Old/New Testament
Sin-Offering Regulations
4 Then the Lord spoke to Moses:[a] 2 “Tell the Israelites, ‘When a person sins by straying unintentionally[b] from any of the Lord’s commandments which must not be violated, and violates any[c] one of them[d]—
For the Priest
3 “‘If the high priest[e] sins so that the people are guilty,[f] on account of the sin he has committed he must present a flawless young bull to the Lord[g] for a sin offering.[h] 4 He must bring the bull to the entrance of the Meeting Tent before the Lord, lay his hand on the head of the bull, and slaughter the bull before the Lord. 5 Then that high priest must take some of the blood[i] of the bull and bring it to the Meeting Tent. 6 The priest must dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle[j] some of it[k] seven times before the Lord toward[l] the front of the special curtain[m] of the sanctuary. 7 The priest must put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the Lord in the Meeting Tent, and all the rest of the bull’s blood he must pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.
8 “‘Then he must take up all the fat from the sin offering bull:[n] the fat covering the entrails[o] and all the fat surrounding the entrails,[p] 9 the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he is to remove along with the kidneys)[q] 10 —just as it is taken from the ox of the peace-offering sacrifice[r]—and the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar of burnt offering. 11 But the hide of the bull, all its flesh along with its head and its legs, its entrails, and its dung— 12 all the rest of the bull[s]—he must bring outside the camp[t] to a ceremonially clean place,[u] to the fatty-ash pile,[v] and he must burn[w] it on a wood fire; it must be burned on the fatty-ash pile.
For the Whole Congregation
13 “‘If the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally[x] and the matter is not noticed by[y] the assembly, and they violate one of the Lord’s commandments, which must not be violated,[z] so they become guilty, 14 the assembly must present a young bull for a sin offering when the sin they have committed[aa] becomes known. They must bring it before the Meeting Tent, 15 the elders of the congregation must lay their hands on the head of the bull before the Lord, and someone must slaughter[ab] the bull before the Lord. 16 Then the high priest[ac] must bring some of the blood of the bull to the Meeting Tent, 17 and that priest must dip his finger in the blood[ad] and sprinkle[ae] some of the blood seven times[af] before the Lord toward the front of the curtain.[ag] 18 He must put some of the blood on the horns of the altar[ah] which is before the Lord in the Meeting Tent, and all the rest of the blood he must pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.
19 “‘Then the priest[ai] must take all its fat[aj] and offer the fat[ak] up in smoke on the altar. 20 He must do with the rest of the bull just as he did with the bull of the sin offering; this is what he must do with it.[al] So the priest will make atonement[am] on their behalf and they will be forgiven.[an] 21 He[ao] must bring the rest of the bull outside the camp[ap] and burn it just as he burned the first bull—it is the sin offering of the assembly.
For the Leader
22 “‘Whenever[aq] a leader, by straying unintentionally,[ar] sins and violates one of the commandments of the Lord his God which must not be violated,[as] and he pleads guilty, 23 or his sin that he committed[at] is made known to him,[au] he must bring a flawless male goat as his offering.[av] 24 He must lay his hand on the head of the male goat and slaughter[aw] it in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the Lord—it is a sin offering. 25 Then the priest must take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and he must pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering. 26 Then the priest[ax] must offer all of its fat up in smoke on the altar like the fat of the peace-offering sacrifice. So the priest will make atonement[ay] on his behalf for[az] his sin and he will be forgiven.[ba]
For the Common Person
27 “‘If an ordinary individual[bb] sins by straying unintentionally[bc] when he violates one of the Lord’s commandments which must not be violated,[bd] and he pleads guilty, 28 or his sin that he committed[be] is made known to him,[bf] he must bring a flawless female goat[bg] as his offering for the sin[bh] that he committed. 29 He must lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter[bi] the sin offering in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered. 30 Then the priest must take some of its blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and he must pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. 31 Then he must remove all of its fat (just as fat was removed from the peace-offering sacrifice) and the priest must offer it up in smoke on the altar for a soothing aroma to the Lord. So the priest will make atonement[bj] on his behalf and he will be forgiven.[bk]
32 “‘But if he brings a sheep as his offering, for a sin offering, he must bring a flawless female. 33 He must lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it for a sin offering in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered. 34 Then the priest must take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and he must pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. 35 Then the one who brought the offering[bl] must remove all its fat (just as the fat of the sheep is removed from the peace-offering sacrifice) and the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar on top of the other gifts for the Lord. So the priest will make atonement[bm] on his behalf for his sin which he has committed and he will be forgiven.[bn]
Additional Sin-Offering Regulations
5 “‘When a person sins[bo] in that he hears a public curse against one who fails to testify[bp] and he is a witness (he either saw or knew what had happened[bq]) and he does not make it known,[br] then he will bear his punishment for iniquity.[bs] 2 Or when there is[bt] a person who touches anything ceremonially unclean,[bu] whether the carcass of an unclean wild animal, or the carcass of an unclean domesticated animal, or the carcass of an unclean creeping thing, even if he did not realize it,[bv] he has become unclean and is guilty;[bw] 3 or when he touches human uncleanness with regard to anything by which he can become unclean,[bx] even if he did not realize it, but he has later come to know it and is guilty; 4 or when a person swears an oath, speaking thoughtlessly[by] with his lips, whether to do evil or to do good, with regard to anything which the individual might speak thoughtlessly in an oath, even if he did not realize it, but he has later come to know it and is guilty with regard to one of these oaths[bz]— 5 when an individual becomes guilty with regard to one of these things[ca] he must confess how he has sinned,[cb] 6 and he must bring his penalty for guilt[cc] to the Lord for his sin that he has committed—a female from the flock, whether a female sheep or a female goat, for a sin offering. So the priest will make atonement[cd] on his behalf for[ce] his sin.
