For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zeal
You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of th
For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their th
For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, dr
so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may resul
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they r
Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them
But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephes
In the wilderness I said to their children: ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or def
Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to
Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.”
At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blow
Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now
Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the
You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”