The Law of Burnt Offerings

1 Now ^(A)the Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying, ² “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When anyone of you brings an ^(B)offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of livestock from ^(C)the herd or the flock. ³ If his offering is a ^(D)burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male ^(E)without defect; he shall offer it ^(F)at the doorway of the tent of meeting, so that he may be accepted before the Lord. ⁴ And ^(G)he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so that it may be accepted for him to make ^(H)atonement on his behalf. ⁵ Then ^(I)he shall ^[a]slaughter the ^[b]bull before the Lord; and Aaron’s sons the priests shall offer up ^(J)the blood and ^(K)sprinkle the blood around on the altar that is at the doorway of the tent of meeting. ^6 (L)He shall then skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces. ⁷ And ^(M)the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. ⁸ Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, with the head and the ^(N)suet, on the wood which is on the fire that is on the altar. ⁹ Its ^(O)entrails, however, and its legs he shall wash with water. And ^(P)the priest shall offer all of it up in smoke on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering by fire as ^(Q)a soothing aroma to the Lord.

¹⁰ ‘But if his offering is from the flock, either from the sheep or from the goats, as a burnt offering, he shall offer a ^(R)male without defect. ¹¹ And ^(S)he shall slaughter it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar. ¹² He shall then cut it into its pieces with its head and its ^(T)suet, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood which is on the fire that is on the altar. ¹³ The entrails, however, and the legs he shall wash with water. And ^(U)the priest shall offer all of it, and offer it up in smoke on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord.

¹⁴ ‘But if his offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering from the ^(V)turtledoves or from young doves. ¹⁵ The priest shall bring it to the altar, and pinch off its head, and offer it up in smoke on the altar; and its blood is to be drained out ^(W)on the side of the altar. ¹⁶ He shall also remove its craw with its feathers and throw it beside the altar eastward, to the place of the ^(X)fatty ashes. ¹⁷ Then he shall tear it by its wings, but ^(Y)shall not sever it. And the priest shall offer it up in smoke on the altar, on the wood which is on the fire; ^(Z)it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord.

The Law of Grain Offerings

2 ‘Now when anyone presents a ^(AA)grain offering as an offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it. ² He shall then bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests; and he shall take from it ^(AB)his handful of its fine flour and of its oil, with all of its frankincense. And the priest shall offer it up in smoke as its ^(AC)memorial portion on the altar, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord. ^3 (AD)The remainder of the grain offering belongs to ^(AE)Aaron and his sons: a most holy part of the offerings to the Lord by fire.

⁴ ‘Now when you bring an offering of a grain offering baked in an oven, it shall be ^(AF)unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers ^[c]spread with oil. ⁵ And if your offering is a grain offering made ^(AG)on the griddle, it shall be of fine flour, unleavened, mixed with oil; ⁶ you shall break it into bits and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering. ⁷ Now if your offering is a grain offering made ^(AH)in a ^[d]pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. ⁸ When you bring in the grain offering which is made of these things to the Lord, it shall be presented to the priest, and he shall bring it to the altar. ⁹ The priest then shall take up from the grain offering ^(AI)its memorial portion, and shall offer it up in smoke on the altar as an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord. ^10 (AJ)The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons: a most holy part of the offerings to the Lord by fire.

¹¹ ‘^(AK)No grain offering, which you bring to the Lord, shall be made with leaven, for you shall not offer ^[e]up in smoke any leaven or any honey as an ^(AL)offering by fire to the Lord. ^12 (AM)As an offering of first fruits you shall bring them to the Lord, but they shall not ascend as a soothing aroma on the altar. ¹³ Every grain offering of yours, moreover, you shall season with salt, so that ^(AN)the salt of the covenant of your God will not be lacking from your grain offering; with all your offerings you shall offer salt.

¹⁴ ‘Also if you bring a grain offering of early ripened things to the Lord, you shall bring ^(AO)fresh heads of grain roasted in the fire, crushed grain of new growth, for the grain offering of your early ripened produce. ¹⁵ You shall then put oil on it and place incense on it; it is a grain offering. ¹⁶ Then the priest shall offer up in smoke ^(AP)its memorial portion, part of its crushed grain and its oil with all its incense as an offering by fire to the Lord.

A Cry of Distress and a Curse on Adversaries.

For the music director; according to ^[a]Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.

^15 (A)Now they were bringing even their babies to Him so that He would touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they began rebuking them. ¹⁶ But Jesus called for ^[a]the little ones, saying, “Allow the children to come to Me, and do not ^[b]forbid them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. ¹⁷ Truly I say to you, ^(B)whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”

The Rich Young Ruler

^18 (C)A ruler questioned Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” ¹⁹ But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me ^[c]good? No one is ^[d]good except God alone. ²⁰ You know the commandments, ‘^(D)Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not give false testimony, Honor your father and mother.’” ²¹ And he said, “All these things I have kept since my youth.” ²² Now when Jesus heard this, He said to him, “One thing you still lack; ^(E)sell all that you possess and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have ^(F)treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” ²³ But when he had heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely wealthy. ²⁴ And Jesus looked at him and said, “^(G)How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵ For ^(H)it is easier for a camel to ^[e]go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God!” ²⁶ Those who heard Him said, “And so who can be saved?” ²⁷ But He said, “^(I)The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.”

²⁸ Peter said, “Behold, ^(J)we have left ^[f]our own homes and followed You.” ²⁹ And He said to them, “Truly I say to you, ^(K)there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God, ³⁰ who will not receive many times as much at this time, and in ^(L)the age to come, eternal life.”