Jeremiah 17:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Our LORD, you chose me to care for your people, and that's what I have done. You know everything I have said, and I have never once asked you to punish them.

Cross References

Jeremiah 12:3

But you know, LORD, how faithful I've always been, even in my thoughts. So drag my enemies away and butcher them like sheep!

Jeremiah 13:17

If you are too proud to listen, I will weep alone. Tears will stream from my eyes when the LORD's people are taken away as prisoners.

Jeremiah 15:15

You can see how I suffer insult after insult, all because of you, LORD. Don't be so patient with my enemies; take revenge on them before they kill me.

Jeremiah 18:20

I tried to help them, but they are paying me back by digging a pit to trap me. I even begged you not to punish them.

Jeremiah 20:7

You tricked me, LORD, and I was really fooled. You are stronger than I am, and you have defeated me. People never stop sneering and insulting me.

Jeremiah 20:9

Sometimes I tell myself not to think about you, LORD, or even mention your name. But your message burns in my heart and bones, and I cannot keep silent.

Jeremiah 9:1

I wish that my eyes were fountains of tears, so I could cry day and night for my people who were killed.

Amos 5:10

You people hate judges and honest witnesses;

Acts 20:20

When I preached in public or taught in your homes, I didn't hold back from telling anything that would help you.

Acts 20:27

I have told you everything God wants you to know.

2 Corinthians 1:12

We can be proud of our clear conscience. We have always lived honestly and sincerely, especially when we were with you. And we were guided by God's wonderful kindness instead of by the wisdom of this world.

2 Corinthians 2:17

A lot of people try to get rich from preaching God's message. But we are God's sincere messengers, and by the power of Christ we speak our message with God as our witness.

James 1:19

My dear friends, you should be quick to listen and slow to speak or to get angry.

James 3:1

My friends, we should not all try to become teachers. In fact, teachers will be judged more strictly than others.