And Abel also presented an offering #– #some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
1 Samuel 15:22 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then Samuel said: Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? Look: to obey is better than sacrifice, to pay attention is better than the fat of rams. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to hearken than the fat of rams. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Samuel said, Has the Lord as great a delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. American Standard Version (1901) And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. Common English Bible Then Samuel replied, “Does the LORD want entirely burned offerings and sacrifices as much as obedience to the LORD? Listen to this: obeying is better than sacrificing, paying attention is better than fat from rams, Catholic Public Domain Version And Samuel said: "Does the Lord want holocausts and victims, and not instead that the voice of the Lord should be obeyed? For obedience is better than sacrifice. And to heed is greater than to offer the fat of rams. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Samuel said: Doth the Lord desire holocausts and victims, and not rather that the voice of the Lord should be obeyed? For obedience is better than sacrifices; and to hearken rather than to offer the fat of rams. |
And Abel also presented an offering #– #some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
Now if you will carefully listen to me and keep my covenant, you will be my own possession out of all the peoples, although the whole earth is mine,
Doing what is righteous and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Better to approach in obedience than to offer the sacrifice as fools do, for they ignorantly do wrong.
which I commanded your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace.’ I declared, ‘Obey me, and do everything that I command you, and you will be my people, and I will be your God,’
For I strongly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt until today, warning them time and time again, , “Obey me.”
So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the Lord your God so that he might relent concerning the disaster he had pronounced against you.
For I desire faithful love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Though they offer sacrificial gifts , and eat the flesh, the Lord does not accept them. Now he will remember their guilt and punish their sins; they will return to Egypt.
If you had known what this means, I desire mercy and not sacrifice, , you would not have condemned the innocent.
‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, and yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law #– #justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These things should have been done without neglecting the others.
leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled with your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift.
Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice. , For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.’
And to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbour as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.’
I thought, “The Philistines will now descend on me at Gilgal, and I haven’t sought the Lord’s favour.” So I forced myself to offer the burnt offering.’
Samuel said to Saul, ‘You have been foolish. You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you. It was at this time that the Lord would have permanently established your reign over Israel,