Daily Bible GNT February 4 Verses

Laws of Holiness and Justice

Leviticus 19 The LORD told Moses ²to say to the community of Israel, "Be holy, because I, the LORD your God, am holy. ³Each of you must respect your mother and your father, and must keep the Sabbath, as I have commanded. I am the LORD your God.

⁴"Do not abandon me and worship idols; do not make gods of metal and worship them. I am the LORD your God.

⁵"When you kill an animal for a fellowship offering, keep the regulations that I have given you, and I will accept the offering. ⁶The meat must be eaten on the day the animal is killed or on the next day. Any meat left on the third day must be burned, ⁷because it is ritually unclean, and if anyone eats it, I will not accept the offering. ⁸Any who eat it will be guilty of treating as ordinary what is dedicated to me, and they will no longer be considered my people.

⁹"When you harvest your fields, do not cut the grain at the edges of the fields, and do not go back to cut the heads of grain that were left. ¹⁰Do not go back through your vineyard to gather the grapes that were missed or to pick up the grapes that have fallen; leave them for poor people and foreigners. I am the LORD your God.

¹¹"Do not steal or cheat or lie. ¹²Do not make a promise in my name if you do not intend to keep it; that brings disgrace on my name. I am the LORD your God.

¹³"Do not rob or take advantage of anyone. Do not hold back the wages of someone you have hired, not even for one night. ¹⁴Do not curse the deaf or put something in front of the blind so as to make them stumble over it. Obey me; I am the LORD your God.

¹⁵"Be honest and just when you make decisions in legal cases; do not show favoritism to the poor or fear the rich. ¹⁶Do not spread lies about anyone, and when someone is on trial for his life, speak out if your testimony can help him. I am the LORD.

¹⁷"Do not bear a grudge against others, but settle your differences with them, so that you will not commit a sin because of them. ¹⁸Do not take revenge on others or continue to hate them, but love your neighbors as you love yourself. I am the LORD.

This reading is from The Holy Bible, Today's English Version, Second Edition copyright © American Bible Society, 1992;
Old Testament copyright © American Bible Society, 1976, 1992; New Testament © American Bible Society, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1992.

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