Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Keeping away from sin will please the Lord and make atonement for sin. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible 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. |