Genesis 1:14-19

New International Version

¹⁴And God said, “Let there be lights^(A) in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night,^(B) and let them serve as signs^(C) to mark sacred times,^(D) and days and years,^(E) ¹⁵and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.^(F) ¹⁶God made two great lights—the greater light^(G) to govern^(H) the day and the lesser light to govern^(I) the night.^(J) He also made the stars.^(K) ¹⁷God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, ¹⁸to govern the day and the night,^(L) and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.^(M) ¹⁹And there was evening, and there was morning^(N)—the fourth day.

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Exodus 12:1-11

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The Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread^(A)

12 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, ²“This month is to be for you the first month,^(B) the first month of your year. ³Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb^[a]^(C) for his family, one for each household.^(D) ⁴If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they must share one with their nearest neighbor, having taken into account the number of people there are. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat. ⁵The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect,^(E) and you may take them from the sheep or the goats. ⁶Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month,^(F) when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight.^(G) ⁷Then they are to take some of the blood^(H) and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. ⁸That same night^(I) they are to eat the meat roasted^(J) over the fire, along with bitter herbs,^(K) and bread made without yeast.^(L) ⁹Do not eat the meat raw or boiled in water, but roast it over a fire—with the head, legs and internal organs.^(M) ¹⁰Do not leave any of it till morning;^(N) if some is left till morning, you must burn it. ¹¹This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste;^(O) it is the Lord’s Passover.^(P)

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Footnotes

Exodus 12:3 The Hebrew word can mean lamb or kid; also in verse 4.

Psalm 81:3

New International Version

³Sound the ram’s horn^(A) at the New Moon,^(B)
and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival;

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Psalm 81:3 in all English translations

Colossians 2:16

New International Version

Freedom From Human Rules

¹⁶Therefore do not let anyone judge you^(A) by what you eat or drink,^(B) or with regard to a religious festival,^(C) a New Moon celebration^(D) or a Sabbath day.^(E)