέμψας αὐτοὺς εἰς Βηθλέεμ εἶπεν· πορευθέντες ἐξετάσατε ἀκριβῶς περὶ τοῦ παιδίου· ἐπὰν δὲ εὕρητε, ἀπαγγείλατέ μοι, ὅπως κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν προσκυνήσω αὐτῷ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - καὶ πέμψας αὐτοὺς εἰς Βηθλέεμ εἶπεν, πορευθέντες ἐξετάσατε ἀκριβῶς περὶ τοῦ παιδίου; ἐπὰν δὲ εὕρητε, ἀπαγγείλατέ μοι ὅπως κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν προσκυνήσω αὐτῷ.
Nova Versão Internacional - Enviou-os a Belém e disse: “Vão informar-se com exatidão sobre o menino. Logo que o encontrarem, avisem-me, para que eu também vá adorá-lo”.
Hoffnung für alle - Anschließend schickte er sie nach Bethlehem: »Erkundigt euch genau nach dem Kind«, sagte er, »und gebt mir Nachricht, sobald ihr es gefunden habt. Ich will dann auch hingehen und ihm die Ehre erweisen.«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Rồi vua nói với họ: “Hãy đến Bết-lê-hem và cẩn thận tìm Ấu Chúa. Khi tìm được, hãy trở về đây nói cho ta biết, để ta cũng đến thờ phượng Ngài!”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - แล้วส่งพวกเขาไปยังเบธเลเฮมพร้อมทั้งรับสั่งว่า “จงไปค้นหาพระกุมารนั้น เมื่อพบแล้วจงแจ้งเราทันทีเพื่อเราจะได้ไปนมัสการพระองค์ด้วย”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - แล้วก็ให้โหราจารย์ไปยังเมืองเบธเลเฮมโดยสั่งว่า “จงไปค้นหาทารกนั้นให้ทั่วจนกว่าจะพบ เมื่อพบแล้วก็มารายงานให้เราทราบ เราจะได้ไปนมัสการพระองค์ด้วย”

Cross Reference

1 Samuel 23:22 - Go and check again to be sure of where he is staying and who has seen him there, for I know that he is very crafty.
1 Samuel 23:23 - Discover his hiding places, and come back when you are sure. Then I’ll go with you. And if he is in the area at all, I’ll track him down, even if I have to search every hiding place in Judah!”
2 Samuel 15:7 - After four years, Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron to offer a sacrifice to the Lord and fulfill a vow I made to him.
2 Samuel 15:8 - For while your servant was at Geshur in Aram, I promised to sacrifice to the Lord in Hebron if he would bring me back to Jerusalem.”
2 Samuel 15:9 - “All right,” the king told him. “Go and fulfill your vow.” So Absalom went to Hebron.
2 Samuel 15:10 - But while he was there, he sent secret messengers to all the tribes of Israel to stir up a rebellion against the king. “As soon as you hear the ram’s horn,” his message read, “you are to say, ‘Absalom has been crowned king in Hebron.’”
2 Samuel 15:11 - He took 200 men from Jerusalem with him as guests, but they knew nothing of his intentions.
2 Samuel 15:12 - While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel, one of David’s counselors who lived in Giloh. Soon many others also joined Absalom, and the conspiracy gained momentum.
Ezra 4:1 - The enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were rebuilding a Temple to the Lord, the God of Israel.
Ezra 4:2 - So they approached Zerubbabel and the other leaders and said, “Let us build with you, for we worship your God just as you do. We have sacrificed to him ever since King Esarhaddon of Assyria brought us here.”
1 Kings 19:2 - So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “May the gods strike me and even kill me if by this time tomorrow I have not killed you just as you killed them.”
Lamentations 3:37 - Who can command things to happen without the Lord’s permission?
2 Kings 10:18 - Then Jehu called a meeting of all the people of the city and said to them, “Ahab’s worship of Baal was nothing compared to the way I will worship him!
2 Kings 10:19 - Therefore, summon all the prophets and worshipers of Baal, and call together all his priests. See to it that every one of them comes, for I am going to offer a great sacrifice to Baal. Anyone who fails to come will be put to death.” But Jehu’s cunning plan was to destroy all the worshipers of Baal.
Psalms 55:11 - Everything is falling apart; threats and cheating are rampant in the streets.
Psalms 55:12 - It is not an enemy who taunts me— I could bear that. It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me— I could have hidden from them.
Psalms 55:13 - Instead, it is you—my equal, my companion and close friend.
