“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: (A)‘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.

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“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When anyone among you brings an offering to the Lord,(A) bring as your offering an animal from either the herd or the flock.(B)

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18 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: (A)‘Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, who [a]offers his sacrifice for any of his vows or for any of his freewill offerings, which they offer to the Lord as a burnt offering— 19 (B)you shall offer of your own free will a male without blemish from the cattle, from the sheep, or from the goats.

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  1. Leviticus 22:18 brings his offering

18 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: ‘If any of you—whether an Israelite or a foreigner residing in Israel(A)—presents a gift(B) for a burnt offering to the Lord, either to fulfill a vow(C) or as a freewill offering,(D) 19 you must present a male without defect(E) from the cattle, sheep or goats in order that it may be accepted on your behalf.(F)

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Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is (A)given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us (B)prophesy in proportion to our faith;

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We have different gifts,(A) according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying,(B) then prophesy in accordance with your[a] faith;(C)

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  1. Romans 12:6 Or the

And (A)walk in love, (B)as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God (C)for a sweet-smelling aroma.

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and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us(A) and gave himself up for us(B) as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.(C)

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29 Give to the Lord the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come before Him.
Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!

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29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;(A)
    bring an offering and come before him.
Worship the Lord in the splendor of his[a] holiness.(B)

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  1. 1 Chronicles 16:29 Or Lord with the splendor of

but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

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but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.

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And [a]in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit (A)of the ground to the Lord.

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  1. Genesis 4:3 Lit. at the end of days

In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering(A) to the Lord.(B)

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Living Sacrifices to God

12 I (A)beseech[a] you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies (B)a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your [b]reasonable service.

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  1. Romans 12:1 urge
  2. Romans 12:1 rational

A Living Sacrifice

12 Therefore, I urge you,(A) brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,(B) holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

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