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Passages

Torah: Leviticus 23:1 - 23:22
Gospel: Matthew 26:1-13

Torah — Leviticus 23:1 - 23:22

23:1 Yahweh’s Feasts Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

23:2 “Speak to the Israelites, and say to them, ‘The festivals of Yahweh that you shall proclaim are holy assemblies; these are my appointed times.

23:3 Yahweh’s Sabbath “‘For six days work is to be done, and on the seventh day shall be a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy assembly; you shall not do any work; it shall be a Sabbath for Yahweh in all your dwellings.

23:4 The Passover “‘These are Yahweh’s appointed times, holy assemblies, which you shall proclaim at their appointed time.

23:5 In the first month, on the fourteenth of the month at the evening is Yahweh’s Passover.

23:6 And on the fifteenth day of this month is Yahweh’s Feast of Unleavened Bread; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread.

23:7 On the first day there shall be a holy assembly for you; you shall not do any regular work.

23:8 And you shall present an offering for Yahweh made by fire for seven days; on the seventh day there shall be a holy assembly; you shall not do any regular work.’”

23:9 The Feast of Firstfruits Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

23:10 “Speak to the Israelites, and say to them, ‘When you come to the land that I am about to give to you and you reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruit of your harvest to the priest.

23:11 And he shall wave the sheaf before Yahweh for your acceptance; the priest shall wave it on the day after the Sabbath.

23:12 And on the day of your waving the sheaf you shall offer a yearling male lamb without defect as a burnt offering to Yahweh.

23:13 And its grain offering shall be two-tenths of an ephah of finely milled flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire for Yahweh, an appeasing fragrance; and its libation shall be a fourth of a hin of wine.

23:14 And you shall not eat bread or roasted grain or ripe grain until this very same day, until you present your God’s offering. This must be a lasting statute for your generations in all your dwellings.

23:15 The Feast of Weeks “‘And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day of your bringing the wave offering’s sheaf—there shall be seven full weeks.

23:16 Until the day after the seventh Sabbath you shall count fifty days; then you shall present a new grain offering for Yahweh.

23:17 You shall bring from your dwellings for a wave offering two loaves of bread made with two-tenths of an ephah of finely milled flour; they must be baked with leaven—the firstfruits belonging to Yahweh.

23:18 And, in addition to the bread, you shall present seven yearling male lambs without defects and one young bull and two rams—they shall be a burnt offering for Yahweh with their grain offering and their libations, an offering made by fire, an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.

23:19 And you shall offer one he-goat as a sin offering and two yearling male lambs as a sacrifice of fellowship offerings.

23:20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before Yahweh; in addition to the two male lambs, they shall be holy for Yahweh for the priest.

23:21 And you shall make a proclamation on this very same day; it shall be a holy assembly for you; you shall not do any regular work; this is a lasting statute in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

23:22 And when you reap the harvest of your land, you must not finish the edge of your field at your reaping, and you must not glean the remnants of your harvest—you shall leave them behind for the needy and for the alien; I am Yahweh your God.’”

23:1 The Lord spoke to Moses. He said,

23:2 “Speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, ‘Here are my appointed feast days. They are the appointed feast days of the Lord. Tell the people that they must come together for these sacred feasts.

23:3 The Sabbath Day “‘There are six days when you can work. But the seventh day is a Sabbath. You must rest on it. Come together on that sacred day. You must not do any work on it. No matter where you live, it is a Sabbath day in my honor.

23:4 Passover and Unleavened Bread “‘Here are my appointed feasts. Tell the people that they must come together for these sacred feasts at their appointed times.

23:5 My Passover begins when the sun goes down on the 14th day of the first month.

23:6 “‘My Feast of Unleavened Bread begins on the 15th day of that month. For seven days you must eat bread that is made without yeast.

23:7 On the first day you must come together for a special service. Do not do any regular work on that day.

23:8 On each of the seven days bring an offering that is made to me with fire. On the seventh day come together for a special service. Do not do any regular work on that day.’”

23:9 The First Share of Israel’s Crops Belongs to the Lord The Lord spoke to Moses. He said,

23:10 “Speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, ‘When you enter the land I am going to give you, bring an offering to me. Gather your crops. Bring the first bundle of grain to the priest.