Psalms 55:14 - What good fellowship we once enjoyed as we walked together to the house of God.
Psalms 55:15 - Let death stalk my enemies; let the grave swallow them alive, for evil makes its home within them.
Jeremiah 41:5 - eighty men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria to worship at the Temple of the Lord. They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves, and had brought along grain offerings and frankincense.
Jeremiah 41:6 - Ishmael left Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When he reached them, he said, “Oh, come and see what has happened to Gedaliah!”
Jeremiah 41:7 - But as soon as they were all inside the town, Ishmael and his men killed all but ten of them and threw their bodies into a cistern.
Proverbs 21:30 - No human wisdom or understanding or plan can stand against the Lord.
Psalms 12:2 - Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.
Psalms 12:3 - May the Lord cut off their flattering lips and silence their boastful tongues.
Job 5:12 - He frustrates the plans of schemers so the work of their hands will not succeed.
Job 5:13 - He traps the wise in their own cleverness so their cunning schemes are thwarted.
2 Samuel 17:14 - Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “Hushai’s advice is better than Ahithophel’s.” For the Lord had determined to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, which really was the better plan, so that he could bring disaster on Absalom!
Proverbs 26:24 - People may cover their hatred with pleasant words, but they’re deceiving you.
Proverbs 26:25 - They pretend to be kind, but don’t believe them. Their hearts are full of many evils.
1 Corinthians 3:19 - For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, “He traps the wise in the snare of their own cleverness.”
1 Corinthians 3:20 - And again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise; he knows they are worthless.”
Psalms 33:10 - The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes.
Psalms 33:11 - But the Lord’s plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken.
Matthew 26:48 - The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: “You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss.”
Matthew 26:49 - So Judas came straight to Jesus. “Greetings, Rabbi!” he exclaimed and gave him the kiss.
Luke 20:20 - Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus.
Luke 20:21 - “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you speak and teach what is right and are not influenced by what others think. You teach the way of God truthfully.

Parallel Verses

Cross Reference

New Living Translation - Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!”
新标点和合本 - 就差他们往伯利恒去，说：“你们去仔细寻访那小孩子，寻到了就来报信，我也好去拜他。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 就派他们往伯利恒去，说：“你们去仔细寻访那小孩子，找到了就来报信，我也好去拜他。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 就派他们往伯利恒去，说：“你们去仔细寻访那小孩子，找到了就来报信，我也好去拜他。”
当代译本 - 然后派他们去伯利恒，并吩咐道：“你们去仔细寻访那个小孩，找到了，就回来报信，我也好去朝拜祂。”
圣经新译本 - 然后派他们到伯利恒去，说：“你们去细心寻访那小孩，找到了就向我报告，好叫我也去拜他。”
中文标准译本 - 然后打发他们前往伯利恒，说：“你们去仔细查问有关那孩子的事，一旦查出来了就向我报告，好让我也去拜他。”
现代标点和合本 - 就差他们往伯利恒去，说：“你们去仔细寻访那小孩子，寻到了就来报信，我也好去拜他。”
和合本（拼音版） - 就差他们往伯利恒去，说：“你们去仔细寻访那小孩子，寻到了，就来报信，我也好去拜他。”
New International Version - He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”
New International Reader's Version - He sent them to Bethlehem. He said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report it to me. Then I can go and worship him too.”
English Standard Version - And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.”
Christian Standard Bible - He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. When you find him, report back to me so that I too can go and worship him.”
New American Standard Bible - And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.”
New King James Version - And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.”
Amplified Bible - Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.”
American Standard Version - And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly concerning the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may come and worship him.
King James Version - And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
New English Translation - He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and look carefully for the child. When you find him, inform me so that I can go and worship him as well.”
World English Bible - He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him.”
