Genesis 4:7 Do what is right and then you will be accepted. If you don’t do what is right, sin is waiting at your door to grab you. It desires to control you. But you mu...

4:7 NIrV

逐节对照

New International Reader's Version - Do what is right and then you will be accepted. If you don’t do what is right, sin is waiting at your door to grab you. It desires to control you. But you must rule over it.”
新标点和合本 - 你若行得好，岂不蒙悦纳？你若行得不好，罪就伏在门前。它必恋慕你，你却要制伏它。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 你若做得对，岂不仰起头来吗？你若做得不对，罪就伏在门前。它想要控制你，你却要制伏它。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 你若做得对，岂不仰起头来吗？你若做得不对，罪就伏在门前。它想要控制你，你却要制伏它。”
当代译本 - 如果你做得对，难道不会蒙悦纳吗？如果你做得不对，罪就蹲伏在你的门口，要控制你，但你必须制服罪。”
圣经新译本 - 你若行得好，岂不可以抬起头来吗？你若行得不好，罪就伏在门口了；它要缠住你，你却要制伏它。”
中文标准译本 - 如果你做得好，能不蒙悦纳吗？如果你做得不好，罪就伏在门口了；它必恋慕你，而你要管辖它。”
现代标点和合本 - 你若行得好，岂不蒙悦纳？你若行得不好，罪就伏在门前。它必恋慕你，你却要制伏它。”
和合本（拼音版） - 你若行得好，岂不蒙悦纳？你若行得不好，罪就伏在门前。它必恋慕你，你却要制伏它。”
New International Version - If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”
English Standard Version - If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.”
New Living Translation - You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”
Christian Standard Bible - If you do what is right, won’t you be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”
New American Standard Bible - If you do well, will your face not be cheerful? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.”
New King James Version - If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”
Amplified Bible - If you do well [believing Me and doing what is acceptable and pleasing to Me], will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well [but ignore My instruction], sin crouches at your door; its desire is for you [to overpower you], but you must master it.”
American Standard Version - If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door: and unto thee shall be its desire; but do thou rule over it.
King James Version - If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
New English Translation - Is it not true that if you do what is right, you will be fine? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. It desires to dominate you, but you must subdue it.”
World English Bible - If you do well, won’t it be lifted up? If you don’t do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.”
新標點和合本 - 你若行得好，豈不蒙悅納？你若行得不好，罪就伏在門前。它必戀慕你，你卻要制伏它。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 你若做得對，豈不仰起頭來嗎？你若做得不對，罪就伏在門前。它想要控制你，你卻要制伏它。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 你若做得對，豈不仰起頭來嗎？你若做得不對，罪就伏在門前。它想要控制你，你卻要制伏它。」
當代譯本 - 如果你做得對，難道不會蒙悅納嗎？如果你做得不對，罪就蹲伏在你的門口，要控制你，但你必須制伏罪。」
聖經新譯本 - 你若行得好，豈不可以抬起頭來嗎？你若行得不好，罪就伏在門口了；它要纏住你，你卻要制伏它。”
呂振中譯本 - 假使你行得對，哪有不抬起頭來的？你若行得不對，罪就伏在門前了；它渴想要引誘你，你卻可以管制它！』
中文標準譯本 - 如果你做得好，能不蒙悅納嗎？如果你做得不好，罪就伏在門口了；它必戀慕你，而你要管轄它。」
現代標點和合本 - 你若行得好，豈不蒙悅納？你若行得不好，罪就伏在門前。它必戀慕你，你卻要制伏它。」
文理和合譯本 - 苟爾行善、豈不懽顏、苟行不善、孽伏於門、彼必戀爾、爾其制之、
文理委辦譯本 - 苟爾行善、豈不興起乎、苟行不善、孽伏於門、惟彼必繫戀於爾、汝為之督。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 爾若行善、豈不蒙悅納乎、若不行善、則孽伏於門、彼繫戀爾、爾猶將制之、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Si hicieras lo bueno, podrías andar con la frente en alto. Pero, si haces lo malo, el pecado te acecha, como una fiera lista para atraparte. No obstante, tú puedes dominarlo».
