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Laws about Skin Diseases
14 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “This is the law of the person with a bad skin disease when he is made clean. He will be brought to the religious leader. 3 The religious leader will go away from the tents and look at him. If the sick person has been healed of the bad skin disease, 4 the religious leader must have two live clean birds, cedar wood, a red string and hyssop brought for the one who is to be made clean. 5 The religious leader will have one of the birds killed in a clay pot over flowing water. 6 Then he will take the living bird with the cedar wood, the red string and the hyssop. He will put them and the live bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the flowing water. 7 He will put blood seven times on the one who is to be made clean from the bad skin disease. And he will say he is clean. Then he will let the live bird go free over the open field. 8 The one to be made clean will wash his clothes, cut off all his hair, wash himself in water, and be clean. After that he may go among the tents. But he must stay outside his tent for seven days. 9 On the seventh day he will cut off his hair. He will cut the hair from his head and face, all his hair. Then he will wash his clothes and wash himself in water, and be clean.
10 “On the eighth day he is to take two male lambs that are perfect, a year old female lamb that is perfect, three-tenths part of a basket of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain gift, and one jar of oil. 11 The religious leader who makes him clean will set the man who is to be made clean and these things before the Lord at the door of the meeting tent. 12 Then the religious leader will take the one male lamb and bring it for a guilt gift with the jar of oil. He will give them as a wave gift before the Lord. 13 He will kill the lamb in the holy place where they kill the sin gifts and the burnt gifts. For the guilt gift belongs to the religious leader like the sin gift. It is most holy. 14 Then the religious leader will take some of the blood of the guilt gift. He will put it on the bottom part of the right ear of the person to be made clean. And he will put it on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. 15 Then the religious leader will take some of the oil in the jar and pour it into his left hand. 16 The religious leader will put a finger of his right hand into the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the Lord. 17 Then the religious leader will put some of the rest of the oil upon the blood of the guilt gift on the bottom part of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand and the big toe of the right foot of the person to be made clean. 18 The rest of the oil in the religious leader’s hand will be put on the head of the person to be made clean. So the religious leader will pay for the person’s sins before the Lord. 19 The religious leader will then give the sin gift to pay for the sins of the person to be made clean. After that he will kill the burnt gift. 20 The religious leader will give the burnt gift and the grain gift on the altar. So the religious leader will pay for the person’s sins, and he will be clean.
21 “But if he is poor and does not have enough money for so much, he will take one male lamb for a guilt gift, a wave gift, to pay for his sins. And he will take one-tenth part of a basket of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain gift, a jar of oil, 22 and two turtle-doves or two young pigeons, whatever he is able to buy. One will be a sin gift and the other a burnt gift. 23 On the eighth day he will bring them to the religious leader at the door of the meeting tent before the Lord so he can be made clean. 24 The religious leader will take the lamb of the guilt gift and the jar of oil. And the religious leader will wave them as the wave gift before the Lord. 25 Then he will kill the lamb of the guilt gift. The religious leader will take some of the blood of the guilt gift and put it on the bottom part of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand and the big toe of the right foot of the person to be made clean. 26 The religious leader will pour some of the oil into his left hand. 27 The religious leader will put a finger of his right hand into the oil that is in the left hand seven times before the Lord. 28 Then the religious leader will put some of the oil in his hand on the bottom part of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand and the big toe of the right foot of the person to be made clean. It will be put on the place where he has put the blood of the guilt gift. 29 The rest of the oil in the religious leader’s hand will be put on the head of the person to be made clean, to pay for his sins before the Lord. 30 Then he will give one of the turtle-doves or young pigeons that he was able to buy. 31 He will give what he is able to give, one for a sin gift and the other for a burnt gift, together with the grain gift. So the religious leader will pay for the sins of the person to be made clean before the Lord. 32 This is the law for him who had a bad skin disease and is not able to buy what is needed for making him clean.”
Laws about the House Where the Person with a Bad Skin Disease Lived
33 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 34 “When you come into the land of Canaan, which I give you for your own, and I put a mark of a bad skin disease on a house in your land, 35 then the one who owns the house will come and tell the religious leader, ‘I see something like a mark of a bad skin disease in my house.’ 36 Then the religious leader will tell them to empty the house before he goes in to look at the mark, so he will not say that everything in the house is unclean. After this the religious leader will go in to look at the house. 37 He will look at the mark of the disease. If the mark is in the walls of the house with green or red spots deep in the walls, 38 the religious leader will go out the door and shut up the house for seven days. 39 He will come again on the seventh day and look. If the disease has spread in the walls of the house, 40 the religious leader will tell them to tear out the stones with the disease in them and throw them away outside the city at an unclean place. 41 He will have the walls and floors of the house cleaned inside. And they will take the pieces that are rubbed off to an unclean place outside the city. 42 Then they will take other stones to put in the place of those stones. And he will cover the walls with a new covering.
