Old Testament

Leviticus 12-13

^12:1Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, ^12:2"Speak to the children of Israel, saying, 'If a woman conceives, and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as in the days of her monthly period she shall be unclean. ^12:3In the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. ^12:4She shall continue in the blood of purification thirty-three days. She shall not touch any holy thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying are completed. ^12:5But if she bears a female child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her period; and she shall continue in the blood of purification sixty-six days.

^12:6"'When the days of her purification are completed, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the door of the Tent of Meeting, a year old lamb for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering: ^12:7and he shall offer it before Yahweh, and make atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the fountain of her blood.

"'This is the law for her who bears, whether a male or a female. ^12:8If she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves, or two young pigeons; the one for a burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.'"

^13:1Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, ^13:2"When a man shall have a rising in his body's skin, or a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes in the skin of his body the plague of leprosy, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest, or to one of his sons the priests: ^13:3and the priest shall examine the plague in the skin of the body: and if the hair in the plague has turned white, and the appearance of the plague is deeper than the body's skin, it is the plague of leprosy; and the priest shall examine him, and pronounce him unclean. ^13:4If the bright spot is white in the skin of his body, and the appearance of it isn't deeper than the skin, and the hair of it hasn't turned white, then the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days. ^13:5The priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and, behold, if in his eyes the plague is arrested, and the plague hasn't spread in the skin, then the priest shall isolate him for seven more days. ^13:6The priest shall examine him again on the seventh day; and, behold, if the plague has faded, and the plague hasn't spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean. It is a scab. He shall wash his clothes, and be clean. ^13:7But if the scab spreads on the skin, after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he shall show himself to the priest again. ^13:8The priest shall examine him; and, behold, if the scab has spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is leprosy.

^13:9"When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought to the priest; ^13:10and the priest shall examine him. Behold, if there is a white rising in the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the rising, ^13:11it is a chronic leprosy in the skin of his body, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean. He shall not isolate him, for he is unclean.

^13:12"If the leprosy breaks out all over the skin, and the leprosy covers all the skin of the infected person from his head even to his feet, as far as it appears to the priest; ^13:13then the priest shall examine him; and, behold, if the leprosy has covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean of the plague. It has all turned white: he is clean. ^13:14But whenever raw flesh appears in him, he shall be unclean. ^13:15The priest shall examine the raw flesh, and pronounce him unclean: the raw flesh is unclean. It is leprosy. ^13:16Or if the raw flesh turns again, and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest; ^13:17and the priest shall examine him; and, behold, if the plague has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him clean of the plague. He is clean.

^13:18"When the body has a boil on its skin, and it has healed, ^13:19and in the place of the boil there is a white rising, or a bright spot, reddish-white, then it shall be shown to the priest; ^13:20and the priest shall examine it; and, behold, if the appearance of it is lower than the skin, and the hair of it has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy. It has broken out in the boil. ^13:21But if the priest examines it, and, behold, there are no white hairs in it, and it isn't deeper than the skin, but is dim, then the priest shall isolate him seven days. ^13:22If it spreads in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a plague. ^13:23But if the bright spot stays in its place, and hasn't spread, it is the scar from the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

^13:24"Or when the body has a burn from fire on its skin, and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a bright spot, reddish-white, or white, ^13:25then the priest shall examine it; and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot has turned white, and the appearance of it is deeper than the skin; it is leprosy. It has broken out in the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy. ^13:26But if the priest examines it, and, behold, there is no white hair in the bright spot, and it isn't lower than the skin, but is faded; then the priest shall isolate him seven days. ^13:27The priest shall examine him on the seventh day. If it has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy. ^13:28If the bright spot stays in its place, and hasn't spread in the skin, but is faded, it is the swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him clean; for it is the scar from the burn.

