1 Samuel 15:22
22And Samuel said,a“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, bto obey is better than sacrifice,
and to listen than the fat of rams.
1 Kings 13:1
A Man of God Confronts Jeroboam
1And behold, ca man of God came out of Judah by the word of the Lord to Bethel. Jeroboam was standing by the altar dto make offerings.1 Kings 13:21-22
21And he cried to the man of God who came from Judah, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have disobeyed the word of the Lord and have not kept the command that the Lord your God commanded you, 22but have come back and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to you, “Eat no bread and drink no water,” your body shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.’”Job 23:12
12I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;I have etreasured the words of his mouth more than my fportion of food.
John 13:17
17If you know these things, gblessed are you if you do them.John 15:9-10
9 hAs the Father has loved me, iso have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 jIf you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as kI have kept lmy Father’s commandments and abide in his love.John 15:14
14You are mmy friends nif you do what I command you.
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