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Leviticus 16:29
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Leviticus 16:29
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29 “On the tenth day of the appointed month in early autumn,[a] you must deny yourselves.[b] Neither native-born Israelites nor foreigners living among you may do any kind of work. This is a permanent law for you.
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Leviticus 16:29
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Leviticus 16:29
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29 “This is to be a lasting ordinance(A) for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month(B) you must deny yourselves[a](C) and not do any work(D)—whether native-born(E) or a foreigner residing among you—
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- Leviticus 16:29 Or must fast; also in verse 31
Isaiah 58:3
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Isaiah 58:3
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3 ‘We have fasted before you!’ they say.
‘Why aren’t you impressed?
We have been very hard on ourselves,
and you don’t even notice it!’
“I will tell you why!” I respond.
“It’s because you are fasting to please yourselves.
Even while you fast,
you keep oppressing your workers.
Isaiah 58:3
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Isaiah 58:3
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3 ‘Why have we fasted,’(A) they say,
‘and you have not seen it?
Why have we humbled(B) ourselves,
and you have not noticed?’(C)
“Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please(D)
and exploit all your workers.
Numbers 29:7
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Numbers 29:7
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Offerings for the Day of Atonement
7 “Ten days later, on the tenth day of the same month,[a] you must call another holy assembly. On that day, the Day of Atonement, the people must go without food and must do no ordinary work.
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Numbers 29:7
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Numbers 29:7
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The Day of Atonement(A)
7 “‘On the tenth day of this seventh month hold a sacred assembly. You must deny yourselves[a](B) and do no work.(C)
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- Numbers 29:7 Or must fast
Daniel 10:12
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Daniel 10:12
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12 Then he said, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer.
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Daniel 10:12
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Daniel 10:12
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12 Then he continued, “Do not be afraid,(A) Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble(B) yourself before your God, your words(C) were heard, and I have come in response to them.(D)
Isaiah 58:5
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Isaiah 58:5
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5 You humble yourselves
by going through the motions of penance,
bowing your heads
like reeds bending in the wind.
You dress in burlap
and cover yourselves with ashes.
Is this what you call fasting?
Do you really think this will please the Lord?
Isaiah 58:5
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Isaiah 58:5
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Psalm 35:13
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Psalm 35:13
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13 Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them.
I denied myself by fasting for them,
but my prayers returned unanswered.
Psalm 35:13
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Psalm 35:13
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Leviticus 23:36
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Leviticus 23:36
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36 For seven days you must present special gifts to the Lord. The eighth day is another holy day on which you present your special gifts to the Lord. This will be a solemn occasion, and no ordinary work may be done that day.
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Leviticus 23:36
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Leviticus 23:36
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36 For seven days present food offerings to the Lord, and on the eighth day hold a sacred assembly(A) and present a food offering to the Lord.(B) It is the closing special assembly; do no regular work.
Leviticus 23:27-32
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Leviticus 23:27-32
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27 “Be careful to celebrate the Day of Atonement on the tenth day of that same month—nine days after the Festival of Trumpets.[a] You must observe it as an official day for holy assembly, a day to deny yourselves[b] and present special gifts to the Lord. 28 Do no work during that entire day because it is the Day of Atonement, when offerings of purification are made for you, making you right with[c] the Lord your God. 29 All who do not deny themselves that day will be cut off from God’s people. 30 And I will destroy anyone among you who does any work on that day. 31 You must not do any work at all! This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation wherever you live. 32 This will be a Sabbath day of complete rest for you, and on that day you must deny yourselves. This day of rest will begin at sundown on the ninth day of the month and extend until sundown on the tenth day.”
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Leviticus 23:27-32
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Leviticus 23:27-32
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27 “The tenth day of this seventh month(A) is the Day of Atonement.(B) Hold a sacred assembly(C) and deny yourselves,[a] and present a food offering to the Lord. 28 Do not do any work(D) on that day, because it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the Lord your God. 29 Those who do not deny themselves on that day must be cut off from their people.(E) 30 I will destroy from among their people(F) anyone who does any work on that day. 31 You shall do no work at all. This is to be a lasting ordinance(G) for the generations to come, wherever you live. 32 It is a day of sabbath rest(H) for you, and you must deny yourselves. From the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening you are to observe your sabbath.”(I)
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- Leviticus 23:27 Or and fast; similarly in verses 29 and 32
Leviticus 23:21
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Leviticus 23:21
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21 That same day will be proclaimed an official day for holy assembly, a day on which you do no ordinary work. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation wherever you live.[a]
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Leviticus 23:21
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Leviticus 23:21
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21 On that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly(A) and do no regular work.(B) This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live.
Leviticus 23:7-8
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Leviticus 23:7-8
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7 On the first day of the festival, all the people must stop their ordinary work and observe an official day for holy assembly. 8 For seven days you must present special gifts to the Lord. On the seventh day the people must again stop all their ordinary work to observe an official day for holy assembly.”
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Leviticus 23:7-8
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Leviticus 23:7-8
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7 On the first day hold a sacred assembly(A) and do no regular work. 8 For seven days present a food offering to the Lord.(B) And on the seventh day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work.’”
Exodus 20:10
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Exodus 20:10
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10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you.
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Exodus 20:10
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Exodus 20:10
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10 but the seventh day is a sabbath(A) to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns.
Hebrews 4:10
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Hebrews 4:10
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10 For all who have entered into God’s rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world.
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Hebrews 4:10
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Hebrews 4:10
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- Hebrews 4:10 Or labor
1 Corinthians 11:31
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1 Corinthians 11:31
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31 But if we would examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way.
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1 Corinthians 11:31
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1 Corinthians 11:31
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31 But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.(A)
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