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Leviticus 1-3; Matthew 24:1-28 (Contemporary English Version)

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Leviticus 1-3 Listen to this passage View commentary related to this passage Leviticus 1 ^1-3The LORD spoke to Moses from the sacred tent and gave him instructions for the community of Israel to follow when they offered sacrifices. Sacrifices to please me ^[a] must be completely burned on the bronze altar. ^[b] Bulls or rams or goats ^[c] are the animals to be used for these sacrifices. If the animal is a bull, it must not have anything wrong with it. Lead it to the entrance of the sacred tent, and I will let you know if it is ^[d] acceptable to me. Sacrifices To Please the LORD The LORD said: ⁴Lay your hand on its head, and I will accept the animal as a sacrifice for taking away your sins. ⁵After the bull is killed in my presence, some priests from Aaron's family will offer its blood to me by splattering it against the four sides of the altar. ⁶Skin the bull and cut it up, ⁷while the priests pile wood on the altar fire to make it start blazing. ^8-9Wash the bull's insides and hind legs, so the priests can lay them on the altar with the head, the fat, and the rest of the animal. A priest will then send all of it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me. ¹⁰If you sacrifice a ram or a goat, it must not have anything wrong with it. ¹¹Lead the animal to the north side of the altar, where it is to be killed in my presence. Then some of the priests will splatter its blood against the four sides of the altar. ^12-13Cut up the animal and wash its insides and hind legs. A priest will put these parts on the altar with the head, the fat, and the rest of the animal. Then he will send all of it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me. ¹⁴If you offer a bird for this kind of sacrifice, it must be a dove or a pigeon. ¹⁵A priest will take the bird to the bronze altar, where he will wring its neck and put its head on the fire. Then he will drain out its blood on one side of the altar, ¹⁶remove the bird's craw with what is in it, ^[e] and throw them on the ash heap at the east side of the altar. ^[f] ¹⁷Finally, he will take the bird by its wings, tear it partially open, ^[g] and send it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me. Leviticus 2 Sacrifices To Give Thanks to the LORD The LORD said: ¹When you offer sacrifices to give thanks to me, ^[h] you must use only your finest flour. Put it in a dish, sprinkle olive oil and incense on the flour, ²and take it to the priests from Aaron's family. One of them will scoop up the incense together with a handful of the flour and oil. Then, to show that the whole offering belongs to me, the priest will lay this part on the bronze altar and send it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me. ³The rest of this sacrifice is for the priests; it is very holy because it was offered to me. ⁴If you bake bread in an oven for this sacrifice, use only your finest flour, but without any yeast. You may make the flour into a loaf mixed with olive oil, or you may make it into thin wafers and brush them with oil. ⁵If you cook bread in a shallow pan for this sacrifice, use only your finest flour. Mix it with olive oil, but do not use any yeast. ⁶Then break the bread into small pieces and sprinkle them with oil. ⁷If you cook your bread in a pan with a lid on it, you must also use the finest flour mixed with oil. ⁸You may prepare sacrifices to give thanks in any of these three ways. Bring your sacrifice to a priest, and he will take it to the bronze altar. ⁹Then, to show that the whole offering belongs to me, the priest will lay part of it on the altar and send it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me. ¹⁰The rest of this sacrifice is for the priests; it is very holy because it was offered to me. ¹¹Yeast and honey must never be burned on the altar, so don't ever mix either of these in a grain sacrifice. ¹²You may offer either of them separately, ^[i] when you present the first part of your harvest to me, but they must never be burned on the altar. ¹³Salt is offered when you make an agreement with me, so sprinkle salt on these sacrifices. ¹⁴Freshly cut grain, either roasted or coarsely ground, ^[j] must be used when you offer the first part of your grain harvest. ¹⁵You must mix in some olive oil and put incense on top, because this is a grain sacrifice. ¹⁶A priest will sprinkle all of the incense and some of the grain and oil on the altar and send them up in smoke to show that the whole offering belongs to me. Leviticus 3 Sacrifices To Ask the LORD's Blessing The LORD said: ¹When you offer sacrifices to ask my blessing, ^[k] you may offer either a bull or a cow, but there must be nothing wrong with the animal. ²Lead it to the entrance of the sacred tent, lay your hand on its head, and have it killed there. A priest from Aaron's family will splatter its blood against the four sides of the altar. ³Offer all of the fat on the animal's insides, ⁴as well as the lower part of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat. ⁵Some of the priests will lay these pieces on the altar and send them up in smoke with a smell that pleases me, together with the sacrifice that is offered to please me. ^[l] ⁶Instead of a bull or a cow, you may offer any sheep or goat that has nothing wrong with it. ⁷If you offer a sheep, you must present it to me at the entrance to the sacred tent. ⁸Lay your hand on its head and have it killed there. A priest will then splatter its blood against the four sides of the altar. ⁹Offer the fat on the tail, the tailbone, and the insides, ¹⁰as well as the lower part of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat. ¹¹One of the priests will lay these pieces on the altar and send them up in smoke as a food offering for me. ¹²If you offer a goat, you must also present it to me ¹³at the entrance to the sacred tent. Lay your hand on its head and have it killed there. A priest will then splatter its blood against the four sides of the altar. ¹⁴Offer all of the fat on the animal's