Verse 23

So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

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  • Mark 11:25 : 25 'And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.'
  • Matt 23:19 : 19 You fools and blind! Which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
  • 1 Sam 15:22 : 22 Then Samuel said, 'Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.'
  • Matt 8:4 : 4 Then Jesus said to him, 'See that you tell no one. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.'
  • Lev 6:2-6 : 2 Command Aaron and his sons, saying: This is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering shall remain on the hearth of the altar all night until morning, and the fire on the altar must be kept burning. 3 The priest shall put on his linen garment and wear linen undergarments on his body. He shall remove the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed on the altar and place them beside the altar. 4 Then he shall take off his garments and put on other garments and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place. 5 The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest shall add wood to it, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fatty portions of the peace offerings on it. 6 The fire must always be kept burning on the altar; it must not go out.
  • Luke 19:8 : 8 But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! I am giving half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will pay back four times as much."
  • Lam 3:20 : 20 Surely my soul remembers and is bowed down within me.
  • Ezek 16:63 : 63 So that you may remember and be ashamed, and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, when I forgive you for all you have done, declares the Lord GOD.
  • Hos 6:6 : 6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
  • Matt 5:24 : 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
  • Amos 5:21-24 : 21 I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no pleasure in your solemn assemblies. 22 Even if you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; I will not regard your fattened peace offerings. 23 Take away from me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the melody of your harps. 24 But let justice flow like a river, and righteousness like a never-ending stream.
  • Isa 1:10-17 : 10 Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah. 11 "What is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?" says the LORD. "I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed animals; I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats. 12 When you come to appear before Me, who has asked this of you, this trampling of My courts? 13 Do not bring any more meaningless offerings; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies—I cannot endure iniquity combined with solemn assembly. 14 Your New Moons and appointed festivals My soul hates. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them. 15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you. Even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood. 16 Wash yourselves and make yourselves clean. Remove your evil deeds from My sight; stop doing evil. 17 Learn to do what is good; seek justice, correct the oppressor. Defend the cause of the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.
  • Gen 42:21-22 : 21 They said to one another, 'Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw the anguish of his soul when he begged us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.' 22 Reuben replied to them, 'Didn't I tell you not to sin against the boy, but you wouldn't listen? Now his blood is being demanded from us.'
  • Gen 50:15-17 : 15 When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, 'What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and repays us for all the evil we did to him?' 16 So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, 'Before he died, your father gave this command: 17 'This is what you are to say to Joseph: “Please forgive the transgressions of your brothers and their sin, for they treated you so badly.” Now, please forgive the transgressions of the servants of the God of your father.' Joseph wept when they spoke to him.