What God Requires of Mankind

(A)With what shall I come to the Lord
And bow myself before the God on high?
Shall I come to Him with (B)burnt offerings,
With yearling calves?
Does the Lord take pleasure in (C)thousands of rams,
In ten thousand rivers of [a]oil?
Shall I give Him my (D)firstborn for my wrongdoings,
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
He has (E)told you, mortal one, what is good;
And (F)what does the Lord require of you
But to (G)do justice, to (H)love [b]kindness,
And to walk [c](I)humbly with your God?

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:7 I.e., olive oil
  2. Micah 6:8 Or loyalty
  3. Micah 6:8 Or circumspectly

One Sacrifice of Christ Is Sufficient

10 For the Law, since it has only (A)a shadow of (B)the good things to come and not the [a]form of those things itself, [b]can (C)never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually every year, (D)make those who approach perfect.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 10:1 Lit image
  2. Hebrews 10:1 One early ms they can

For it is (A)impossible for the (B)blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

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