insides, ¹⁵as well as the lower part of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat. ¹⁶One of the priests will put these pieces on the altar and send them up in smoke as a food offering with a smell that pleases me. All fat belongs to me. ¹⁷So you and your descendants must never eat any fat or any blood, not even in the privacy of your own homes. ^[m] This law will never change. Footnotes: Leviticus 1:1 Sacrifices to please me: These sacrifices have traditionally been called " whole burnt offerings" because the whole animal was burned on the altar. A main purpose of such sacrifices was to please the LORD with the smell of the sacrifice, and so in the CEV they are often called " sacrifices to please the LORD." Leviticus 1:1 bronze altar: This altar for offering sacrifices was in front of the entrance to the sacred tent; it was made of acacia wood covered with bronze. A smaller altar for offering incense was inside the tent; it was made of acacia wood covered with gold. Leviticus 1:1 goats: Hebrew " male goats." Leviticus 1:1 if it is: Or " if you are." Leviticus 1:16 with what is in it: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. Leviticus 1:16 ash heap at the east side of the altar: Ashes were piled here, then once a day they were taken to the ash heap outside the camp (see 4.11,12; 6.10,11). Leviticus 1:17 tear it partially open: Or " tear it open without pulling off the wings." Leviticus 2:1 sacrifices to give thanks to me: These sacrifices have traditionally been called " grain offerings." A main purpose of such sacrifices was to thank the LORD with a gift of grain, and so in the CEV they are sometimes called " sacrifices to give thanks to the LORD." Leviticus 2:12 You. . . separately: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. Leviticus 2:14 either. . . ground: Or " roasted and coarsely ground." Leviticus 3:1 sacrifices to ask my blessing: These sacrifices have traditionally been called " peace offerings" or " offerings of well-being." A main purpose was to ask for the LORD's blessing, and so in the CEV they are sometimes called " sacrifices to ask the LORD's blessing." Leviticus 3:5 sacrifice. . . to please me: See the note at 1.1-3. Leviticus 3:17 not even. . . homes: Or " no matter where you live." Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
Matthew 24:1-28 Listen to this passage View commentary related to this passage Matthew 24 The Temple Will Be Destroyed (Mark 13.1,2; Luke 21.5,6) ¹After Jesus left the temple, his disciples came over and said, "Look at all these buildings!" ²Jesus replied, "Do you see these buildings? They will certainly be torn down! Not one stone will be left in place." Warning about Trouble (Mark 13.3-13; Luke 21.7-19) ³Later, as Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him in private and asked, "When will this happen? What will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?" ⁴Jesus answered: Don't let anyone fool you. ⁵Many will come and claim to be me. They will say that they are the Messiah, and they will fool many people. ⁶You will soon hear about wars and threats of wars, but don't be afraid. These things will have to happen first, but that isn't the end. ⁷Nations and kingdoms will go to war against each other. People will starve to death, and in some places there will be earthquakes. ⁸But this is just the beginning of troubles. ⁹You will be arrested, punished, and even killed. Because of me, you will be hated by people of all nations. ¹⁰Many will give up and will betray and hate each other. ¹¹Many false prophets will come and fool a lot of people. ¹²Evil will spread and cause many people to stop loving others. ¹³But if you keep on being faithful right to the end, you will be saved. ¹⁴When the good news about the kingdom has been preached all over the world and told to all nations, the end will come. The Horrible Thing (Mark 13.14-23; Luke 21.20-24) ¹⁵Someday you will see that "Horrible Thing" in the holy place, just as the prophet Daniel said. Everyone who reads this must try to understand! ¹⁶If you are living in Judea at that time, run to the mountains. ¹⁷If you are on the roof ^[a] of your house, don't go inside to get anything. ¹⁸If you are out in the field, don't go back for your coat. ¹⁹It will be a terrible time for women who are expecting babies or nursing young children. ²⁰And pray that you won't have to escape in winter or on a Sabbath. ^[b] ²¹This will be the worst time of suffering since the beginning of the world, and nothing this terrible will ever happen again. ²²If God doesn't make the time shorter, no one will be left alive. But because of God's chosen ones, he will make the time shorter. ²³Someone may say, "Here is the Messiah!" or "There he is!" But don't believe it. ²⁴False messiahs and false prophets will come and work great miracles and signs. They will even try to fool God's chosen ones. ²⁵But I have warned you ahead of time. ²⁶If you are told that the Messiah is out in the desert, don't go there! And if you are told that he is in some secret place, don't believe it! ²⁷The coming of the Son of Man will be like lightning that can be seen from east to west. ²⁸Where there is a corpse, there will always be buzzards. ^[c] Footnotes: Matthew 24:17 roof: In Palestine the houses usually had a flat roof. Stairs on the outside led up to the roof, which was made of beams and boards covered with packed earth. Matthew 24:20 in winter or on a Sabbath: In Palestine the winters are cold and rainy and make travel difficult. The Jewish people were not allowed to travel much more than half a mile on the Sabbath. For these reasons it was hard for them to escape from their enemies in the winter or on a Sabbath. Matthew 24:28 Where there is a corpse, there will always be buzzards: This saying may mean that when anything important happens, people soon know about it. Or the saying may mean that whenever something bad happens, curious people gather around and stare. But the word translated "buzzard" also means "eagle" and may refer to the Roman army, which had an eagle as its symbol. Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society