新標點和合本 - 就差他們往伯利恆去，說：「你們去仔細尋訪那小孩子，尋到了就來報信，我也好去拜他。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 就派他們往伯利恆去，說：「你們去仔細尋訪那小孩子，找到了就來報信，我也好去拜他。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 就派他們往伯利恆去，說：「你們去仔細尋訪那小孩子，找到了就來報信，我也好去拜他。」
當代譯本 - 然後派他們去伯利恆，並吩咐道：「你們去仔細尋訪那個小孩，找到了，就回來報信，我也好去朝拜祂。」
聖經新譯本 - 然後派他們到伯利恆去，說：“你們去細心尋訪那小孩，找到了就向我報告，好叫我也去拜他。”
呂振中譯本 - 就打發他們往伯利恆去，說：『你們去仔細探問那小孩子的事；找着了，就報告我，我也好去拜他。』
中文標準譯本 - 然後打發他們前往伯利恆，說：「你們去仔細查問有關那孩子的事，一旦查出來了就向我報告，好讓我也去拜他。」
現代標點和合本 - 就差他們往伯利恆去，說：「你們去仔細尋訪那小孩子，尋到了就來報信，我也好去拜他。」
文理和合譯本 - 遂遣之往伯利恆曰、爾往詳訪嬰兒、遇則告我、我亦往拜之、
文理委辦譯本 - 遂遣之往伯利恆、云、爾往、勤訪嬰兒、遇則告我、我亦將往拜、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 遂遣之往伯利恆、曰、爾往勤訪嬰兒、遇則報我、俾我亦往拜之、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 遣其赴百利恆曰：『爾且往究嬰孩虛實、訪得回報、吾亦欲朝拜也。』
Nueva Versión Internacional - Los envió a Belén y les dijo: —Vayan e infórmense bien de ese niño y, tan pronto como lo encuentren, avísenme para que yo también vaya y lo adore.
현대인의 성경 - 그들을 베들레헴으로 보내며 “가서 아기에 대하여 자세히 알아보고 찾거든 내게도 알려 주시오. 그러면 나도 가서 아기에게 경배하겠소” 하였다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Он отослал их в Вифлеем с наказом: – Идите и тщательно разузнайте все о Младенце. Когда вы Его найдете, известите меня, чтобы и я смог пойти и поклониться Ему.
Восточный перевод - Он послал их в Вифлеем с наказом: – Идите и тщательно всё разузнайте о младенце. Когда вы Его найдёте, известите и меня, чтобы я смог пойти и поклониться Ему.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Он послал их в Вифлеем с наказом: – Идите и тщательно всё разузнайте о младенце. Когда вы Его найдёте, известите и меня, чтобы я смог пойти и поклониться Ему.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Он послал их в Вифлеем с наказом: – Идите и тщательно всё разузнайте о младенце. Когда вы Его найдёте, известите и меня, чтобы я смог пойти и поклониться Ему.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Puis il les envoya à Bethléhem en disant : Allez là-bas et renseignez-vous avec précision sur cet enfant ; puis, quand vous l’aurez trouvé, venez me le faire savoir, pour que j’aille, moi aussi, lui rendre hommage.
リビングバイブル - そして彼らに、「さあ、ベツレヘムへ行って、その子を捜すがいい。見つかったら、必ず知らせてくれ。私も、ぜひその方を拝みに行きたいから」と命じました。
Nestle Aland 28 - καὶ πέμψας αὐτοὺς εἰς Βηθλέεμ εἶπεν· πορευθέντες ἐξετάσατε ἀκριβῶς περὶ τοῦ παιδίου· ἐπὰν δὲ εὕρητε, ἀπαγγείλατέ μοι, ὅπως κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν προσκυνήσω αὐτῷ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - καὶ πέμψας αὐτοὺς εἰς Βηθλέεμ εἶπεν, πορευθέντες ἐξετάσατε ἀκριβῶς περὶ τοῦ παιδίου; ἐπὰν δὲ εὕρητε, ἀπαγγείλατέ μοι ὅπως κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν προσκυνήσω αὐτῷ.
Nova Versão Internacional - Enviou-os a Belém e disse: “Vão informar-se com exatidão sobre o menino. Logo que o encontrarem, avisem-me, para que eu também vá adorá-lo”.
Hoffnung für alle - Anschließend schickte er sie nach Bethlehem: »Erkundigt euch genau nach dem Kind«, sagte er, »und gebt mir Nachricht, sobald ihr es gefunden habt. Ich will dann auch hingehen und ihm die Ehre erweisen.«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Rồi vua nói với họ: “Hãy đến Bết-lê-hem và cẩn thận tìm Ấu Chúa. Khi tìm được, hãy trở về đây nói cho ta biết, để ta cũng đến thờ phượng Ngài!”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - แล้วส่งพวกเขาไปยังเบธเลเฮมพร้อมทั้งรับสั่งว่า “จงไปค้นหาพระกุมารนั้น เมื่อพบแล้วจงแจ้งเราทันทีเพื่อเราจะได้ไปนมัสการพระองค์ด้วย”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - แล้วก็ให้โหราจารย์ไปยังเมืองเบธเลเฮมโดยสั่งว่า “จงไปค้นหาทารกนั้นให้ทั่วจนกว่าจะพบ เมื่อพบแล้วก็มารายงานให้เราทราบ เราจะได้ไปนมัสการพระองค์ด้วย”

1 Samuel 23:22 - Go and check again to be sure of where he is staying and who has seen him there, for I know that he is very crafty.
