Thematic Bible: Different forms of
Thematic Bible
Selfishness » Different forms of » Total disregard of the rights of others
Is it a small thing to you to have eaten up the good pasture, but you must trample the rest of your pastures with your feet? And to have drunk of the clear waters, but you must foul the rest with your feet?
Israel is a luxuriant vine; he brings out fruit to himself. According to the multitude of his fruit, he has increased the altars. They have made beautiful images according to the goodness of his land.
Shall not all these lift up a parable against him, and a mocking riddle to him, and say, Woe to him who increases what is not his! Until when, then, shall he load the pledges on himself?
And when you ate, and when you drank, was it not for you the eaters, and for you, the drinkers?
Selfishness » Different forms of » Heartless indifference toward sinners
But whoever has this world's goods and sees his brother having need, and shuts up his bowels from him, how does the love of God dwell in him?
For men will be self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
Then he who had betrayed Him, seeing that He was condemned, sorrowing, Judas returned the thirty pieces of silver again to the chief priests and elders, saying, I have sinned, betraying innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? You see to that.
Selfishness » Different forms of » Hoarding foodstuff
He who withholds grain, the people shall curse him; but blessing is on the head of him who sells.
Deliver those being taken to death, and those stumbling to be killed, unless you hold back.
Selfishness » Different forms of » Neglect of the needy and suffering
I was a stranger and you did not take Me in; I was naked, and you did not clothe Me; I was sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me.
Selfishness » Different forms of » Greed for real estate
Woe to those who join house to house, laying field to field, until the end of space, and you are made to dwell alone in the middle of the land!
Social selfishness » Different forms of » Total disregard of the rights of others
Is it a small thing to you to have eaten up the good pasture, but you must trample the rest of your pastures with your feet? And to have drunk of the clear waters, but you must foul the rest with your feet?
Israel is a luxuriant vine; he brings out fruit to himself. According to the multitude of his fruit, he has increased the altars. They have made beautiful images according to the goodness of his land.
Shall not all these lift up a parable against him, and a mocking riddle to him, and say, Woe to him who increases what is not his! Until when, then, shall he load the pledges on himself?
And when you ate, and when you drank, was it not for you the eaters, and for you, the drinkers?
Social selfishness » Different forms of » Heartless indifference toward sinners
But whoever has this world's goods and sees his brother having need, and shuts up his bowels from him, how does the love of God dwell in him?
For men will be self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
Then he who had betrayed Him, seeing that He was condemned, sorrowing, Judas returned the thirty pieces of silver again to the chief priests and elders, saying, I have sinned, betraying innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? You see to that.
Social selfishness » Different forms of » Hoarding foodstuff
He who withholds grain, the people shall curse him; but blessing is on the head of him who sells.
Deliver those being taken to death, and those stumbling to be killed, unless you hold back.
Social selfishness » Different forms of » Neglect of the needy and suffering
I was a stranger and you did not take Me in; I was naked, and you did not clothe Me; I was sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me.
Social selfishness » Different forms of » Greed for real estate
Woe to those who join house to house, laying field to field, until the end of space, and you are made to dwell alone in the middle of the land!