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Leviticus 1-3

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Leviticus 1

^1-3The LORD spoke to Moses from the sacred tent and gave him instructions for the community of Israel to follow when they offered sacrifices.

Sacrifices to please me ^[a] must be completely burned on the bronze altar. ^[b] Bulls or rams or goats ^[c] are the animals to be used for these sacrifices. If the animal is a bull, it must not have anything wrong with it. Lead it to the entrance of the sacred tent, and I will let you know if it is ^[d] acceptable to me.

Sacrifices To Please the LORD

The LORD said:

⁴Lay your hand on its head, and I will accept the animal as a sacrifice for taking away your sins. ⁵After the bull is killed in my presence, some priests from Aaron's family will offer its blood to me by splattering it against the four sides of the altar.

⁶Skin the bull and cut it up, ⁷while the priests pile wood on the altar fire to make it start blazing. ^8-9Wash the bull's insides and hind legs, so the priests can lay them on the altar with the head, the fat, and the rest of the animal. A priest will then send all of it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me.

¹⁰If you sacrifice a ram or a goat, it must not have anything wrong with it. ¹¹Lead the animal to the north side of the altar, where it is to be killed in my presence. Then some of the priests will splatter its blood against the four sides of the altar.

^12-13Cut up the animal and wash its insides and hind legs. A priest will put these parts on the altar with the head, the fat, and the rest of the animal. Then he will send all of it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me.

¹⁴If you offer a bird for this kind of sacrifice, it must be a dove or a pigeon. ¹⁵A priest will take the bird to the bronze altar, where he will wring its neck and put its head on the fire. Then he will drain out its blood on one side of the altar, ¹⁶remove the bird's craw with what is in it, ^[e] and throw them on the ash heap at the east side of the altar. ^[f] ¹⁷Finally, he will take the bird by its wings, tear it partially open, ^[g] and send it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me.

Leviticus 2

Sacrifices To Give Thanks to the LORD

The LORD said:

¹When you offer sacrifices to give thanks to me, ^[h] you must use only your finest flour. Put it in a dish, sprinkle olive oil and incense on the flour, ²and take it to the priests from Aaron's family. One of them will scoop up the incense together with a handful of the flour and oil. Then, to show that the whole offering belongs to me, the priest will lay this part on the bronze altar and send it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me. ³The rest of this sacrifice is for the priests; it is very holy because it was offered to me. ⁴If you bake bread in an oven for this sacrifice, use only your finest flour, but without any yeast. You may make the flour into a loaf mixed with olive oil, or you may make it into thin wafers and brush them with oil.

