Exodus 30:15

New International Reader's Version

When you make the offering, rich people must not give more than a fifth of an ounce of silver. And poor people must not give less. The offering you give to the Lord will pay for your lives.

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:3

He asked them, “What would you like me to do for you? How can I make up for the wrong things that were done to you? I want you to be able to pray that the Lord will once again bless his land.”

Job 34:19

He doesn’t favor princes. He treats rich people and poor people the same. His hands created all of them.

Exodus 30:12

“Make a list of the Israelites and count them. When you do, each one must pay the Lord for his life at the time he is counted. Then a plague will not come on them when you count them.

Exodus 30:14

Each one counted must be 20 years old or more. He must give an offering to the Lord.

Exodus 30:16

Receive the money from the people of Israel. Use it for any purpose in the tent of meeting. It will remind the people that they are paying me for their lives.”

Exodus 38:26

It amounted to a fifth of an ounce for each person. It was weighed out in keeping with the weights used in the sacred tent. The silver was received from the men who had been listed and counted. All of them were 20 years old or more. Their total number was 603,550.

Proverbs 22:2

The Lord made rich people and poor people. That’s what they have in common.

Ezekiel 45:16

“All the people in the land will be required to give this special gift. They must give it to the prince in Israel.

Leviticus 17:11

The life of each creature is in its blood. So I have given you the blood of animals to pay for your sin on the altar. Blood is life. That is why blood pays for your sin.

Numbers 31:50

So we’ve brought an offering to the Lord. We’ve brought the gold each of us took in the battle. That includes armbands, bracelets, rings, earrings and necklaces. We’ve brought them in front of the Lord to pay for our sin.”

Ephesians 6:9

Masters, treat your slaves in the same way. When you warn them, don’t be too hard on them. You know that the God who is their Master and yours is in heaven. And he treats everyone the same.

Colossians 3:25

Anyone who does wrong will be paid back for what they do. God treats everyone the same.