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- "Verily,ª verily,ª I sayª° unto you,ª He that enterethª° notª byª the¹ doorª intoª the¹ sheepfold,ªª butª climbeth upª° some other way,ª the sameª isª° a thiefª andª a robber.ª" {Jhn 10:1} + "ª Thisª he said,ª° notª thatª heª caredª° forª the¹ poor;ª butª becauseª he wasª° a thief,ª andª hadª° the¹ bag,ª andª bareª° what was put¹ therein.²°" {Jhn 12:6} + "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} + "Sonª of man,ª prophesyª° against¹ the shepherdsª° of Israel,ª prophesy,ª° and sayª° unto¹ them, Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GODª unto the shepherds;ª° Woeª [be] to the shepherdsª° of Israelª that¹ do feedª°¹ themselves! should not¹ the shepherdsª° feedª° the flocks?ª ...¹ The diseasedª° have ye not¹ strengthened,ª° neither¹ have ye healedª° that which was sick,ª° neither¹ have ye bound upª° [that which was] broken,ª° neither¹ have ye brought againª° that which was driven away,ª° neither¹ have ye soughtª° that which was lost;ª° but with forceª and with crueltyª have ye ruledª° them." {Ezk 34:2-4} + "When I would have healedª° Israel,ª then the iniquityª of Ephraimª was discovered,ª° and the wickednessª of Samaria:ª for¹ they commitª° falsehood;ª and the thiefª cometh in,ª° [and] the troop² of robbers¹ spoilethª° without.ª" {Hsa 7:1} + "Andª saidª° unto them,ª It is written,ª° Myª houseª shall be calledª° the houseª of prayer;ª butª yeª have madeª° itª a denª of thieves.ª" {Mtt 21:13} + "¹ Woeª unto you,ª scribesª andª Pharisees,ª hypocrites!ª forª ye devourª° widows'ª houses,ª andª for a pretenceª make²° long² prayer:ª°¹ thereforeªª ye shall receiveª° the greater²¹ damnation.ª" {Mtt 23:14} + "Andª he taught,ª° sayingª° unto them,ª Is it²° notª written,ª°² Myª houseª shall be calledª° of allª nationsª the houseª of prayer?ª butª yeª have madeª° itª a denª of thieves.ª" {Mrk 11:17} + "Thou therefore² which² teachestª°¹ another,ª teachest¹ thou²° notª thyself?ª thou that preachestª° a man should²° notª steal,ª° dost thou steal?ª°" {Rom 2:21} + "Butª there wereª° false prophetsª alsoª amongª the¹ people,ª evenª asª there shall beª° false teachersª amongª you,ª whoª privily shall bring inª° damnableª heresies,ª evenª denyingª° the¹ Lordª that boughtª° them,ª and bring²° upon¹ themselvesª swiftª destruction.ª ... 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 2:1-3}
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