1 Samuel 23:23 - Discover his hiding places, and come back when you are sure. Then I’ll go with you. And if he is in the area at all, I’ll track him down, even if I have to search every hiding place in Judah!”
2 Samuel 15:7 - After four years, Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron to offer a sacrifice to the Lord and fulfill a vow I made to him.
2 Samuel 15:8 - For while your servant was at Geshur in Aram, I promised to sacrifice to the Lord in Hebron if he would bring me back to Jerusalem.”
2 Samuel 15:9 - “All right,” the king told him. “Go and fulfill your vow.” So Absalom went to Hebron.
2 Samuel 15:10 - But while he was there, he sent secret messengers to all the tribes of Israel to stir up a rebellion against the king. “As soon as you hear the ram’s horn,” his message read, “you are to say, ‘Absalom has been crowned king in Hebron.’”
2 Samuel 15:11 - He took 200 men from Jerusalem with him as guests, but they knew nothing of his intentions.
2 Samuel 15:12 - While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel, one of David’s counselors who lived in Giloh. Soon many others also joined Absalom, and the conspiracy gained momentum.
Ezra 4:1 - The enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were rebuilding a Temple to the Lord, the God of Israel.
Ezra 4:2 - So they approached Zerubbabel and the other leaders and said, “Let us build with you, for we worship your God just as you do. We have sacrificed to him ever since King Esarhaddon of Assyria brought us here.”
1 Kings 19:2 - So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “May the gods strike me and even kill me if by this time tomorrow I have not killed you just as you killed them.”
Lamentations 3:37 - Who can command things to happen without the Lord’s permission?
2 Kings 10:18 - Then Jehu called a meeting of all the people of the city and said to them, “Ahab’s worship of Baal was nothing compared to the way I will worship him!
2 Kings 10:19 - Therefore, summon all the prophets and worshipers of Baal, and call together all his priests. See to it that every one of them comes, for I am going to offer a great sacrifice to Baal. Anyone who fails to come will be put to death.” But Jehu’s cunning plan was to destroy all the worshipers of Baal.
Psalms 55:11 - Everything is falling apart; threats and cheating are rampant in the streets.
Psalms 55:12 - It is not an enemy who taunts me— I could bear that. It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me— I could have hidden from them.
Psalms 55:13 - Instead, it is you—my equal, my companion and close friend.
Psalms 55:14 - What good fellowship we once enjoyed as we walked together to the house of God.
Psalms 55:15 - Let death stalk my enemies; let the grave swallow them alive, for evil makes its home within them.
Jeremiah 41:5 - eighty men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria to worship at the Temple of the Lord. They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves, and had brought along grain offerings and frankincense.
Jeremiah 41:6 - Ishmael left Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When he reached them, he said, “Oh, come and see what has happened to Gedaliah!”
Jeremiah 41:7 - But as soon as they were all inside the town, Ishmael and his men killed all but ten of them and threw their bodies into a cistern.
Proverbs 21:30 - No human wisdom or understanding or plan can stand against the Lord.
Psalms 12:2 - Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.
Psalms 12:3 - May the Lord cut off their flattering lips and silence their boastful tongues.
Job 5:12 - He frustrates the plans of schemers so the work of their hands will not succeed.
Job 5:13 - He traps the wise in their own cleverness so their cunning schemes are thwarted.
2 Samuel 17:14 - Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “Hushai’s advice is better than Ahithophel’s.” For the Lord had determined to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, which really was the better plan, so that he could bring disaster on Absalom!
Proverbs 26:24 - People may cover their hatred with pleasant words, but they’re deceiving you.
Proverbs 26:25 - They pretend to be kind, but don’t believe them. Their hearts are full of many evils.
1 Corinthians 3:19 - For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, “He traps the wise in the snare of their own cleverness.”
1 Corinthians 3:20 - And again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise; he knows they are worthless.”
Psalms 33:10 - The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes.
Psalms 33:11 - But the Lord’s plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken.
Matthew 26:48 - The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: “You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss.”
Matthew 26:49 - So Judas came straight to Jesus. “Greetings, Rabbi!” he exclaimed and gave him the kiss.
Luke 20:20 - Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus.
Luke 20:21 - “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you speak and teach what is right and are not influenced by what others think. You teach the way of God truthfully.