Thematic Bible: Different forms of
Thematic Bible
Selfishness » Different forms of » Total disregard of the rights of others
Does it seem a small thing to you to have fed upon the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture, and to have drunk of the clear waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?
Israel is a luxuriant vine that puts forth his fruit. According to the abundance of his fruit he has multiplied his altars. According to the goodness of their land they have made goodly pillars.
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him who increases that which is not his (how long?) and who loads himself with pledges!
And when ye eat, and when ye drink, do ye not eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?
Selfishness » Different forms of » Heartless indifference toward sinners
But whoever has the world's living, and sees his brother having need, and closes his bowels from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, impious,
Then Judas, who betrayed him, after seeing that he was condemned, having repented, he brought back the thirty silver pieces to the chief priests and elders, saying, I sinned, having betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is it to us? See thou to it.
Selfishness » Different forms of » Hoarding foodstuff
The people shall curse him who withholds grain, but a blessing shall be upon the head of him who sells it.
Deliver those who are carried away to death, and hold thou back those who are ready to be slain.
Selfishness » Different forms of » Neglect of the needy and suffering
I was a stranger, and ye did not take me in, naked, and ye did not clothe me, weak, and in prison, and ye did not come to help me.
Selfishness » Different forms of » Greed for real estate
Woe to those who join house to house, who lay field to field, till there is no room, and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land!
Social selfishness » Different forms of » Total disregard of the rights of others
Does it seem a small thing to you to have fed upon the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture, and to have drunk of the clear waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?
Israel is a luxuriant vine that puts forth his fruit. According to the abundance of his fruit he has multiplied his altars. According to the goodness of their land they have made goodly pillars.
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him who increases that which is not his (how long?) and who loads himself with pledges!
And when ye eat, and when ye drink, do ye not eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?
Social selfishness » Different forms of » Heartless indifference toward sinners
But whoever has the world's living, and sees his brother having need, and closes his bowels from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, impious,
Then Judas, who betrayed him, after seeing that he was condemned, having repented, he brought back the thirty silver pieces to the chief priests and elders, saying, I sinned, having betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is it to us? See thou to it.
Social selfishness » Different forms of » Hoarding foodstuff
The people shall curse him who withholds grain, but a blessing shall be upon the head of him who sells it.
Deliver those who are carried away to death, and hold thou back those who are ready to be slain.
Social selfishness » Different forms of » Neglect of the needy and suffering
I was a stranger, and ye did not take me in, naked, and ye did not clothe me, weak, and in prison, and ye did not come to help me.
Social selfishness » Different forms of » Greed for real estate
Woe to those who join house to house, who lay field to field, till there is no room, and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land!