TOPICAL BIBLE
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Micah 3:1I said, “Please listen, you heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: Isn’t it for you to know justice?Micah 3:2You who hate the good, and love the evil; who tear off their skin, and their flesh from off their bones;Micah 3:3who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.Micah 3:4Then they will cry to Yahweh, but he will not answer them. Yes, he will hide his face from them at that time, because they made their deeds evil.”Micah 3:9Please listen to this, you heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice, and pervert all equity.Micah 3:10They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.Micah 3:11Her leaders judge for bribes, and her priests teach for a price, and her prophets of it tell fortunes for money: yet they lean on Yahweh, and say, “Isn’t Yahweh in the midst of us? No disaster will come on us.”Haggai 2:21“Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, ‘I will shake the heavens and the earth.Haggai 2:22I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overthrow the chariots, and those who ride in them. The horses and their riders will come down, everyone by the sword of his brother.Matthew 15:2“Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.”Matthew 15:7You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,Matthew 15:8‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.Matthew 15:9And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’”Matthew 21:23When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?”Matthew 22:17Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”Matthew 22:18But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?Matthew 22:19Show me the tax money.” They brought to him a denarius.Matthew 22:20He asked them, “Whose is this image and inscription?”Matthew 22:21They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.Matthew 26:4They took counsel together that they might take Jesus by deceit, and kill him.Matthew 26:5But they said, “Not during the feast, lest a riot occur among the people.”Matthew 26:14Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests,Matthew 26:15and said, “What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?” They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.Matthew 26:57Those who had taken Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.Matthew 26:58But Peter followed him from a distance, to the court of the high priest, and entered in and sat with the officers, to see the end.Matthew 26:59Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death;Matthew 26:60and they found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward,Matthew 26:61and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.’”Matthew 26:62The high priest stood up, and said to him, “Have you no answer? What is this that these testify against you?”Matthew 26:63But Jesus held his peace. The high priest answered him, “I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.”Matthew 26:64Jesus said to him, “You have said it. Nevertheless, I tell you, after this you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of the sky.”Matthew 26:65Then the high priest tore his clothing, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Behold, now you have heard his blasphemy.Matthew 26:66What do you think?” They answered, “He is worthy of death!”Matthew 26:67Then they spit in his face and beat him with their fists, and some slapped him,Matthew 26:68saying, “Prophesy to us, you Christ! Who hit you?”Matthew 27:1Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:Matthew 27:2and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.Matthew 27:24So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it.”Matthew 28:14If this comes to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him and make you free of worry.”Mark 6:27Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring John’s head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,Mark 6:28and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.Mark 7:1Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem.Mark 7:2Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands, they found fault.Mark 7:3(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, don’t eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders.Mark 8:31He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.Mark 14:43Immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came—and with him a multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders.Mark 14:44Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I will kiss, that is he. Seize him, and lead him away safely.”Mark 14:45When he had come, immediately he came to him, and said, “Rabbi! Rabbi!” and kissed him.Mark 14:46They laid their hands on him, and seized him.Mark 14:47But a certain one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.Mark 14:48Jesus answered them, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to seize me?Mark 14:49I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you didn’t arrest me. But this is so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled.”Mark 14:50They all left him, and fled.Mark 14:51A certain young man followed him, having a linen cloth thrown around himself, over his naked body. The young men grabbed him,Mark 14:52but he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.Mark 14:53They led Jesus away to the high priest. All the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes came together with him.Mark 14:54Peter had followed him from a distance, until he came into the court of the high priest. He was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire.Mark 14:55Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witnesses against Jesus to put him to death, and found none.Mark 14:56For many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony didn’t agree with each other.