43 “If the disease comes again in the house, after he has taken out the stones, cleaned the house inside and covered the walls again, 44 then the religious leader will come and look. If the disease has spread in the house, it is a very bad disease in the house. It is unclean. 45 He will tear down the house, its stones, wood, and all the covering of the house. And he will take the pieces outside the city to an unclean place. 46 Anyone who goes into the house during the time it is shut up will be unclean until evening. 47 Whoever lies down in the house will wash his clothes. And whoever eats in the house will wash his clothes.
48 “But the religious leader may come in and find that the disease has not spread in the house after its walls have been covered again. Then the religious leader will say the house is clean, because the mark of the disease cannot be seen. 49 He will take two birds, cedar wood, a red string and hyssop to make the house clean. 50 He will kill one of the birds in a clay pot over flowing water. 51 Then he will take the cedar wood and the hyssop and the red string, with the live bird, and put them in the blood of the killed bird and in the flowing water. And he will put some of the blood and water on the house seven times. 52 He will make the house clean with the blood of the bird, the flowing water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop and the red string. 53 He will let the live bird go free outside the city into the open field. So he will take away sin from the house, and it will be clean.”
54 This is the law for any very bad skin disease, even a sore, 55 and for a disease in clothing or in a house, 56 and for a growing sore, and what is left of a sore, and for a bright spot. 57 It is to teach when they are unclean, and when they are clean. This is the law of the very bad skin disease.
The Feeding of the Five Thousand (A)
30 The followers of Jesus came back to Him. They told Jesus all they had done and taught. 31 He said to them, “Come away from the people. Be by yourselves and rest.” There were many people coming and going. They had had no time even to eat. 32 They went by themselves in a boat to a desert. 33 Many people saw them leave and knew who they were. People ran fast from all the cities and got there first. 34 When Jesus got out of the boat, He saw many people gathered together. He had loving-pity for them. They were like sheep without a shepherd. He began to teach them many things.
35 The day was almost gone. The followers of Jesus came to Him. They said, “This is a desert. It is getting late. 36 Tell the people to go to the towns and villages and buy food for themselves.” 37 He said to them, “Give them something to eat.” They said to Him, “Are we to go and buy many loaves of bread and give it to them?” 38 He said to them, “How many loaves of bread do you have here? Go and see.” When they knew, they said, “Five loaves of bread and two fish.” 39 Then He told them to have all the people sit down together in groups on the green grass. 40 They sat down in groups of fifty people and in groups of one hundred people. 41 Jesus took the five loaves of bread and two fish. He looked up to heaven and gave thanks. He broke the loaves in pieces and gave them to the followers to set before the people. He divided the two fish among them all. 42 They all ate and were filled. 43 After that the followers picked up twelve baskets full of pieces of bread and fish. 44 About five thousand men ate the bread.
Jesus Walks On The Water (B)
45 At once Jesus had His followers get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to the town of Bethsaida. He sent the people away. 46 When they were all gone, He went up to the mountain to pray. 47 It was evening. The boat was half-way across the sea. Jesus was alone on the land. 48 He saw His followers were in trouble. The wind was against them. They were working very hard rowing the boat. About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came to them walking on the sea. He would have gone past them. 49 When the followers saw Him walking on the water, they thought it was a spirit and cried out with fear. 50 For they all saw Him and were afraid. At once Jesus talked to them. He said, “Take hope. It is I, do not be afraid.” 51 He came over to them and got into the boat. The wind stopped. They were very much surprised and wondered about it. 52 They had not learned what they should have learned from the loaves because their hearts were hard.
People Are Healed at Gennesaret (C)
53 Then they crossed the sea and came to the land of Gennesaret and went to shore. 54 When Jesus got out of the boat, the people knew Him at once. 55 They ran through all the country bringing people who were sick on their beds to Jesus. 56 Wherever He went, they would lay the sick people in the streets in the center of town where people gather. They begged Him that they might touch the bottom of His coat. Everyone who did was healed. This happened in the towns and in the cities and in the country where He went.
God Keeps His Own
40 I did not give up waiting for the Lord. And He turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up out of the hole of danger, out of the mud and clay. He set my feet on a rock, making my feet sure. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and will put their trust in the Lord.
4 How happy is the man who has made the Lord his trust, and has not turned to the proud or to the followers of lies. 5 O Lord my God, many are the great works You have done, and Your thoughts toward us. No one can compare with You! If I were to speak and tell of them, there would be too many to number.
6 You have not wanted gifts given on the altar in worship. You have opened my ears. You have not wanted burnt gifts or gifts to cover sins. 7 Then I said, “Look, I have come. It is written about me in the book. 8 I am happy to do Your will, O my God. Your Law is within my heart.”
9 I have told the good news about what is right and good in the big meeting with many people. You know I will not close my lips, O Lord. 10 I have not hidden what is right and good with You in my heart. I have spoken about how faithful You are and about Your saving power. I have not hidden Your loving-kindness and Your truth from the big meeting.
11 The mouth of the one who is right with God is a well of life, but the mouth of the sinful hides trouble.
12 Hate starts fights, but love covers all sins.
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