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Isaiah 58:2 (Listen)

eYet they seek me daily

and delight to know my ways,

as if they were a nation that did righteousness

and did not forsake the judgment of their God;

they ask of me righteous judgments;

they delight to draw near to God.

Ezekiel 33:31-32 (Listen)

31 xAnd they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for ywith lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain. 32 And behold, you are to them like one who sings lustful songs with a beautiful voice and zplays1 well on an instrument, for athey hear what you say, but they will not do it.

Footnotes

[1] 33:32 Hebrew like the singing of lustful songs with a beautiful voice and one who plays

Mark 6:20 (Listen)

20 for Herod cfeared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he dheard him gladly.

John 5:35 (Listen)

35 He was a burning and mshining lamp, and nyou were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.