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Burnt Gifts on the Altar

1 The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the meeting tent, saying, ² “Speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, ‘When any of you bring a gift in worship to the Lord, bring your gift of animals from the herd or the flock. ³ If his gift is a burnt gift from the cattle, he should bring a male that is perfect. He should give it at the door of the meeting tent, so he will be pleasing to the Lord. ⁴ He will lay his hand on the head of the burnt gift and it will be received to take away his sins. ⁵ He will kill the young bull before the Lord. Then Aaron’s sons, the religious leaders, will take the blood and put it around on the altar that is at the door of the meeting tent. ⁶ He will skin the burnt gift and cut it into pieces. ⁷ The sons of Aaron the religious leader will put fire on the altar and lay wood on the fire. ⁸ Then Aaron’s sons, the religious leaders, will lay the pieces, the head and the fat on the wood that is on the altar fire. ⁹ But he will wash its legs and inside parts with water. Then the religious leader will burn all of it on the altar as a burnt gift. It will be a gift by fire, a pleasing smell to the Lord.

¹⁰ ‘If his gift is a burnt gift from the sheep or the goats of the flock, he should give a male that is perfect. ¹¹ He should kill it on the north side of the altar before the Lord. Aaron’s sons, the religious leaders, will put its blood around on the altar. ¹² Then he will cut it into pieces with its head and its fat. And the religious leader will lay them on the wood that is on the altar fire. ¹³ But he will wash the legs and inside parts with water. The religious leader will burn all of it on the altar as a burnt gift. It will be a gift by fire, a pleasing smell to the Lord.

¹⁴ ‘If his gift is a burnt gift of birds, he should bring his gift from the turtle-doves or young pigeons. ¹⁵ The religious leader will bring it to the altar and take off its head. Then he will burn it on the altar. Its blood will flow down on the side of the altar. ¹⁶ He will take the part of its body where the food it eats is kept and with its feathers throw them on the ashes on the east side of the altar. ¹⁷ Then he will tear it by its wings, but not divide it. And the religious leader will burn it on the altar as a burnt gift. It will be a gift by fire, a pleasing smell to the Lord.

Grain Gifts

2 ‘When anyone gives a grain gift to the Lord, it should be of fine flour. He should pour oil on it and put special perfume on it. ² Then he will take it to Aaron’s sons, the religious leaders. The religious leader will fill his hand with the fine flour, oil and special perfume and will burn it on the altar as a part to be remembered. It will be a gift by fire, a pleasing smell to the Lord. ³ The rest of the grain gift will belong to Aaron and his sons. It is a most holy part of the gifts by fire to the Lord.

⁴ ‘When you bring a gift of grain that has been baked, it should be loaves of fine flour without yeast and mixed with oil, or hard bread without yeast and spread with oil. ⁵ If your gift of grain has been cooked on top of the stove, it should be of fine flour without yeast and mixed with oil. ⁶ Break it into pieces and pour oil on it. It is a grain gift. ⁷ If your gift of grain has been cooked in a pot, it should be made of fine flour with oil. ⁸ Bring the grain gift that is made of these things to the Lord. It will be given to the religious leader, and he will bring it to the altar. ⁹ The religious leader will take the part to be remembered from the grain gift and burn it on the altar. It will be a gift by fire, a pleasing smell to the Lord. ¹⁰ The rest of the grain gift belongs to Aaron and his sons. It is a most holy part of the gifts by fire to the Lord.

¹¹ ‘No grain gift that you bring to the Lord will be made with yeast. For you must never burn yeast or honey in any gift by fire to the Lord. ¹² You may bring them to the Lord as a gift of first-fruits, but not for a pleasing smell upon the altar. ¹³ You should add salt to all your grain gifts. The salt of the agreement of your God must be in your grain gift. Give salt with all your gifts.

¹⁴ ‘If you give a grain gift of first-fruits to the Lord, give crushed new grain from new plants, dried by fire. ¹⁵ Put oil and special perfume on it. It is a grain gift. ¹⁶ The religious leader will burn part of its crushed grain and oil with all its special perfume, as its part to be remembered. It is a gift by fire to the Lord.

Peace Gifts

3 ‘If this gift given on the altar is a peace gift taken from the herd, male or female, he should give one to the Lord that is perfect. ² He will lay his hand on the head of his gift, and kill it at the door of the meeting tent. Aaron’s sons, the religious leaders, will put the blood around on the altar. ³ And from the peace gift, a gift by fire to the Lord, he will give all the fat that covers and is upon the inside parts, ⁴ and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and the part that is on the liver, which he will take away with the kidneys. ⁵ Then Aaron’s sons will burn it on the altar, on the burnt gift that is on the wood of the fire. It is a gift by fire, a pleasing smell to the Lord. ⁶ If his peace gift to the Lord is from the flock, male or female, he will give one that is perfect. ⁷ If he gives a lamb, then he will give it to the Lord. ⁸ He will lay his hand on the head of his gift, and kill it in front of the meeting tent. Aaron’s sons will put its blood around on the altar. ⁹ And from the peace gifts he will bring as a gift by fire to the Lord, its fat, the whole fat tail, taking it off close to the backbone, and the fat that covers and is upon the inside parts, ¹⁰ and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and the part that is on the liver, which he will take away with the kidneys. ¹¹ Then the religious leader will burn them on the altar, a food gift by fire to the Lord.

