Exodus 24:8

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“So Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.””

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BSBPD

“So Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
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“And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which Jehovah hath made with you concerning all these words.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“And Moses taketh the blood, and sprinkleth on the people, and saith, `Lo, the blood of the covenant which Jehovah hath made with you, concerning all these things.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 24:8 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 24:6Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar.
  2. Leviticus 8:30Next, Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, as well as Aaron’s sons and their garments.
  3. Deuteronomy 5:2The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.
  4. 1 Kings 8:21And there I have provided a place for the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with our fathers when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.”
  5. Isaiah 52:15so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
  6. Jeremiah 31:32It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt— a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD.
  7. Ezekiel 16:8Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.
  8. Ezekiel 36:25I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
  9. Haggai 2:5This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt. And My Spirit remains among you; do not be afraid.”
  10. Zechariah 9:11As for you,because of the blood of My covenant,I will release your prisonersfrom the waterless pit.
  11. Matthew 26:28This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
  12. Mark 14:24He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
  13. Luke 22:20In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.
  14. 1 Corinthians 11:25In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
  15. Ephesians 1:7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
  16. Hebrews 9:18That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.
  17. Hebrews 10:4because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
  18. Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
  19. 1 Peter 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

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