현대인의 성경 - 네가 옳은 일을 했다면 왜 내가 네 예물을 받지 않았겠느냐? 그러나 네가 옳은 일을 하지 않으면 죄가 네 문 앞에 도사리고 앉을 것이다. 죄가 너를 다스리고 싶어하여도 너는 죄를 이겨야 한다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Если ты будешь поступать правильно, неужели ты не будешь принят? Но если ты поступаешь неправильно, то у твоих дверей притаился грех: он желает овладеть тобой, но ты должен властвовать над ним.
Восточный перевод - Если ты будешь поступать правильно, неужели ты не будешь принят? Но если ты поступаешь неправильно, то у твоих дверей притаился грех: он желает овладеть тобой, но ты должен властвовать над ним.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Если ты будешь поступать правильно, неужели ты не будешь принят? Но если ты поступаешь неправильно, то у твоих дверей притаился грех: он желает овладеть тобой, но ты должен властвовать над ним.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Если ты будешь поступать правильно, неужели ты не будешь принят? Но если ты поступаешь неправильно, то у твоих дверей притаился грех: он желает овладеть тобой, но ты должен властвовать над ним.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Si tu agis bien, tu le relèveras. Mais si tu n’agis pas bien, le péché est tapi à ta porte : son désir se porte vers toi, mais toi, domine-le !
リビングバイブル - やるべきことを正しく行ってさえいれば、受け入れられるのだ。もし正しく行っていないなら、あなたを滅ぼそうと、罪が待ちかまえている。だが、あなたはその力を抑えることができるはずだ。」
Nova Versão Internacional - Se você fizer o bem, não será aceito? Mas, se não o fizer, saiba que o pecado o ameaça à porta; ele deseja conquistá-lo, mas você deve dominá-lo”.
Hoffnung für alle - »Wenn du Gutes im Sinn hast, kannst du doch jedem offen ins Gesicht sehen. Wenn du jedoch Böses planst, dann lauert die Sünde schon vor deiner Tür. Sie will dich zu Fall bringen, du aber beherrsche sie!«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Nếu con làm điều tốt thì lẽ nào không được chấp nhận? Nếu con không làm điều phải, thì hãy coi chừng! Tội lỗi đang rình rập ở cửa và thèm con lắm, nhưng con phải khống chế nó.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - หากเจ้าทำสิ่งที่ถูกที่ควร เจ้าก็จะเป็นที่ยอมรับไม่ใช่หรือ? แต่หากเจ้าไม่ทำสิ่งที่ถูกต้อง บาปก็หมอบอยู่ที่ประตูคอยเล่นงานเจ้า แต่เจ้าจะต้องชนะบาปให้ได้”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ถ้าเจ้าทำดี แล้วเราจะไม่รับเจ้าเช่นนั้นหรือ แต่ถ้าเจ้าทำไม่ดี บาปก็กำลังรอตะครุบเจ้าอยู่ที่ประตู มันต้องการตัวเจ้า เจ้าจะต้องเอาชนะมันให้ได้”

交叉引用

Job 29:4 - Those were the best days of my life. That’s when God’s friendship blessed my house.
2 Samuel 24:23 - Your Majesty, I’ll give all of it to you.” Araunah continued, “And may the Lord your God accept you.”
Genesis 4:8 - Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” So they went out. There Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
Genesis 4:9 - Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” Cain replied. “Am I supposed to take care of my brother?”
Genesis 4:10 - The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.
Genesis 4:11 - So I am putting a curse on you. I am driving you away from this ground. It has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
Genesis 4:12 - When you farm the land, it will not produce its crops for you anymore. You will be a restless person who wanders around on the earth.”
Genesis 4:13 - Cain said to the Lord, “You are punishing me more than I can take.
2 Kings 8:28 - Ahaziah joined forces with Joram. They went to war against Hazael at Ramoth Gilead. Joram was the son of Ahab. Hazael was king of Aram. The soldiers of Aram wounded King Joram.
Genesis 19:21 - The Lord said to Lot, “All right. I will also give you what you are asking for. I will not destroy the town you are talking about.
Job 42:8 - So now get seven bulls and seven rams. Go to my servant Job. Then sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you. And I will accept his prayer. I will not punish you for saying the foolish things you said. You have not said what is true about me, as my servant Job has.”
Romans 15:16 - to serve Christ Jesus among the Gentiles. I have the duty of a priest to preach God’s good news. Then the Gentiles will become an offering that pleases God. The Holy Spirit will make the offering holy.