⁵If you cook bread in a shallow pan for this sacrifice, use only your finest flour. Mix it with olive oil, but do not use any yeast. ⁶Then break the bread into small pieces and sprinkle them with oil. ⁷If you cook your bread in a pan with a lid on it, you must also use the finest flour mixed with oil.

⁸You may prepare sacrifices to give thanks in any of these three ways. Bring your sacrifice to a priest, and he will take it to the bronze altar. ⁹Then, to show that the whole offering belongs to me, the priest will lay part of it on the altar and send it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me. ¹⁰The rest of this sacrifice is for the priests; it is very holy because it was offered to me.

¹¹Yeast and honey must never be burned on the altar, so don't ever mix either of these in a grain sacrifice. ¹²You may offer either of them separately, ^[i] when you present the first part of your harvest to me, but they must never be burned on the altar. ¹³Salt is offered when you make an agreement with me, so sprinkle salt on these sacrifices.

¹⁴Freshly cut grain, either roasted or coarsely ground, ^[j] must be used when you offer the first part of your grain harvest. ¹⁵You must mix in some olive oil and put incense on top, because this is a grain sacrifice. ¹⁶A priest will sprinkle all of the incense and some of the grain and oil on the altar and send them up in smoke to show that the whole offering belongs to me.

Leviticus 3

Sacrifices To Ask the LORD's Blessing

The LORD said:

¹When you offer sacrifices to ask my blessing, ^[k] you may offer either a bull or a cow, but there must be nothing wrong with the animal. ²Lead it to the entrance of the sacred tent, lay your hand on its head, and have it killed there. A priest from Aaron's family will splatter its blood against the four sides of the altar. ³Offer all of the fat on the animal's insides, ⁴as well as the lower part of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat. ⁵Some of the priests will lay these pieces on the altar and send them up in smoke with a smell that pleases me, together with the sacrifice that is offered to please me. ^[l] ⁶Instead of a bull or a cow, you may offer any sheep or goat that has nothing wrong with it. ⁷If you offer a sheep, you must present it to me at the entrance to the sacred tent. ⁸Lay your hand on its head and have it killed there. A priest will then splatter its blood against the four sides of the altar.

⁹Offer the fat on the tail, the tailbone, and the insides, ¹⁰as well as the lower part of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat. ¹¹One of the priests will lay these pieces on the altar and send them up in smoke as a food offering for me.

¹²If you offer a goat, you must also present it to me ¹³at the entrance to the sacred tent. Lay your hand on its head and have it killed there. A priest will then splatter its blood against the four sides of the altar.

¹⁴Offer all of the fat on the animal's insides, ¹⁵as well as the lower part of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat. ¹⁶One of the priests will put these pieces on the altar and send them up in smoke as a food offering with a smell that pleases me.

All fat belongs to me. ¹⁷So you and your descendants must never eat any fat or any blood, not even in the privacy of your own homes. ^[m] This law will never change.

Footnotes:

Leviticus 1:1 Sacrifices to please me: These sacrifices have traditionally been called " whole burnt offerings" because the whole animal was burned on the altar. A main purpose of such sacrifices was to please the LORD with the smell of the sacrifice, and so in the CEV they are often called " sacrifices to please the LORD."
Leviticus 1:1 bronze altar: This altar for offering sacrifices was in front of the entrance to the sacred tent; it was made of acacia wood covered with bronze. A smaller altar for offering incense was inside the tent; it was made of acacia wood covered with gold.
Leviticus 1:1 goats: Hebrew " male goats."
Leviticus 1:1 if it is: Or " if you are."
Leviticus 1:16 with what is in it: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
Leviticus 1:16 ash heap at the east side of the altar: Ashes were piled here, then once a day they were taken to the ash heap outside the camp (see 4.11,12; 6.10,11).
Leviticus 1:17 tear it partially open: Or " tear it open without pulling off the wings."
Leviticus 2:1 sacrifices to give thanks to me: These sacrifices have traditionally been called " grain offerings." A main purpose of such sacrifices was to thank the LORD with a gift of grain, and so in the CEV they are sometimes called " sacrifices to give thanks to the LORD."
Leviticus 2:12 You. . . separately: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
Leviticus 2:14 either. . . ground: Or " roasted and coarsely ground."
Leviticus 3:1 sacrifices to ask my blessing: These sacrifices have traditionally been called " peace offerings" or " offerings of well-being." A main purpose was to ask for the LORD's blessing, and so in the CEV they are sometimes called " sacrifices to ask the LORD's blessing."
Leviticus 3:5 sacrifice. . . to please me: See the note at 1.1-3.
Leviticus 3:17 not even. . . homes: Or " no matter where you live."

