1 Samuel 2:12-17 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.… As garments to a body, so are ceremonies to religion. Garments on a living body preserve the natural warmth; put them on a dead body and they will never fetch life. Ceremonies help to increase devotion; but in a dead heart they cannot breed it. These garments of religion upon a holy man are like Christ's garments on his own holy body; but joined with a profane heart, they are like Christ's garments on his crucifying murderers. (Ralph Brownrig.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.WEB: Now the sons of Eli were base men; they didn't know Yahweh. |
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