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Leviticus 17-18
Chapter 17
Blood for Atonement
1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,2 "Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel, and say to them, 'This is what the LORD has commanded, saying,3 "Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp, or slaughters it outside the camp,4 and (C1)has not brought it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD in front of the (F1)tabernacle of the LORD, bloodshed is to be counted against that person. He has shed blood, and that person shall be cut off from among his people.5 "This shall be done so that the sons of Israel will bring their sacrifices which they were sacrificing (F1)in the open field—so that they will bring them to the LORD at the doorway of the tent of meeting to the priest, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD.6 "The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the LORD at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and (C1)offer up the fat in smoke as a soothing aroma to the LORD.7 "And (C1)they shall no longer offer their sacrifices to the (F1)goat demons with which they play the prostitute. This shall be a permanent statute to them throughout their generations."'
8 "Then you shall say to them, 'Anyone from the house of Israel, or from the strangers who reside among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,9 and (C1)does not bring it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to (F1)offer it to the LORD, that person also shall be cut off from his people.
10 '(C1)And anyone from the house of Israel, or from the strangers who reside among them, who eats any blood, (C2)I will set My face against that person who eats the blood, and will cut him off from among his people.11 'For (C1)the (F1)life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for (C2)it is the blood by reason of the (F1)life that makes atonement.'12 "Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, 'No person among you may eat blood, nor may any stranger who resides among you eat blood.'13 "So when anyone from the sons of Israel, or from the strangers who reside among them, (F1)while hunting catches an animal or a bird which may be eaten, (C1)he shall pour out its blood and cover it with dirt.
14 "(C1)For as for the (F1)life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its (F1)life. Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, 'You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the (F1)life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.'15 "And (C1)any person who eats an animal which dies or is torn by animals, whether he is a native or a stranger, shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and remain unclean until evening; then he will become clean.16 "But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe his body, then (C1)he shall bear the responsibility for his (F1)guilt."
Chapter 18
Laws on Immoral Relations
1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,2 "Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, '(C1)I am the LORD your God.3 'You shall not do (F1)what is (C1)done in the land of Egypt where you lived, nor are you to do (F1)what is (C2)done in the land of Canaan where I am bringing you; you shall not walk in their statutes.4 'You are to perform My judgments and keep My statutes, (F1)to live in accord with them; (C1)I am the LORD your God.5 'So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, (C1)which, if (F1)a person (F2)follows them, then he will live by them; I am the LORD.
6 'None of you shall approach any blood relative (F1)of his to uncover nakedness; I am the LORD.7 '(C1)You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, that is, the nakedness of your mother. She is your mother; you are not to uncover her nakedness.8 '(C1)You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife; it is your father's nakedness.9 'As for (C1)the nakedness of your sister, either your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether born in the household or born outside the household, you shall not uncover their nakedness.10 'The nakedness of your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for (F1)their nakedness is yours.11 'The nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, born to your father, she is your sister; you shall not uncover her nakedness.12 '(C1)You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister; she is your father's blood relative.13 'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, for she is your mother's blood relative.14 '(C1)You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother. You shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt.15 '(C1)You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law. She is your son's wife; you shall not uncover her nakedness.16 '(C1)You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife; it is your brother's nakedness.17 '(C1)You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, nor shall you take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are blood relatives. It is an outrageous sin.18 'And you shall not (F1)marry a woman in addition to her sister (F2)as a second wife while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness.
19 '(C1)Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness during her (C2)menstrual impurity.20 'And (C1)you shall not have sexual intercourse with your neighbor's wife, to be defiled with her.21 'You shall not give any of your children (C1)to (F1)offer them to Molech, nor shall you (C2)profane the name of your God; I am the LORD.22 '(C1)You shall not sleep with a male as (F1)one sleeps with a female; it is an abomination.23 '(C1)Also you shall not have sexual intercourse with any animal to be defiled with it, nor shall any woman stand before an animal to (F1)mate with it; it is a perversion.
24 'Do not defile yourselves by any of these things; for by all these things (C1)the nations which I am driving out from you have become defiled.25 'For the land has become defiled, (C1)therefore I have brought its punishment upon it, so the land (C2)has vomited out its inhabitants.26 'But as for you, you are to keep My statutes and My judgments, and you shall not do any of these abominations, neither the native, nor the stranger who resides among you27 (for the people of the land who were there before you did all these abominations, and the land has become defiled),28 so that the land will not vomit you out should you defile it, as it has vomited out the nation which was there before you.29 'For whoever does any of these abominations, those persons who do so shall be cut off from among their people.30 'So you are to keep (C1)your (F1)commitment to Me not to practice any of the abominable customs which have been practiced before you, so that you do not defile yourselves with them; (C2)I am the LORD your God.'"
