- should I accept:
- "And this¹ have ye doneª° again,ª coveringª°¹ the altarª of the LORDª with tears,ª with weeping,ª and with crying out,ª insomuch that he regardethª°¹ not¹¹ the offeringª any more,¹ or receivethª° [it] with good willª at your hand.ª¹" {Mal 2:13} + "When¹ ye comeª° to appearª° beforeª me, who¹ hath requiredª° this¹ at your hand,ª¹ to treadª° my courts?ª" {Isa 1:12} + "Among the smoothª [stones] of the streamª [is] thy portion;ª they,¹ they¹ [are] thy lot:ª even¹ to them hast thou pouredª° a drink offering,ª thou hast offeredª° a meat offering.ª Should I receive comfortª° in¹ these?¹" {Isa 57:6} + "Will ye steal,ª° murder,ª° and commit adultery,ª° and swearª° falsely,ª and burn incenseª° unto Baal,ª and walkª° afterª otherª godsª whom¹ ye knowª° not;¹ ... Is this¹ house,ª which¹ is calledª° by¹ my name,ª become¹ a denª of robbersª in your eyes?ª Behold,¹ even¹ I¹ have seenª° [it], saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 7:9-11} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Putª° your burnt offeringsª unto¹ your sacrifices,ª and eatª° flesh.ª ... But they hearkenedª° not,¹ nor¹ inclinedª°¹ their ear,ª but walked²°¹ in the counselsª [and] in the imaginationª of their evilª heart,ª and went¹ backward,ª and not¹ forward.ª" {Jer 7:21-24} + "I hate,ª° I despiseª° your feast days,ª and I will not¹ smellª° in your solemn assemblies.ª ... Take thou awayª° from¹¹ me the noiseª of thy songs;ª for I will not¹ hearª° the melodyª of thy viols.ª" {Ams 5:21-23} + "Speakª° unto¹ all¹ the peopleª of the land,ª and to¹ the priests,ª saying,ª° When¹ ye fastedª° and mournedª° in the fifthª and seventhª [month], even those¹ seventyª years,ª did ye at all²° fastª° unto me, [even] to me?¹ ... And when¹ ye did eat,ª° and when¹ ye did drink,ª° did not¹ ye¹ eatª° [for yourselves], and drinkª° [for yourselves]?" {Zch 7:5-6} + "Take heedª° that ye doª° notª yourª almsª beforeª men,ª to be seenª²° of them:ª otherwiseª ye haveª° noª rewardª ofª yourª Fatherª whichª is inª heaven.ª ... Thereforeª whenª thou doestª° [thine] alms,ª do²° notª sound a trumpetª° beforeª thee,ª asª the¹ hypocritesª doª° inª the¹ synagoguesª andª inª the¹ streets,ª thatª they may have gloryª° ofª men.ª Verilyª I sayª° unto you,ª They haveª° their²¹ reward.ª" {Mtt 6:1-2} + "Andª whenª thou prayest,ª° thou shalt²° notª beª° asª the¹ hypocritesª [are]: forª they loveª° to prayª° standingª° inª the¹ synagoguesª andª inª the¹ cornersª of the¹ streets,ª thatª they may² be seenª°¹ of men.ª Verilyª I sayª° unto you,ª² They haveª° their²¹ reward.ª" {Mtt 6:5} + "Moreoverª whenª ye fast,ª° beª° not,ª asª the¹ hypocrites,ª of a sad countenance:ª forª they disfigureª° their²¹ faces,ª thatª they may appearª° unto menª to fast.ª° Verilyª I sayª° unto you,ª² They haveª° their²¹ reward.ª" {Mtt 6:16}
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