Micah 6:6-8

How God wants his people to please him

6 When I come to meet the Lord,

what offering should I bring with me?

I bend down low to worship him, the mighty God.

Should I bring calves that are one year old

to make burnt offerings to him?

7 Perhaps he will accept a gift of a thousand male sheep,

or ten thousand rivers of olive oil.

I have turned against God.

Should I offer to God my firstborn son to pay for my sin?

If I give my own child to him as a sacrifice,

will that be enough to pay for my sin?

8 No! The Lord has told each of you what is good.

He has shown you how he wants you to live.

You must do what is right and fair.

You must always be kind to other people.

And you must be careful to obey your God.