Tazria-Metzora — 5/10/25

Passages

Torah: Leviticus 14:21 - 14:32
Gospel: Matthew 16:21-17:13

Torah — Leviticus 14:21 - 14:32

14:21 “But if he is poor and he cannot afford it, then he shall take one male lamb for a guilt offering as a wave offering to make atonement for himself and one-tenth of an ephah of finely milled flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil,

14:22 and two turtledoves or two young doves that he can afford, and one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.

14:23 And he shall bring them to the priest at the tent of assembly’s entrance before Yahweh on the eighth day for his cleansing.

14:24 And the priest shall take the male lamb for the guilt offering and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them as a wave offering before Yahweh;

14:25 and he shall slaughter the male lamb of the guilt offering, and the priest shall take some of the guilt offering’s blood, and he shall put it on the right ear’s lobe of the one who presents himself for cleansing and on his right hand’s thumb and on his right foot’s big toe.

14:26 Then the priest shall pour out some of the oil on his own left palm,

14:27 and with his right finger the priest shall spatter some of the oil that is on his left palm seven times before Yahweh.

14:28 Then the priest shall put some of the oil that is on his palm on the right ear’s lobe of the one who presents himself for cleansing and on his right hand’s thumb and on his right foot’s big toe on the place of the guilt offering’s blood.

14:29 And the remaining oil that is on the priest’s palm he shall put on the head of the one who presents himself for cleansing to make atonement for him before Yahweh.

14:30 And he shall sacrifice one of the turtledoves or the young doves that he can afford,

14:31 even what he can afford, the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering in addition to the grain offering, and the priest shall make atonement for the one who presents himself for cleansing before Yahweh.

14:32 This is the regulation of the one on whom is an infectious skin disease who cannot afford the cost for his cleansing.”

14:21 “But suppose he is poor. Suppose he can’t afford all of those offerings. Then he must bring one male lamb as a guilt offering. It must be lifted up and waved in front of me to pay for his sin. He must also bring eight cups of fine flour along with the lamb. He must mix the flour with olive oil. It is a grain offering. He must offer it along with five ounces of oil.

14:22 He must also bring two doves or two young pigeons that he can afford. One is for a sin offering. The other is for a burnt offering.

14:23 “On the eighth day he must bring them to the priest so he can be made ‘clean.’ He must bring them to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. He must do it in my sight.

14:24 “The priest must take the lamb for the guilt offering. He must take it together with the five ounces of oil. He must lift all of it up and wave it in front of me as a wave offering.

14:25 He must kill the lamb for the guilt offering. He must take some of its blood and put it on the person’s right ear lobe. He must put some on the thumb of his right hand. He must also put some on the big toe of his right foot.

14:26 “The priest must pour some of the oil into his own left hand.

14:27 He must dip his right forefinger into the oil that is in his hand. He must use his finger to sprinkle some of it seven times in front of me.

14:28 “He must put some of the oil that is in his hand on the same places he put the blood of the guilt offering. He must put some on the person’s right ear lobe. He must put some on the thumb of his right hand. He must also put some on the big toe of his right foot.

14:29 He must put on his head the rest of the oil that is in his hand. It will pay for the person’s sin in my sight.

14:30 “The priest will sacrifice the doves or the young pigeons that the person can afford.

14:31 One is for a sin offering. The other is for a burnt offering. The priest must offer them together with the grain offering. In that way he will pay for the person’s sin in my sight. He will do it to make him ‘clean.’”

14:32 Those are the rules for anyone who has a skin disease. They are for people who can’t afford the regular offerings that are required to make them “clean.”

Gospel — Matthew 16:21-17:13

16:21 Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection From that time on Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised on the third day.

16:22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, God forbid, Lord! This will never happen to you!”

16:23 But he turned around and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a cause for stumbling to me, because you are not intent on the things of God, but the things of people!”

16:24 Taking Up One’s Cross to Follow Jesus Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

16:25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me will find it.

16:26 For what will a person be benefited if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life?

16:27 For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and at that time he will reward each one according to what he has done.

16:28 Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

17:1 The Transfiguration And after six days Jesus took along Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

17:2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothing became bright as the light.

17:3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with him.

17:4 So Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here! If you want, I will make here three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

17:5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him!”

17:6 And when the disciples heard this, they fell down on their faces and were extremely frightened.

17:7 And Jesus came and touched them and said, “Get up and do not be afraid.”

17:8 And when they lifted up their eyes they saw no one except him—Jesus alone.

17:9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them saying, “Tell no one the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”

17:10 And the disciples asked him, saying, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

17:11 And he answered and said, “Elijah indeed is coming, and will restore all things.

17:12 But I say to you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did with him whatever they wanted. In the same way also the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”

17:13 Then the disciples understood that he had spoken to them about John the Baptist.

16:21 Jesus Tells About His Coming Death From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples what would happen to him. He told them he must go to Jerusalem. There he must suffer many things from the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law. He must be killed and on the third day rise to life again.

16:22 Peter took Jesus to one side and began to scold him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This will never happen to you!”

16:23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are standing in my way. You do not have in mind the things of God. Instead, you are thinking about human things.”

16:24 Then Jesus spoke to his disciples. He said, “If anyone wants to follow me, he must say no to himself. He must pick up his cross and follow me.

16:25 If he wants to save his life, he will lose it. But if he loses his life for me, he will find it.

16:26 “What good is it if someone gains the whole world but loses his soul? Or what can anyone trade for his soul?

16:27 The Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory. His angels will come with him. And he will reward everyone in keeping with what they have done.

16:28 “What I’m about to tell you is true. Some who are standing here will not die before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

17:1 Jesus’ Appearance Is Changed After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John the brother of James with him. He led them up a high mountain. They were all alone.

17:2 There in front of them his appearance was changed. His face shone like the sun. His clothes became as white as the light.

17:3 Just then Moses and Elijah appeared in front of them. Moses and Elijah were talking with Jesus.

17:4 Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters. One will be for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

17:5 While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud surrounded them. A voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, and I love him. I am very pleased with him. Listen to him!”

17:6 When the disciples heard this, they were terrified. They fell with their faces to the ground.

17:7 But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”

17:8 When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.

17:9 They came down the mountain. On the way down, Jesus told them what to do. “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen,” he said. “Wait until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”

17:10 The disciples asked him, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah has to come first?”

17:11 Jesus replied, “That’s right. Elijah is supposed to come and make all things new again.

17:12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come. People didn’t recognize him. They have done to him everything they wanted to do. In the same way, they are going to make the Son of Man suffer.”

17:13 Then the disciples understood that Jesus was talking to them about John the Baptist.

Passages

Torah — Leviticus 14:21 - 14:32

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Gospel — Matthew 16:21-17:13

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