The Law of Guilt Offerings

5 ‘Now if a person sins after he hears a ^[a]public ^(A)adjuration to testify when he is a witness, whether he has seen or otherwise known, if he does not tell it, then he will bear his ^[b]guilt. ² Or if a person touches ^(B)any unclean thing, whether a carcass of an unclean beast or the carcass of unclean cattle or a carcass of unclean swarming things, though it is hidden from him and he is unclean, then he will be guilty. ³ Or if he touches human uncleanness, of whatever sort his uncleanness may be with which he becomes unclean, and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know it, he will be guilty. ⁴ Or if a person ^(C)swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do good, in whatever matter a man may speak thoughtlessly with an oath, and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know it, he will be guilty in one of these. ⁵ So it shall be when he becomes guilty in one of these, that he shall ^(D)confess that in which he has sinned. ⁶ He shall also bring his guilt offering to the Lord for his sin which he has ^[c]committed, ^(E)a female from the flock, a lamb or a ^[d]goat as a sin offering. So the priest shall make atonement on his behalf for his sin.

⁷ ‘But if ^[e]he cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord his guilt offering for that in which he has sinned, two turtledoves or two young pigeons, ^(F)one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. ⁸ He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first that which is for the sin offering and shall nip its head at the front of its neck, but he ^(G)shall not sever it. ⁹ He shall also sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering ^(H)on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood shall be drained out ^(I)at the base of the altar: it is a sin offering. ¹⁰ The second he shall then prepare as a burnt offering ^(J)according to the ordinance. ^(K)So the priest shall make atonement on his behalf for his sin which he has ^[f]committed, and it will be forgiven him.

¹¹ ‘But ^(L)if his ^[g]means are insufficient for two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then for his offering for that which he has sinned, he shall bring the tenth of an ^[h]ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; ^(M)he shall not put oil on it or place incense on it, for it is a sin offering. ¹² He shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as its memorial portion and offer it up in smoke on the altar, ^[i]with the offerings of the Lord by fire: it is a sin offering. ¹³ So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin which he has ^[j]committed from ^(N)one of these, and it will be forgiven him; then ^(O)the rest shall become the priest’s, like the grain offering.’”

¹⁴ Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ¹⁵ “^(P)If a person acts unfaithfully and sins ^(Q)unintentionally against the Lord’s holy things, then he shall bring his ^(R)guilt offering to the Lord: ^(S)a ram without defect from the flock, according to your valuation in silver by shekels, in terms of the ^(T)shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering. ^16 (U)He shall make restitution for that which he has sinned against the holy thing, and shall add to it a fifth part of it and give it to the priest. ^(V)The priest shall then make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and it will be forgiven him.

¹⁷ “Now if a person sins and does any of the things ^[k]which the Lord has commanded not to be done, ^(W)though he was unaware, still he is guilty and shall bear his punishment. ¹⁸ He is then to bring to the priest ^(X)a ram without defect from the flock, according to your valuation, for a guilt offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his error in which he sinned ^(Y)unintentionally and did not know it, and it will be forgiven him. ¹⁹ It is a guilt offering; he was certainly guilty before the Lord.”

Guilt Offering

6 ^[l]Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ² “^(Z)When a person sins and acts unfaithfully against the Lord, and deceives his companion in regard to a deposit or a security entrusted to him, or through robbery, or if he has extorted from his companion, ³ or ^(AA)has found what was lost and lied about it and sworn falsely, so that he sins in regard to any one of the things a man may do; ⁴ then it shall be, when he sins and becomes guilty, that he shall ^(AB)restore what he took by robbery or what he got by extortion, or the deposit which was ^[m]entrusted to him or the lost thing which he found, ⁵ or anything about which he swore falsely; ^(AC)he shall make restitution for it ^[n]in full and add to it one-fifth more. ^(AD)He shall give it to the one to whom it belongs on the day he presents his guilt offering. ⁶ Then he shall bring to the priest his guilt offering to the Lord, ^(AE)a ram without defect from the flock, according to your valuation, for a guilt offering, ⁷ and ^(AF)the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord, and he will be forgiven for any one of the things which he may have done to incur guilt.”

The Priest’s Part in the Offerings

^8 [o]Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ⁹ “Command Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is ^(AG)the law for the burnt offering: the burnt offering itself shall remain on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and ^(AH)the fire on the altar is to be kept burning on it. ¹⁰ The priest is to put on ^(AI)his linen robe, and he shall put on undergarments next to his flesh; and he shall take up the ^[p]ashes to which the fire ^[q]reduces the burnt offering on the altar and place them beside the altar. ¹¹ Then he shall take off his garments and put on other garments, and carry the ^[r]ashes outside the camp to a clean place. ¹² The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it. It shall not go out, but the priest shall burn wood on it every morning; and he shall lay out the burnt offering on it, and offer up in smoke the fat portions of the peace offerings ^(AJ)on it. ¹³ Fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it is not to go out.

