The Vigil

from Leviticus 6:7

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Leviticus 6:7

And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD: and it shall be forgiven him for anything of all that he has done in trespassing in it.

Leviticus 4:26

And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.

from Leviticus 6:7

Leviticus 5:10

And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he has sinned, and it shall be forgiven him.

from Leviticus 4:26

Leviticus 4:20

And he shall do with the young bull as he did with the young bull for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.

from Leviticus 5:10

Numbers 15:25

And the priest shall make an atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them; for it is ignorance: and they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made by fire to the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their ignorance:

from Leviticus 4:20 · a strong link

Romans 3:25

Whom God has set forth to be an atoning sacrifice through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

from Numbers 15:25


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I Corinthians 8:4

As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.

Isaiah 44:6

Thus says the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

from I Corinthians 8:4

Deuteronomy 4:35

To you it was shown, so that you might know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.

from Isaiah 44:6 · a strong link

John 10:28

And I give to them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

from Isaiah 45:22


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I John 3:16

By this we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

I Peter 3:18

For Christ also has once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, so that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit:

from I John 3:16


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I John 2:27

But the anointing which you have received of him remains in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall remain in him.

II John 1:8

Watch yourselves, that we do not lose what we have worked for, but that we receive a full reward.

from Colossians 2:6

I Corinthians 3:8

Now he that plants and he that waters are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.

from II John 1:8 · a strong link

Ezekiel 18:30

Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, says the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

from Romans 2:6

Ezekiel 33:20

Yet you say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O you house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.

from Ezekiel 18:30


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I Corinthians 12:28

And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, varieties of tongues.

I Peter 2:4

To whom coming, as to a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

from Ephesians 2:20 · a strong link

I Peter 2:7

To you therefore which believe he is precious: but to them which are disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the cornerstone,

from I Peter 2:4 · a strong link

Mark 12:10

And have you not read this Scripture; The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone:

from I Peter 2:7

Isaiah 28:16

Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Look, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believes will not panic.

from Mark 12:10


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I Chronicles 29:17

I know also, my God, that you try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy your people, who are present here, to offer willingly to you.

Revelation of John 22:14

Blessed are they that do his commandments, so that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

from Psalms 119:1


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I Corinthians 5:7

Clean out therefore the old leaven, so that you may be a new lump, as you are unleavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us:

Deuteronomy 22:21

Then they shall bring out the young woman to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she has committed folly in Israel, to play the prostitute in her father’s house: so shall you put evil away from among you.

from I Corinthians 5:13

Genesis 34:7

And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had committed folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

from Deuteronomy 22:21 · a strong link

That is the whole thread.

Every verse the cross-references reach from Leviticus 6:7 along this chain. Today’s own vigil is laid separately.

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