Listen to my instruction ¹  so that you may be wise, ²  and do not neglect it.

Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, ¹  given to you and confirmed by prophetic words ²  when the elders laid hands on you. ³ 

Be careful not to overlook the Levites as long as you live in the land.

Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it. ¹ 

As for the Levites in your villages, you must not ignore them, for they have no allotment or inheritance along with you.

And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, ¹  for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him,

The Israelites and the Levites will bring the contribution of the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil to the storerooms where the utensils of the sanctuary are kept, and where the priests who minister stay, along with the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not neglect the temple of our God.”

“But woe to you Pharisees! ¹  You give a tenth ²  of your mint, ³  rue, ⁴  and every herb, yet you neglect justice ⁵  and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others. ⁶ 

So the twelve ¹  called ²  the whole group ³  of the disciples together and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables. ⁴ 

I find delight ¹  in your statutes; I do not forget your instructions. ² 

If ¹  he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If ²  he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like ³  a Gentile ⁴  or a tax collector. ⁵ 

Exercise appropriate caution so that there is no negligence in this matter. Why should danger increase to the point that kings sustain damage?”

Listen, ¹  my child, ²  to the instruction ³  from ⁴  your father, and do not forsake the teaching ⁵  from ⁶  your mother.

My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

She considers ¹  a field and buys it; from her own income ²  she plants a vineyard.

Everyone who practices sin ¹  also practices lawlessness; ²  indeed, ³  sin is lawlessness.

and so cause them to incur a penalty for guilt ¹  when they eat their holy offerings, ²  for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.’”

They did not neglect any detail of the king’s orders pertaining to the priests, Levites, and treasuries. ¹