Thematic Bible: Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers
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Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » The incorruptibility of, in refusing gifts
And the man of God said to the king, If thou will give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another. Nevertheless I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him. And he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, take a present from thy se But he said, As LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it, but he refused.
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Micaiah before king ahab
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Nathan before king david
And Nathan said to David, Thou are the man. Thus says LORD, the God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul.
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Elijah before king ahab
And Ahab said to Elijah, Have thou found me, O my enemy? And he answered, I have found thee because thou have sold thyself to do that which is evil in the sight of LORD.
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Peter and john before the sanhedrin
And having called them, they commanded them entirely, not to utter nor to teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John having replied to them, they said, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken to you rather than God, judge ye. For we are not able not to speak what we saw and heard.
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » John the baptist before herod
For John said to him, It is not permitted for thee to have her.
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Elisha before king jehoram
And Elisha said, As LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Daniel before king belshazzar
And thou his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled thy heart, though thou knew all this,
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Stephen before the council
Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers, ye also.