"Your lambª shall be¹ without blemish,ª a maleª of the firstª year:ª ye shall take²° [it] out¹ from¹ the sheep,ª or from¹ the goats:ª" {Exd 12:5} + "[But] whatsoever¹¹ hath a blemish,ª [that] shall ye not¹ offer:ª° for¹ it shall not¹ be¹ acceptableª for you. ... Neither¹ from a stranger's² handªª¹¹ shall ye offerª°¹ the breadª of your Godª of any¹¹ of these;¹ because¹ their corruptionª [is] in them, [and] blemishesª [be] in them: they shall not¹ be acceptedª° for you." {Lev 22:20-25} + "And if¹ ye offerª° the blindª for sacrifice,ª° [is it] not¹ evil?ª and if¹ ye offerª° the lameª and sick,ª° [is it] not¹ evil?ª offerª° it now¹ unto thy governor;ª will he be pleasedª° with thee, or¹ acceptª° thy person?ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 1:8} + "Ye saidª° also, Behold,¹ what a wearinessª¹ [is it]! and ye have snuffed²° at¹ it, saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª and ye broughtª° [that which was] torn,ª° and the lame,ª and the sick;ª° thus ye broughtª°¹ an offering:ª should I acceptª° this of your hand?ª¹ saithª° the LORD.ª ... But cursedª° [be] the deceiver,ª° which² hath¹ in his flockª a male,ª and voweth,ª° and sacrificethª° unto the Lordª a corrupt thing:ª° for¹ I¹ [am] a greatª King,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª and my nameª [is] dreadfulª° among the heathen.ª" {Mal 1:13-14} + "How much²¹ moreª shall²° the¹ bloodª of Christ,ª whoª throughª the eternalª Spiritª offeredª° himselfª without spotª to God,ª purgeª° yourª conscienceª fromª deadª worksª to² serveª° the livingª° God?ª" {Hbr 9:14} + "Butª with the preciousª bloodª of Christ,ª asª of a lambª without blemishª andª without spot:ª" {1Pe 1:19} |
