Matthew 25:24 “Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you d...

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New Living Translation - “Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate.
新标点和合本 - 那领一千的也来，说：‘主啊，我知道你是忍心的人，没有种的地方要收割，没有散的地方要聚敛，
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 那领一千的也进前来，说：‘主啊，我知道你，你是个严厉的人：没有种的地方也要收割，没有播的地方也要收获，
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 那领一千的也进前来，说：‘主啊，我知道你，你是个严厉的人：没有种的地方也要收割，没有播的地方也要收获，
当代译本 - “得到一千银币的奴仆也上前说，‘主人，我知道你为人苛刻，没有播种的地方也要收割，没有撒种的地方也要收获。
圣经新译本 - 那领了六千的也前来，说：‘主啊，我知道你是个严厉的人，没有撒种的地方，你要收割；没有散播的地方，你要收聚。
中文标准译本 - “接着，那领了一千两银子的也上前来，说：‘主啊，我知道你是个严厉的人，不是你播种的地方，你收获；不是你投放的地方，你收集。
现代标点和合本 - 那领一千的也来，说：‘主啊，我知道你是忍心的人，没有种的地方要收割，没有散的地方要聚敛。
和合本（拼音版） - 那领一千的也来，说：‘主啊，我知道你是忍心的人，没有种的地方要收割，没有散的地方要聚敛。
New International Version - “Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
New International Reader's Version - “Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man. You harvest where you have not planted. You gather crops where you have not scattered seed.
English Standard Version - He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed,
The Message - “The servant given one thousand said, ‘Master, I know you have high standards and hate careless ways, that you demand the best and make no allowances for error. I was afraid I might disappoint you, so I found a good hiding place and secured your money. Here it is, safe and sound down to the last cent.’
Christian Standard Bible - “The man who had received one talent also approached and said, ‘Master, I know you. You’re a harsh man, reaping where you haven’t sown and gathering where you haven’t scattered seed.
New American Standard Bible - “Now the one who had received the one talent also came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed.
New King James Version - “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
Amplified Bible - “The one who had received one talent also came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a harsh and demanding man, reaping [the harvest] where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter seed.
American Standard Version - And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter;
King James Version - Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
New English Translation - Then the one who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Sir, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed,
World English Bible - “He also who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you didn’t sow, and gathering where you didn’t scatter.
新標點和合本 - 那領一千的也來，說：『主啊，我知道你是忍心的人，沒有種的地方要收割，沒有散的地方要聚斂，
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 那領一千的也進前來，說：『主啊，我知道你，你是個嚴厲的人：沒有種的地方也要收割，沒有播的地方也要收穫，
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 那領一千的也進前來，說：『主啊，我知道你，你是個嚴厲的人：沒有種的地方也要收割，沒有播的地方也要收穫，
當代譯本 - 「得到一千銀幣的奴僕也上前說，『主人，我知道你為人苛刻，沒有播種的地方也要收割，沒有撒種的地方也要收穫。
聖經新譯本 - 那領了六千的也前來，說：‘主啊，我知道你是個嚴厲的人，沒有撒種的地方，你要收割；沒有散播的地方，你要收聚。
呂振中譯本 - 那領了六千的也上前來，說：「主啊，我知道你是苛刻的人，沒有撒種的地方你就收割；沒有簸散的地方你就收集，
中文標準譯本 - 「接著，那領了一千兩銀子的也上前來，說：『主啊，我知道你是個嚴厲的人，不是你播種的地方，你收穫；不是你投放的地方，你收集。
現代標點和合本 - 那領一千的也來，說：『主啊，我知道你是忍心的人，沒有種的地方要收割，沒有散的地方要聚斂。
文理和合譯本 - 受一千者亦至、曰、主、我知爾乃忍人、未播之處而穫、未散之處而斂、
文理委辦譯本 - 受一千者至、曰、主也、我知爾乃忍人、未播之處而穫、未散之處而斂、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 受一他連得者、曰、主人、我知爾乃忍人、於未播之處而穫、於未散之處而斂、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 受一千者繼至、曰：「素知吾主刻薄寡恩、不播而穫、不散而斂；
Nueva Versión Internacional - »Después llegó el que había recibido solo mil monedas. “Señor —explicó—, yo sabía que usted es un hombre duro, que cosecha donde no ha sembrado y recoge donde no ha esparcido.
현대인의 성경 - 그런데 한 달란트 받은 사람은 와서 ‘주인님, 저는 주인님이 아무 수고도 하지 않고 남이 심고 뿌려 놓은 것을 거둬들이는 지독한 분으로 알았습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Затем пришел и тот, кому был доверен один талант. «Господин, – говорит он, – я знал, что ты человек суровый, жнешь там, где не сеял, и собираешь там, где не рассыпал.
