Leviticus 16:21

Catholic Public Domain Version

And placing both hands upon its head, let him confess all the iniquities of the sons of Israel, and all of their offenses and sins. And calling these down upon its head, he shall send it away, by means of a man prepared to do so, into the desert.

Cross References

Ezra 10:1

Therefore, as Ezra was praying, and imploring, and weeping in this way, and was prostrate before the temple of God, an exceedingly great assembly of men and women and children was gathered to him from Israel. And the people wept with a great weeping.

Psalm 32:5

He loves mercy and judgment. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

Psalm 51:3

Why do you glory in malice, you who are powerful in iniquity?

Exodus 29:10

you shall bring forward also the calf, in the presence of the tabernacle of the testimony. And Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon its head.

Proverbs 28:13

Whoever hides his crimes will not be guided. But whoever will have confessed and abandoned them shall overtake mercy.

Isaiah 53:6

We have all gone astray like sheep; each one has turned aside to his own way. And the Lord has placed all our iniquity upon him.

Leviticus 1:4

And he shall place his hand on the head of the sacrifice, and so it shall be acceptable and effective, in its expiation.

Leviticus 16:20

After he has cleansed the Sanctuary, and the tabernacle, and the altar, then let him offer the living goat.

Leviticus 16:22

And when the goat has carried all their iniquities into a solitary land, and has been released into the desert,

Leviticus 26:40

until they confess their iniquities, and those of their ancestors, by which they have transgressed against me and walked as adversaries to me.

Leviticus 5:5

let him do penance for his sin,

Romans 10:10

For with the heart, we believe unto justice; but with the mouth, confession is unto salvation.

2 Corinthians 5:21

For God made him who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the justice of God in him.