23:11 He must lift the grain up and wave it in front of me. Then I will accept it from you. The priest must wave it on the day after the Sabbath.

23:12 “‘On the day he waves the grain for you, you must sacrifice a burnt offering to me. It must be a lamb that does not have any flaws. It must be a year old.

23:13 You must bring it together with its grain offering. The grain offering must be 16 cups of fine flour. Mix it with olive oil. It is an offering that is made to me with fire. It has a pleasant smell. You must offer a drink offering along with the burnt offering. It must be a quart of wine.

23:14 “‘You must not eat any bread until the very day you bring your offering to me. You must not eat any grain that has been cooked or any of your first grain until that time. That is a law that will last for all time to come. It applies no matter where you live.

23:15 The Feast of Weeks “‘The day you brought the grain for the wave offering was the day after the Sabbath. Count off seven full weeks from that day.

23:16 Count off 50 days up to the day after the seventh Sabbath. On that day bring me an offering of your first grain.

23:17 Bring two loaves of bread that are made with 16 cups of fine flour. They must be baked with yeast. Bring them to me as a wave offering from the first share of your crops. That applies no matter where you live.

23:18 “‘Together with the bread, bring seven male lambs. Each lamb must be a year old. It must not have any flaws. Also bring one young bull and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to me. They will be offered together with their grain offerings and drink offerings. They are an offering that is made with fire. They give a pleasant smell to me.

23:19 “‘Then sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering. Also sacrifice two lambs for a friendship offering. Each of the lambs must be a year old.

23:20 The priest must lift the two lambs up and wave them in front of me as a wave offering. He must offer them together with the bread that is made out of the first share of your crops. They are a sacred offering to me. They will be given to the priest.

23:21 “‘On that same day tell the people that they must come together for a special service. They must not do any regular work. That is a law that will last for all time to come. It applies no matter where you live.

23:22 “‘Suppose you are gathering your crops. Then do not harvest all the way to the edges of your field. And do not pick up the grain you missed. Leave some for poor people and outsiders. I am the Lord your God.’”

Gospel — Matthew 26:1-13

26:1 The Chief Priests and Elders Plot to Kill Jesus And it happened that when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples,

26:2 “You know that after two days the Passover takes place, and the Son of Man will be handed over in order to be crucified.”

26:3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas,

26:4 and plotted in order that they could arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

26:5 But they were saying, “Not during the feast, so that there will not be an uproar among the people.”

26:6 Jesus’ Anointing at Bethany Now while Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,

26:7 a woman came up to him holding an alabaster flask of very expensive perfumed oil, and poured it out on his head while he was reclining at table.

26:8 And when the disciples saw it they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste?

26:9 For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor!”

26:10 But Jesus, knowing this, said to them, “Why do you cause trouble for the woman? For she has done a good deed for me.

26:11 For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.

26:12 For when this woman poured this ointment on my body, she did it in order to prepare me for burial.

26:13 Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her.”

26:1 The Plan to Kill Jesus Jesus finished saying all these things. Then he said to his disciples,

26:2 “As you know, the Passover Feast is two days away. The Son of Man will be handed over to be nailed to a cross.”

26:3 Then the chief priests met with the elders of the people. They met in the palace of Caiaphas, the high priest.

26:4 They made plans to arrest Jesus in a clever way. They wanted to kill him.

26:5 “But not during the Feast,” they said. “The people may stir up trouble.”

26:6 A Woman Pours Perfume on Jesus Jesus was in Bethany. He was in the home of a man named Simon, who had a skin disease.

26:7 A woman came to Jesus with a special sealed jar of very expensive perfume. She poured the perfume on his head while he was at the table.

26:8 When the disciples saw this, they became angry. “Why this waste?” they asked.

26:9 “The perfume could have been sold at a high price. The money could have been given to poor people.”

26:10 Jesus was aware of this. So he said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me.

26:11 You will always have poor people with you. But you will not always have me.

26:12 She poured the perfume on my body to prepare me to be buried.

26:13 What I’m about to tell you is true. What she has done will be told anywhere this good news is preached all over the world. It will be told in memory of her.”

Passages

Torah — Leviticus 23:1 - 23:22

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Gospel — Matthew 26:1-13

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