1 Timothy 5:4 - But suppose a widow has children or grandchildren. They should first learn to put their faith into practice. They should care for their own family. In that way they will pay back their parents and grandparents. That pleases God.
Ephesians 1:6 - All those things bring praise to his glorious grace. God freely gave us his grace because of the One he loves.
Jeremiah 6:20 - What do I care about incense from the land of Sheba? Why should I bother with sweet-smelling cane from a land far away? I do not accept your burnt offerings. Your sacrifices do not please me.”
Romans 14:18 - Those who serve Christ in this way are pleasing to God. They are pleasing to people too.
Proverbs 18:5 - It isn’t good to favor those who do wrong. That would keep justice from those who aren’t guilty.
Ecclesiastes 8:12 - An evil person may be guilty of a hundred crimes. Yet they may still live a long time. But I know that things will go better with those who have great respect for God.
Ecclesiastes 8:13 - Sinful people don’t respect God. So things won’t go well with them. Like a shadow, they won’t be around very long.
1 Peter 2:5 - You also are like living stones. As you come to Christ, you are being built into a house for worship. There you will be holy priests. You will offer spiritual sacrifices. God will accept them because of what Jesus Christ has done.
Genesis 3:16 - The Lord God said to the woman, “I will increase your pain when you give birth. You will be in great pain when you have children. You will long for your husband. And he will rule over you.”
Malachi 1:8 - You sacrifice blind animals to me. Isn’t that wrong? You sacrifice disabled or sick animals. Isn’t that wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?” says the Lord who rules over all.
Malachi 1:10 - “You might as well shut the temple doors! Then you would not light useless fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord. “I will not accept any of the offerings you bring.
Malachi 1:13 - You say, ‘What a heavy load our work is!’ And you turn up your nose. You act as if you hate working for me,” says the Lord who rules over all. “You bring animals that have been hurt. Or you bring disabled or sick animals. Then you dare to offer them to me as sacrifices! Should I accept them from you?” says the Lord.
Acts 10:35 - “He accepts people from every nation. He accepts anyone who has respect for him and does what is right.
Numbers 32:23 - “But what if you fail to do your duty? Then you will be sinning against the Lord. And you may be sure that your sin will be discovered. It will be brought out into the open.
Proverbs 21:27 - God hates sacrifices that are brought by evil people. He hates it even more when they bring them for the wrong reason.
Romans 7:8 - But the commandment gave sin an opportunity. Sin caused me to want all kinds of things that belong to others. A person can’t sin by breaking a law if that law doesn’t exist.
Romans 7:9 - Before I knew about the law, I was alive. But then the commandment came. Sin came to life, and I died.
Romans 6:16 - Don’t you know that when you give yourselves to obey someone you become that person’s slave? If you are slaves of sin, then you will die. But if you are slaves who obey God, then you will live a godly life.
Romans 12:1 - Brothers and sisters, God has shown you his mercy. So I am asking you to offer up your bodies to him while you are still alive. Your bodies are a holy sacrifice that is pleasing to God. When you offer your bodies to God, you are worshiping him in the right way.
Hebrews 11:4 - Abel had faith. So he brought to God a better offering than Cain did. Because of his faith Abel was praised as a godly man. God said good things about his offerings. Because of his faith Abel still speaks. He speaks even though he is dead.
Romans 2:6 - God “will pay back each person in keeping with what they have done.” ( Psalm 62:12 ; Proverbs 24:12 )
Romans 2:7 - God will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good. They want glory, honor, and life that never ends.
Romans 2:8 - But there are others who only look out for themselves. They don’t accept the truth. They go astray. God will pour out his great anger on them.
Romans 2:9 - There will be trouble and suffering for everyone who does evil. That is meant first for the Jews. It is also meant for the Gentiles.
Romans 2:10 - But there will be glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good. That is meant first for the Jews. It is also meant for the Gentiles.
Isaiah 3:10 - Tell those who do what is right that things will go well with them. They will enjoy the results of the good things they’ve done.
Isaiah 3:11 - But how terrible it will be for those who do what is evil! Trouble is about to fall on them. They will be paid back for the evil things they’ve done.
