5 occurrences in 4 translations

'Observances' in the Bible

Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the observances thereof.

Verse ConceptsMemoriesCommitment, to GodDivine RemembranceBlotted Out

The command of Esther established these customs for Purim, and it was written in the book [of the royal archives].

Verse ConceptsHistorical Books

“How can you say, ‘We are wise,And the law of the Lord is with us [and we are learned in its language and teachings]’?Behold, [the truth is that] the lying pen of the scribesHas made the law into a lie [a mere code of ceremonial observances].

Verse ConceptsPensDecadenceFalse WisdomMaking God A LiarMisrepresentationBreaking God's Lawcredibility

All who desire to display their zeal for external observances try to compel you to receive circumcision, but their real object is simply to escape being persecuted for the Cross of Christ.

Verse ConceptsExclusivenessOutward AppearanceLiving For The MaterialNecessity Of CircumcisionOutward CompulsionSignificance Of Christ's CrucifixionPersecutionThe Crosstrying

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Ceremonial (11 instances)
Ceremony (15 instances)
Honoring (10 instances)
Notice (121 instances)
Observance (13 instances)
Observances (5 instances)
Observation (12 instances)
Watching (176 instances)

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