Jeremiah 21

“I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm in anger and fury and great wrath.”
– Jeremiah 21:5

Jeremiah 9

“but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the LORD.”
– Jeremiah 9:24

Galatians 5

“Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.”
– Galatians 5:24

Numbers 17

“The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid myself of this constant grumbling against you by the Israelites.”
– Numbers 17:6

Leviticus 21

“They must be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. Because they present the offerings made to the LORD by fire, the food of their God, they are to be holy.”
– Leviticus 21:6

Amos 7

“The high places of Isaac will be destroyed and the sanctuaries of Israel will be ruined; with my sword I will rise against the house of Jeroboam.”
– Amos 7:9

1 Kings 8

“But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built.”
– 1 Kings 8:27

Isaiah 60

“The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.”
– Isaiah 60:19

Psalm 81

“but my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me.”
– Psalm 81:11

2 Kings 24

“Surely these things happened to Judah according with the word of the LORD’s command, in order to remove them from his presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all he had done,”
– 2 Kings 24:3

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Malachi 2

“If you do not listen, and if you do not set your heart to honor my name,”’ says the LORD Almighty, “‘I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not set your heart to honor me.”
~ Malachi 2:2

Luke 20

“Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.”
~ Luke 20:46

Ezekiel 42

“Then he said to me, ““The north and south rooms facing the temple courtyard are the priests’ rooms, where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they will put the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, the sin offerings and the guilt offerings—for the place is holy.”
~ Ezekiel 42:13

Psalm 33

“But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love.”
~ Psalm 33:18

Psalm 112

“Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands.”
~ Psalm 112:1

Revelation 10

“And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, “‘There will be no more delay!”
~ Revelation 10:6

Isaiah 2

“Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?”
~ Isaiah 2:22

2 Corinthians 4

“For God, who said, “‘Let light shine out of darkness,”’ make his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.”
~ 2 Corinthians 4:6

2 Thessalonians 3

“May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.”
~ 2 Thessalonians 3:5

Job 1

“and said: “‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked will I depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away: may the name of the LORD be praised.”
~ Job 1:21

2 Kings 16

“He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, following the detestable ways of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.”
~ 2 Kings 16:3

1 Peter 1

“Praise be to the God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
~ 1 Peter 1:3

Esther 9

“These days should be remembered and observed in every generation by every family, and in every province and in every city. And these days of Purim should never cease to be celebrated by the Jews, nor should the memory of them die out among their descendants.”
~ Esther 8:28