8 Bible Verses about Sacrilege
Most Relevant Verses
When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (he that readeth, let him understand;) Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains:
Thou that sayst, a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? Thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or do ye despise the church of God, and shame them that have not? what shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this?
If any man destroy the temple of God, him shall God destroy: for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole families, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of filthy gain.
Feed the flock of God which is among you, overseeing it not by constraint, but willingly, not for filthy gain, but of a ready mind,
And saith to them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.
offered them money, Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
From Thematic Bible
Sacrilege » By despoiling the temple
Sacrilege » Condemned
What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or do ye despise the church of God, and shame them that have not? what shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this?
Thou that sayst, a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? Thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
Sacrilege » Forbidden
If any man destroy the temple of God, him shall God destroy: for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
Feed the flock of God which is among you, overseeing it not by constraint, but willingly, not for filthy gain, but of a ready mind,
Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole families, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of filthy gain.
Sacrilege » Instances of » Of the money-exchangers in the temple
And Jesus went into the temple, and cast out all that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the mony-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves; And saith to them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.
and sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting. And having made a scourge of rushes, he drove all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers money, and otherthrew the tables, And said to them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of traffick.
And going into the temple, he drove out them that sold and them that bought therein.
Sacrilege » Instances of » Nadab and abihu offer "strange" (unauthorized) fire
Sacrilege » Instances of » Of uzziah
Sacrilege » Instances of » Of those who profaned the lord's supper
For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not distinguishing the Lord's body.