Восточный перевод - Затем пришёл и тот, кому был доверен один мешок. «Господин, – говорит он, – я знал, что ты человек суровый, жнёшь там, где не сеял, и собираешь там, где не рассыпал.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Затем пришёл и тот, кому был доверен один мешок. «Господин, – говорит он, – я знал, что ты человек суровый, жнёшь там, где не сеял, и собираешь там, где не рассыпал.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Затем пришёл и тот, кому был доверен один мешок. «Господин, – говорит он, – я знал, что ты человек суровый, жнёшь там, где не сеял, и собираешь там, где не рассыпал.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Enfin, celui qui n’avait reçu qu’un lingot vint à son tour et dit : « Maître, je savais que tu es un homme dur : tu moissonnes là où tu n’as rien semé, tu récoltes où tu n’as pas répandu de semence.
リビングバイブル - 最後に、一タラント受け取った男が進み出て言いました。『ご主人様。あなたはたいそうひどい方でございます。私は前々からそれを知っておりましたから、せっかくお金をもうけても、あなたが取り上げてしまうのではないかと、こわくてしかたがなかったのです。それで、あなたのお金を土の中に隠しておきました。はい、これがそのお金でございます。』
Nestle Aland 28 - Προσελθὼν δὲ καὶ ὁ τὸ ἓν τάλαντον εἰληφὼς εἶπεν· κύριε, ἔγνων σε ὅτι σκληρὸς εἶ ἄνθρωπος, θερίζων ὅπου οὐκ ἔσπειρας καὶ συνάγων ὅθεν οὐ διεσκόρπισας,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - προσελθὼν δὲ καὶ ὁ τὸ ἓν τάλαντον εἰληφὼς εἶπεν, Κύριε, ἔγνων σε, ὅτι σκληρὸς εἶ ἄνθρωπος, θερίζων ὅπου οὐκ ἔσπειρας, καὶ συνάγων ὅθεν οὐ διεσκόρπισας.
Nova Versão Internacional - “Por fim, veio o que tinha recebido um talento e disse: ‘Eu sabia que o senhor é um homem severo, que colhe onde não plantou e junta onde não semeou.
Hoffnung für alle - Schließlich kam der Diener, dem der Herr einen Zentner Silberstücke gegeben hatte, und erklärte: ›Ich kenne dich als strengen Herrn und dachte: Du erntest, was andere gesät haben; du nimmst dir, wofür du nichts getan hast.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Người nhận một túi bạc đến phân trần: ‘Thưa chủ, tôi biết chủ khắt khe, hay gặt hái trong chỗ không gieo, thu hoạch ở nơi không trồng.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “แล้วคนที่ได้รับตะลันต์เดียวมาเรียนว่า ‘นายเจ้าข้า ข้าพเจ้ารู้ว่าท่านเป็นคนใจแข็งซึ่งเก็บเกี่ยวสิ่งที่ท่านไม่ได้เพาะปลูกและรวบรวมผลที่ท่านไม่ได้หว่าน
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - คนที่ได้รับ 1 ตะลันต์ก็มาหาด้วย และพูดว่า ‘นายท่าน ข้าพเจ้าทราบว่าท่านเป็นคนเข้มงวด ท่านเก็บเกี่ยวสิ่งที่ท่านไม่ได้หว่าน และเก็บรวบรวมสิ่งที่ท่านไม่ได้โปรยเมล็ดไว้

交叉引用

Matthew 7:21 - “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter.
Malachi 3:14 - “You have said, ‘What’s the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the Lord of Heaven’s Armies that we are sorry for our sins?
Malachi 3:15 - From now on we will call the arrogant blessed. For those who do evil get rich, and those who dare God to punish them suffer no harm.’”
Romans 9:20 - No, don’t say that. Who are you, a mere human being, to argue with God? Should the thing that was created say to the one who created it, “Why have you made me like this?”
Job 21:14 - And yet they say to God, ‘Go away. We want no part of you and your ways.
Job 21:15 - Who is the Almighty, and why should we obey him? What good will it do us to pray?’
Matthew 20:12 - ‘Those people worked only one hour, and yet you’ve paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat.’
Malachi 1:12 - “But you dishonor my name with your actions. By bringing contemptible food, you are saying it’s all right to defile the Lord’s table.
Malachi 1:13 - You say, ‘It’s too hard to serve the Lord,’ and you turn up your noses at my commands,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “Think of it! Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being presented as offerings! Should I accept from you such offerings as these?” asks the Lord.
