Leviticus 11; Leviticus 12; Matthew 26:1-25

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Leviticus 11

1 The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said to them,

2 "Speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, 'Many animals live on land. Here are the only ones you can eat.

3 You can eat any animal that has hoofs that are separated completely in two. But it must also chew the cud.

4 " 'Some animals only chew the cud. Some only have hoofs that are separated in two. You must not eat those animals. " 'Camels chew the cud. But their hoofs are not separated in two. So they are not "clean" for you.

5 " 'Rock badgers chew the cud. But their hoofs are not separated in two. So they are not "clean" for you.

6 " 'Rabbits chew the cud. But their hoofs are not separated in two. So they are not "clean" for you.

7 " 'Pigs have hoofs that are separated completely in two. But they do not chew the cud. So they are not "clean" for you.

8 " 'You must not eat the meat of those animals. You must not even touch their dead bodies. They are not "clean" for you.

9 " 'Many creatures live in the water of the oceans and streams. You can eat all of those that have fins and scales.

10 " 'But be sure to avoid all of the creatures in the oceans or streams that do not have fins and scales. That includes all of those that move together in groups and all of those that do not.

11 Be sure to avoid them. Do not eat their meat. Do not even touch their dead bodies.

12 Be sure to avoid everything that lives in the water that does not have fins and scales.

13 " 'Here are the birds you must be sure to avoid. Do not eat them. Be sure to avoid them. " 'They include eagles, vultures and black vultures.

14 They include red kites and all kinds of black kites.

15 They include all kinds of ravens.

16 They include horned owls, screech owls, gulls and all kinds of hawks.

17 " 'They include little owls, cormorants and great owls.

18 They include white owls, desert owls and ospreys.

19 They also include storks, hoopoes, bats and all kinds of herons.

20 " 'Be sure to avoid every flying insect that walks on all fours.

21 But you can eat some creatures that have wings and walk on all fours. Their legs have joints so they can hop on the ground.

22 " 'Here are the insects you can eat. You can eat all kinds of locusts, katydids, crickets and grasshoppers.

23 But be sure to avoid every other creature that has wings and four legs.

24 " 'You will make yourselves "unclean" if you eat those things. If you touch their dead bodies, you will be "unclean" until evening.

25 If a person picks up one of their dead bodies, he must wash his clothes. He will be "unclean" until evening.

26 " 'Suppose an animal has hoofs that are not separated completely in two. Or suppose an animal does not chew the cud. Then those animals are not "clean" for you. If you touch the dead body of any of them, you will not be "clean."

27 " 'Many animals walk on all fours. But those that walk on their paws are not "clean" for you. Anyone who touches their dead bodies will be "unclean" until evening.

28 If he picks up their dead bodies, he must wash his clothes. He will be "unclean" until evening. They are not "clean" for him.

29 " 'Many animals move around on the ground. Here are the ones that are not "clean" for you. They include weasels, rats and all kinds of large lizards.

30 They also include geckos, monitor lizards, wall lizards, skinks and chameleons.

31 Those are the animals that move around on the ground that are not "clean" for you. If you touch their dead bodies, you will be "unclean" until evening.

32 " 'Suppose one of them dies and falls on something. Then that article will not be "clean." It does not matter what it is used for. It does not matter whether it is made out of wood, cloth, hide or black cloth. Put it in water. It will be "unclean" until evening. After that, it will be "clean."

33 " 'Suppose one of those animals falls into a clay pot. Then everything that is in the pot will be "unclean." You must break the pot.

34 Any food that could be eaten but has water on it that came from that pot is not "clean." And any liquid that could be drunk from it is not "clean."

35 " 'Anything that the dead body of one of those animals falls on becomes "unclean." If it is an oven or cooking pot, break it. It is "unclean." And you must consider it "unclean."

36 " 'But a spring or a well for collecting water remains "clean." That is true even if the dead body of one of those animals falls into it. But anyone who touches the dead body is not "clean."

37 " 'If the dead body falls on any seeds that have not been planted yet, the seeds remain "clean."