James 1:15 - When these desires are allowed to remain, they lead to sin. And when sin is allowed to remain and grow, it leads to death.

逐节对照

交叉引用

New International Reader's Version - Do what is right and then you will be accepted. If you don’t do what is right, sin is waiting at your door to grab you. It desires to control you. But you must rule over it.”
新标点和合本 - 你若行得好，岂不蒙悦纳？你若行得不好，罪就伏在门前。它必恋慕你，你却要制伏它。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 你若做得对，岂不仰起头来吗？你若做得不对，罪就伏在门前。它想要控制你，你却要制伏它。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 你若做得对，岂不仰起头来吗？你若做得不对，罪就伏在门前。它想要控制你，你却要制伏它。”
当代译本 - 如果你做得对，难道不会蒙悦纳吗？如果你做得不对，罪就蹲伏在你的门口，要控制你，但你必须制服罪。”
圣经新译本 - 你若行得好，岂不可以抬起头来吗？你若行得不好，罪就伏在门口了；它要缠住你，你却要制伏它。”
中文标准译本 - 如果你做得好，能不蒙悦纳吗？如果你做得不好，罪就伏在门口了；它必恋慕你，而你要管辖它。”
现代标点和合本 - 你若行得好，岂不蒙悦纳？你若行得不好，罪就伏在门前。它必恋慕你，你却要制伏它。”
和合本（拼音版） - 你若行得好，岂不蒙悦纳？你若行得不好，罪就伏在门前。它必恋慕你，你却要制伏它。”
New International Version - If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”
English Standard Version - If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.”
New Living Translation - You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”
Christian Standard Bible - If you do what is right, won’t you be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”
New American Standard Bible - If you do well, will your face not be cheerful? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.”
New King James Version - If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”
Amplified Bible - If you do well [believing Me and doing what is acceptable and pleasing to Me], will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well [but ignore My instruction], sin crouches at your door; its desire is for you [to overpower you], but you must master it.”
American Standard Version - If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door: and unto thee shall be its desire; but do thou rule over it.
King James Version - If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
New English Translation - Is it not true that if you do what is right, you will be fine? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. It desires to dominate you, but you must subdue it.”
World English Bible - If you do well, won’t it be lifted up? If you don’t do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.”
新標點和合本 - 你若行得好，豈不蒙悅納？你若行得不好，罪就伏在門前。它必戀慕你，你卻要制伏它。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 你若做得對，豈不仰起頭來嗎？你若做得不對，罪就伏在門前。它想要控制你，你卻要制伏它。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 你若做得對，豈不仰起頭來嗎？你若做得不對，罪就伏在門前。它想要控制你，你卻要制伏它。」
當代譯本 - 如果你做得對，難道不會蒙悅納嗎？如果你做得不對，罪就蹲伏在你的門口，要控制你，但你必須制伏罪。」
聖經新譯本 - 你若行得好，豈不可以抬起頭來嗎？你若行得不好，罪就伏在門口了；它要纏住你，你卻要制伏它。”
呂振中譯本 - 假使你行得對，哪有不抬起頭來的？你若行得不對，罪就伏在門前了；它渴想要引誘你，你卻可以管制它！』
中文標準譯本 - 如果你做得好，能不蒙悅納嗎？如果你做得不好，罪就伏在門口了；它必戀慕你，而你要管轄它。」
現代標點和合本 - 你若行得好，豈不蒙悅納？你若行得不好，罪就伏在門前。它必戀慕你，你卻要制伏它。」
文理和合譯本 - 苟爾行善、豈不懽顏、苟行不善、孽伏於門、彼必戀爾、爾其制之、
文理委辦譯本 - 苟爾行善、豈不興起乎、苟行不善、孽伏於門、惟彼必繫戀於爾、汝為之督。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 爾若行善、豈不蒙悅納乎、若不行善、則孽伏於門、彼繫戀爾、爾猶將制之、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Si hicieras lo bueno, podrías andar con la frente en alto. Pero, si haces lo malo, el pecado te acecha, como una fiera lista para atraparte. No obstante, tú puedes dominarlo».
