Isaiah 57:12
and your works—they will not profit you.
Micah 3:2-4
You tear off people’s skin
and strip their flesh from their bones.
Isaiah 1:11-15
asks the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams
and the fat of well-fed cattle;
I have no desire for the blood of bulls,
lambs, or male goats.
Isaiah 29:15
to hide their plans from the Lord.
They do their works in darkness,
and say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”
Isaiah 58:2-6
and delight to know My ways,
like a nation that does what is right
and does not abandon the justice of their God.
They ask Me for righteous judgments;
they delight in the nearness of God.”
Isaiah 59:6-8
and they cannot cover themselves with their works.
Their works are sinful works,
and violent acts are in their hands.
Isaiah 64:5
they remember You in Your ways.
But we have sinned, and You were angry.
How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?
Isaiah 66:3-4
one sacrifices a lamb, one breaks a dog’s neck;
one offers a grain offering, one offers pig’s blood;
one offers incense, one praises an idol—
all these have chosen their ways
and delight in their detestable practices.
Jeremiah 7:4-11
Do not trust deceitful words, chanting: This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.
Matthew 23:5
Matthew 23:13
Romans 3:10-20
as it is written:
Romans 10:2-3
I can testify about them that they have zeal for God,
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asks the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams
and the fat of well-fed cattle;
I have no desire for the blood of bulls,
lambs, or male goats.
and delight to know My ways,
like a nation that does what is right
and does not abandon the justice of their God.
They ask Me for righteous judgments;
they delight in the nearness of God.”
and they cannot cover themselves with their works.
Their works are sinful works,
and violent acts are in their hands.
they remember You in Your ways.
But we have sinned, and You were angry.
How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?
one sacrifices a lamb, one breaks a dog’s neck;
one offers a grain offering, one offers pig’s blood;
one offers incense, one praises an idol—
all these have chosen their ways
and delight in their detestable practices.
You tear off people’s skin
and strip their flesh from their bones.