- hired me:
- "And Micahª saidª° unto him, Dwellª° with¹ me, and be¹ unto me a fatherª and a priest,ª and I¹ will giveª° thee tenª [shekels] of silverª by the year,ª and a suitª of apparel,ª and thy victuals.ª So the Leviteª went in.²°¹" {Jdg 17:10} + "To have respectª° of personsª [is] not¹ good:ª for for¹ a pieceª of breadª [that] manª will transgress.ª°" {Prv 28:21} + "Yea, [they are] greedyªª dogsª [which] can²° never¹ haveª° enough,ª and they¹ [are] shepherdsª° [that] cannot¹¹ understand:ª° they all¹ lookª° to their own way,ª every oneª for his gain,ª from his quarter.ª¹" {Isa 56:11} + "And will ye polluteª° me among¹ my peopleª for handfulsª of barleyª and for piecesª of bread,ª to slayª° the soulsª that¹ should not¹ die,ª° and to save²° the souls² aliveª°¹ that¹ should not¹ live,ª° by your lyingª° to my peopleª that hearª° [your] lies?ª" {Ezk 13:19} + "They eat upª° the sinª of my people,ª and they setª° their heartª on¹ their iniquity.ª ... And there shall be,¹ like people,ª like priest:ª and I will punishª°¹ them for their ways,ª and rewardª° them their doings.ª" {Hsa 4:8-9} + "Who¹ [is there] even¹ among you that would shutª° the doorsª [for nought]? neither¹ do ye kindleª° [fire] on mine altarª for nought.ª I have no¹ pleasureª in you, saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª neither¹ will I acceptª° an offeringª at your hand.ª¹" {Mal 1:10} + "Butª he that is²° an hireling,ª andª notª the¹ shepherd,ª whose²¹ ownª the¹ sheepª areª° not,ª seethª° the¹ wolfª coming,ª° andª leavethª° the¹ sheep,ª andª fleeth:ª° andª the¹ wolfª catchethª° them,ª andª scatterethª° the¹ sheep.ª ...ª The¹ hirelingª fleeth,ª° becauseª he isª° an hireling,ª andª carethª° notª forª the¹ sheep.ª" {Jhn 10:12-13} + "Andª when Simonª sawª° thatª throughª laying onª of the¹ apostles'ª handsª the¹ Holyª Ghostª was given,ª° he offeredª° themª money,ª ... Thouª hastª° neitherª partª norª lotª inª thisª matter:ª forª thyª heartª isª° notª rightª in the sightª of God.ª" {Act 8:18-21} + "I have covetedª° no man'sª silver,ª orª gold,ª orª apparel.ª" {Act 20:33} + "Notª given to wine,ª noª striker,ª notª greedy of filthy lucre;ª butª patient,ª not a brawler,ª not covetous;ª" {1Tm 3:3} + "Whoseª mouths²° must²° be stopped,ª°¹ whoª subvertª° wholeª houses,ª teachingª° things whichª they oughtª° not,ª for²° filthy² lucre's² sake.ª¹¹" {Tts 1:11} + "Andª throughª covetousnessª shall they with feignedª wordsª make merchandiseª° of you:ª whoseª judgmentª now of a long timeª lingerethª° not,ª andª theirª damnationª slumberethª° not.ª" {2Pe 2:3} + "Havingª° eyesª fullª of adultery,ª andª that cannot cease¹ from² sin;ª beguilingª° unstableª souls:ª an heartª they haveª° exercisedª° with covetous practices;ª cursedª children:ª ... Which have forsakenª° the¹ rightª way,ª and are gone astray,ª° followingª° the¹ wayª of Balaamª [the son] of Bosor,ª whoª lovedª° the wagesª of unrighteousness;ª" {2Pe 2:14-15}
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