The Burnt Offering

1 Now the Lord ^(A)called to Moses, and spoke to him ^(B)from the tabernacle of meeting, saying, ² “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ^(C)‘When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of the livestock—of the herd and of the flock.

³ ‘If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male ^(D)without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord. ^4 (E)Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be ^(F)accepted on his behalf ^(G)to make atonement for him. ⁵ He shall kill the ^(H)bull before the Lord; ^(I)and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood ^(J)and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting. ⁶ And he shall ^(K)skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces. ⁷ The sons of Aaron the priest shall put ^(L)fire on the altar, and ^(M)lay the wood in order on the fire. ⁸ Then the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar; ⁹ but he shall wash its entrails and its legs with water. And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a ^(N)sweet^[a] aroma to the Lord.

¹⁰ ‘If his offering is of the flocks—of the sheep or of the goats—as a burnt sacrifice, he shall bring a male ^(O)without blemish. ^11 (P)He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the Lord; and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar. ¹² And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar; ¹³ but he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water. Then the priest shall bring it all and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt sacrifice, an ^(Q)offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.

¹⁴ ‘And if the burnt sacrifice of his offering to the Lord is of birds, then he shall bring his offering of ^(R)turtledoves or young pigeons. ¹⁵ The priest shall bring it to the altar, ^[b]wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood shall be drained out at the side of the altar. ¹⁶ And he shall remove its crop with its feathers and cast it ^(S)beside the altar on the east side, into the place for ashes. ¹⁷ Then he shall split it at its wings, but ^(T)shall not divide it completely; and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. ^(U)It is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a ^[c]sweet aroma to the Lord.

The Grain Offering

2 ‘When anyone offers ^(V)a grain offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. And he shall pour oil on it, and put ^(W)frankincense on it. ² He shall bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests, one of whom shall take from it his handful of fine flour and oil with all the frankincense. And the priest shall burn ^(X)it as a memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. ^3 (Y)The rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his ^(Z)sons’. ^(AA)It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire.

⁴ ‘And if you bring as an offering a grain offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers ^(AB)anointed^[d] with oil. ⁵ But if your offering is a grain offering baked in a ^[e]pan, it shall be of fine flour, unleavened, mixed with oil. ⁶ You shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.

⁷ ‘If your offering is a grain offering baked in a ^(AC)covered pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. ⁸ You shall bring the grain offering that is made of these things to the Lord. And when it is presented to the priest, he shall bring it to the altar. ⁹ Then the priest shall take from the grain offering ^(AD)a memorial portion, and burn it on the altar. It is an ^(AE)offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. ¹⁰ And ^(AF)what is left of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire.

¹¹ ‘No grain offering which you bring to the Lord shall be made with ^(AG)leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey in any offering to the Lord made by fire. ^12 (AH)As for the offering of the firstfruits, you shall offer them to the Lord, but they shall not be burned on the altar for a sweet aroma. ¹³ And every offering of your grain offering ^(AI)you shall season with salt; you shall not allow ^(AJ)the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering. ^(AK)With all your offerings you shall offer salt.

¹⁴ ‘If you offer a grain offering of your firstfruits to the Lord, ^(AL)you shall offer for the grain offering of your firstfruits green heads of grain roasted on the fire, grain beaten from ^(AM)full heads. ¹⁵ And ^(AN)you shall put oil on it, and lay frankincense on it. It is a grain offering. ¹⁶ Then the priest shall burn ^(AO)the memorial portion: part of its beaten grain and part of its oil, with all the frankincense, as an offering made by fire to the Lord.

The Peace Offering

3 ‘When his offering is a ^(AP)sacrifice of a peace offering, if he offers it of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it ^(AQ)without ^[f]blemish before the Lord. ² And ^(AR)he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall ^(AS)sprinkle the blood all around on the altar. ³ Then he shall offer from the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire to the Lord. ^(AT)The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, ⁴ the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; ⁵ and Aaron’s sons ^(AU)shall burn it on the altar upon the ^(AV)burnt sacrifice, which is on the wood that is on the fire, as an ^(AW)offering made by fire, a ^(AX)sweet aroma to the Lord.

⁶ ‘If his offering as a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord is of the flock, whether male or female, ^(AY)he shall offer it without blemish. ⁷ If he offers a ^(AZ)lamb as his offering, then he shall ^(BA)offer it ^(BB)before the Lord. ⁸ And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar.

⁹ ‘Then he shall offer from the sacrifice of the peace offering, as an offering made by fire to the Lord, its fat and the whole fat tail which he shall remove close to the backbone. And the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, ¹⁰ the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; ¹¹ and the priest shall burn them on the altar as ^(BC)food, an offering made by fire to the Lord.

¹² ‘And if his ^(BD)offering is a goat, then ^(BE)he shall offer it before the Lord. ¹³ He shall lay his hand on its head and kill it before the tabernacle of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar. ¹⁴ Then he shall offer from it his offering, as an offering made by fire to the Lord. The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, ¹⁵ the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; ¹⁶ and the priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma; ^(BF)all the fat is the Lord’s.

¹⁷ ‘This shall be a ^(BG)perpetual^[g] statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings: you shall eat neither fat nor ^(BH)blood.’ ”

Peter’s Mother-in-Law Healed^(A)

^29 (B)Now as soon as they had come out of the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. ³⁰ But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick with a fever, and they told Him about her at once. ³¹ So He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and immediately the fever left her. And she served them.

Many Healed After Sabbath Sunset^(C)

^32 (D)At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed. ³³ And the whole city was gathered together at the door. ³⁴ Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and ^(E)cast out many demons; and He ^(F)did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him.

Preaching in Galilee^(G)

³⁵ Now ^(H)in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a ^[a]solitary place; and there He ^(I)prayed. ³⁶ And Simon and those who were with Him searched for Him. ³⁷ When they found Him, they said to Him, ^(J)“Everyone ^(K)is looking for You.”

³⁸ But He said to them, ^(L)“Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because ^(M)for this purpose I have come forth.”

^39 (N)And He was preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and ^(O)casting out demons.

Jesus Cleanses a Leper^(P)

^40 (Q)Now a leper came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”

⁴¹ Then Jesus, moved with ^(R)compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” ⁴² As soon as He had spoken, ^(S)immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed. ⁴³ And He strictly warned him and sent him away at once, ⁴⁴ and said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing those things ^(T)which Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

^45 (U)However, he went out and began to proclaim it freely, and to spread the matter, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter the city, but was outside in deserted places; ^(V)and they came to Him from every direction.

Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic^(W)

2 And again ^(X)He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house. ^2 [b]Immediately many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And He preached the word to them. ³ Then they came to Him, bringing a ^(Y)paralytic who was carried by four men. ⁴ And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.

⁵ When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”

⁶ And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, ⁷ “Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? ^(Z)Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

⁸ But immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, He said to them, “Why do you reason about these things in your hearts? ^9 (AA)Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise, take up your bed and walk’? ¹⁰ But that you may know that the Son of Man has ^[c]power on earth to forgive sins”—He said to the paralytic, ¹¹ “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” ¹² Immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out in the presence of them all, so that all were amazed and ^(AB)glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”

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