if it is to be accepted for you it shall be a male without blemish, of the bulls or the sheep or the goats.
“If his gift for a burnt offering is from the flock, from the sheep or goats, he shall bring a male without blemish,
“If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord.
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,
He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.
so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Pilate went out again and said to them, “See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him.”
Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent!”
And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.”
and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. And after examining him before you, behold, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him.
When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves.”
Besides, while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered much because of him today in a dream.”
saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.”
“If he brings a lamb as his offering for a sin offering, he shall bring a female without blemish
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats,
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
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