^13:29"When a man or woman has a plague on the head or on the beard, ^13:30then the priest shall examine the plague; and, behold, if the appearance of it is deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and thin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is an itch, it is leprosy of the head or of the beard. ^13:31If the priest examines the plague of itching, and, behold, its appearance isn't deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall isolate him the person infected with itching seven days. ^13:32On the seventh day the priest shall examine the plague; and, behold, if the itch hasn't spread, and there is no yellow hair in it, and the appearance of the itch isn't deeper than the skin, ^13:33then he shall be shaved, but he shall not shave the itch; and the priest shall shut him up who has the itch seven more days. ^13:34On the seventh day, the priest shall examine the itch; and, behold, if the itch hasn't spread in the skin, and its appearance isn't deeper than the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean. He shall wash his clothes, and be clean. ^13:35But if the itch spreads in the skin after his cleansing, ^13:36then the priest shall examine him; and, behold, if the itch has spread in the skin, the priest shall not look for the yellow hair; he is unclean. ^13:37But if in his eyes the itch is arrested, and black hair has grown in it; the itch is healed, he is clean. The priest shall pronounce him clean.

^13:38"When a man or a woman has bright spots in the skin of the body, even white bright spots; ^13:39then the priest shall examine them; and, behold, if the bright spots on the skin of their body are a dull white, it is a harmless rash, it has broken out in the skin; he is clean.

^13:40"If a man's hair has fallen from his head, he is bald. He is clean. ^13:41If his hair has fallen off from the front part of his head, he is forehead bald. He is clean. ^13:42But if there is in the bald head, or the bald forehead, a reddish-white plague; it is leprosy breaking out in his bald head, or his bald forehead. ^13:43Then the priest shall examine him; and, behold, if the rising of the plague is reddish-white in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, like the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the flesh, ^13:44he is a leprous man. He is unclean. The priest shall surely pronounce him unclean. His plague is on his head.

^13:45"The leper in whom the plague is shall wear torn clothes, and the hair of his head shall hang loose. He shall cover his upper lip, and shall cry, 'Unclean! Unclean!' ^13:46All the days in which the plague is in him he shall be unclean. He is unclean. He shall dwell alone. Outside of the camp shall be his dwelling.

^13:47"The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it is a woolen garment, or a linen garment; ^13:48whether it is in warp, or woof; of linen, or of wool; whether in a skin, or in anything made of skin; ^13:49if the plague is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything made of skin; it is the plague of leprosy, and shall be shown to the priest. ^13:50The priest shall examine the plague, and isolate the plague seven days. ^13:51He shall examine the plague on the seventh day. If the plague has spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in the skin, whatever use the skin is used for, the plague is a destructive mildew. It is unclean. ^13:52He shall burn the garment, whether the warp or the woof, in wool or in linen, or anything of skin, in which the plague is: for it is a destructive mildew. It shall be burned in the fire.

^13:53"If the priest examines it, and, behold, the plague hasn't spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin; ^13:54then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which the plague is, and he shall isolate it seven more days. ^13:55Then the priest shall examine it, after the plague is washed; and, behold, if the plague hasn't changed its color, and the plague hasn't spread, it is unclean; you shall burn it in the fire. It is a mildewed spot, whether the bareness is inside or outside. ^13:56If the priest looks, and, behold, the plague has faded after it is washed, then he shall tear it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof: ^13:57and if it appears again in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin, it is spreading. You shall burn with fire that in which the plague is. ^13:58The garment, either the warp, or the woof, or whatever thing of skin it is, which you shall wash, if the plague has departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and it will be clean."

^13:59This is the law of the plague of mildew in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp, or the woof, or in anything of skin, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.

New Testament

Luke 15

^15:1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him. ^15:2The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them."

^15:3He told them this parable. ^15:4"Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it? ^15:5When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ^15:6When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!' ^15:7I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance. ^15:8Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma, wouldn't light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it? ^15:9When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.' ^15:10Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting."

^15:11He said, "A certain man had two sons. ^15:12The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of your property.' He divided his livelihood between them. ^15:13Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and took his journey into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living. ^15:14When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need. ^15:15He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs. ^15:16He wanted to fill his belly with the husks that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any. ^15:17But when he came to himself he said, 'How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough to spare, and I'm dying with hunger! ^15:18I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight. ^15:19I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants."'

^15:20"He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. ^15:21The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

^15:22"But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. ^15:23Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate; ^15:24for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.' They began to celebrate.

^15:25"Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing. ^15:26He called one of the servants to him, and asked what was going on. ^15:27He said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and healthy.' ^15:28But he was angry, and would not go in. Therefore his father came out, and begged him. ^15:29But he answered his father, 'Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends. ^15:30But when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.'

^15:31"He said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. ^15:32But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.'"