Thematic Bible: Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers
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Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » The incorruptibility of, in refusing gifts
And the man of God saith unto the king, 'If thou dost give to me the half of thine house, I do not go in with thee, nor do I eat bread, nor do I drink water, in this place;
Then hath Daniel answered and said before the king, 'Thy gifts be to thyself, and thy fee to another give; nevertheless, the writing I do read to the king, and the interpretation I cause him to know;
And he turneth back unto the man of God, he and all his camp, and cometh in, and standeth before him, and saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, I have known that there is not a God in all the earth except in Israel; and now, take, I pray thee, a blessing from thy servant.' And he saith, 'Jehovah liveth, before whom I have stood -- if I take it;' and he presseth on him to take, and he refuseth.
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Micaiah before king ahab
And Micaiah saith, 'Jehovah liveth; surely that which Jehovah saith unto me -- it I speak.'
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Nathan before king david
And Nathan saith unto David, 'Thou art the man! Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I anointed thee for king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Elijah before king ahab
And Ahab saith unto Elijah, 'Hast thou found me, O mine enemy?' and he saith, 'I have found -- because of thy selling thyself to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah;
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Peter and john before the sanhedrin
And having called them, they charged them not to speak at all, nor to teach, in the name of Jesus, and Peter and John answering unto them said, 'Whether it is righteous before God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye; for we cannot but speak what we did see and hear.'
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » John the baptist before herod
for John was saying to him, 'It is not lawful to thee to have her,'
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Elisha before king jehoram
And Elisha saith, 'Jehovah of Hosts liveth, before whom I have stood; for unless the face of Jehoshaphat king of Judah I am lifting up, I do not look unto thee, nor see thee;
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Daniel before king belshazzar
'And thou, his son, Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though all this thou hast known;
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Stephen before the council
Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and in ears! ye do always the Holy Spirit resist; as your fathers -- also ye;