⁶ Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he dashed against the altar.^{(A) 7} Then he took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people, and they said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”^{(B) 8} Moses took the blood and dashed it on the people, and said, “Here is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.”^(C)

²⁸ just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many.”^(A)

⁴ so John the baptizer appeared^[a] in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.^(A)

²⁰ saying, “This is the blood of the covenant that God has ordained for you.”