Deuteronomy 17:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“You must not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or sheep that has anything wrong with it. The Lord your God would hate that.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:21

“But if an animal has something wrong with it—if it is crippled or blind or has something else wrong with it—then you must not sacrifice that animal to the Lord your God.

Malachi 1:8

You bring blind animals as sacrifices, and that is wrong. You bring sick and crippled animals for sacrifices, and that is wrong. Try giving those sick animals as a gift to your governor. Would he accept those sick animals? No, he would not accept them.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.

Deuteronomy 23:18

The money earned by a prostitute, either a male or female, must not be brought to the special house of the Lord your God. That money cannot be used to pay for a gift that was promised to the Lord your God, because that kind of sin is disgusting to him.

1 Peter 1:19

You were bought with the precious blood of Christ’s death. He was a pure and perfect sacrificial Lamb.

Hebrews 9:14

So surely the blood sacrifice of Christ can do much more. Christ offered himself through the eternal Spirit as a perfect sacrifice to God. His blood will make us completely clean from the evil we have done. It will give us clear consciences so that we can worship the living God.

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord hates the offerings of the wicked, but he is happy to hear the prayers of those who live right.

Proverbs 11:1

The Lord hates false scales, but he loves accurate weights.

Proverbs 6:16

The Lord hates these seven things:

Deuteronomy 25:16

The Lord your God hates people who cheat with false weights and measures. Yes, he hates all people who do wrong.

Exodus 12:5

The lamb must be a one-year-old male, and it must be completely healthy. This animal can be either a young sheep or a young goat.

Genesis 41:19

Then I saw seven more cows come up out of the river after them, but these cows were thin and looked sick. They were the worst cows I had ever seen anywhere in Egypt!

Proverbs 20:10

The Lord hates for people to use the wrong weights and measures to cheat others.

Leviticus 1:3

“If you offer one of your cattle as a burnt offering, it must be a bull that has nothing wrong with it. You must take the animal to the entrance of the Meeting Tent where the Lord will accept the offering.

Numbers 29:8

You will offer burnt offerings. Their smell will please the Lord. You must offer 1 bull, 1 ram, and 7 lambs that are one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them.

Deuteronomy 7:25

“You must throw the statues of their gods into the fire and burn them. You must not want to keep the silver or the gold that is on those statues for yourselves. It will be like a trap to you—it will ruin your life. The Lord your God hates those idols.