Zechariah 8:16

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.

For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he comes in his glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels.

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,

Yahweh says: “Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong. Do no violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Don’t shed innocent blood in this place.

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,

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,

For my hand has made all these things, and so all these things came to be,” says Yahweh: “but I will look to this man, even to he who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word.

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

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

Because knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, and didn’t give thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. He who overcomes won’t be harmed by the second death.

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

House of David, Yahweh says, ‘Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go out like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

“In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to another people; but it will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another,

Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,

Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.”

“If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor. You shall not charge him interest.

I see him, but not now. I see him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob. A scepter will rise out of Israel, and shall strike through the corners of Moab, and crush all the sons of Sheth.

He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

he who doesn’t lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.

Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”

This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he will reign as king and deal wisely, and will execute justice and righteousness in the land.

Who knows? He may turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal offering and a drink offering to Yahweh, your God.

He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.

“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.

The multitude answered him, “We have heard out of the law that the Christ remains forever. How do you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up?’ Who is this Son of Man?”

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.

He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,

Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

“You shall not steal.

Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”

For out of Jerusalem a remnant will go out, and out of Mount Zion those who shall escape. Yahweh’s zeal will perform this.

He who walks blamelessly and does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;

You who love Yahweh, hate evil! He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.

For out of Jerusalem a remnant will go out, and survivors will escape from Mount Zion. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.’

He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head. He put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.

In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city.

he who hasn’t lent to them with interest, hasn’t taken any increase from them, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,

The kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole sky, will be given to the people of the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions will serve and obey him.’

and to speak to the priests of the house of Yahweh of Armies, and to the prophets, saying, “Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?”

“Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh month for these seventy years, did you at all fast to me, really to me?

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

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 are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.

If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.

No, but you yourselves do wrong and defraud, and that against your brothers.

Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,

in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;

bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.

who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron,

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

The beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who worked the signs in his sight, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

But in the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal offspring came, and ten men with him, and struck Gedaliah, so that he died, with the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizpah.

You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

He who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes.

In the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.

“ ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Let it suffice you, princes of Israel: remove violence and plunder, and execute justice and righteousness; dispossessing my people,” says the Lord Yahweh.

when I went out to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.

He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies.

Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Defend the fatherless. Plead for the widow.”

Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.

Yahweh of Armies says: “The fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months shall be for the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and peace.”

but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,

He said, “Are you really my son Esau?” He said, “I am.”

Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,

Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men which fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

“ ‘You shall not steal. “ ‘You shall not lie. “ ‘You shall not deceive one another.

Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Yahweh’s word which you have spoken is good.” He said moreover, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.”

Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.

Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”

But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.

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?

Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,

that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”