1 Samuel 2:29-30
29Why then do you ascorn ▼▼Hebrew kick at
my sacrifices and my offerings that I commanded for my dwelling, and honor your sons above me by fattening yourselves on the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?’ 30Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: c‘I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me forever,’ dbut now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 2 Chronicles 29:34
34But the priests were too few and could not flay all the burnt offerings, so until other priests had consecrated themselves, etheir brothers the Levites helped them, until the work was finished— ffor the Levites were more upright in heart than the priests in consecrating themselves.Isaiah 56:10-12
10 gHis watchmen are blind;they are all without knowledge;
they are all silent hdogs;
they cannot bark,
dreaming, lying down,
loving to slumber.
11 iThe dogs have a mighty appetite;
they never have enough.
But jthey are shepherds who have no understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
keach to his own gain, one and all.
12 l“Come,” they say, “let me get wine;
let us fill ourselves with strong drink;
mand tomorrow will be like this day,
great beyond measure.”
Malachi 1:10
10 nOh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts, oand I will not accept an offering from your hand.Philippians 2:21
21For they all pseek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.1 Peter 5:2
2 qshepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, ▼▼Some manuscripts omit exercising oversight
snot under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; ▼▼Some manuscripts omit as God would have you
unot for shameful gain, but eagerly;
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