- and honourest:
- By permitting his sons to deal thus with the sacrifices, and to be served first, by taking their part before the fat, etc., was burnt to the Lord, Eli thus honoured his sons above God. "Ye shall doª° no¹ unrighteousnessª in judgment:ª thou shalt not¹ respectª° the personª of the poor,ª nor¹ honourª° the personª of the mighty:ª [but] in righteousnessª shalt thou judgeª° thy neighbour.ª" {Lev 19:15} + "Who saidª° unto his fatherª and to his mother,ª I have not¹ seenª° him; neither¹ did he acknowledgeª° his brethren,ª nor¹ knewª° his own children:ª for¹ they have observedª° thy word,ª and keptª° thy covenant.ª" {Deu 33:9} + "He that lovethª° fatherª orª motherª more¹ than² meª isª° notª worthyª of me:ª andª he that lovethª° sonª orª daughterª more¹ than² meª isª° notª worthyª of me.ª" {Mtt 10:37} + "Andª they sent outª° unto himª their²¹ disciplesª withª the¹ Herodians,ª saying,ª° Master,ª we knowª° thatª thou artª° true,ª andª teachestª° the¹ wayª of Godª inª truth,ª² neitherª¹ carestª° thouª forª anyª [man]: forª thou regardestª° notª² the¹ personª of men.ª" {Mtt 22:16} + "If anyª [man] comeª° toª me,ª andª hateª° notª hisª father,ª andª mother,ª andª wife,ª andª children,ª andª brethren,ª andª sisters,ª yea,ª andª his ownª lifeª also,ª he cannotªª° beª° myª disciple.ª" {Lke 14:26} + "Whereforeª henceforthªª knowª° weª no manª afterª the flesh:ª yea,ª thoughª we have knownª° Christª afterª the flesh,ª yetª nowª henceforth²° know¹ we²° [him] no more.ª" {2Co 5:16} + "Butª the¹ wisdomª that is from aboveª isª° firstª¹ pure,ª² thenª peaceable,ª gentle,ª [and] easy to be intreated,ª fullª of mercyª andª goodª fruits,ª without partiality,ª andª without hypocrisy.ª" {Jms 3:17}
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