현대인의 성경 - 네가 옳은 일을 했다면 왜 내가 네 예물을 받지 않았겠느냐? 그러나 네가 옳은 일을 하지 않으면 죄가 네 문 앞에 도사리고 앉을 것이다. 죄가 너를 다스리고 싶어하여도 너는 죄를 이겨야 한다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Если ты будешь поступать правильно, неужели ты не будешь принят? Но если ты поступаешь неправильно, то у твоих дверей притаился грех: он желает овладеть тобой, но ты должен властвовать над ним.
Восточный перевод - Если ты будешь поступать правильно, неужели ты не будешь принят? Но если ты поступаешь неправильно, то у твоих дверей притаился грех: он желает овладеть тобой, но ты должен властвовать над ним.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Если ты будешь поступать правильно, неужели ты не будешь принят? Но если ты поступаешь неправильно, то у твоих дверей притаился грех: он желает овладеть тобой, но ты должен властвовать над ним.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Если ты будешь поступать правильно, неужели ты не будешь принят? Но если ты поступаешь неправильно, то у твоих дверей притаился грех: он желает овладеть тобой, но ты должен властвовать над ним.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Si tu agis bien, tu le relèveras. Mais si tu n’agis pas bien, le péché est tapi à ta porte : son désir se porte vers toi, mais toi, domine-le !
リビングバイブル - やるべきことを正しく行ってさえいれば、受け入れられるのだ。もし正しく行っていないなら、あなたを滅ぼそうと、罪が待ちかまえている。だが、あなたはその力を抑えることができるはずだ。」
Nova Versão Internacional - Se você fizer o bem, não será aceito? Mas, se não o fizer, saiba que o pecado o ameaça à porta; ele deseja conquistá-lo, mas você deve dominá-lo”.
Hoffnung für alle - »Wenn du Gutes im Sinn hast, kannst du doch jedem offen ins Gesicht sehen. Wenn du jedoch Böses planst, dann lauert die Sünde schon vor deiner Tür. Sie will dich zu Fall bringen, du aber beherrsche sie!«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Nếu con làm điều tốt thì lẽ nào không được chấp nhận? Nếu con không làm điều phải, thì hãy coi chừng! Tội lỗi đang rình rập ở cửa và thèm con lắm, nhưng con phải khống chế nó.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - หากเจ้าทำสิ่งที่ถูกที่ควร เจ้าก็จะเป็นที่ยอมรับไม่ใช่หรือ? แต่หากเจ้าไม่ทำสิ่งที่ถูกต้อง บาปก็หมอบอยู่ที่ประตูคอยเล่นงานเจ้า แต่เจ้าจะต้องชนะบาปให้ได้”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ถ้าเจ้าทำดี แล้วเราจะไม่รับเจ้าเช่นนั้นหรือ แต่ถ้าเจ้าทำไม่ดี บาปก็กำลังรอตะครุบเจ้าอยู่ที่ประตู มันต้องการตัวเจ้า เจ้าจะต้องเอาชนะมันให้ได้”

Job 29:4 - Those were the best days of my life. That’s when God’s friendship blessed my house.
2 Samuel 24:23 - Your Majesty, I’ll give all of it to you.” Araunah continued, “And may the Lord your God accept you.”
Genesis 4:8 - Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” So they went out. There Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
Genesis 4:9 - Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” Cain replied. “Am I supposed to take care of my brother?”
Genesis 4:10 - The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.
Genesis 4:11 - So I am putting a curse on you. I am driving you away from this ground. It has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
Genesis 4:12 - When you farm the land, it will not produce its crops for you anymore. You will be a restless person who wanders around on the earth.”
Genesis 4:13 - Cain said to the Lord, “You are punishing me more than I can take.
2 Kings 8:28 - Ahaziah joined forces with Joram. They went to war against Hazael at Ramoth Gilead. Joram was the son of Ahab. Hazael was king of Aram. The soldiers of Aram wounded King Joram.
Genesis 19:21 - The Lord said to Lot, “All right. I will also give you what you are asking for. I will not destroy the town you are talking about.
Job 42:8 - So now get seven bulls and seven rams. Go to my servant Job. Then sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you. And I will accept his prayer. I will not punish you for saying the foolish things you said. You have not said what is true about me, as my servant Job has.”
Romans 15:16 - to serve Christ Jesus among the Gentiles. I have the duty of a priest to preach God’s good news. Then the Gentiles will become an offering that pleases God. The Holy Spirit will make the offering holy.
