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Old Testament:  Leviticus 11-12

Leviticus 11

Ceremonially Clean and Unclean Animals
 1  Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,  2  "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel.
  "Of all the land animals, these are the ones you may use for food.  3  You may eat any animal that has completely split hooves and chews the cud.  4  You may not, however, eat the following animals [4]  that have split hooves or that chew the cud, but not both. The camel chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is ceremonially unclean for you.  5  The hyrax [5]  chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is unclean.  6  The hare chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is unclean.  7  The pig has evenly split hooves but does not chew the cud, so it is unclean.  8  You may not eat the meat of these animals or even touch their carcasses. They are ceremonially unclean for you.
   9  "Of all the marine animals, these are ones you may use for food. You may eat anything from the water if it has both fins and scales, whether taken from salt water or from streams.  10  But you must never eat animals from the sea or from rivers that do not have both fins and scales. They are detestable to you. This applies both to little creatures that live in shallow water and to all creatures that live in deep water.  11  They will always be detestable to you. You must never eat their meat or even touch their dead bodies.  12  Any marine animal that does not have both fins and scales is detestable to you.
   13  "These are the birds that are detestable to you. You must never eat them: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,  14  the kite, falcons of all kinds,  15  ravens of all kinds,  16  the eagle owl, the short-eared owl, the seagull, hawks of all kinds,  17  the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,  18  the barn owl, the desert owl, the Egyptian vulture,  19  the stork, herons of all kinds, the hoopoe, and the bat.
   20  "You must not eat winged insects that walk along the ground; they are detestable to you.  21  You may, however, eat winged insects that walk along the ground and have jointed legs so they can jump.  22  The insects you are permitted to eat include all kinds of locusts, bald locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers.  23  All other winged insects that walk along the ground are detestable to you.
   24  "The following creatures will make you ceremonially unclean. If any of you touch their carcasses, you will be defiled until evening.  25  If you pick up their carcasses, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening.
   26  "Any animal that has split hooves that are not evenly divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. If you touch the carcass of such an animal, you will be defiled.  27  Of the animals that walk on all fours, those that have paws are unclean. If you touch the carcass of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening.  28  If you pick up its carcass, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening. These animals are unclean for you.
   29  "Of the small animals that scurry along the ground, these are unclean for you: the mole rat, the rat, large lizards of all kinds,  30  the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon.  31  All these small animals are unclean for you. If any of you touch the dead body of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening.  32  If such an animal dies and falls on something, that object will be unclean. This is true whether the object is made of wood, cloth, leather, or burlap. Whatever its use, you must dip it in water, and it will remain defiled until evening. After that, it will be ceremonially clean and may be used again.
   33  "If such an animal falls into a clay pot, everything in the pot will be defiled, and the pot must be smashed.  34  If the water from such a container spills on any food, the food will be defiled. And any beverage in such a container will be defiled.  35  Any object on which the carcass of such an animal falls will be defiled. If it is an oven or hearth, it must be destroyed, for it is defiled, and you must treat it accordingly.
   36  "However, if the carcass of such an animal falls into a spring or a cistern, the water will still be clean. But anyone who touches the carcass will be defiled.  37  If the carcass falls on seed grain to be planted in the field, the seed will still be considered clean.  38  But if the seed is wet when the carcass falls on it, the seed will be defiled.
   39  "If an animal you are permitted to eat dies and you touch its carcass, you will be defiled until evening.  40  If you eat any of its meat or carry away its carcass, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening.
   41  "All small animals that scurry along the ground are detestable, and you must never eat them.  42  This includes all animals that slither along on their bellies, as well as those with four legs and those with many feet. All such animals that scurry along the ground are detestable, and you must never eat them.  43  Do not defile yourselves by touching them. You must not make yourselves ceremonially unclean because of them.  44  For I am the LORD your God. You must consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. So do not defile yourselves with any of these small animals that scurry along the ground.  45  "For I, the LORD, am the one who brought you up from the land of Egypt, that I might be your God. Therefore, you must be holy because I am holy."    46  "These are the instructions regarding land animals, birds, marine creatures, and animals that scurry along the ground.  47  By these instructions you will know what is unclean and clean, and which animals may be eaten and which may not be eaten."

Leviticus 12

Purification after Childbirth
 1  The LORD said to Moses, "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel.  2  If a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son, she will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during her menstrual period.  3  On the eighth day the boy's foreskin must be circumcised.  4  After waiting thirty-three days, she will be purified from the bleeding of childbirth. During this time of purification, she must not touch anything that is set apart as holy. And she must not enter the sanctuary until her time of purification is over.  5  If a woman gives birth to a daughter, she will be ceremonially unclean for two weeks, just as she is unclean during her menstrual period. After waiting sixty-six days, she will be purified from the bleeding of childbirth.
   6  "When the time of purification is completed for either a son or a daughter, the woman must bring a one-year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or turtledove for a purification offering. She must bring her offerings to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle. [6]   7  The priest will then present them to the LORD to purify her. [7]  Then she will be ceremonially clean again after her bleeding at childbirth. These are the instructions for a woman after the birth of a son or a daughter.
   8  "If a woman cannot afford to bring a lamb, she must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons. One will be for the burnt offering and the other for the purification offering. The priest will sacrifice them to purify her, and she will be ceremonially clean."
<<  11:4 The identification of some of the animals, birds, and insects in this chapter is uncertain.
<<  11:5 Or coney, or rock badger.
<<  12:6 Hebrew Tent of Meeting.
<<  12:7 Or to make atonement for her; also in 12:8.

New Testament:  Matthew 26:1-25

Matthew 26 : 1-25

The Plot to Kill Jesus
 1  When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples,  2  "As you know, Passover begins in two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified."    3  At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest,  4  plotting how to capture Jesus secretly and kill him.  5  "But not during the Passover celebration," they agreed, "or the people may riot."

Jesus Anointed at Bethany
 6  Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy.  7  "While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume and poured it over his head."    8  The disciples were indignant when they saw this. "What a waste!" they said.  9  "It could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor."
   10  But Jesus, aware of this, replied, "Why criticize this woman for doing such a good thing to me?  11  "You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me."  12  She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial.  13  I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman's deed will be remembered and discussed."

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
 14  Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading priests  15  and asked, "How much will you pay me to betray Jesus to you?" And they gave him thirty pieces of silver.  16  From that time on, Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus.

The Last Supper
 17  On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal for you?"
   18  "As you go into the city," he told them, "you will see a certain man. Tell him, 'The Teacher says: My time has come, and I will eat the Passover meal with my disciples at your house.'"  19  So the disciples did as Jesus told them and prepared the Passover meal there.
   20  When it was evening, Jesus sat down at the table [20]  with the twelve disciples. [20]   21  While they were eating, he said, "I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me."
   22  Greatly distressed, each one asked in turn, "Am I the one, Lord?"
   23  He replied, "One of you who has just eaten from this bowl with me will betray me.  24  For the Son of Man must die, as the Scriptures declared long ago. But how terrible it will be for the one who betrays him. It would be far better for that man if he had never been born!"
   25  Judas, the one who would betray him, also asked, "Rabbi, am I the one?"
  And Jesus told him, "You have said it."
<<  26:2 "Son of Man" is a title Jesus used for himself.
<<  26:7 Or reclining.
<<  26:20a Or Jesus reclined. 26:20b Some manuscripts read the Twelve.

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