Old/New Testament
42 Of the chambers of the Temple for the Priests, and the holy things.
1 Then brought he me into the utter court by the way toward the North, and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the North.
2 Before the length of an hundred cubits, was the North door, and it was fifty cubits broad.
3 Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement, which was for the utter court, was chamber against chamber in three rows.
4 And before the chambers was a gallery of ten cubits wide, and within was a way of one cubit, and their doors toward the North.
5 Now the chambers above were narrower: for those chambers seemed to eat up these, to wit, the lower, and those that were in the midst of the building.
6 For they were in three rows, but had not pillars as the pillars of the court: therefore there was a difference from them beneath and from the middlemost, even from the ground.
7 And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forefront of the chambers, was fifty cubits long.
8 For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court, was fifty cubits: and lo, before the Temple were an hundred cubits.
9 And under these chambers was the entry, on the East side, as one goeth into them from the outward court.
10 The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the East, over against the separate place, and over against the building.
11 And the way before them was after the manner of the chambers, which were toward the North, as long as they, and as broad as they: and all their entries were like, both according to their fashions, and according to their doors.
12 And according to the doors of the chambers, that were toward the South, was a door in the corner of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the East, as one entereth.
13 Then said he unto me, The North chambers and the South chambers which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers wherein the Priests that approach unto the Lord, shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering: for the place is holy.
14 When the Priests enter therein, they shall not go out of the holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister: for they are holy, and shall put on other garments, and so shall approach to those things, which are for the people.
15 Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the East, and measured it round about.
16 He measured the East side with the measuring rod, five hundred reeds even with the measuring reed round about.
17 He measured also the North side, five hundred reeds, even with the measuring reed round about.
18 And he measured the South [a]side five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
19 He turned about also to the West side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
20 He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad to make a separation between the Sanctuary, and the profane place.
43 2 He seeth the glory of God going into the Temple, from whence it had before departed. 7 He mentioneth the idolatry of the children of Israel, for the which they were consumed and brought to naught. 9 He is commanded to call them again to repentance.
1 Afterward he brought me to the gate even the gate that turneth toward the East.
2 And behold, the glory of the God of Israel, came from out of the East, whose voice was like a noise of great waters, and the earth was made light with his glory.
3 And the vision which I saw was (A)like the vision, even as the vision that I saw [b]when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar, and I fell upon my face.
4 And the [c]glory of the Lord came into the house by the way of the gate, whose prospect is toward the East.
5 So the Spirit took me up and brought me into the inner court, and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house.
6 And I heard one speaking unto me out of the house: and there stood a man by me,
7 Which said unto me, Son of man this place is my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, whereas I will dwell among the children of Israel forever, and the house of Israel shall no more [d]defile mine holy Name, neither they, nor their kings by their fornication, nor by the carcasses of [e]their kings in their high places.
8 Albeit they set their thresholds by my thresholds, and their posts by my posts (for there was but a wall between me and them) yet have they defiled mine holy Name with their abominations, that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in my wrath.
9 Now therefore let them put away their fornication, and the carcasses of their kings far from me, and I will dwell among them forever.
10 ¶ Thou son of man, show this House to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their wickedness, and let them measure the pattern.
11 And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, show them the form of the house, and the pattern thereof, and the going out thereof, and the coming in thereof, and the whole fashion thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the figures thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole fashion thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them.
12 This is the [f]description of the house, It shall be upon the top of the mount: all the limits thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the description of the house.
13 And these are the measures of the Altar, after the cubits, the cubit is a cubit, and an hand breadth, even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the height of the Altar.
14 And from the bottom which toucheth the ground to the lower piece shall be two cubits and the breadth one cubit, and from the little piece to the great piece shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit.
15 So the altar shall be four cubits, and from the altar upward shall be four horns.
16 And the altar shall be twelve cubits long and twelve broad, and foursquare in the four corners thereof.
17 And the frame shall be fourteen cubits long, and fourteen broad in the foursquare corners thereof, and the border about it shall be half a cubit, and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about, and the steps thereof shall be turned toward the East.
18 ¶ And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord God, These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it to offer the burnt offering thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.
19 And thou shalt give to the Priests, and to the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord God, a young bullock for a sin offering.
20 And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the frame, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse it, and reconcile it.
21 Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and burn it in the appointed place of the house without the Sanctuary.
22 But the second day thou shalt offer an he goat without blemish for a sin offering, and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock.
23 When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.
24 And thou shalt offer them before the Lord, and the Priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them for a burnt offering unto the Lord.
