¹⁶ The priest shall burn the memorial portion^(A) of the crushed grain and the oil, together with all the incense,^(B) as a food offering presented to the Lord.^(C)

⁷ During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions^(A) with fervent cries and tears^(B) to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard^(C) because of his reverent submission.^(D)

²⁶ In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit^(A) himself intercedes for us^(B) through wordless groans. ²⁷ And he who searches our hearts^(C) knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes^(D) for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

¹² You may bring them to the Lord as an offering of the firstfruits,^(A) but they are not to be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma.

⁹ He shall take out the memorial portion^(A) from the grain offering and burn it on the altar as a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.^(B)

⁴ “‘If you bring a grain offering baked in an oven,^(A) it is to consist of the finest flour: either thick loaves made without yeast and with olive oil mixed in or thin loaves^(B) made without yeast and brushed with olive oil.^{(C) 5} If your grain offering is prepared on a griddle,^(D) it is to be made of the finest flour mixed with oil, and without yeast. ⁶ Crumble it and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering. ⁷ If your grain offering is cooked in a pan,^(E) it is to be made of the finest flour and some olive oil.