¹⁴ ‘Now this is the law of the grain offering: the sons of Aaron shall present it before the Lord in front of the altar. ^15 (AK)Then one of them shall lift up from it a handful of the fine flour of the grain offering, ^[s]with its oil and all the incense that is on the grain offering, and he shall offer it up in smoke on the altar, a soothing aroma, as its memorial offering to the Lord. ^16 (AL)What is left of it Aaron and his sons are to eat. It shall be eaten as unleavened cakes in a holy place; they are to eat it in the court of the tent of meeting. ^17 (AM)It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their share from My offerings by fire; ^(AN)it is most holy, like the sin offering and ^(AO)the guilt offering. ^18 (AP)Every male among the sons of Aaron may eat it; it is a permanent ordinance throughout your generations, from the offerings by fire to the Lord. ^(AQ)Whoever touches them will become consecrated.’”

¹⁹ Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ²⁰ “This is the offering which Aaron and his sons are to present to the Lord on the day when he is anointed; the tenth of an ^(AR)ephah of fine flour as ^(AS)a ^[t]regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it in the evening. ²¹ It shall be prepared with oil on a ^(AT)griddle. When it is well stirred, you shall bring it. You shall present the grain offering in baked pieces as a soothing aroma to the Lord. ²² The anointed priest who will be in his place ^[u]among his sons shall ^[v]offer it. By a permanent ordinance it shall be entirely offered up in smoke to the Lord. ²³ So every grain offering of the priest shall be burned entirely. It shall not be eaten.”

²⁴ Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ²⁵ “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the sin offering: ^(AU)in the place where the burnt offering is slain the sin offering shall be slain before the Lord; it is most holy. ^26 (AV)The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place, in the court of the tent of meeting. ^27 (AW)Anyone who touches its flesh will become consecrated; and when any of its blood ^[w]splashes on a garment, in a holy place you shall wash what was splashed on. ²⁸ Also ^(AX)the earthenware vessel in which it was boiled shall be broken; and if it was boiled in a bronze vessel, then it shall be scoured and rinsed in water. ^29 (AY)Every male among the priests may eat of it; ^(AZ)it is most holy. ³⁰ But no sin offering ^(BA)of which any of the blood is brought into the tent of meeting to make atonement ^(BB)in the holy place shall be eaten; ^(BC)it shall be burned with fire.

Zaccheus Converted

19 He ^(A)entered Jericho and was passing through. ² And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich. ³ Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and was unable because of the crowd, for he was small in stature. ⁴ So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a ^[a](B)sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass through that way. ⁵ When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, “Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.” ⁶ And he hurried and came down and received Him ^[b]gladly. ⁷ When they saw it, they all began to grumble, saying, “He has gone ^[c]to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” ⁸ Zaccheus stopped and said to ^(C)the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I ^[d]will give to the poor, and if I have ^(D)defrauded anyone of anything, I ^[e]will give back ^(E)four times as much.” ⁹ And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is ^(F)a son of Abraham. ¹⁰ For ^(G)the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

Parable of Money Usage

¹¹ While they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because ^(H)He was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that ^(I)the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. ¹² So He said, “^(J)A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return. ¹³ And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten ^[f]minas and said to them, ‘Do business with this ^[g]until I come back.’ ¹⁴ But his citizens hated him and sent ^[h]a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’ ¹⁵ When he returned, after receiving the kingdom, he ordered that these slaves, to whom he had given the money, be called to him so that he might know what business they had done. ¹⁶ The first appeared, saying, ‘^[i]Master, your ^[j]mina has made ten minas more.’ ¹⁷ And he said to him, ‘Well done, good slave, because you have been ^(K)faithful in a very little thing, you are to be in authority over ten cities.’ ¹⁸ The second came, saying, ‘Your ^[k]mina, ^[l]master, has made five minas.’ ¹⁹ And he said to him also, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’ ²⁰ Another came, saying, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I kept put away in a handkerchief; ²¹ for I was afraid of you, because you are an exacting man; you take up what you did not lay down and reap what you did not sow.’ ²² He *said to him, ‘^[m]By your own words I will judge you, you worthless slave. Did you know that I am an exacting man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow? ²³ Then why did you not put my money in the bank, and having come, I would have collected it with interest?’ ²⁴ Then he said to the bystanders, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has the ten minas.’ ²⁵ And they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas already.’ ^26 (L)I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. ²⁷ But ^(M)these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and ^(N)slay them in my presence.”