1 Samuel 2:30

Contemporary English Version 1995

I am the Lord, the God of Israel. I promised to always let your family serve me as priests, but now I tell you that I cannot do this any longer! I honor anyone who honors me, but I put a curse on anyone who hates me.

Cross References

John 12:26

If you serve me, you must go with me. My servants will be with me wherever I am. If you serve me, my Father will honor you.

Malachi 1:6

I, the Lord All-Powerful, have something to say to you priests. Children respect their fathers, and servants respect their masters. I am your father and your master, so why don't you respect me? You priests have insulted me, and now you ask, “How did we insult you?”

2 Chronicles 15:2

At once, Azariah went to Asa and said: Listen to me, King Asa and you people of Judah and Benjamin. The Lord will be with you and help you, as long as you obey and worship him. But if you disobey him, he will desert you.

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord has said: “These people praise me with their words, but they never really think about me. They worship me by repeating rules made up by humans.

Exodus 29:9

caps, and sashes, then ordain them, because they and their descendants will always be priests.

Psalm 91:14

The Lord says, “If you love me and truly know who I am, I will rescue you and keep you safe.

Psalm 50:23

The sacrifice that honors me is a thankful heart. Obey me, and I, your God, will show my power to save.

1 Peter 1:7

Your faith will be like gold that has been tested in a fire. And these trials will prove that your faith is worth much more than gold that can be destroyed. They will show that you will be given praise and honor and glory when Jesus Christ returns.

John 5:23

The Father wants all people to honor the Son as much as they honor him. When anyone refuses to honor the Son, this is the same as refusing to honor the Father who sent him.

Psalm 18:20

You are good to me, Lord, because I do right, and you reward me because I am innocent.

John 8:49

Jesus answered, “I don't have a demon in me. I honor my Father, and you refuse to honor me.

Daniel 4:34

Finally, I prayed to God in heaven, and my mind was healed. Then I said: “I praise and honor God Most High. God lives forever, and his kingdom will never end.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So don't judge anyone until the Lord returns. He will show what is hidden in the dark and what is in everyone's heart. Then God will be the one who praises each of us.

John 5:44

How could you possibly believe? You like to have your friends praise you, and you don't care about praise that the only God can give!

Judges 9:10

Then they asked the fig tree, “Will you be our king?”

Exodus 28:43

Whenever they enter the sacred tent or serve at the altar or enter the holy place, they must wear these shorts, or else they will be guilty and die. This same rule applies to any of their descendants who serve as priests.

1 Kings 11:11

and he said to Solomon: You did what you wanted and not what I told you to do. Now I'm going to take your kingdom from you and give it to one of your officials.

Psalm 73:20

They will disappear, Lord, despised like a bad dream the morning after.

Psalm 91:15

When you are in trouble, call out to me. I will answer and be there to protect and honor you.

Proverbs 4:8

If you value Wisdom and hold tightly to her, great honors will be yours.

Proverbs 8:17

I love everyone who loves me, and I will be found by all who honestly search.

Jeremiah 29:32

He has even talked you into disobeying me. So I will punish Shemaiah. He and his descendants won't live to see the good things I will do for my people. I, the Lord, have spoken.

1 Kings 2:27

But I won't let you be a priest of the Lord anymore. And so the promise that the Lord had made at Shiloh about the family of Eli came true.

1 Chronicles 17:18

I am your servant, and you know my thoughts. What else can I say, except that you have honored me?

2 Chronicles 26:18

and said, “Your Majesty, this isn't right! You are not allowed to burn incense to the Lord. That must be done only by priests who are descendants of Aaron. You will have to leave! You have sinned against the Lord, and so he will no longer bless you.”

Psalm 18:26

With all who are sincere, you are sincere, but you treat the unfaithful as their deeds deserve.

Proverbs 12:8

Good sense is worthy of praise, but stupidity is a curse.

Jeremiah 49:15

Your nation will be small, yet hated by other nations.

Malachi 2:3

I will punish your descendants and rub your faces in the manure from your animal sacrifices, and then be done with you.