So He said to him, “Behold, I will grant your request concerning this matter too—not to demolish the city of which you have spoken.
Genesis 4:7 - Tree of Life Version If you do well, it will lift. But if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the doorway. Its desire is for you, but you must master it.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin crouches at your door; its desire is for you, but you must master it. American Standard Version (1901) If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door; and unto thee shall be its desire; but do thou rule over it. Common English Bible If you do the right thing, won’t you be accepted? But if you don’t do the right thing, sin will be waiting at the door ready to strike! It will entice you, but you must rule over it.” Catholic Public Domain Version If you behave well, will you not receive? But if you behave badly, will not sin at once be present at the door? And so its desire will be within you, and you will be dominated by it." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If thou do well, shalt thou not receive? But if ill, shall not sin forthwith be present at the door? But the lust thereof shall be under thee, and thou shalt have dominion over it. |
So He said to him, “Behold, I will grant your request concerning this matter too—not to demolish the city of which you have spoken.
To the woman He said, “I will greatly increase your pain from conception to labor. In pain will you give birth to children. Your desire will be toward your husband, yet he must rule over you.”
All this Araunah gives to the king.” Araunah said further to the king, “May Adonai your God accept you.”
He marched with Joram son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramot-gilead, but the Arameans wounded Joram.
if you put away the wickedness that is in your hand, and allow no iniquity to abide in your tent,
then you will lift up your face without reproach; you will stand firm and without fear.
as I was in the days of my prime, when God’s intimate friendship was upon my tent,
So now, take for yourselves seven young bulls and seven rams and go to My servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept Job’s prayer and not deal with you according to your folly because you have not spoken correctly about Me, like My servant Job.”
Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination— how much more when he brings it with evil intent?
Go! Proclaim these words toward the north, saying: “Return backsliding Israel,” says Adonai. “I will no longer frown on you, for I am merciful,” says Adonai. “I will not keep a grudge forever.
Of what use to Me is frankincense coming from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor are your sacrifices pleasing to Me.”
Who is a God like You pardoning iniquity, overlooking transgression, for the remnant of His heritage? He will not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.
“If just one of you would shut the doors, and not light My altar uselessly! I have no delight in you,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot. “Nor will I accept any offering from your hand.
You also say, “It’s so tedious!” “And you sniff at it,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot. “So you bring plunder, the lame and the sick. Then you bring them as the offering. Should I accept this from your hand?” says Adonai.
“When you bring a blind one as sacrifice, is it not wrong? Or when you bring a lame or sick one, is it not wrong? Offer them now to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Or will he acknowledge you favorably?” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.
“But if you don’t do this, behold, you sin against Adonai! Be assured! Your sin will find you out!
but in every nation the one who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.
I urge you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice—holy, acceptable to God—which is your spiritual service.
For the one who serves Messiah in this manner is pleasing to God and approved by men.
to be a servant of Messiah Yeshua to the Gentiles, in priestly service to the Good News of God—so that the offering up of the Gentiles might be pleasing, made holy by the Ruach ha-Kodesh.
Therefore do not let sin rule in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.
Do you not know that to whatever you yield yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves to what you obey—whether to sin resulting in death, or to obedience resulting in righteousness?
to the glorious praise of His grace, with which He favored us through the One He loves!
but if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show devotion to their own home and give back to their parents, for this is pleasing before God.
By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain. Through faith he was commended as righteous when God approved of his gifts. And through faith he still speaks, although he is dead.
Then when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is full grown, it brings forth death.
you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house—a holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Messiah Yeshua.