7 “‘If he cannot afford an animal from the flock,[cf] he must bring his penalty for guilt for his sin that he has committed,[cg] two turtledoves or two young pigeons,[ch] to the Lord, one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering. 8 He must bring them to the priest and present first the one that is for a sin offering. The priest[ci] must pinch[cj] its head at the nape of its neck, but must not sever the head from the body.[ck] 9 Then he must sprinkle[cl] some of the blood of the sin offering on the wall of the altar, and the remainder of the blood[cm] must be squeezed out at the base of the altar—it is a sin offering. 10 The second bird[cn] he must make a burnt offering according to the standard regulation.[co] So the priest will make atonement[cp] on behalf of this person for[cq] his sin which he has committed, and he will be forgiven.[cr]
11 “‘If he cannot afford[cs] two turtledoves or two young pigeons,[ct] he must bring as his offering for his sin which he has committed[cu] a tenth of an ephah[cv] of choice wheat flour[cw] for a sin offering. He must not place olive oil on it, and he must not put frankincense on it, because it is a sin offering. 12 He must bring it to the priest, and the priest must scoop out from it a handful as its memorial portion[cx] and offer it up in smoke on the altar on top of the other gifts of the Lord—it is a sin offering. 13 So the priest will make atonement[cy] on his behalf for his sin which he has committed by doing one of these things,[cz] and he will be forgiven.[da] The remainder of the offering[db] will belong to the priest like the grain offering.’”[dc]
Guilt-Offering Regulations: Known Trespass
14 Then the Lord spoke to Moses:[dd] 15 “When a person commits a trespass[de] and sins by straying unintentionally[df] from the regulations about the Lord’s holy things,[dg] then he must bring his penalty for guilt[dh] to the Lord, a flawless ram from the flock, convertible into silver shekels according to the standard of the sanctuary shekel,[di] for a guilt offering.[dj] 16 And whatever holy thing he violated[dk] he must restore and must add one-fifth to it and give it to the priest. So the priest will make atonement[dl] on his behalf with the guilt-offering ram and he will be forgiven.[dm]
Unknown trespass
17 “If a person sins and violates any of the Lord’s commandments that must not be violated[dn] (although he did not know it at the time,[do] but later realizes he is guilty), then he will bear his punishment for iniquity[dp] 18 and must bring a flawless ram from the flock, convertible into silver shekels,[dq] for a guilt offering to the priest. So the priest will make atonement[dr] on his behalf for his error that he committed[ds] (although he himself had not known it) and he will be forgiven.[dt] 19 It is a guilt offering; he was surely guilty before the Lord.”
The Arrival of the Son of Man
29 “Immediately[a] after the suffering[b] of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.[c] 30 Then[d] the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven,[e] and[f] all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They[g] will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven[h] with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet blast, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven[i] to the other.
The Parable of the Fig Tree
32 “Learn[j] this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So also you, when you see all these things, know[k] that he is near, right at the door. 34 I tell you the truth,[l] this generation[m] will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.[n]
Be Ready!
36 “But as for that day and hour no one knows it—not even the angels in heaven[o]—except the Father alone. 37 For just like the days of Noah[p] were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. 38 For in those days before the flood, people[q] were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark. 39 And they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away.[r] It will be the same at the coming of the Son of Man.[s] 40 Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left.[t] 41 There will be two women grinding grain with a mill;[u] one will be taken and one left.
42 “Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day[v] your Lord will come. 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief[w] was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.[x]
The Faithful and Wise Slave
45 “Who then is the faithful and wise slave,[y] whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves[z] their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work[aa] when he comes. 47 I tell you the truth,[ab] the master[ac] will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But if[ad] that evil slave should say to himself,[ae] ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ 49 and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards, 50 then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, 51 and will cut him in two,[af] and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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