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Leviticus 3
1BSB“If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the Lord.
KJVAnd if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord .
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Leviticus 1:3
3If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the Lord.
Open Leviticus 1:3Numbers 6:14
14and he is to present an offering to the Lord of an unblemished year-old male lamb as a burnt offering, an unblemished year-old female lamb as a sin offering, and an unblemished ram as a peace offering—
Open Numbers 6:14Amos 5:22
22Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard.
Open Amos 5:22Leviticus 7:11–34
11Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the Lord:
12If he offers it in thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil.
Open Leviticus 7:11–34Romans 5:1–2
1Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
Open Romans 5:1–21 John 1:3
3We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
Open 1 John 1:3
2BSBHe is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar.
KJVAnd he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
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Exodus 29:10
10You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.
Open Exodus 29:10Leviticus 1:4–5
4He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
5And he shall slaughter the young bull before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
Open Leviticus 1:4–5Acts 3:26
26When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
Open Acts 3:26Acts 3:15
15You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.
Open Acts 3:152 Corinthians 5:21
21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
Open 2 Corinthians 5:21Acts 4:10–12
10then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
11This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
Open Acts 4:10–12
3BSBFrom the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the Lord: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
KJVAnd he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
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Exodus 29:13
13Take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.
Open Exodus 29:13Exodus 29:22
22Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),
Open Exodus 29:22Leviticus 4:8–9
8Then he shall remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering—the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
9both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys—
Open Leviticus 4:8–9Matthew 15:8
8‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
Open Matthew 15:8Leviticus 7:3–4
3And all the fat from it shall be offered: the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails,
4both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys.
Open Leviticus 7:3–4Matthew 13:16
16But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
Open Matthew 13:16
4BSBboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
KJVAnd the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
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Leviticus 3:10
10both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
Open Leviticus 3:10Exodus 29:22
22Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),
Open Exodus 29:22Exodus 29:13
13Take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.
Open Exodus 29:13Leviticus 8:16
16Moses also took all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it all on the altar.
Open Leviticus 8:16Leviticus 8:25
25And Moses took the fat—the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with their fat—as well as the right thigh.
Open Leviticus 8:25Leviticus 4:9
9both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys—
Open Leviticus 4:9
5BSBThen Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
KJVAnd Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord .
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Leviticus 6:12
12The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fat portions of the peace offerings on it.
Open Leviticus 6:121 Peter 2:5
5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Open 1 Peter 2:5Exodus 29:13
13Take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.
Open Exodus 29:13Ezekiel 44:15
15But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood, declares the Lord God.
Open Ezekiel 44:151 Samuel 2:15–16
15Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
16And if any man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you may take whatever you want,” the servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me right now. If you refuse, I will take it by force!”
Open 1 Samuel 2:15–16Leviticus 1:9
9The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
Open Leviticus 1:9
6BSBIf, however, one’s peace offering to the Lord is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish.
KJVAnd if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the Lord be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
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Leviticus 3:1–17
1“If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the Lord.
2He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar.
Open Leviticus 3:1–17Ephesians 1:10
10as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
Open Ephesians 1:10Romans 12:1–2
1Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Open Romans 12:1–2Acts 4:27
27In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
Open Acts 4:27Galatians 3:28
28There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Open Galatians 3:28Titus 2:11–12
11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
12It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
Open Titus 2:11–12
7BSBIf he is presenting a lamb for his offering, he must present it before the Lord.
KJVIf he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the Lord .
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1 Kings 8:62
62Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the Lord.
Open 1 Kings 8:62Hebrews 9:14
14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
Open Hebrews 9:14Leviticus 3:1
1“If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the Lord.
Open Leviticus 3:1Ephesians 5:2
2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
Open Ephesians 5:2Leviticus 17:8–9
8Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice
9but does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the Lord, that man must be cut off from his people.
Open Leviticus 17:8–9Ephesians 5:12
12For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
Open Ephesians 5:12
8BSBHe is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.
KJVAnd he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar.
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Leviticus 1:5
5And he shall slaughter the young bull before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
Open Leviticus 1:5Leviticus 4:15
15The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the Lord, and it shall be slaughtered before the Lord.
Open Leviticus 4:15Leviticus 4:24
24He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the Lord. It is a sin offering.
Open Leviticus 4:24Leviticus 3:2–5
2He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar.
3From the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the Lord: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
Open Leviticus 3:2–5Isaiah 53:11–12
11After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.
12Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
Open Isaiah 53:11–12Leviticus 1:11
11He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to splatter its blood against the altar on all sides.