¹² ‘If his gift is a goat, then he will give it to the Lord. ¹³ He will lay his hand on its head, and kill it in front of the meeting tent. The sons of Aaron will put its blood around on the altar. ¹⁴ Then he will give from it as his gift by fire to the Lord, the fat that covers and is on the inside parts, ¹⁵ and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and the part that is on the liver, which he will take away with the kidneys. ¹⁶ The religious leader will burn them on the altar, a food gift by fire for a pleasing smell. All fat is the Lord’s. ¹⁷ It will be a Law forever for all your people in all your houses, that you do not eat any fat or any blood.’”

Peter’s Mother-In-law Healed ^(A)

²⁹ Jesus and His followers came out of the Jewish place of worship. Then they went to the house of Simon and Andrew. James and John went with them. ³⁰ They told Jesus about Simon’s mother-in-law who was in bed, very sick. ³¹ He went and took her by the hand and raised her up. At once her sickness was gone. She got up and cared for them.

Jesus Heals in Galilee ^(B)

³² In the evening as the sun went down, the people took all who were sick to Jesus. They took those who had demons to Him. ³³ All the town gathered at the door. ³⁴ Jesus healed those who were sick of many kinds of diseases. He put out many demons. Jesus would not allow the demons to speak because they knew Who He was.

Jesus Keeps On Preaching in Galilee ^(C)

³⁵ In the morning before the sun was up, Jesus went to a place where He could be alone. He prayed there. ³⁶ Simon and the others looked for Jesus. ³⁷ They found Him and said, “All the people are looking for You.” ³⁸ Jesus said to the followers, “Let us go to the towns near here so I can preach there also. That is why I came.” ³⁹ He went through Galilee. He preached in their places of worship and put out demons.

Jesus Heals a Man with a Bad Skin Disease ^(D)

⁴⁰ A man came to Jesus with a bad skin disease. This man got down on his knees and begged Jesus, saying, “If You want to, You can heal me.” ⁴¹ Jesus put His hand on him with loving-pity. He said, “I want to. Be healed.” ⁴² At once the disease was gone and the man was healed. ⁴³ Jesus spoke strong words to the man before He sent him away. ⁴⁴ He said to him, “Tell no one about this. Go and let the religious leader of the Jews see you. Give the gifts Moses has told you to give when a man is healed of a disease. Let the leaders know you have been healed.” ⁴⁵ But the man went out and talked about it everywhere. After this Jesus could not go to any town if people knew He was there. He had to stay in the desert. People came to Him from everywhere.

Jesus Heals a Man Who Was Let Down through the Roof of a House ^(E)

2 After some days Jesus went back to the city of Capernaum. Then news got around that He was home. ² Soon many people gathered there. There was no more room, not even at the door. He spoke the Word of God to them. ³ Four men came to Jesus carrying a man who could not move his body. ⁴ These men could not get near Jesus because of so many people. They made a hole in the roof of the house over where Jesus stood. Then they let down the bed with the sick man on it.

⁵ When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the sick man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” ⁶ Some teachers of the Law were sitting there. They thought to themselves, ⁷ “Why does this Man talk like this? He is speaking as if He is God! Who can forgive sins? Only One can forgive sins and that is God!”

⁸ At once Jesus knew the teachers of the Law were thinking this. He said to them, “Why do you think this in your hearts? ⁹ Which is easier to say to the sick man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your bed, and start to walk?’ ¹⁰ I am doing this so you may know the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins.” He said to the sick man who could not move his body, ¹¹ “I say to you, ‘Get up. Take your bed and go to your home.’” ¹² At once the sick man got up and took his bed and went away. Everybody saw him. They were all surprised and wondered about it. They thanked God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

¹⁷ Lord, how long will You look on? Save me from being destroyed by them. Save my life from the lions. ¹⁸ I will give You thanks in the big meeting. I will praise You among many people. ¹⁹ Do not let those who hate me for no reason stand over me with joy. Do not let those who hate me for no reason wink their eye. ²⁰ They do not speak peace. But they make up lies against those who are quiet in the land. ²¹ And they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, “O, O, our eyes have seen it.”

²² You have seen it, O Lord. Do not keep quiet. O Lord, do not be far from me. ²³ Awake Yourself. Come and help me. Fight for me, my God and my Lord. ²⁴ Say what is right or wrong with me, O Lord my God, because You are right and good. Do not let them have joy over me. ²⁵ Do not let them say in their heart, “O, just what we wanted!” Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up!” ²⁶ Let all who are happy because of my trouble be ashamed and without honor. Let those who think they are better than I, be covered with shame and without honor.

²⁷ Let them call out for joy and be glad, who want to see the right thing done for me. Let them always say, “May the Lord be honored. He is pleased when all is going well for His servant.” ²⁸ And my tongue will tell about how right and good You are, and about Your praise all day long.

¹³ A foolish woman makes much noise. She is open to sin, and knows nothing. ¹⁴ She sits at the door of her house or on a seat in the high places of the city. ¹⁵ She calls to those who pass by and are making their paths straight, ¹⁶ “Whoever is easy to fool, let him turn in here!” She says to the one without understanding, ¹⁷ “Stolen water is sweet. And bread eaten in secret is pleasing.” ¹⁸ But he does not know that the dead are there, and that the ones who visit her are in the bottom of hell.