Leviticus 16:21

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

He will put both his hands on the head of the living goat. Then he will confess the sins and crimes of the Israelites over the goat. In this way Aaron will lay the people’s sins on the goat’s head. Then he will send the goat away into the desert. A man will be standing by, ready to lead this goat away.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 5:21

Christ had no sin, but God made him become sin so that in Christ we could be right with God.

Isaiah 53:6

We had all wandered away like sheep. We had gone our own way. And yet the Lord put all our guilt on him.

Psalm 51:3

I know I have done wrong. I remember that sin all the time.

Ezra 10:1

Ezra was praying and confessing. He was crying and bowing down in front of God’s Temple. While Ezra was doing that, a large group of the Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him. They were crying.

Romans 10:10

Yes, we believe in Jesus deep in our hearts, and so we are made right with God. And we openly say that we believe in him, and so we are saved.

Proverbs 28:13

Whoever hides their sins will not be successful, but whoever confesses their sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.

Psalm 32:5

But then I decided to confess my sins to the Lord. I stopped hiding my guilt and told you about my sins. And you forgave them all! Selah

Leviticus 26:40

“But maybe the people will confess their sins. And maybe they will confess the sins of their ancestors. Maybe they will admit that they turned against me. Maybe they will admit that they sinned against me.

Exodus 29:10

“Then bring the bull to that place at the front of the Meeting Tent. Aaron and his sons must put their hands on the bull’s head.

Leviticus 5:5

If you are guilty of any of these things, you must confess whatever you did wrong.

Leviticus 1:4

You must put your hand on the animal’s head while it is being killed. So the Lord will accept it as your burnt offering to make you pure.

Leviticus 16:20

“So Aaron will make the Most Holy Place, the Meeting Tent, and the altar pure. Then he will bring the living goat to the front of the tent.

Leviticus 16:22

So the goat will carry all the people’s sins on itself into the empty desert. The man who leads the goat will let it loose in the desert.