and Abel also brought of (A)the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord (B)had regard for Abel and his offering,

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And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions(A) from some of the firstborn of his flock.(B) The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering,(C)

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By faith (A)Abel offered to God (B)a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And (C)through his faith, though he died, he (D)still speaks.

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By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended(A) as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings.(B) And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.(C)

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Honor the Lord with your wealth
    and with (A)the firstfruits of all your produce;

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Honor the Lord with your wealth,
    with the firstfruits(A) of all your crops;

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12 (A)you shall set apart to the Lord all that first opens the womb. All the firstborn of your animals that are males shall be the Lord's.

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12 you are to give over to the Lord the first offspring of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the Lord.(A)

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19 but (A)with the precious blood of Christ, like that of (B)a lamb (C)without blemish or spot. 20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but (D)was made manifest (E)in the last times for the sake of you

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19 but with the precious blood(A) of Christ, a lamb(B) without blemish or defect.(C) 20 He was chosen before the creation of the world,(D) but was revealed in these last times(E) for your sake.

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17 (A)But the firstborn of a cow, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and shall burn their fat as a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

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17 “But you must not redeem the firstborn of a cow, a sheep or a goat; they are holy.(A) Splash their blood(B) against the altar and burn their fat(C) as a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.(D)

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22 Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and (A)without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.

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22 In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood,(A) and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.(B)

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May he (A)remember all your offerings
    and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah

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May he remember(A) all your sacrifices
    and accept your burnt offerings.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 20:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

Fire from Heaven

(A)As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, (B)fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, (C)and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.

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The Dedication of the Temple(A)

When Solomon finished praying, fire(B) came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled(C) the temple.(D)

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26 And David built there an altar to the Lord and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings and called on the Lord, and the Lord[a] (A)answered him with fire from heaven upon the altar of burnt offering.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 21:26 Hebrew he

26 David built an altar to the Lord there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on the Lord, and the Lord answered him with fire(A) from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.

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38 (A)Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

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38 Then the fire(A) of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench.

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24 And (A)fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, (B)they shouted and (C)fell on their faces.

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24 Fire(A) came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.(B)

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16 And the priest shall burn them on the altar as a (A)food offering with a pleasing aroma. (B)All fat is the Lord's. 17 It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, in all your dwelling places, that you eat neither (C)fat nor (D)blood.”

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16 The priest shall burn them on the altar(A) as a food offering,(B) a pleasing aroma.(C) All the fat(D) is the Lord’s.(E)

17 “‘This is a lasting ordinance(F) for the generations to come,(G) wherever you live:(H) You must not eat any fat or any blood.(I)’”

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