Proverbs 28
Chapter 28
Warnings and Instructions
1 The wicked (C1)flee when no one is pursuing,
But the righteous are (F1)bold as a lion.
2 Due to a (F1)wrongdoing of (F2)a land its leaders are (C1)many,
But (C2)by a person of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.
3 A (C1)poor man who oppresses the helpless
Is like a driving rain (F1)which leaves no food.
4 Those who abandon the Law (C1)praise the wicked,
But those who keep the Law (C2)strive against them.
5 Evil people (C1)do not understand justice,
But those who seek the LORD (C2)understand everything.
6 (C1)Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity,
Than a person who is (F1)crooked, though he is rich.
7 He who keeps the Law is a discerning son,
But he who is a companion of (C1)gluttons humiliates his father.
8 One who increases his wealth by (F1)(C1)interest of any kind,
Collects it (C2)for one who is gracious to the poor.
9 One who turns his ear away from listening to the Law,
Even his (C1)prayer is an abomination.
10 One who leads the upright astray in an evil way
Will (C1)himself fall into his own pit,
But the (C2)blameless will inherit good.
11 The rich person is (C1)wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding (F1)sees through him.
12 When the (C1)righteous triumph, there is great glory,
But (C2)when the wicked rise, people (F1)hide themselves.
13 One who (C1)conceals his wrongdoings will not prosper,
But one who (C2)confesses and abandons them will find compassion.
14 How blessed is the person who (C1)fears always,
But one who (C2)hardens his heart will fall into disaster.
15 Like a (C1)roaring lion and a rushing bear
Is a (C2)wicked ruler over a poor people.
16 A (C1)leader who is a great oppressor lacks understanding,
But a person who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
17 A person who is (C1)burdened with the guilt of human blood
Will (F1)be a fugitive until death; no one is to support him!
18 One who walks blamelessly will receive help,
But one who is (F1)(C1)crooked will fall all at once.
19 (C1)One who works his land will (C2)have plenty of food,
But one who follows empty pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
20 A (C1)faithful person will abound with blessings,
But one who (C2)hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.
21 To (F1)(C1)show partiality is not good,
(C2)Because for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
22 A person with an (C1)evil eye (C2)hurries after wealth
And does not know that poverty will come upon him.
23 One who (C1)rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
Than one who (C2)flatters with the tongue.
24 He who (C1)robs his father or his mother
And says, "There is no wrong done,"
Is the (C2)companion of a person who destroys.
25 An (F1)arrogant person (C1)stirs up strife,
But one who (C2)trusts in the LORD (C3)will (F2)prosper.
26 One who (C1)trusts in his own heart is a fool,
But one who walks wisely will flee to safety.
27 One who (C1)gives to the poor will never lack anything,
But one who (F1)shuts his eyes will have many curses.
28 When the wicked rise, people hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.
Matthew 13:1-23
Chapter 13
Jesus Teaches in Parables
1 On that day Jesus had gone out of (C1)the house and was sitting (C2)by the sea.2 And large crowds gathered to Him, so (C1)He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.
3 And He told them many things in (C1)parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow;4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.5 "Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and they sprang up immediately, because they had no depth of soil.6 "But after the sun rose, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.7 "Others fell (F1)among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out.8 "But others fell on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a (C1)hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times as much.9 "(C1)The one who has ears, (F1)let him hear."
An Explanation for Parables
10 And the disciples came up and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"11 And (F1)Jesus answered them, "(C1)To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.12 "(C1)For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.13 "Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while (C1)seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.14 "And (F1)in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, '(F2)(C1)YOU SHALL KEEP ON LISTENING, (F3)BUT SHALL NOT UNDERSTAND;
AND (F4)YOU SHALL KEEP ON LOOKING, (F3)BUT SHALL NOT PERCEIVE;
15 (C1)FOR THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME DULL,
WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELY HEAR,
AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR EYES,
OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT SEE WITH THEIR EYES,
HEAR WITH THEIR EARS,
UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART, AND RETURN,
AND I WOULD HEAL THEM.'
The Sower Explained
18 "(C1)Listen then to the parable of the sower.19 "When anyone hears (C1)the (F1)word of the kingdom and does not understand it, (C2)the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one sown with seed beside the road.20 "The one sown with seed on the rocky places, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;21 yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution occurs because of the (F1)word, immediately he (F2)(C1)falls away.22 "And the one sown with seed among the thorns, this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of (C1)the (F1)world and the (C2)deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it (F2)becomes unfruitful.23 "But the one sown with seed on the good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces, some (C1)a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times as much."<
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