Jeremiah 44:16 - “We will not listen to your messages from the Lord!
Jeremiah 44:17 - We will do whatever we want. We will burn incense and pour out liquid offerings to the Queen of Heaven just as much as we like—just as we, and our ancestors, and our kings and officials have always done in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For in those days we had plenty to eat, and we were well off and had no troubles!
Jeremiah 44:18 - But ever since we quit burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and stopped worshiping her with liquid offerings, we have been in great trouble and have been dying from war and famine.”
Isaiah 58:3 - ‘We have fasted before you!’ they say. ‘Why aren’t you impressed? We have been very hard on ourselves, and you don’t even notice it!’ “I will tell you why!” I respond. “It’s because you are fasting to please yourselves. Even while you fast, you keep oppressing your workers.
Luke 6:46 - “So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say?
Romans 8:7 - For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will.
Ezekiel 18:25 - “Yet you say, ‘The Lord isn’t doing what’s right!’ Listen to me, O people of Israel. Am I the one not doing what’s right, or is it you?
Ezekiel 18:26 - When righteous people turn from their righteous behavior and start doing sinful things, they will die for it. Yes, they will die because of their sinful deeds.
Ezekiel 18:27 - And if wicked people turn from their wickedness, obey the law, and do what is just and right, they will save their lives.
Ezekiel 18:28 - They will live because they thought it over and decided to turn from their sins. Such people will not die.
Ezekiel 18:29 - And yet the people of Israel keep saying, ‘The Lord isn’t doing what’s right!’ O people of Israel, it is you who are not doing what’s right, not I.
Luke 15:29 - but he replied, ‘All these years I’ve slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends.
Jeremiah 2:31 - “O my people, listen to the words of the Lord! Have I been like a desert to Israel? Have I been to them a land of darkness? Why then do my people say, ‘At last we are free from God! We don’t need him anymore!’
Luke 19:20 - “But the third servant brought back only the original amount of money and said, ‘Master, I hid your money and kept it safe.
Luke 19:21 - I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn’t yours and harvesting crops you didn’t plant.’
Luke 19:22 - “‘You wicked servant!’ the king roared. ‘Your own words condemn you. If you knew that I’m a hard man who takes what isn’t mine and harvests crops I didn’t plant,

逐节对照

交叉引用

New Living Translation - “Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate.
新标点和合本 - 那领一千的也来，说：‘主啊，我知道你是忍心的人，没有种的地方要收割，没有散的地方要聚敛，
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 那领一千的也进前来，说：‘主啊，我知道你，你是个严厉的人：没有种的地方也要收割，没有播的地方也要收获，
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 那领一千的也进前来，说：‘主啊，我知道你，你是个严厉的人：没有种的地方也要收割，没有播的地方也要收获，
当代译本 - “得到一千银币的奴仆也上前说，‘主人，我知道你为人苛刻，没有播种的地方也要收割，没有撒种的地方也要收获。
圣经新译本 - 那领了六千的也前来，说：‘主啊，我知道你是个严厉的人，没有撒种的地方，你要收割；没有散播的地方，你要收聚。
中文标准译本 - “接着，那领了一千两银子的也上前来，说：‘主啊，我知道你是个严厉的人，不是你播种的地方，你收获；不是你投放的地方，你收集。
现代标点和合本 - 那领一千的也来，说：‘主啊，我知道你是忍心的人，没有种的地方要收割，没有散的地方要聚敛。
和合本（拼音版） - 那领一千的也来，说：‘主啊，我知道你是忍心的人，没有种的地方要收割，没有散的地方要聚敛。
New International Version - “Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
New International Reader's Version - “Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man. You harvest where you have not planted. You gather crops where you have not scattered seed.
English Standard Version - He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed,
The Message - “The servant given one thousand said, ‘Master, I know you have high standards and hate careless ways, that you demand the best and make no allowances for error. I was afraid I might disappoint you, so I found a good hiding place and secured your money. Here it is, safe and sound down to the last cent.’
Christian Standard Bible - “The man who had received one talent also approached and said, ‘Master, I know you. You’re a harsh man, reaping where you haven’t sown and gathering where you haven’t scattered seed.
New American Standard Bible - “Now the one who had received the one talent also came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed.
New King James Version - “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
Amplified Bible - “The one who had received one talent also came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a harsh and demanding man, reaping [the harvest] where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter seed.
American Standard Version - And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter;
King James Version - Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
New English Translation - Then the one who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Sir, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed,
World English Bible - “He also who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you didn’t sow, and gathering where you didn’t scatter.
