Micah 6:6

Good News Translation

What shall I bring to the Lord, the God of heaven, when I come to worship him? Shall I bring the best calves to burn as offerings to him?

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:3

So David summoned the people of Gibeon and said to them, “What can I do for you? I want to make up for the wrong that was done to you, so that you will bless the Lord's people.”

Psalm 116:12

What can I offer the Lord for all his goodness to me?

Psalm 22:29

All proud people will bow down to him; all mortals will bow down before him.

Psalm 95:2

Let us come before him with thanksgiving and sing joyful songs of praise.

Psalm 95:6

Come, let us bow down and worship him; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!

Exodus 12:5

You may choose either a sheep or a goat, but it must be a one-year-old male without any defects.

Exodus 23:15

In the month of Abib, the month in which you left Egypt, celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread in the way that I commanded you. Do not eat any bread made with yeast during the seven days of this festival. Never come to worship me without bringing an offering.

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord is pleased when good people pray, but hates the sacrifices that the wicked bring him.

Proverbs 21:3

Do what is right and fair; that pleases the Lord more than bringing him sacrifices.

Isaiah 40:16

All the animals in the forests of Lebanon are not enough for a sacrifice to our God, and its trees are too few to kindle the fire.

Jeremiah 6:20

What do I care about the incense they bring me from Sheba, or the spices from a distant land? I will not accept their offerings or be pleased with their sacrifices.

Ezekiel 46:9

“When the people come to worship the Lord at any festival, those who enter by the north gate are to leave by the south gate after they have worshiped, and those who enter by the south gate are to leave by the north gate. No one may go out by the same way he entered, but must leave by the opposite gate.

Daniel 3:26

So Nebuchadnezzar went up to the door of the blazing furnace and called out, “Shadrach! Meshach! Abednego! Servants of the Supreme God! Come out!” And they came out at once.

Daniel 4:9

Belteshazzar, chief of the fortunetellers, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that you understand all mysteries. This is my dream. Tell me what it means.

Daniel 5:18

“The Supreme God made your father Nebuchadnezzar a great king and gave him dignity and majesty.

Daniel 5:21

He was driven away from human society, and his mind became like that of an animal. He lived with wild donkeys, ate grass like an ox, and slept in the open air with nothing to protect him from the dew. Finally he admitted that the Supreme God controls all human kingdoms and can give them to anyone he chooses.

Hosea 5:6

They take their sheep and cattle to offer as sacrifices to the Lord, but it does them no good. They cannot find him, for he has left them.

Amos 5:22

When you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; I will not accept the animals you have fattened to bring me as offerings.

Matthew 19:16

Once a man came to Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what good thing must I do to receive eternal life?”

Mark 12:33

And you must love God with all your heart and with all your mind and with all your strength; and you must love your neighbor as you love yourself. It is more important to obey these two commandments than to offer on the altar animals and other sacrifices to God.”

Mark 5:7

and screamed in a loud voice, “Jesus, Son of the Most High God! What do you want with me? For God's sake, I beg you, don't punish me!” (

Luke 10:25

A teacher of the Law came up and tried to trap Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal life?”

John 6:26

Jesus answered, “I am telling you the truth: you are looking for me because you ate the bread and had all you wanted, not because you understood my miracles.

Acts 16:17

She followed Paul and us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God! They announce to you how you can be saved!”

Acts 16:30

Then he led them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

Acts 2:37

When the people heard this, they were deeply troubled and said to Peter and the other apostles, “What shall we do, brothers?”

Ephesians 3:14

For this reason I fall on my knees before the Father,

Hebrews 10:11

Every Jewish priest performs his services every day and offers the same sacrifices many times; but these sacrifices can never take away sins.

1 Samuel 15:22

Samuel said, “Which does the Lord prefer: obedience or offerings and sacrifices? It is better to obey him than to sacrifice the best sheep to him.