Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Keeping away from sin will please the Lord and make atonement for sin. Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And to depart from injustice, is to offer a propitiatory sacrifice for injustices, and a begging of pardon for sins. Sirach 35:1He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings. Sirach 35:2 It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity. Sirach 35:4 He shall return thanks, that offereth fine flour: and he that doth mercy, offereth sacrifice. Sirach 35:5 To depart from iniquity is that which pleaseth the Lord, and to depart from injustice, is an entreaty for sins. Context Sirach 35…2It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity. 3And to depart from injustice, is to offer a propitiatory sacrifice for injustices, and a begging of pardon for sins. 4He shall return thanks, that offereth fine flour: and he that doth mercy, offereth sacrifice.… Cross References Sirach 35:1 He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings. Sirach 35:2 It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity. Sirach 35:4 He shall return thanks, that offereth fine flour: and he that doth mercy, offereth sacrifice. Sirach 35:5 To depart from iniquity is that which pleaseth the Lord, and to depart from injustice, is an entreaty for sins. |
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