新標點和合本 - 那領一千的也來，說：『主啊，我知道你是忍心的人，沒有種的地方要收割，沒有散的地方要聚斂，
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 那領一千的也進前來，說：『主啊，我知道你，你是個嚴厲的人：沒有種的地方也要收割，沒有播的地方也要收穫，
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 那領一千的也進前來，說：『主啊，我知道你，你是個嚴厲的人：沒有種的地方也要收割，沒有播的地方也要收穫，
當代譯本 - 「得到一千銀幣的奴僕也上前說，『主人，我知道你為人苛刻，沒有播種的地方也要收割，沒有撒種的地方也要收穫。
聖經新譯本 - 那領了六千的也前來，說：‘主啊，我知道你是個嚴厲的人，沒有撒種的地方，你要收割；沒有散播的地方，你要收聚。
呂振中譯本 - 那領了六千的也上前來，說：「主啊，我知道你是苛刻的人，沒有撒種的地方你就收割；沒有簸散的地方你就收集，
中文標準譯本 - 「接著，那領了一千兩銀子的也上前來，說：『主啊，我知道你是個嚴厲的人，不是你播種的地方，你收穫；不是你投放的地方，你收集。
現代標點和合本 - 那領一千的也來，說：『主啊，我知道你是忍心的人，沒有種的地方要收割，沒有散的地方要聚斂。
文理和合譯本 - 受一千者亦至、曰、主、我知爾乃忍人、未播之處而穫、未散之處而斂、
文理委辦譯本 - 受一千者至、曰、主也、我知爾乃忍人、未播之處而穫、未散之處而斂、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 受一他連得者、曰、主人、我知爾乃忍人、於未播之處而穫、於未散之處而斂、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 受一千者繼至、曰：「素知吾主刻薄寡恩、不播而穫、不散而斂；
Nueva Versión Internacional - »Después llegó el que había recibido solo mil monedas. “Señor —explicó—, yo sabía que usted es un hombre duro, que cosecha donde no ha sembrado y recoge donde no ha esparcido.
현대인의 성경 - 그런데 한 달란트 받은 사람은 와서 ‘주인님, 저는 주인님이 아무 수고도 하지 않고 남이 심고 뿌려 놓은 것을 거둬들이는 지독한 분으로 알았습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Затем пришел и тот, кому был доверен один талант. «Господин, – говорит он, – я знал, что ты человек суровый, жнешь там, где не сеял, и собираешь там, где не рассыпал.
Восточный перевод - Затем пришёл и тот, кому был доверен один мешок. «Господин, – говорит он, – я знал, что ты человек суровый, жнёшь там, где не сеял, и собираешь там, где не рассыпал.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Затем пришёл и тот, кому был доверен один мешок. «Господин, – говорит он, – я знал, что ты человек суровый, жнёшь там, где не сеял, и собираешь там, где не рассыпал.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Затем пришёл и тот, кому был доверен один мешок. «Господин, – говорит он, – я знал, что ты человек суровый, жнёшь там, где не сеял, и собираешь там, где не рассыпал.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Enfin, celui qui n’avait reçu qu’un lingot vint à son tour et dit : « Maître, je savais que tu es un homme dur : tu moissonnes là où tu n’as rien semé, tu récoltes où tu n’as pas répandu de semence.
リビングバイブル - 最後に、一タラント受け取った男が進み出て言いました。『ご主人様。あなたはたいそうひどい方でございます。私は前々からそれを知っておりましたから、せっかくお金をもうけても、あなたが取り上げてしまうのではないかと、こわくてしかたがなかったのです。それで、あなたのお金を土の中に隠しておきました。はい、これがそのお金でございます。』
Nestle Aland 28 - Προσελθὼν δὲ καὶ ὁ τὸ ἓν τάλαντον εἰληφὼς εἶπεν· κύριε, ἔγνων σε ὅτι σκληρὸς εἶ ἄνθρωπος, θερίζων ὅπου οὐκ ἔσπειρας καὶ συνάγων ὅθεν οὐ διεσκόρπισας,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - προσελθὼν δὲ καὶ ὁ τὸ ἓν τάλαντον εἰληφὼς εἶπεν, Κύριε, ἔγνων σε, ὅτι σκληρὸς εἶ ἄνθρωπος, θερίζων ὅπου οὐκ ἔσπειρας, καὶ συνάγων ὅθεν οὐ διεσκόρπισας.
Nova Versão Internacional - “Por fim, veio o que tinha recebido um talento e disse: ‘Eu sabia que o senhor é um homem severo, que colhe onde não plantou e junta onde não semeou.
