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Leviticus 11-12
Chapter 11
Clean and Unclean Land Animals
1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron: 2 "Tell the Israelites: You may eat(a) all these kinds of land animals.(b) 3 You may eat any animal with divided hooves and that chews the cud. 4 But among the ones that chew the cud or have divided hooves you are not to eat these:
the camel,(c) though it chews the cud,
does not have divided hooves—it is unclean for you;
5 the hyrax,[a](d) though it chews the cud,
does not have hooves—it is unclean for you;
6 the hare, though it chews the cud,
does not have hooves—it is unclean for you;
7 the pig, though it has divided hooves,
does not chew the cud—it is unclean for you.
8 Do not eat any of their meat or touch their carcasses—they are unclean for you.(e)
Clean and Unclean Aquatic Animals
9 "This is what you may eat from all that is in the water: You may eat everything in the water that has fins and scales, whether in the seas or streams. 10 But these are to be detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales among all the swarming things and other living creatures(f) in the water. 11 They are to remain detestable to you; you must not eat any of their meat, and you must detest their carcasses. 12 Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales will be detestable to you.
Unclean Birds
13 "You are to detest these birds. They must not be eaten because they are detestable:
the eagle,[b](g) the bearded[c] vulture,
the black vulture,[d]
14 the kite,[e]
any kind of falcon,[f](h)
15 every kind of raven,
16 the ostrich,[g]
the short-eared owl,[h] the gull,[i]
any kind of hawk,(i)
17 the little[j] owl, the cormorant,[k]
the long-eared owl,[l](j)
18 the white[m] owl, the desert owl,[n](k)
the osprey,[o]
19 the stork,[p]
any kind of heron,[q]
the hoopoe, and the bat.
Clean and Unclean Flying Insects
20 "All winged insects that walk on all fours are to be detestable to you. 21 But you may eat these kinds of all the winged insects that walk on all fours: those that have jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground. 22 You may eat these:
any kind of locust,(l) katydid, cricket, and grasshopper.
23 All other winged insects that have four feet are to be detestable to you.
Purification after Touching Dead Animals
24 "These will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean(m) until evening, 25 and whoever carries any of their carcasses must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.(n) 26 All animals that have hooves but do not have a divided hoof and do not chew the cud are unclean for you. Whoever touches them becomes unclean. 27 All the four-footed animals(o) that walk on their paws are unclean for you. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening, 28 and anyone who carries their carcasses must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.
29 "These creatures that swarm(p) on the ground are unclean for you:
the weasel,[r] the mouse,(q)
any kind of large lizard,[s]
30 the gecko, the monitor lizard,[t]
the common lizard,[u] the skink,[v]
and the chameleon.[w]
31 These are unclean for you among all the swarming creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean until evening. 32 When any one of them dies and falls on anything it becomes unclean—any item of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth,(r) or any implement used for work. It is to be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean. 33 If any of them falls into any clay pot, everything in it will become unclean; you must break it. 34 Any edible food(s) coming into contact with that unclean water will become unclean, and any drinkable liquid in any container will become unclean. 35 Anything one of their carcasses falls on will become unclean. If it is an oven or stove, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you. 36 A spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but someone who touches a carcass in it will become unclean. 37 If one of their carcasses falls on any seed that is to be sown, it is clean; 38 but if water has been put on the seed and one of their carcasses falls on it, it is unclean for you.
39 "If one of the animals that you use for food dies,[x] anyone who touches its carcass will be unclean until evening. 40 Anyone who eats some of its carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening. Anyone who carries its carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.
Unclean Swarming Creatures
41 "All the creatures that swarm on the earth are detestable; they must not be eaten. 42 Do not eat any of the creatures that swarm on the earth, anything that moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet,[y] for they are detestable. 43 Do not become contaminated by any creature that swarms; do not become unclean or defiled by them. 44 For I am Yahweh your God,(t) so you must consecrate yourselves(u) and be holy because I am holy.(v) You must not defile yourselves by any swarming creature that crawls on the ground. 45 For I am Yahweh, who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God,(w) so you must be holy because I am holy.(x)
46 "This is the law concerning animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that swarm on the ground, 47 in order to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between the animals(y) that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten."
Chapter 12
Purification after Childbirth
1 The Lord spoke to Moses: 2 "Tell the Israelites: When a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth to a male child,(a) she will be unclean seven days, as she is during the days of her menstrual impurity.(b) 3 The flesh of his foreskin(c) must be circumcised(d) on the eighth day.(e) 4 She will continue in purification(f) from her bleeding(g) for 33 days. She must not touch any holy thing or go into the sanctuary until completing her days of purification. 5 But if she gives birth to a female child, she will be unclean for two weeks as she is during her menstrual impurity. She will continue in purification from her bleeding for 66 days.