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Matthew 24:1-28

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Matthew 24

The Temple Will Be Destroyed

(Mark 13.1,2; Luke 21.5,6)

¹After Jesus left the temple, his disciples came over and said, "Look at all these buildings!"

²Jesus replied, "Do you see these buildings? They will certainly be torn down! Not one stone will be left in place."

Warning about Trouble

(Mark 13.3-13; Luke 21.7-19)

³Later, as Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him in private and asked, "When will this happen? What will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?"

⁴Jesus answered:

Don't let anyone fool you. ⁵Many will come and claim to be me. They will say that they are the Messiah, and they will fool many people.

⁶You will soon hear about wars and threats of wars, but don't be afraid. These things will have to happen first, but that isn't the end. ⁷Nations and kingdoms will go to war against each other. People will starve to death, and in some places there will be earthquakes. ⁸But this is just the beginning of troubles.

⁹You will be arrested, punished, and even killed. Because of me, you will be hated by people of all nations. ¹⁰Many will give up and will betray and hate each other. ¹¹Many false prophets will come and fool a lot of people. ¹²Evil will spread and cause many people to stop loving others. ¹³But if you keep on being faithful right to the end, you will be saved. ¹⁴When the good news about the kingdom has been preached all over the world and told to all nations, the end will come.

The Horrible Thing

(Mark 13.14-23; Luke 21.20-24)

¹⁵Someday you will see that "Horrible Thing" in the holy place, just as the prophet Daniel said. Everyone who reads this must try to understand! ¹⁶If you are living in Judea at that time, run to the mountains. ¹⁷If you are on the roof ^[a] of your house, don't go inside to get anything. ¹⁸If you are out in the field, don't go back for your coat. ¹⁹It will be a terrible time for women who are expecting babies or nursing young children. ²⁰And pray that you won't have to escape in winter or on a Sabbath. ^[b] ²¹This will be the worst time of suffering since the beginning of the world, and nothing this terrible will ever happen again. ²²If God doesn't make the time shorter, no one will be left alive. But because of God's chosen ones, he will make the time shorter. ²³Someone may say, "Here is the Messiah!" or "There he is!" But don't believe it. ²⁴False messiahs and false prophets will come and work great miracles and signs. They will even try to fool God's chosen ones. ²⁵But I have warned you ahead of time. ²⁶If you are told that the Messiah is out in the desert, don't go there! And if you are told that he is in some secret place, don't believe it! ²⁷The coming of the Son of Man will be like lightning that can be seen from east to west. ²⁸Where there is a corpse, there will always be buzzards. ^[c]

Footnotes:

Matthew 24:17 roof: In Palestine the houses usually had a flat roof. Stairs on the outside led up to the roof, which was made of beams and boards covered with packed earth.
Matthew 24:20 in winter or on a Sabbath: In Palestine the winters are cold and rainy and make travel difficult. The Jewish people were not allowed to travel much more than half a mile on the Sabbath. For these reasons it was hard for them to escape from their enemies in the winter or on a Sabbath.
Matthew 24:28 Where there is a corpse, there will always be buzzards: This saying may mean that when anything important happens, people soon know about it. Or the saying may mean that whenever something bad happens, curious people gather around and stare. But the word translated "buzzard" also means "eagle" and may refer to the Roman army, which had an eagle as its symbol.

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Leviticus 1-3; Matthew 24:1-28 (Contemporary English Version)

Leviticus 1

Sacrifices To Please the LORD

The LORD said:

Leviticus 2

Sacrifices To Give Thanks to the LORD

The LORD said:

Leviticus 3

Sacrifices To Ask the LORD's Blessing

The LORD said:

Matthew 24

The Temple Will Be Destroyed

(Mark 13.1,2; Luke 21.5,6)

Warning about Trouble

(Mark 13.3-13; Luke 21.7-19)

The Horrible Thing

(Mark 13.14-23; Luke 21.20-24)