Behold: The Lamb of God, that carries the sins of the world +

"If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the LORD.  He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.  1 

Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together. 2 

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 3 

And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 4 

even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." 5 

No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father." 6 

I will heal their apostasy; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them. 7 

For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God.  I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.  8 

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 9 

to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.  10 
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1Lev 1:3,4; 2Gen 22:8; 3Joh 1:29; 4Heb 10:10; 5Mat 20:28; 6Joh 10:18; 7Hos 14:4; 8Gal 2:20; 92Co 5:21; 10Eph 1:6;