6 "When her days of purification are complete, whether for a son or daughter, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting a year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin[a] offering. 7 He will present them before the Lord and make atonement on her behalf; she will be clean from her discharge of blood. This is the law for a woman giving birth, whether to a male or female. 8 But if she doesn't have sufficient means[b](h) for a sheep, she may take two turtledoves or two young pigeons,(i) one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin[c] offering. Then the priest will make atonement on her behalf, and she will be clean."
Proverbs 24
Chapter 24
1 Don't envy evil men(a)
or desire to be with them,(b)
2 for their hearts plan violence,
and their words stir up trouble.(c)
3 A house is built by wisdom,(d)
and it is established by understanding;
4 by knowledge the rooms are filled
with every precious and beautiful treasure.
5 A wise warrior is better than a strong one,[a]
and a man of knowledge than one of strength;[b](e)
6 for you should wage war with sound guidance—
victory comes with many counselors.(f)
7 Wisdom is inaccessible to[c] a fool;(g)
he does not open his mouth at the gate.(h)
8 The one who plots evil(i)
will be called a schemer.
9 A foolish scheme is sin,
and a mocker is detestable to people.
10 If you do nothing in a difficult time,
your strength is limited.
11 Rescue those being taken off to death,
and save those stumbling toward slaughter.(j)
12 If you say, "But we didn't know about this,"
won't He who weighs hearts(k) consider it?
Won't He who protects your life(l) know?
Won't He repay a person according to his work?(m)
13 Eat honey,(n) my son, for it is good,
and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate;(o)
14 realize that wisdom is the same for you.(p)
If you find it, you will have a future,
and your hope will never fade.(q)
15 Wicked man, don't set an ambush,
at the camp of the righteous man;(r)
don't destroy his dwelling.
16 Though a righteous man falls seven times,
he will get up,(s)
but the wicked will stumble into ruin.(t)
17 Don't gloat when your enemy falls,
and don't let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,(u)
18 or the
Lord
will see, be displeased,
and turn His wrath away from him.
19 Don't be agitated by evildoers,
and don't envy the wicked.(v)
20 For the evil have no future;(w)
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.(x)
21 My son, fear the
Lord
, as well as the king,(y)
and don't associate with rebels,[d]
22 for destruction from them will come suddenly;
who knows what distress these two can bring?
23 These sayings also belong to the wise:(z)
It is not good to show partiality in judgment.(aa)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent"(ab)—
people will curse him,(ac) and tribes will denounce him;
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and a generous blessing will come to them.
26 He who gives an honest answer
gives a kiss on the lips.
27 Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field;(ad)
afterward, build your house.
28 Don't testify against your neighbor without cause.(ae)
Don't deceive with your lips.
29 Don't say, "I'll do to him what he did to me;
I'll repay the man for what he has done."(af)
30 I went by the field of a slacker
and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense.
31 Thistles had come up everywhere,
weeds covered the ground,(ag)
and the stone wall was ruined.
32 I saw, and took it to heart;
I looked, and received instruction:
33 a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to rest,
34 and your poverty will come like a robber,
your need, like a bandit.(ah)
Matthew 11:1-19
Chapter 11
In Praise of John the Baptist
1 When Jesus had finished giving orders to His 12 disciples, He moved on from there to teach and preach in their towns.(a) 2 When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent a message by his disciples(b) 3 and asked Him, "Are You the One who is to come, or should we expect someone else?"(c)
4 Jesus replied to them, "Go and report to John what you hear and see: 5 the blind see, the lame walk, those with skin diseases are healed,[a] the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news.(d) 6 And if anyone is not offended because of Me, he is blessed." (e)
7 As these men went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?(f) 8 What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothes? Look, those who wear soft clothes are in kings' palaces. 9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.(g) 10 This is the one it is written about:
Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You;
[b]
he will prepare Your way before You.
(h)[c]
11 "I assure you: Among those born of women no one greater than John the Baptist has appeared,[d] but the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been suffering violence,[e] and the violent have been seizing it by force. 13 For all the prophets and the Law prophesied until John; 14 if you're willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who is to come.(i) 15 Anyone who has ears[f] should listen! (j)
An Unresponsive Generation
16 "To what should I compare this generation? It's like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to each other:
17 We played the flute for you,
but you didn't dance;
we sang a lament,
but you didn't mourn!
[g]
18 For John did not come eating or drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!'(k) 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard,(l) a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'(m) Yet wisdom is vindicated[h] by her deeds." [i]
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