Hoffnung für alle - Schließlich kam der Diener, dem der Herr einen Zentner Silberstücke gegeben hatte, und erklärte: ›Ich kenne dich als strengen Herrn und dachte: Du erntest, was andere gesät haben; du nimmst dir, wofür du nichts getan hast.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Người nhận một túi bạc đến phân trần: ‘Thưa chủ, tôi biết chủ khắt khe, hay gặt hái trong chỗ không gieo, thu hoạch ở nơi không trồng.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “แล้วคนที่ได้รับตะลันต์เดียวมาเรียนว่า ‘นายเจ้าข้า ข้าพเจ้ารู้ว่าท่านเป็นคนใจแข็งซึ่งเก็บเกี่ยวสิ่งที่ท่านไม่ได้เพาะปลูกและรวบรวมผลที่ท่านไม่ได้หว่าน
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - คนที่ได้รับ 1 ตะลันต์ก็มาหาด้วย และพูดว่า ‘นายท่าน ข้าพเจ้าทราบว่าท่านเป็นคนเข้มงวด ท่านเก็บเกี่ยวสิ่งที่ท่านไม่ได้หว่าน และเก็บรวบรวมสิ่งที่ท่านไม่ได้โปรยเมล็ดไว้

Matthew 7:21 - “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter.
Malachi 3:14 - “You have said, ‘What’s the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the Lord of Heaven’s Armies that we are sorry for our sins?
Malachi 3:15 - From now on we will call the arrogant blessed. For those who do evil get rich, and those who dare God to punish them suffer no harm.’”
Romans 9:20 - No, don’t say that. Who are you, a mere human being, to argue with God? Should the thing that was created say to the one who created it, “Why have you made me like this?”
Job 21:14 - And yet they say to God, ‘Go away. We want no part of you and your ways.
Job 21:15 - Who is the Almighty, and why should we obey him? What good will it do us to pray?’
Matthew 20:12 - ‘Those people worked only one hour, and yet you’ve paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat.’
Malachi 1:12 - “But you dishonor my name with your actions. By bringing contemptible food, you are saying it’s all right to defile the Lord’s table.
Malachi 1:13 - You say, ‘It’s too hard to serve the Lord,’ and you turn up your noses at my commands,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “Think of it! Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being presented as offerings! Should I accept from you such offerings as these?” asks the Lord.
Jeremiah 44:16 - “We will not listen to your messages from the Lord!
Jeremiah 44:17 - We will do whatever we want. We will burn incense and pour out liquid offerings to the Queen of Heaven just as much as we like—just as we, and our ancestors, and our kings and officials have always done in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For in those days we had plenty to eat, and we were well off and had no troubles!
Jeremiah 44:18 - But ever since we quit burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and stopped worshiping her with liquid offerings, we have been in great trouble and have been dying from war and famine.”
Isaiah 58:3 - ‘We have fasted before you!’ they say. ‘Why aren’t you impressed? We have been very hard on ourselves, and you don’t even notice it!’ “I will tell you why!” I respond. “It’s because you are fasting to please yourselves. Even while you fast, you keep oppressing your workers.
Luke 6:46 - “So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say?
Romans 8:7 - For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will.
Ezekiel 18:25 - “Yet you say, ‘The Lord isn’t doing what’s right!’ Listen to me, O people of Israel. Am I the one not doing what’s right, or is it you?
Ezekiel 18:26 - When righteous people turn from their righteous behavior and start doing sinful things, they will die for it. Yes, they will die because of their sinful deeds.
Ezekiel 18:27 - And if wicked people turn from their wickedness, obey the law, and do what is just and right, they will save their lives.
Ezekiel 18:28 - They will live because they thought it over and decided to turn from their sins. Such people will not die.
Ezekiel 18:29 - And yet the people of Israel keep saying, ‘The Lord isn’t doing what’s right!’ O people of Israel, it is you who are not doing what’s right, not I.
Luke 15:29 - but he replied, ‘All these years I’ve slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends.
Jeremiah 2:31 - “O my people, listen to the words of the Lord! Have I been like a desert to Israel? Have I been to them a land of darkness? Why then do my people say, ‘At last we are free from God! We don’t need him anymore!’
Luke 19:20 - “But the third servant brought back only the original amount of money and said, ‘Master, I hid your money and kept it safe.
Luke 19:21 - I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn’t yours and harvesting crops you didn’t plant.’
Luke 19:22 - “‘You wicked servant!’ the king roared. ‘Your own words condemn you. If you knew that I’m a hard man who takes what isn’t mine and harvests crops I didn’t plant,