Numbers 15:25

Easy To Read Version

“So the priest must do the things that will make the people pure. [195] He must do this for all of the people of Israel. The people did not know they were sinning. But when they learned about it, they brought a gift to the Lord. They brought the offering made by fire and the sin offering. So the people will be forgiven.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:6

So don’t let your words cause you to sin. Don’t say to the priest, {\cf2\super [24]} “I didn’t mean what I said!” If you do this, then God might become angry with your words and destroy everything you have worked for.

Leviticus 15:15

The priest will offer the birds, one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. In this way, the priest will make that person pure [246] before the Lord.

Leviticus 4:20

The priest must offer these parts just like he offered the bull of the sin offering. [33] In this way, the priest will make the people pure. [34] And God will forgive the people of Israel.

Leviticus 4:26

And the priest must burn all the goat’s fat on the altar. He must burn it like he burns the fat of the sacrifice of fellowship offerings. In this way, the priest will make the ruler pure. [36] And God will forgive the ruler.

Leviticus 4:31

The priest must offer all the goat’s fat, just like the fat is offered from the fellowship offerings. The priest must burn it on the altar as a sweet smell to the Lord. In this way, the priest will make that person pure. [38] And God will forgive that person.

Leviticus 4:35

The priest must offer all the lamb’s fat, just like the fat of the lamb is offered from the fellowship offerings. The priest must burn it on the altar, just like any offering made by fire to the Lord. In this way, the priest will make that person pure [40] from the sin he did. And God will forgive that person.

Luke 23:34

Jesus said, “Father, forgive these people \{that are killing me\}. They don’t know what they are doing. {\cf2\super [377]} ”

Romans 3:25

God gave Jesus as a way to forgive people’s sins through faith. God forgives by the blood (death) of Jesus. God gave Jesus to show that he always does what is right and fair. God was right in the past when he was patient and did not punish people for their sins.

Deuteronomy 21:21

Then the men in the town must kill the son with stones. By doing this you will remove this evil from yourselves. All the people of Israel will hear about this and be afraid.

Hebrews 2:17

For this reason Jesus had to be made like us his brothers and sisters in every way. Jesus became like people so that he could be their merciful and faithful high priest {\cf2\super [14]} in service to God. Then Jesus could bring forgiveness for the people’s sins.

Hebrews 9:7

But only the high priest {\cf2\super [100]} could go into the second room. And the high priest went into that room only once a year. And the high priest could never enter that room without taking blood with him. The priest offered that blood to God for himself and for the people’s sins. Those sins were the sins the people did without knowing that they were sinning.

1 John 2:2

Jesus is the way our sins are taken away. And Jesus is the way that all people can have their sins taken away, too.