Sohave I becomeyour enemyby telling you the truth?
Ahabsaidto Elijah,"Have you foundme, O my enemy?"And he answered,"I have found[you], becauseyou have soldyourself to doevilin the sightof the LORD.
and say,'Thussaysthe king,"Putthisman in prisonand feedhim sparinglywith breadand wateruntilI returnsafely."'"
The kingof Israelsaidto Jehoshaphat,"There is yetonemanby whom we may inquireof the LORD,but I hatehim, becausehe does not prophesygoodconcerningme, but evil.[He is] Micaiahsonof Imlah."But Jehoshaphatsaid,"Let not the kingsayso."
As he was talkingwith him, the king saidto him, "Have we appointedyou a royalcounselor?Stop!Whyshould you be struckdown?"Then the prophetstoppedand said,"I knowthat Godhas plannedto destroyyou, becauseyou have donethisand have not listenedto my counsel."
Let the righteoussmiteme in kindnessand reproveme; It is oilupon the head;Do not let my headrefuseit, For stillmy prayeris against their wickeddeeds.
Do not reprovea scoffer,orhe will hateyou, Reprovea wisemanand he will loveyou.
They hatehim who reprovesin the gate,And they abhorhim who speaks[with] integrity.
"The worldcannothateyou, but it hatesMe becauseI testifyof it, that its deedsare evil.
"But becauseI speakthe truth,you do not believeMe.
But whenI sawthat they were not straightforwardaboutthe truthof the gospel,I saidto Cephasin the presenceof all,"Ifyou, beinga Jew,livelike the Gentilesand not like the Jews,how[is it that] you compelthe Gentilesto live like Jews?
But we did not yieldin subjectionto them for evenan hour,sothat the truthof the gospelwould remainwith you.
Wherethenis that sense of blessingyou had? For I bear you witnessthat, ifpossible,you would have pluckedout your eyesand giventhem to me.
They eagerlyseekyou, not commendably,but they wishto shutyou out sothat you will seekthem.
You were runningwell;whohinderedyou from obeyingthe truth?