1 Timothy 5:4 - But suppose a widow has children or grandchildren. They should first learn to put their faith into practice. They should care for their own family. In that way they will pay back their parents and grandparents. That pleases God.
Ephesians 1:6 - All those things bring praise to his glorious grace. God freely gave us his grace because of the One he loves.
Jeremiah 6:20 - What do I care about incense from the land of Sheba? Why should I bother with sweet-smelling cane from a land far away? I do not accept your burnt offerings. Your sacrifices do not please me.”
Romans 14:18 - Those who serve Christ in this way are pleasing to God. They are pleasing to people too.
Proverbs 18:5 - It isn’t good to favor those who do wrong. That would keep justice from those who aren’t guilty.
Ecclesiastes 8:12 - An evil person may be guilty of a hundred crimes. Yet they may still live a long time. But I know that things will go better with those who have great respect for God.
Ecclesiastes 8:13 - Sinful people don’t respect God. So things won’t go well with them. Like a shadow, they won’t be around very long.
1 Peter 2:5 - You also are like living stones. As you come to Christ, you are being built into a house for worship. There you will be holy priests. You will offer spiritual sacrifices. God will accept them because of what Jesus Christ has done.
Genesis 3:16 - The Lord God said to the woman, “I will increase your pain when you give birth. You will be in great pain when you have children. You will long for your husband. And he will rule over you.”
Malachi 1:8 - You sacrifice blind animals to me. Isn’t that wrong? You sacrifice disabled or sick animals. Isn’t that wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?” says the Lord who rules over all.
Malachi 1:10 - “You might as well shut the temple doors! Then you would not light useless fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord. “I will not accept any of the offerings you bring.
Malachi 1:13 - You say, ‘What a heavy load our work is!’ And you turn up your nose. You act as if you hate working for me,” says the Lord who rules over all. “You bring animals that have been hurt. Or you bring disabled or sick animals. Then you dare to offer them to me as sacrifices! Should I accept them from you?” says the Lord.
Acts 10:35 - “He accepts people from every nation. He accepts anyone who has respect for him and does what is right.
Numbers 32:23 - “But what if you fail to do your duty? Then you will be sinning against the Lord. And you may be sure that your sin will be discovered. It will be brought out into the open.
Proverbs 21:27 - God hates sacrifices that are brought by evil people. He hates it even more when they bring them for the wrong reason.
Romans 7:8 - But the commandment gave sin an opportunity. Sin caused me to want all kinds of things that belong to others. A person can’t sin by breaking a law if that law doesn’t exist.
Romans 7:9 - Before I knew about the law, I was alive. But then the commandment came. Sin came to life, and I died.
Romans 6:16 - Don’t you know that when you give yourselves to obey someone you become that person’s slave? If you are slaves of sin, then you will die. But if you are slaves who obey God, then you will live a godly life.
Romans 12:1 - Brothers and sisters, God has shown you his mercy. So I am asking you to offer up your bodies to him while you are still alive. Your bodies are a holy sacrifice that is pleasing to God. When you offer your bodies to God, you are worshiping him in the right way.
Hebrews 11:4 - Abel had faith. So he brought to God a better offering than Cain did. Because of his faith Abel was praised as a godly man. God said good things about his offerings. Because of his faith Abel still speaks. He speaks even though he is dead.
Romans 2:6 - God “will pay back each person in keeping with what they have done.” ( Psalm 62:12 ; Proverbs 24:12 )
Romans 2:7 - God will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good. They want glory, honor, and life that never ends.
Romans 2:8 - But there are others who only look out for themselves. They don’t accept the truth. They go astray. God will pour out his great anger on them.
Romans 2:9 - There will be trouble and suffering for everyone who does evil. That is meant first for the Jews. It is also meant for the Gentiles.
Romans 2:10 - But there will be glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good. That is meant first for the Jews. It is also meant for the Gentiles.
Isaiah 3:10 - Tell those who do what is right that things will go well with them. They will enjoy the results of the good things they’ve done.
Isaiah 3:11 - But how terrible it will be for those who do what is evil! Trouble is about to fall on them. They will be paid back for the evil things they’ve done.
James 1:15 - When these desires are allowed to remain, they lead to sin. And when sin is allowed to remain and grow, it leads to death.