Ecclesiastes 5:1
Be careful what you do when you go to the temple of God; draw near to listen rather than to offer a sacrifice like fools, for they do not realize that they are doing wrong.
Exodus 3:5
God said, "Do not approach any closer! Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground."
Proverbs 15:8
The Lord abhors the sacrifices of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
Psalm 89:7
a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him?
Proverbs 21:27
The wicked person's sacrifice is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent!
Isaiah 1:12-20
When you enter my presence, do you actually think I want this -- animals trampling on my courtyards?
Isaiah 66:3
The one who slaughters a bull also strikes down a man; the one who sacrifices a lamb also breaks a dog's neck; the one who presents an offering includes pig's blood with it; the one who offers incense also praises an idol. They have decided to behave this way; they enjoy these disgusting practices.
Jeremiah 7:21-23
The Lord said to the people of Judah, "The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says: 'You might as well go ahead and add the meat of your burnt offerings to that of the other sacrifices and eat it, too!
Hosea 6:6-7
For I delight in faithfulness, not simply in sacrifice; I delight in acknowledging God, not simply in whole burnt offerings.
Acts 10:33
Therefore I sent for you at once, and you were kind enough to come. So now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to say to us."
1 Corinthians 11:22
Do you not have houses so that you can eat and drink? Or are you trying to show contempt for the church of God by shaming those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I will not praise you for this!
Hebrews 10:26
For if we deliberately keep on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins is left for us,
Hebrews 12:28-29
So since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us give thanks, and through this let us offer worship pleasing to God in devotion and awe.
James 1:19
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.
1 Peter 2:1-2
So get rid of all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.
Genesis 4:3-5
At the designated time Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground for an offering to the Lord.
Genesis 28:16-17
Then Jacob woke up and thought, "Surely the Lord is in this place, but I did not realize it!"
Leviticus 10:3
Moses then said to Aaron, "This is what the Lord spoke: 'Among the ones close to me I will show myself holy, and in the presence of all the people I will be honored.'" So Aaron kept silent.
Joshua 5:15
The commander of the Lord's army answered Joshua, "Remove your sandals from your feet, because the place where you stand is holy." Joshua did so.
1 Samuel 13:12-13
I thought, 'Now the Philistines will come down on me at Gilgal and I have not sought the Lord's favor.' So I felt obligated to offer the burnt offering."
1 Samuel 15:21-22
But the army took from the plunder some of the sheep and cattle -- the best of what was to be slaughtered -- to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal."
2 Chronicles 26:16
But once he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. He disobeyed the Lord his God. He entered the Lord's temple to offer incense on the incense altar.
Psalm 50:8-18
I am not condemning you because of your sacrifices, or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me.
Malachi 1:10-11
"I wish that one of you would close the temple doors, so that you no longer would light useless fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you," says the Lord who rules over all, "and I will no longer accept an offering from you.
Acts 17:11
These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they eagerly received the message, examining the scriptures carefully every day to see if these things were so.