The Daily Audio Bible
Burnt Offerings
1 The Lord told Moses from the middle of the Tent of Meeting, 2 “Speak to the Israelis and tell them that when any person[a] brings an offering to the Lord from among you, whether he brings on offering of animals from either cattle or flock, 3 if his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to bring a male without any defect. He is to present it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. At the appointed time, it is to be presented in the presence of the Lord so that he may be accepted. 4 He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted for him as an atonement on his behalf. 5 Then he is to slaughter the young bull[b] in the Lord’s presence.”
General Instructions
“Aaron’s sons, the priests, are to bring the blood and sprinkle it[c] around the altar that stands at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 6 He is to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces. 7 Aaron’s sons, the priests, are to build a fire on the altar and arrange the wood over the fire. 8 They[d] are to arrange the pieces of meat—including the head and the fat—on the wood over the fire that burns on the altar. 9 Then he is to wash its entrails and legs with water. After this, the priest is to offer all of it on the altar—a burnt offering by fire, an aroma that will be pleasing to the Lord.”
Burnt Offerings of Livestock
10 “If his offering is a burnt offering from the flock, whether lamb or goat, he is to bring a male without any defect 11 and slaughter it at the north side of the altar in the Lord’s presence. Then Aaron’s sons, the priests, are to sprinkle its blood around the altar. 12 He is to cut up its head and fat into separate pieces arrange them in rows on the wood over the fire that burns on the altar, 13 wash its entrails and legs with water, and then offer all of it on the altar—a burnt offering by fire, an aroma that will be pleasing to the Lord.”
Burnt Offerings of Birds
14 “If his offering is a burnt offering of birds to the Lord, he is to bring turtledoves or young doves. 15 The priest is to bring it to the altar to offer it up in smoke. He is to decapitate it and drain its blood on the side[e] of the altar, 16 and then he is to eviscerate it and throw the viscera and the feathers to the east side of the altar, where the fatty ashes are located. 17 He is then to tear it open by its wings, but not divide it completely into two parts. The priest is then to offer all of it on the wood over the fire as a burnt offering by fire, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.”
Grain Offerings
2 “When a person brings an offering—that is, a grain offering—to the Lord, his offering is to consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil mixed with frankincense over it. 2 Then he is to bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. He is to take a handful of fine flour, the olive oil, and all of the frankincense. Then the priest is to offer a memorial offering by fire, an aroma pleasing to the Lord. 3 The remnants from the grain offering is for Aaron and his sons—the holiest[f] of the offerings made by fire to the Lord.”
Burnt Offerings of Grain
4 “When you bring an offering—that is, a grain offering baked in an oven—it is to consist of fine flour baked into unleavened bread mixed with olive oil or of wafers made of unleavened bread and smeared with olive oil.
5 “If your grain offering has been prepared on[g] a griddle, then it is to consist of fine flour mixed with olive oil. 6 Crumble it into morsels of bread and then pour olive oil on it. It’s a grain offering.
7 “When your grain offering has been prepared in[h] a stew pan, it is to consist of fine flour mixed with olive oil. 8 Bring the grain offering that you prepared from these ingredients to the Lord. Present it to the priest, who will bring it to the altar. 9 Then the priest will dedicate[i] some of the grain offering as a memorial offering and offer it in smoke on the altar, an offering by fire that will be a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 10 The remainder from the memorial offering is for Aaron and his sons—the holiest[j] of the offerings made by fire to the Lord.”
Prohibitions Regarding Yeast
11 “Any grain offering that you bring to the Lord is not to be prepared with yeast, because anything with leaven and honey may not be offered in smoke as an offering by fire to the Lord. 12 You may bring them to the Lord as an offering of first fruits, but they are not to be offered on the altar for a pleasing aroma.”
Requirements for Salt
13 “Also, be sure to rub every offering from your grain offering with salt. You are not ever to remove the salt of the covenant of your God from your grain offering. Present all your offerings with salt.”
First Fruit Offerings
14 “Whenever you bring a grain offering of first fruits to the Lord, bring fresh[k] barley roasted[l] in fire, young kernels crushed into bits. Bring the grain offering with your first fruits 15 and then pour olive oil and frankincense over it as a grain offering. 16 The priest is to offer the memorial offering in smoke—its crushed bits, olive oil, and frankincense—as an offering by fire to the Lord.”
Peace Offerings
3 “If someone’s[m] offering is a peace offering[n] from the cattle, the presenter[o] is to offer it without defect, whether the animal[p] is male or female. They are to be brought to the Lord. 2 Then the presenter is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. After this, Aaron’s sons, the priests, are to sprinkle the blood on and around the altar.
3 “The presenter is then to bring a gift from the peace offering, an offering made by fire to the Lord. He is to remove the fat that covers the internal organs,[q] all of the fat that is inside the internal organs, 4 the two kidneys with the fat on them by the loins, and the fatty mass[r] that surrounds the liver and kidneys. 5 Then Aaron’s sons are to burn them on the altar, over the burnt offering that has been placed on the wood over the fire, as an offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.
6 “If his offering to the Lord is a peace offering from the flock, whether male or female, he is to bring it without defect. 7 If the offering that he is bringing is a lamb, then he is to bring it to the Lord. 8 He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons are to sprinkle the blood on and around the altar.
