²⁴ But be sure to fear^(A) the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart;^(B) consider^(C) what great^(D) things he has done for you.

¹⁶ For God so loved^(A) the world that he gave^(B) his one and only Son,^(C) that whoever believes^(D) in him shall not perish but have eternal life.^(E)

³⁶ Sacrifice a bull each day^(A) as a sin offering to make atonement^(B). Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate^(C) it.

³⁷ For seven days make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will be most holy, and whatever touches it will be holy.^(A)

¹⁵ The rich are not to give more than a half shekel and the poor are not to give less^(A) when you make the offering to the Lord to atone for your lives.

¹⁶ Receive the atonement^(A) money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting.^(B) It will be a memorial^(C) for the Israelites before the Lord, making atonement for your lives.”

² Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.

²⁵ Do not eat it, so that it may go well^(A) with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right^(B) in the eyes of the Lord.

Judgment Against the Nations