8 Bible Verses about Sacrilege
Most Relevant Verses
"When, therefore, ye see the abomination of the desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place, (let him that reads understand),
You who say that one should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the assembly of God, and put to shame those who have them not? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I praise you not.
If any one destroys the temple of God, him will God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.
whom it is needful to reduce to silence: who, indeed, are overthrowing whole houses, teaching what they ought not, for the sake of base gain.
feed the flock of God which is among you, overseeing it, not by constraint, but willingly; nor yet for base gain, but of a ready mind;
And He saith to them, "It has been written, 'My house, shall be called a house of prayer; but ye are making it a den of robbers!'"
saying, "Give me also this authority, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit."
From Thematic Bible
Sacrilege » By despoiling the temple
Sacrilege » Condemned
What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the assembly of God, and put to shame those who have them not? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I praise you not.
You who say that one should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
Sacrilege » Forbidden
If any one destroys the temple of God, him will God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.
feed the flock of God which is among you, overseeing it, not by constraint, but willingly; nor yet for base gain, but of a ready mind;
whom it is needful to reduce to silence: who, indeed, are overthrowing whole houses, teaching what they ought not, for the sake of base gain.
Sacrilege » Instances of » Of the money-exchangers in the temple
And Jesus entered into the temple, and cast out all those selling and buying in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those selling the doves. And He saith to them, "It has been written, 'My house, shall be called a house of prayer; but ye are making it a den of robbers!'"
And He found in the temple those selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting. And, having made a scourge of cords, He drove all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and He poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; and to those selling doves, He said, "Take these things hence! make not My Father's house a house of merchandise!"
And, having entered into the temple, He began to cast out those who sold;
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 eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the body.