Ezekiel 33:31

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

As the people cometh

Luke 10:39

Acts 10:33

They sit before thee as my people

James 1:22

For with

James 2:14

1 John 3:17

Shew much love

Luke 16:14

But their

General references

Mark 10:20

James 1:23

Bible References

As the people cometh

And she had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the feet of the Lord, and listened to his word.

I therefore sent to thee immediately; and thou hast done well in coming here. Now therefore we are all present before God, to hear all things that have been commanded thee from the Lord.

They sit before thee as my people

Every one then that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock;

He is like a man building a house, who dug deep, and laid its foundation on a rock; and when a flood arose, the stream dashed against that house, and could not shake it; because it was well built.

And he answering said to them, My mother and my brothers are these, who hear the word of God, and do it.

But he said, Blessed rather are they that hear the word of God and keep it.

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

For with

What doth it profit, my brethren, if any one say that he hath faith, and have not works? Can his faith save him?

But whoever hath this worlds goods, and seeth his brother having need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

Shew much love

And the Pharisees, who were covetous, heard all this, and they derided him.

But their

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate one, and love the other; or else he will cleave to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

And what was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

But the young man, on hearing this went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.

And he said to them, Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for even when one hath great abundance, his life doth not depend upon his possessions.

For of this ye are sure, since ye know that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

But they who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

General references

And he said to him, Teacher, all these have I kept from my youth.

For if any one is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a glass;