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English Standard Version

Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

Hebrews 13:16 (ESV)

The Lord says:

I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Hosea 6:6 (ESV)

Hebrews 13 (English Standard Version)

13 Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured.
14 For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.
15 Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
18 Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things.
19 I urge you the more earnestly to do this in order that I may be restored to you the sooner.

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Hosea 6 (English Standard Version)

3 Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord;
his going out is sure as the dawn;
he will come to us as the showers,
as the spring rains that water the earth.”
4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
Your love is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that goes early away.
5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;
I have slain them by the words of my mouth,
and my judgment goes forth as the light.
6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
7 But like Adam they transgressed the covenant;
there they dealt faithlessly with me.
8 Gilead is a city of evildoers,
tracked with blood.
9 As robbers lie in wait for a man,
so the priests band together;
they murder on the way to Shechem;
they commit villainy.

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Don't forget to do what is good, and to share with others what you have, for God is pleased when you make such sacrifices.

Hebrews 13:16

The Lord said:

I want your true love, not your sacrifices; I want you to know me, not your burnt offerings.

Hosea 6:6

Hebrews 13 (Free Bible Version)

13 So let us go out to him, outside the camp, experiencing and sharing in his shame.
14 For we don't have a permanent city to live in here, we're looking for the home that is still to come.
15 So let us through Jesus always offer a sacrifice of praise to God—this means speaking well of God, declaring his character.
16 And don't forget to do what is good, and to share with others what you have, for God is pleased when you make such sacrifices.
17 Follow your leaders, and do what they tell you, for they are watching out for you and are accountable. Act in such a way that they can do this happily—and not with sadness, for that wouldn't help you!
18 Please pray for us. We're convinced we have acted in good conscience, always wanting to do what's good and right in every situation.
19 I really want you to pray hard so that I can come back to see you soon.

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Hosea 6 (Free Bible Version)

3 Let's get to know the Lord, really strive to know him, and he will appear to us as surely as the sun will rise; he will come to us as certainly as the spring rains fall on the earth.”
4 Ephraim, what shall I do with you? Judah, what shall I do with you? Your love disappears like mist at dawn; it vanishes like dew in the morning.
5 So I cut you down through the prophets; I killed you with my words. My judgment shines out like a light.
6 I want your true love, not your sacrifices; I want you to know me, not your burnt offerings.
7 But you, just like Adam, broke our agreement, there you were unfaithful to me.
8 Gilead is a city of evil people where footprints are tracked in blood.
9 Priests are like a gang of bandits, lying in wait to ambush travelers on the road. They commit murder in Shechem, carrying out wicked crimes.

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