If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.
But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord's people to transgress.