Malachi 1:13

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

You also say, “Look, what a nuisance! ” And you scorn  it,’  , says the Lord of Armies. ‘You bring stolen,  , lame, or sick animals. You bring this as an offering! Am I to accept that from your hands? ’ asks the Lord.

Cross References

Micah 6:3

My people,  what have I done to you, or how have I wearied you? Testify against me!

Matthew 6:16

‘Whenever you fast, don’t be gloomy like the hypocrites. For they disfigure their faces   so that their fasting is obvious to people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.

Matthew 6:5

‘Whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.

Malachi 2:13

This is another thing you do. You are covering the Lord’s altar with tears, with weeping and groaning,  because he no longer respects your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands.

Amos 8:5

asking, ‘When will the New Moon be over so that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath, so that we may market wheat? We can reduce the measure while increasing the price and cheat with dishonest scales.

Ezekiel 44:31

The priests may not eat any bird or animal that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts.

Ezekiel 4:14

But I said, ‘Oh, Lord God, I have never been defiled. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts.  And impure meat has never entered my mouth.’

Isaiah 57:6

Your portion is among the smooth stones of the wadi; indeed, they are your lot. You have even poured out a drink offering to them; you have offered a grain offering; should I be satisfied with these?

Isaiah 1:12

When you come to appear before me, who requires this from you – this trampling of my courts?

1 Samuel 2:29

Why, then, do all of you despise my sacrifices and offerings that I require at the place of worship?  You have honoured your sons more than me,  by making yourselves fat with the best part of all of the offerings of my people Israel.”

Deuteronomy 15:21

But if there is a defect in the animal, if it is lame or blind or has any serious defect, you may not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.

Leviticus 22:8

He must not eat an animal that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts,  , making himself unclean by it; I am the Lord.

Leviticus 6:4

once he has sinned  and acknowledged his guilt   #– #he must return what he stole or defrauded, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost item he found,

2 Samuel 24:24

The king answered Araunah, ‘No, I insist on buying it from you for a price, for I will not offer to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.’ David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for 575 grams  of silver.

Isaiah 61:8

For I the Lord love justice; I hate robbery and injustice; I will faithfully reward my people and make a permanent covenant  with them.

Hosea 13:9

I will destroy you, Israel; you have no help but me.  ,

Malachi 1:10

‘I wish one of you would shut the temple doors,  so that you would no longer kindle a useless fire on my altar!  I am not pleased with you,’ says the Lord of Armies, ‘and I will accept  no offering from your hands.

Malachi 2:12

May the Lord cut off  from the tents of Jacob the man who does this, whoever he may be,  , even if he presents an offering to the Lord of Armies.