Mazmur 78:36-37

78:36 But they deceived him with their words, ¹ 

and lied to him. ² 

78:37 They were not really committed to him, ³ 

and they were unfaithful to his covenant.

Yesaya 29:13

29:13 The sovereign master ⁴  says,

“These people say they are loyal to me; ⁵ 

they say wonderful things about me, ⁶ 

but they are not really loyal to me. ⁷ 

Their worship consists of

nothing but man-made ritual. ⁸ 

Yesaya 33:15

33:15 The one who lives ⁹  uprightly ¹⁰ 

and speaks honestly;

the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures

and rejects a bribe; ¹¹ 

the one who does not plot violent crimes ¹² 

and does not seek to harm others ¹³  –

Yeremia 3:10

3:10 In spite of all this, ¹⁴  Israel’s sister, unfaithful Judah, has not turned back to me with any sincerity; she has only pretended to do so,” ¹⁵  says the Lord.

Yeremia 6:17

6:17 The Lord said, ¹⁶ 

“I appointed prophets as watchmen to warn you, ¹⁷  saying:

‘Pay attention to the warning sound of the trumpet!’” ¹⁸ 

But they said, “We will not pay attention!”

Yehezkiel 22:27

22:27 Her officials are like wolves in her midst rending their prey – shedding blood and destroying lives – so they can get dishonest profit.

Matius 13:22

13:22 The ¹⁹  seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth ²⁰  choke the word, ²¹  so it produces nothing.

Matius 13:1

The Parable of the Sower

13:1 On that day after Jesus went out of the house, he sat by the lake.

Yohanes 3:18

3:18 The one who believes in him is not condemned. ²²  The one who does not believe has been condemned ²³  already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only ²⁴  Son of God.

[78:36]  ¹ tn Heb “with their mouth.”

[78:36]  ² tn Heb “and with their tongue they lied to him.”

[78:37]  ³ tn Heb “and their heart was not firm with him.”

[29:13]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonai).

[29:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “Because these people draw near to me with their mouth.”

[29:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “and with their lips they honor me.”

[29:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “but their heart is far from me.” The heart is viewed here as the seat of the will, from which genuine loyalty derives.

[29:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “their fear of me is a commandment of men that has been taught.”

[33:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “walks” (so NASB, NIV).

[33:15]  ¹⁰ tn Or, possibly, “justly”; NAB “who practices virtue.”

[33:15]  ¹¹ tn Heb “[who] shakes off his hands from grabbing hold of a bribe.”

[33:15]  ¹² tn Heb “[who] shuts his ear from listening to bloodshed.”

[33:15]  ¹³ tn Heb “[who] closes his eyes from seeing evil.”

[3:10]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “And even in all this.”

[3:10]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “ has not turned back to me with all her heart but only in falsehood.”

[6:17]  ¹⁶ tn These words are not in the text but are implicit in the interchange of pronouns in the Hebrew of vv. 16-17. They are supplied in the translation here for clarity.

[6:17]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “I appointed watchmen over you.”

[6:17]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet.” The word “warning” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.

[13:22]  ¹⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[13:22]  ²⁰ tn Grk “the deceitfulness of riches.” Cf. BDAG 99 s.v. ἀπάτη 1, “the seduction which comes from wealth.”

[13:22]  ²¹ sn That is, their concern for spiritual things is crowded out by material things.

[3:18]  ²² tn Grk “judged.”

[3:18]  ²³ tn Grk “judged.”

[3:18]  ²⁴ tn See the note on the term “one and only” in 3:16.