25 Seven days shalt thou prepare every day an he goat for a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock and a ram out of the flock without blemish.
26 Thus shall they seven days purify the altar, and cleanse it, and [g]consecrate it.
27 And when these days are expired upon the eighth day and so forth, the Priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your peace offerings, and I will accept you, saith the Lord God.
44 He reproveth the people for their offense. 7 The uncircumcised in heart, and in the flesh. 9 Who are to be admitted to the service of the Temple, and who to be refused.
1 Then he brought me toward the gate of the outward Sanctuary, which turneth toward the East, and it was shut.
2 Then said the Lord unto me, This gate shall be [h]shut, and shall not be opened, and no man shall enter by it, because the Lord God of Israel hath entered by it, and it shall be shut.
3 It appertaineth to the Prince: the Prince himself shall sit in it to eat bread before the Lord: he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.
4 ¶ Then brought he me toward the North gate before the house: and when I looked, behold, the glory of the Lord, filled the house of the Lord, and I fell upon my face.
5 And the Lord said unto me, Son of man, [i]mark well and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, all that I say unto thee, concerning all the ordinances of the house of the Lord, and all the laws thereof, and mark well the entering in of the house with every going forth of the Sanctuary.
6 And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God, O house of Israel, ye have enough of all your abominations,
7 Seeing that ye have brought into my Sanctuary [j]strangers uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my Sanctuary, to pollute mine house, when ye offer my bread, even fat, and blood: and they have broken my covenant, because of all your abominations.
8 For ye have not kept the [k]ordinances of mine holy things: but you yourselves have set others to take the charge of my Sanctuary.
9 Thus saith the Lord God, No stranger uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my Sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel,
10 Neither yet the [l]Levites that are gone back from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray from me after their idols, but they shall bear their iniquity.
11 And they shall serve in my Sanctuary, and keep the gates of the House, and minister in the House: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people: and they shall stand before them to serve them.
12 Because they served before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity, therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord God, and they shall bear their iniquity,
13 And they shall not come near unto me to do the office of the Priest unto me, neither shall they come near unto any of mine holy things in the most holy place, but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations, which they have committed.
14 And I will make them keepers of the watch of the House, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.
15 But the Priests of the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that [m]kept the charge of my Sanctuary, when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to serve me, and they shall stand before me to offer me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord God.
16 They shall enter into my Sanctuary, and shall come near to my table, to serve me, and they shall keep my charge.
17 And when they shall enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments, and no wool shall come upon them while they serve in the gates of the inner court, and within.
18 They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins: they shall not gird themselves in the sweating places.
19 But when they go forth into the utter court, even to the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments, wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments: for they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.
20 They shall not also [n]shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long, but round their heads.
21 (B)Neither shall any Priests drink wine when they enter into the inner court.
22 Neither shall they take for their (C)wives a widow, or her that is divorced: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that hath been the widow of a Priest.
23 And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
24 And in controversy they shall stand to judge, and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies, and they shall sanctify my Sabbaths.
25 (D)And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves, except at their father or mother, or son or daughter, brother or sister, that hath had yet none husband: in these may they [o]be defiled.
26 And when he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.
27 And when he goeth into the Sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the Sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord God.
28 (E)And the Priesthood shall be their inheritance, yea, I am their inheritance: therefore shall ye give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession.
29 They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering, and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.
30 (F)And all the first of all the firstborn, and every oblation, even all of every sort of your oblations shall be the Priest’s. Ye shall also give unto the Priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.
31 The Priests shall not eat of anything that is (G)dead, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
The First Epistle General of John
1 1 He testifieth that he bringeth the eternal word, wherein is life, 5 and light. 9 God will be merciful unto the faithful, if groaning under the burden of their sins, they learn to flee unto his mercy.
1 That [a]which was from the beginning, which we have [b]heard, which we have seen with these our eyes, which we have looked upon, and these hands of ours have handled of that [c]word of life,
2 (For that life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and [d]show unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was made manifest unto us.)
3 That I say, which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, [e]that ye may also have fellowship with us, and that our fellowship also may be with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
4 And these things write I unto you, that your joy may be full.
5 [f]This then is the message, which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God (A)is light, and in him is no darkness.
6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not truly.
7 But if we walk in the [g]light as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, [h]and the (B)blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
8 (C)[i] If we say that we have no sin, we [j]deceive ourselves, and [k]truth is not in us.
9 [l]If we acknowledge our sins, he is [m]faithful and just, to [n]forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 [o]If we say, we have not sinned, we make him [p]a liar, and his [q]word is not in us.
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