¹⁹ It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.

⁷ But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

Jesus, the Lamb of God

²⁹ The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

¹² With his own blood—not the blood of goats and calves—he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever.

¹³ Under the old system, the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer could cleanse people’s bodies from ceremonial impurity. ¹⁴ Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds^[a] so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.

⁹ And they sang a new song with these words:

³⁶ As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, “Look! There is the Lamb of God!”

⁵ The animal you select must be a one-year-old male, either a sheep or a goat, with no defects.

⁷ He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.

¹⁴ who purchased our freedom^[a] and forgave our sins.