38 But suppose water has already been put on the seeds. And suppose the dead body falls on them. Then they are not "clean" for you.

39 " 'Suppose an animal you are allowed to eat dies. If anyone touches its dead body, he will be "unclean" until evening.

40 If he eats part of the dead body, he must wash his clothes. He will be "unclean" until evening. If he picks up the dead body, he must wash his clothes. He will be "unclean" until evening.

41 " 'Be sure to avoid every creature that moves around on the ground. Do not eat it.

42 Do not eat any of those creatures. It does not matter whether they move on their bellies. It does not matter whether they walk on all fours or on many feet. Be sure to avoid them.

43 Do not make yourselves "unclean" by eating any of those animals. Do not make yourselves "unclean" because of them. Do not let them make you "unclean."

44 " 'I am the LORD your God. Set yourselves apart. Be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves "unclean" by eating any creatures that move around on the ground.

45 I am the Lord. I brought you up out of Egypt to be your God. So be holy, because I am holy.

46 " 'Those are the rules about animals and birds. Those are the rules about every living thing that moves in the water. And those are the rules about every creature that moves around on the ground.

47 You must be able to tell the difference between what is "clean" and what is not. You must also be able to tell the difference between the living creatures that can be eaten and those that can't.' "

Leviticus 12

1 The LORD spoke to Moses. He said,

2 "Speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, 'Suppose a woman becomes pregnant and has a baby boy. Then she will be "unclean" for seven days. It is the same as when she is "unclean" during her monthly period.

3 On the eighth day the boy must be circumcised.

4 " 'After that, the woman must wait for 33 days to be made pure from her bleeding. She must not touch anything that is sacred until the 33 days are over. During that time she must not go to the sacred tent.

5 " 'But suppose she has a baby girl. Then she will be "unclean" for two weeks. It is the same as during her period. After the two weeks, she must wait for 66 days to be made pure from her bleeding.

6 " 'After she has waited the required number of days to be made pure, she must bring two offerings. She must take them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. She must bring a lamb that is a year old for a burnt offering. She must also bring a young pigeon or a dove for a sin offering.

7 The priest must offer them to the Lord. They will pay for her sin. Then she will be "clean" from her bleeding. " 'Those are the rules for a woman who has a baby boy or girl.

8 " 'But suppose she can't afford a lamb. Then she must bring two doves or two young pigeons. One is for a burnt offering. The other is for a sin offering. The priest will sacrifice those offerings. That will pay for her sin. And she will be "clean." ' "

Matthew 26:1-25

1 Jesus finished saying all these things. Then he said to his disciples,

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."

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

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

5 "But not during the Feast," they said. "The people may stir up trouble."

6 Jesus was in Bethany. He was in the home of a man named Simon, who had a skin disease.

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.

8 When the disciples saw this, they became angry. "Why this waste?" they asked.

9 "The perfume could have been sold at a high price. The money could have been given to poor people."

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.

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

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

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."

14 One of the Twelve went to the chief priests. His name was Judas Iscariot.

15 He asked, "What will you give me if I hand Jesus over to you?" So they counted out 30 silver coins for him.

16 From then on, Judas watched for the right time to hand Jesus over to them.

17 It was the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. The disciples came to Jesus. They asked, "Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover meal?"

18 He replied, "Go into the city to a certain man. Tell him, 'The Teacher says, "My time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover at your house with my disciples." ' "

19 So the disciples did what Jesus had told them to do. They prepared the Passover meal.

20 When evening came, Jesus was at the table with the Twelve.

21 While they were eating, he said, "What I'm about to tell you is true. One of you will hand me over to my enemies."

22 The disciples became very sad. One after the other, they began to say to him, "It's not I, Lord, is it?"

23 Jesus replied, "The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will hand me over.

24 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But how terrible it will be for the one who hands over the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born."

25 Judas was the one who was going to hand him over. He said, "It's not I, Rabbi, is it?" Jesus answered, "Yes. It is you."

Leviticus 11; Leviticus 12; Matthew 26:1-25

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