Quotes about Value

So much can be learned from other traditions. In the long history of the Christian church, so many different, even conflicting, points of view have been embraced as true and valuable.

“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”

Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

“If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.

Regarding any holy thing he has harmed, he must make restitution by adding a fifth of its value to it and giving it to the priest, who will make atonement on his behalf with the ram as a guilt offering, and he will be forgiven.

He is to bring to the priest an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock as a guilt offering. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the wrong he has committed in ignorance, and he will be forgiven.

Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock.

If anyone eats a sacred offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest.

If many years remain, he must pay for his redemption in proportion to his purchase price.

The priest shall set its value, whether high or low; as the priest values it, the price will be set.

If, however, the owner decides to redeem the animal, he must add a fifth to its value.

But if he who consecrated his house redeems it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it will belong to him.