“But (A)if he cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation for the sin that he has committed two (B)turtledoves or two pigeons,[a] one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.

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  1. Leviticus 5:7 Septuagint two young pigeons; also verse 11

“‘Anyone who cannot afford(A) a lamb(B) is to bring two doves or two young pigeons(C) to the Lord as a penalty for their sin—one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.

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And if she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take (A)two turtledoves or two pigeons,[a] (B)one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. (C)And the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.”

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  1. Leviticus 12:8 Septuagint two young pigeons

But if she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two young pigeons,(A) one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering.(B) In this way the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.(C)’”

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Persecution Will Come

16 (A)“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be (B)wise as serpents and (C)innocent as doves.

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16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.(A) Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.(B)

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21 “But (A)if he is poor and cannot afford so much, then he shall take one male lamb for a guilt offering (B)to be waved, to make atonement for him, and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil; 22 (C)also two turtledoves or two pigeons, whichever he can afford. The one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.

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21 “If, however, they are poor(A) and cannot afford these,(B) they must take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for them, together with a tenth of an ephah[a] of the finest flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of oil, 22 and two doves or two young pigeons,(C) such as they can afford, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.(D)

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  1. Leviticus 14:21 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms

in burnt offerings and sin offerings
    you have taken no pleasure.
Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God,
    as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.’”

When he said above, “You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in (A)sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings” (these are offered according to the law), then he added, (B)“Behold, I have come to do your will.” He does away with the first in order to establish the second. 10 And by that will (C)we have been sanctified through the offering of (D)the body of Jesus Christ (E)once for all.

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with burnt offerings and sin offerings
    you were not pleased.
Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll(A)
    I have come to do your will, my God.’”[a](B)

First he said, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them”(C)—though they were offered in accordance with the law. Then he said, “Here I am, I have come to do your will.”(D) He sets aside the first to establish the second. 10 And by that will, we have been made holy(E) through the sacrifice of the body(F) of Jesus Christ once for all.(G)

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  1. Hebrews 10:7 Psalm 40:6-8 (see Septuagint)

12 For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable (A)according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.

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12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has,(A) not according to what one does not have.

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16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, (A)the heavens were opened to him,[a] and he (B)saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;

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  1. Matthew 3:16 Some manuscripts omit to him

16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened,(A) and he saw the Spirit of God(B) descending like a dove and alighting on him.

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31 one[a] for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, along with a grain offering. (A)And the priest shall make atonement before the Lord for him who is being cleansed.

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  1. Leviticus 14:31 Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew afford, 31such as he can afford, one

31 one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering,(A) together with the grain offering. In this way the priest will make atonement before the Lord on behalf of the one to be cleansed.(B)

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He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first the one for the sin offering. He shall (A)wring its head from its neck (B)but shall not sever it completely, and he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while (C)the rest of the blood shall be drained out (D)at the base of the altar; it is a sin offering.

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They are to bring them to the priest, who shall first offer the one for the sin offering. He is to wring its head from its neck,(A) not dividing it completely,(B) and is to splash(C) some of the blood of the sin offering against the side of the altar;(D) the rest of the blood must be drained out at the base of the altar.(E) It is a sin offering.

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Listen, my beloved brothers, (A)has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of (C)the kingdom, (D)which he has promised to those who love him? But you (E)have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who (F)drag you (G)into court?

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Listen, my dear brothers and sisters:(A) Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world(B) to be rich in faith(C) and to inherit the kingdom(D) he promised those who love him?(E) But you have dishonored the poor.(F) Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?(G)

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24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in (A)the Law of the Lord, (B)“a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”

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24 and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”[a](A)

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  1. Luke 2:24 Lev. 12:8

And he shall take from (A)the congregation of the people of Israel two male goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.

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From the Israelite community(A) he is to take two male goats(B) for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.

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30 And the priest shall use one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. And the priest shall make atonement for her before the Lord for her unclean discharge.

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30 The priest is to sacrifice one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. In this way he will make atonement for her before the Lord for the uncleanness of her discharge.(A)

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