9 “The presenter is then to bring a gift from the peace offering as an offering made by fire to the Lord. He is to remove the fat—the entire fat tail near the spine, the fat that covers the internal organs, all of the fat that is inside the internal organs, 10 the two kidneys with the fat on them by the loins, and the fatty mass[s] that surrounds the liver and kidneys. 11 Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as a food offering made by fire to the Lord.
12 “If his offering is a goat, then he is to bring it to the Lord, 13 lay his hand over its head, then slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. After this, Aaron’s sons are to sprinkle the blood on and around the altar.
14 “The presenter is then to present the gift as an offering made by fire to the Lord, that is, the fat that covers the internal organs, all the fat that is inside the internal organs, 15 the two kidneys with the fat on them by the loins, and the fatty mass[t] that surrounds the liver and kidneys. 16 The priest is to burn it on the altar, a food offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat belongs to the Lord.
17 “This is to be a lasting statute for all your generations, wherever you live. You are not to eat any fat or blood.”
Jesus Heals Many People(A)
29 After they left the synagogue, they went directly to the house of Simon and Andrew, along with James and John. 30 Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying in bed, sick with a fever, so they promptly told Jesus[a] about her. 31 He went up to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began serving them. 32 When evening came, after the sun had set, people[b] started bringing to him everyone who was sick or possessed by demons. 33 In fact, the whole city gathered at the door. 34 He healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. However, he wouldn’t allow the demons to speak because they knew who he was.
Jesus Goes on a Preaching Tour(B)
35 In the morning, while it was still very dark, Jesus[c] got up and went to a deserted place and prayed there. 36 Simon and his companions searched frantically for him. 37 When they found him, they told him, “Everyone’s looking for you.”
38 “Let’s go to the neighboring town,” he replied, “so I can preach there, too, because that’s why I came.” 39 So he went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
Jesus Cleanses a Leper(C)
40 Then a leper[d] came to Jesus[e] and began pleading with him. He fell on his knees and told him, “If you want to, you can make me clean.”
41 Moved with compassion, Jesus[f] reached out his hand, touched him, and told him, “I do want to. Be made clean!” 42 Instantly the leprosy left him, and he was clean.
43 Then Jesus[g] sternly warned him and encouraged him to go at once. 44 He told the man, “Be sure that you don’t tell anyone. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest, and then offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded as proof to the authorities.”[h] 45 But when the man[i] left, he began to proclaim it freely. He spread the news so widely that Jesus[j] could no longer enter a town openly, but had to stay out in deserted places. Still, people[k] kept coming to him from everywhere.
Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man(D)
2 Several days later, Jesus[l] returned to Capernaum and it was reported that he was at home. 2 Such a large crowd gathered that there wasn’t room for them, even in front of the door. Jesus[m] was speaking his message to them 3 when some people[n] came and brought him a paralyzed man being carried by four men. 4 Since they couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof over the place where he was. They dug through it and let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, he told the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
6 Now some scribes were sitting there, arguing among themselves,[o] 7 “Why does this man talk this way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
8 At once, Jesus knew in his spirit what they were saying to themselves. “Why are you arguing about such things among yourselves?”[p] he asked them. 9 “Which is easier: to say to the paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’? 10 But I want you to know[q] that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins…” Then he told the paralyzed man, 11 “I say to you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home!” 12 So the man[r] got up, immediately picked up his mat, and went out in front of all of them.
As a result, all of the people were amazed and began to glorify God as they kept on saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
17 Lord, how long will you just watch?
Rescue me from their destruction,
my precious life from these young lions.
18 Then I will give you thanks in front of the great congregation;
in the midst of the mighty throng I will praise you.
19 Do not let my deceitful enemies gloat over me,
nor let those who hate me without justification mock me with their eyes.
20 For they do not speak peace;
they devise clever lies against the peaceful people of the land.
21 They open their mouth wide against me,
claiming, “Yes! Yes! We saw him do[a] it with our own eyes!”
22 You see this, Lord,
so do not be silent.
Lord, do not be far from me!
23 Wake up! Arouse yourself to vindicate me
and argue my case, my God and my Lord.
24 Judge me according to your righteousness, Lord my God!
But do not let them gloat over me.
25 Don’t let them say in their hearts,
“Yes! We got what we wanted.”
Don’t let them say,
“We have swallowed him up.”
26 Instead, let those who gloat over the evil directed against me
be ashamed and confounded together;
Let those who exalt themselves over me
be clothed with shame and dishonor.
27 Let those who delight in my vindication
shout for joy and rejoice!
Let them continuously say,
“Magnify the Lord, who delights in giving peace to[b] his servant.”
28 My tongue will declare your righteousness
and praise you all day long.
Folly’s Entrapment
13 The foolish woman is loud,
undisciplined, and without knowledge.
14 She sits at the entrance of her house,
on a seat high above the city.
15 She calls out to those passing by on the road,
who are minding their own business,[a]
16 “Whoever is naïve, turn in here!”
And to anyone lacking sense, she says,
17 “Stolen waters are sweet,
and food eaten in secret is delicious.”
18 But he does not realize that the dead lurk there,
and her invited guests wind up in the depths of Sheol.[b]
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