Open Leviticus 1:11
9BSBAnd from the peace offering he shall bring a food offering to the Lord consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
KJVAnd he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
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Leviticus 9:19
19They also brought the fat portions from the ox and the ram—the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver—
Open Leviticus 9:19Exodus 29:22
22Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),
Open Exodus 29:22Proverbs 23:26
26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
Open Proverbs 23:26Leviticus 8:25
25And Moses took the fat—the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with their fat—as well as the right thigh.
Open Leviticus 8:25Isaiah 53:10
10Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand.
Open Isaiah 53:10Leviticus 7:3
3And all the fat from it shall be offered: the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails,
Open Leviticus 7:3
10BSBboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
KJVAnd the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
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Leviticus 3:4
4both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
Open Leviticus 3:4
11BSBThen the priest is to burn them on the altar as food, a food offering to the Lord.
KJVAnd the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the Lord .
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Leviticus 21:17
17“Say to Aaron, ‘For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God.
Open Leviticus 21:17Leviticus 21:6
6They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the Lord the food offerings, the food of their God, they must be holy.
Open Leviticus 21:6Leviticus 3:5
5Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
Open Leviticus 3:5Leviticus 3:16
16Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the Lord’s.
Open Leviticus 3:16Leviticus 21:8
8You are to regard him as holy, since he presents the food of your God. He shall be holy to you, because I the Lord am holy—I who set you apart.
Open Leviticus 21:8Ezekiel 44:7
7In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant.
Open Ezekiel 44:7
12BSBIf one’s offering is a goat, he is to present it before the Lord.
KJVAnd if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the Lord .
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Leviticus 1:2
2“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any of you brings an offering to the Lord, you may bring as your offering an animal from the herd or the flock.
Open Leviticus 1:2Leviticus 3:1
1“If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the Lord.
Open Leviticus 3:1Leviticus 1:10
10If, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male.
Open Leviticus 1:10Leviticus 22:19–27
19must offer an unblemished male from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for it to be accepted on your behalf.
20You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.
Open Leviticus 22:19–27Isaiah 53:6
6We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
Open Isaiah 53:6Leviticus 3:7–17
7If he is presenting a lamb for his offering, he must present it before the Lord.
8He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.
Open Leviticus 3:7–17
13BSBHe must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.
KJVAnd he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.
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Leviticus 3:8
8He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.
Open Leviticus 3:81 Peter 3:18
18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
Open 1 Peter 3:182 Corinthians 5:21
21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
Open 2 Corinthians 5:21Leviticus 3:1–5
1“If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the Lord.
2He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar.
Open Leviticus 3:1–5Hebrews 12:24
24to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
Open Hebrews 12:24Isaiah 53:11–12
11After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.
12Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
Open Isaiah 53:11–12
14BSBAnd from his offering he shall present a food offering to the Lord: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
KJVAnd he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
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Psalm 22:14–15
14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
15My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
Open Psalm 22:14–15Romans 12:1–2
1Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Open Romans 12:1–2Leviticus 3:9–11
9And from the peace offering he shall bring a food offering to the Lord consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
10both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
Open Leviticus 3:9–11Matthew 26:38
38Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”
Open Matthew 26:38Leviticus 3:3–5
3From the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the Lord: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
4both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
Open Leviticus 3:3–5Matthew 22:37
37Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
Open Matthew 22:37
15BSBboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
KJVAnd the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
16BSBThen the priest is to burn the food on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the Lord’s.
KJVAnd the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the Lord’s .
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Leviticus 7:23–25
23“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘You are not to eat any of the fat of an ox, a sheep, or a goat.
24The fat of an animal found dead or mauled by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.
Open Leviticus 7:23–25Exodus 29:22
22Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),
Open Exodus 29:22Exodus 29:13
13Take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.
Open Exodus 29:13Isaiah 53:10
10Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand.
Open Isaiah 53:10Leviticus 3:9–11
9And from the peace offering he shall bring a food offering to the Lord consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
10both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
Open Leviticus 3:9–11Matthew 22:37
37Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
Open Matthew 22:37
17BSBThis is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”
KJVIt shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.
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Genesis 9:4
4But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.
Open Genesis 9:4Matthew 26:28
28This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Open Matthew 26:28Deuteronomy 15:23
23But you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.
Open Deuteronomy 15:23Deuteronomy 12:23
23Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.
Open Deuteronomy 12:23Leviticus 7:23
23“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘You are not to eat any of the fat of an ox, a sheep, or a goat.
Open Leviticus 7:23Leviticus 6:18
18Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. This is a permanent portion from the food offerings to the Lord for the generations to come. Anything that touches them will become holy.”
Open Leviticus 6:18