8 Bible Verses about Sacrilege
Most Relevant Verses
When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place??et him that reads understand,??16 then let those in Judea flee to the mountains.
You that command not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You that abhor idols, do you commit sacrilege?
Have you not [food] to eat and drink at your houses? or do you despise the church of God, and shame those who have not [houses]? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you? In this I commend you not.
If any one destroys the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God which you are is holy.
whom it is necessary to silence, who mislead whole families, teaching for base gain what they ought not.
feed the flock of God which is among you, not by constraint but willingly, not for base gain but of a ready mind,
and said to them, It is written, my house shall be called a house of prayer; but you make it a den of robbers.
saying, Give me this power, that on whomsoever I lay my hand he may receive the Holy Spirit.
From Thematic Bible
Sacrilege » By despoiling the temple
Sacrilege » Condemned
Have you not [food] to eat and drink at your houses? or do you despise the church of God, and shame those who have not [houses]? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you? In this I commend you not.
You that command not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You that abhor idols, do you commit sacrilege?
Sacrilege » Forbidden
If any one destroys the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God which you are is holy.
feed the flock of God which is among you, not by constraint but willingly, not for base gain but of a ready mind,
whom it is necessary to silence, who mislead whole families, teaching for base gain what they ought not.
Sacrilege » Instances of » Of the money-exchangers in the temple
And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all that sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the brokers, and the seats of those that sold doves, and said to them, It is written, my house shall be called a house of prayer; but you make it a den of robbers.
And he found in the temple those that sold cattle, and sheep, and doves, and the brokers sitting; and making a whip of cords he drove them all out of the temple, also the sheep and cattle, and poured out the money of the brokers, and overturned the tables, and said to those that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.
And going into the temple he cast out those that 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 eats and drinks judgment to himself, who eats and drinks not discerning the body.