aLev. 22:19-21; Deut. 17:1; Mal. 1:8, 14; Heb. 9:14
bDeut. 15:21; 17:1; Mal. 1:8, 14; [Heb. 9:14; 1 Pet. 1:19]
cch. 3:1, 6
dch. 7:16; Num. 15:3, 8; Deut. 23:21, 23; Ps. 61:8; 65:1; Eccles. 5:4, 5
ever. 20; ch. 21:18; Mal. 1:8
fch. 21:20
gch. 1:9, 13; 3:3, 5
hch. 21:18
iSee ch. 3:11
jMal. 1:14
k[ver. 13]; See Lev. 22:22
lIsa. 43:23; [ch. 3:14; Mic. 6:3]
m[ver. 8; Lev. 22:20]
nSee Ex. 12:5
o[Lev. 22:21]
pSee Zech. 14:9
qPs. 47:2; 76:12
rver. 12; 1 John 1:7; Rev. 7:14
sch. 7:27; 8:3
tch. 1:3; 10:22
vch. 6:1
wRom. 6:13; 1 Pet. 4:2
xSee Acts 20:28
ySee John 1:29
zHeb. 9:14; [Ex. 12:5]

Exodus 12:5

5Your lamb shall be awithout blemish, a male a year old. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats,

Leviticus 22:20-25

20 bYou shall not offer anything that has a blemish, for it will not be acceptable for you. 21And when anyone coffers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord dto fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or from the flock, to be accepted it must be perfect; there shall be no blemish in it. 22Animals eblind or disabled or mutilated or having a discharge or fan itch or scabs you shall not offer to the Lord or give them to the Lord as a food goffering on the altar. 23You may present a bull or a lamb that has a part htoo long or too short for a freewill offering, but for a vow offering it cannot be accepted. 24Any animal that has its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut you shall not offer to the Lord; you shall not do it within your land, 25neither shall you offer as ithe bread of your God any such animals gotten from a foreigner. Since there is a jblemish in them, because of their mutilation, they will not be accepted for you.”

Malachi 1:8

8 kWhen you offer blind animals in sacrifice, is that not evil? And when you offer those that are lame or sick, is that not evil? Present that to your governor; will he accept you or show you favor? says the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 1:13-14

13But you say, l‘What a weariness this is,’ and you snort at it, says the Lord of hosts. mYou bring what has been taken by violence or is lame or sick, and this you bring as your offering! Shall I accept that from your hand? says the Lord. 14Cursed be the cheat who has na male in his flock, and ovows it, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished. For pI am a great King, says the Lord of hosts, and my name qwill be feared among the nations.

Hebrews 9:14

14how much more will rthe blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit soffered himself without blemish to God, tpurify our ▼
▼Some manuscripts your
 conscience vfrom dead works wto serve the living God.

1 Peter 1:19

19but xwith the precious blood of Christ, like that of ya lamb zwithout blemish or spot.
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