Saturday, 23 March

14.   Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 15.   "If a person commits a trespass, and sins unintentionally in regard to the holy things of the LORD, then he shall bring to the LORD as his trespass offering a ram without blemish from the flocks, with your valuation in shekels of silver according to the shekel of the sanctuary, as a trespass offering. 16.   "And he shall make restitution for the harm that he has done in regard to the holy thing, and shall add one–fifth to it and give it to the priest. So the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him. 17.   "If a person sins, and commits any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD, though he does not know it , yet he is guilty and shall bear his iniquity. 18.   "And he shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish from the flock, with your valuation, as a trespass offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him regarding his ignorance in which he erred and did not know it , and it shall be forgiven him. 19.   "It is a trespass offering; he has certainly trespassed against the LORD."

1.   And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 2.   "If a person sins and commits a trespass against the LORD by lying to his neighbor about what was delivered to him for safekeeping, or about a pledge, or about a robbery, or if he has extorted from his neighbor, 3.   "or if he has found what was lost and lies concerning it, and swears falsely––in any one of these things that a man may do in which he sins: 4.   "then it shall be, because he has sinned and is guilty, that he shall restore what he has stolen, or the thing which he has extorted, or what was delivered to him for safekeeping, or the lost thing which he found, 5.   "or all that about which he has sworn falsely. He shall restore its full value, add one–fifth more to it, and give it to whomever it belongs, on the day of his trespass offering. 6.   "And he shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, a ram without blemish from the flock, with your valuation, as a trespass offering, to the priest. 7.   "So the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD, and he shall be forgiven for any one of these things that he may have done in which he trespasses." 8.   Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 9.   "Command Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the burnt offering: The burnt offering shall be on the hearth upon the altar all night until morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it. 10.   ‘And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen trousers he shall put on his body, and take up the ashes of the burnt offering which the fire has consumed on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. 11.   ‘Then he shall take off his garments, put on other garments, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place. 12.   ‘And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not be put out. And the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order on it; and he shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings. 13.   ‘A fire shall always be burning on the altar; it shall never go out. 14.   ‘This is the law of the grain offering: The sons of Aaron shall offer it on the altar before the LORD. 15.   ‘He shall take from it his handful of the fine flour of the grain offering, with its oil, and all the frankincense which is on the grain offering, and shall burn it on the altar for a sweet aroma, as a memorial to the LORD. 16.   ‘And the remainder of it Aaron and his sons shall eat; with unleavened bread it shall be eaten in a holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of meeting they shall eat it. 17.   ‘It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their portion of My offerings made by fire; it is most holy, like the sin offering and the trespass offering. 18.   ‘All the males among the children of Aaron may eat it. It shall be a statute forever in your generations concerning the offerings made by fire to the LORD. Everyone who touches them must be holy.’" 19.   And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 20.   "This is the offering of Aaron and his sons, which they shall offer to the LORD, beginning on the day when he is anointed: one–tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a daily grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it at night. 21.   "It shall be made in a pan with oil. When it is mixed, you shall bring it in. The baked pieces of the grain offering you shall offer for a sweet aroma to the LORD. 22.   "The priest from among his sons, who is anointed in his place, shall offer it. It is a statute forever to the LORD. It shall be wholly burned. 23.   "For every grain offering for the priest shall be wholly burned. It shall not be eaten." 24.   And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 25.   "Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed, the sin offering shall be killed before the LORD. It is most holy. 26.   ‘The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. In a holy place it shall be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of meeting. 27.   ‘Everyone who touches its flesh must be holy. And when its blood is sprinkled on any garment, you shall wash that on which it was sprinkled, in a holy place. 28.   ‘But the earthen vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken. And if it is boiled in a bronze pot, it shall be both scoured and rinsed in water. 29.   ‘All the males among the priests may eat it. It is most holy. 30.   ‘But no sin offering from which any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of meeting, to make atonement in the holy place , shall be eaten. It shall be burned in the fire.

1.   <> O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. 0.   2So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory. 3.   Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You. 4.   Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. 5.   My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips. 6.   When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches. 7.   Because You have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice. 8.   My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me. 9.   But those who seek my life, to destroy it , Shall go into the lower parts of the earth. 10.   They shall fall by the sword; They shall be a portion for jackals. 11.   But the king shall rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him shall glory; But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.

1.   <> Hear my voice, O God, in my meditation; Preserve my life from fear of the enemy. 2.   Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity, 3.   Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows––bitter words, 4.   That they may shoot in secret at the blameless; Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear. 5.   They encourage themselves in an evil matter; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, "Who will see them?" 6.   They devise iniquities: "We have perfected a shrewd scheme." Both the inward thought and the heart of man are deep. 7.   But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they shall be wounded. 8.   So He will make them stumble over their own tongue; All who see them shall flee away. 9.   All men shall fear, And shall declare the work of God; For they shall wisely consider His doing. 10.   The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and trust in Him. And all the upright in heart shall glory.

1.   <> Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion; And to You the vow shall be performed. 2.   O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will come. 3.   Iniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, You will provide atonement for them. 4.   Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Of Your holy temple. 5.   By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us, O God of our salvation, You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of the far–off seas; 6.   Who established the mountains by His strength, Being clothed with power; 7.   You who still the noise of the seas, The noise of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples. 8.   They also who dwell in the farthest parts are afraid of Your signs; You make the outgoings of the morning and evening rejoice. 9.   You visit the earth and water it, You greatly enrich it; The river of God is full of water; You provide their grain, For so You have prepared it. 10.   You water its ridges abundantly, You settle its furrows; You make it soft with showers, You bless its growth. 11.   You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance. 12.   They drop on the pastures of the wilderness, And the little hills rejoice on every side. 13.   The pastures are clothed with flocks; The valleys also are covered with grain; They shout for joy, they also sing.

1.   Now it came to pass, that when we had departed from them and set sail, running a straight course we came to Cos, the following day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. 2.   And finding a ship sailing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. 3.   When we had sighted Cyprus, we passed it on the left, sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload her cargo. 4.   And finding disciples, we stayed there seven days. They told Paul through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem. 5.   When we had come to the end of those days, we departed and went on our way; and they all accompanied us, with wives and children, till we were out of the city. And we knelt down on the shore and prayed. 6.   When we had taken our leave of one another, we boarded the ship, and they returned home. 7.   And when we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, greeted the brethren, and stayed with them one day. 8.   On the next day we who were Paul’s companions departed and came to Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. 9.   Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied. 10.   And as we stayed many days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. 11.   When he had come to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’" 12.   Now when we heard these things, both we and those from that place pleaded with him not to go up to Jerusalem. 13.   Then Paul answered, "What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." 14.   So when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, "The will of the Lord be done." 15.   And after those days we packed and went up to Jerusalem. 16.   Also some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us and brought with them a certain Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we were to lodge. 17.   And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. 18.   On the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present. 19.   When he had greeted them, he told in detail those things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. 20.   And when they heard it , they glorified the Lord. And they said to him, "You see, brother, how many myriads of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law; 21.   "but they have been informed about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children nor to walk according to the customs. 22.   "What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come. 23.   "Therefore do what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow. 24.   "Take them and be purified with them, and pay their expenses so that they may shave their heads, and that all may know that those things of which they were informed concerning you are nothing, but that you yourself also walk orderly and keep the law. 25.   "But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written and decided that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality." 26.   Then Paul took the men, and the next day, having been purified with them, entered the temple to announce the expiration of the days of purification, at which time an offering should be made for each one of them.