For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

He that killeth an ox {is as if} he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, {as if} he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, {as if he offered} swine's blood; he that burneth incense, {as if} he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. {lamb: or, kid} {burneth: Heb. maketh a memorial of}

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof {are} the ways of death.

He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, {Is there} not a lie in my right hand?

But in vain they do worship me, teaching {for} doctrines the commandments of men.

And when he had restored the eleven hundred {shekels} of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.

And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.

And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what {is} this {that} ye say unto me, What aileth thee?

Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.

{There is} a generation {that are} pure in their own eyes, and {yet} is not washed from their filthiness.

Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:

For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts {is} his name.