Micah 3:11 Cross References

Micah 3:11

11: You rulers govern for the bribes you can get; you priests teach God's laws only for a price; you prophets won't prophesy unless you are paid. Yet all of you claim you are depending on the LORD. "No harm can come to us," you say, "for the LORD is here among us."

Isaiah 1:23

  1. Your leaders are rebels, the companions of thieves. All of them take bribes and refuse to defend the orphans and the widows.

Jeremiah 6:13

  1. "From the least to the greatest, they trick others to get what does not belong to them. Yes, even my prophets and priests are like that!

Micah 3:5

  1. This is what the LORD says to you false prophets: "You are leading my people astray! You promise peace for those who give you food, but you declare war on anyone who refuses to pay you.

Jeremiah 7:4

  1. But do not be fooled by those who repeatedly promise your safety because the Temple of the LORD is here.

Micah 7:3

  1. They go about their evil deeds with both hands. How skilled they are at using them! Officials and judges alike demand bribes. The people with money and influence pay them off, and together they scheme to twist justice.

1 Peter 5:2

  1. Care for the flock of God entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly--not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God.

Titus 1:11

  1. They must be silenced. By their wrong teaching, they have already turned whole families away from the truth. Such teachers only want your money.

Acts 8:18

  1. When Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given when the apostles placed their hands upon people's heads, he offered money to buy this power.
  2. "Let me have this power, too," he exclaimed, "so that when I lay my hands on people, they will receive the Holy Spirit!"
  3. But Peter replied, "May your money perish with you for thinking God's gift can be bought!

Isaiah 48:2

  1. even though you call yourself the holy city and talk about depending on the God of Israel, whose name is the LORD Almighty.

Numbers 16:15

  1. Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, "Do not accept their offerings! I have not taken so much as a donkey from them, and I have never hurt a single one of them."

1 Samuel 12:3

  1. Now tell me as I stand before the LORD and before his anointed one--whose ox or donkey have I stolen? Have I ever cheated any of you? Have I ever oppressed you? Have I ever taken a bribe? Tell me and I will make right whatever I have done wrong."
  2. "No," they replied, "you have never cheated or oppressed us in any way, and you have never taken even a single bribe."

1 Timothy 3:3

  1. He must not be a heavy drinker or be violent. He must be gentle, peace loving, and not one who loves money.

Jeremiah 8:10

  1. I will give their wives and their farms to others. From the least to the greatest, they trick others to get what does not belong to them. Yes, even my prophets and priests are like that.

1 Samuel 8:3

  1. But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice.

Amos 9:10

  1. But all the sinners will die by the sword--all those who say, `Nothing bad will happen to us.'

2 Peter 2:14

  1. They commit adultery with their eyes, and their lust is never satisfied. They make a game of luring unstable people into sin. They train themselves to be greedy; they are doomed and cursed.
  2. They have wandered off the right road and followed the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved to earn money by doing wrong.

Hosea 4:18

  1. The men of Israel finish up their drinking bouts and off they go to find some prostitutes. Their love for shame is greater than their love for honor.

Jude 1:11

  1. How terrible it will be for them! For they follow the evil example of Cain, who killed his brother. Like Balaam, they will do anything for money. And like Korah, they will perish because of their rebellion.

1 Samuel 4:3

  1. After the battle was over, the army of Israel retreated to their camp, and their leaders asked, "Why did the LORD allow us to be defeated by the Philistines?" Then they said, "Let's bring the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD from Shiloh. If we carry it into battle with us, it will save us from our enemies."
  2. So they sent men to Shiloh to bring back the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim. Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, helped carry the Ark of God to where the battle was being fought.
  3. When the Israelites saw the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD coming into the camp, their shout of joy was so loud that it made the ground shake!
  4. "What's going on?" the Philistines asked. "What's all the shouting about in the Hebrew camp?" When they were told it was because the Ark of the LORD had arrived,

2 Peter 2:1

  1. But there were also false prophets in Israel, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will cleverly teach their destructive heresies about God and even turn against their Master who bought them. Theirs will be a swift and terrible end.
  2. Many will follow their evil teaching and shameful immorality. And because of them, Christ and his true way will be slandered.
  3. In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction is on the way.

Romans 2:17

  1. If you are a Jew, you are relying on God's law for your special relationship with him. You boast that all is well between yourself and God.
  2. Yes, you know what he wants; you know right from wrong because you have been taught his law.
  3. You are convinced that you are a guide for the blind and a beacon light for people who are lost in darkness without God.
  4. You think you can instruct the ignorant and teach children the ways of God. For you are certain that in God's law you have complete knowledge and truth.
  5. Well then, if you teach others, why don't you teach yourself? You tell others not to steal, but do you steal?

Isaiah 56:11

  1. And they are as greedy as dogs, never satisfied. They are stupid shepherds, all following their own path, all of them intent on personal gain.

Zephaniah 3:3

  1. Its leaders are like roaring lions hunting for their victims--out for everything they can get. Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time, who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.

Ezekiel 22:12

  1. There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere! They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign LORD.

Malachi 1:10

  1. "I wish that someone among you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could not be offered! I am not at all pleased with you," says the LORD Almighty, "and I will not accept your offerings.

Matthew 3:9

  1. Don't just say, 'We're safe--we're the descendants of Abraham.' That proves nothing. God can change these stones here into children of Abraham.

Ezekiel 22:27

  1. Your leaders are like wolves, who tear apart their victims. They actually destroy people's lives for profit!

Jeremiah 7:8

  1. " `Do you think that because the Temple is here you will never suffer? Don't fool yourselves!
  2. Do you really think you can steal, murder, commit adultery, lie, and worship Baal and all those other new gods of yours,
  3. and then come here and stand before me in my Temple and chant, "We are safe!"--only to go right back to all those evils again?
  4. Do you think this Temple, which honors my name, is a den of thieves? I see all the evil going on there, says the LORD.
  5. " `Go to the place at Shiloh where I once put the Tabernacle to honor my name. See what I did there because of all the wickedness of my people, the Israelites.
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