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Leviticus 5:5

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

If someone incurs guilt in one of these cases, he is to confess  he has committed that sin.

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The one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.


The person is to confess  the sin he has committed. He is to pay full compensation, add a fifth of its value to it, and give it to the individual he has wronged.


‘But when they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their ancestors #– #their unfaithfulness that they practised against me, and how they acted with hostility towards me,


Aaron will lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess  over it all the Israelites’ iniquities  and rebellious acts #– #all their sins.  He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness  by the man appointed for the task.


One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation.


So Joshua said to Achan, ‘My son, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel,  and make a confession to him.  I urge you, tell me what you have done. Don’t hide anything from me.’


I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed: Ah, Lord #– #the great and awe-inspiring God  who keeps his gracious covenant  with those who love him  and keep his commands   #– #


Only acknowledge your guilt   – you have rebelled against the  Lord your God. You have scattered your favours to strangers under every green tree and have not obeyed me. This is the  Lord’s declaration.


He will look at men and say, ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.


In this way the priest will make atonement on his behalf concerning the sin he has committed in any of these cases, and he will be forgiven. The rest will belong to the priest, like the grain offering.’





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