1 Kings 18:21
21And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long awill you go limping between two different opinions? bIf the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” And the people did not answer him a word.1 Kings 22:28
28And Micaiah said, “If you return in peace, cthe Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, d“Hear, all you peoples!”Psalms 49:1-2
Why Should I Fear in Times of Trouble?
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of ethe Sons of Korah.
1 fHear this, all peoples!Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
2 gboth low and high,
rich and poor together!
Psalms 94:8
8 hUnderstand, O dullest of the people!Fools, when will you be wise?
Matthew 15:10
What Defiles a Person
10And he called the people to him and said to them, i“Hear and understand:Luke 12:1
Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees
1In the meantime, jwhen so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, k“Beware of lthe leaven of the Pharisees, mwhich is hypocrisy.Luke 12:54-57
Interpreting the Time
54He also said to the crowds, n“When you see oa cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming.’ And so it happens. 55And pwhen you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be qscorching heat,’ and it happens. 56You hypocrites! rYou know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?Settle with Your Accuser
57“And why sdo you not judge tfor yourselves what is right?Luke 20:45-47
Beware of the Scribes
45 uAnd in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples, 46“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and vthe places of honor at feasts, 47 wwho devour widows’ houses and xfor a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”
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