Mark 12:28

“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.’

“You shall not steal.

For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is an abomination to me. New moons, Sabbaths, and convocations: I can’t stand evil assemblies.

Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you speak well.”

This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men;

“You shall not murder.

“ ‘All the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is Yahweh’s. It is holy to Yahweh.

Whatever thing I command you, that you shall observe to do. You shall not add to it, nor take away from it.

Samuel said, “Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying Yahweh’s voice? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.

Also I said, “The thing that you do is not good. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?

Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.

Take away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good.

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.

Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees;

Then Yahweh said to me, “You have seen well; for I watch over my word to perform it.”

Then the presidents and the local governors sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion or fault, because he was faithful. There wasn’t any error or fault found in him.

“Thus has Yahweh of Armies spoken, saying, ‘Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In tithes and offerings.

leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.

and they found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward,

He said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under grace? May it never be!

For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who doesn’t continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.”

If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.

If anyone teaches a different doctrine, and doesn’t consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,

But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

having a good conscience. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.

because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”

Yahweh said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and stay here, and I will give you the stone tablets with the law and the commands that I have written, that you may teach them.”

You shall keep my statutes, and do them. I am Yahweh who sanctifies you.

Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, and to serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

You shall bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the wave offering of your hand, your vows, your free will offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock there.

‘Cursed is he who doesn’t uphold the words of this law by doing them.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ”

As Yahweh commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua. Joshua did so. He left nothing undone of all that Yahweh commanded Moses.

“Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father should walk before me forever.’ But now Yahweh says, ‘Far be it from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me will be cursed.

He hired so that I would be afraid, do so, and sin, and that they might have material for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

and that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, our wave offerings, the fruit of all kinds of trees, and the new wine and the oil, to the priests, to the rooms of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground to the Levites; for they, the Levites, take the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.

Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, will no man make you ashamed?

Shall vain words have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer?

Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also don’t withdraw your hand from that; for he who fears God will come out of them all.

Those who are wise will shine as the brightness of the expanse. Those who turn many to righteousness will shine as the stars forever and ever.

“Therefore I have also made you contemptible and wicked before all the people, according to the way you have not kept my ways, but have had respect for persons in the law.

You have wearied Yahweh with your words. Yet you say, ‘How have we wearied him?’ In that you say, ‘Everyone who does evil is good in Yahweh’s sight, and he delights in them;’ or ‘Where is the God of justice?’

Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you wouldn’t have condemned the guiltless.

“Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!

He said to him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “ ‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’

Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

It shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.

You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not give false testimony,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and mother.’ ”

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great.”

But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and God’s love. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.

You know the commandments: ‘Don’t commit adultery,’ ‘Don’t murder,’ ‘Don’t steal,’ ‘Don’t give false testimony,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ”

The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” just as it is written.

Why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), “Let’s do evil, that good may come?” Those who say so are justly condemned.

For even they who receive circumcision don’t keep the law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.

and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.

Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.

Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.

If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

But I have this against you, that you tolerate your woman, Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.

and soundness of speech that can’t be condemned, that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.