Leviticus 4:31 NLT,NIV,ESV

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 4:1-35

Leviticus 4:2. Sin through ignorance. Ignorance is itself a crime, for all men ought to know the scriptures; or in doubtful cases, they should ask advice. Error and negligence are therefore without excuse. Leviticus 4:3. If the priest do sin. The LXX read the highpriest; and the Vulgate version adds, making the people to be delinquents, their sins tending to seduce them. The jewish highpriest we see was not infallible, much less is the Roman pontiff. The sins of men high in office in... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Leviticus 4:2-35

Leviticus 4:2-35If a soul shall sin through ignorance. The sin and trespass-offeringsI. There are, then, some lingering defilements and trespasses adhering to man, even though he be justified, consecrated, and in fellowship with God. A man may run from a gathering storm, and be terribly shocked at the idea of being caught in it, and exert all his wisdom and his power to escape it, and yet may be made to feel its force; and though a good man’s whole being is averse to sin, and he can have no... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Leviticus 4:27-31

Leviticus 4:27-31If any one of the common people sin through ignorance. The sin-offering for the common peopleI. The person: a common person.1. If a common person sin his sins will ruin him; he may not be able to do so much mischief by his sin as the ruler or a public officer, but his sin has all the essence of evil in it, and God will reckon with him for it. No matter how obscurely you may live, however poor and unlettered you may be, your sin will ruin you if not pardoned and put away. If one... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Leviticus 4:31

Lev 4:31 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn [it] upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him. Ver. 31. For a sweet savour. ] See Trapp on " Lev 1:9 " The death of Christ is ever in the sight of his heavenly Father: and hence it was that those typical sacrifices and all our performances are still accepted. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Leviticus 4:31

all the fat: Leviticus 4:8-2 Samuel :, Leviticus 4:19, Leviticus 4:26, Leviticus 4:35, Leviticus 3:3-Deuteronomy :, Leviticus 3:9-1 Kings :, Leviticus 3:14-Nehemiah : a sweet: Leviticus 1:9, Leviticus 1:13, Leviticus 1:17, Leviticus 3:3, Leviticus 3:5, Leviticus 8:21, Exodus 29:18, Ezra 6:10, Job 42:8, Psalms 40:6, Psalms 40:7, Psalms 51:16, Psalms 51:17, Psalms 69:30, Psalms 69:31, Isaiah 42:21, Isaiah 53:10, Matthew 3:17, Ephesians 5:2, Hebrews 1:3, Hebrews 9:12, Hebrews 9:14, Hebrews 9:15,... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 4:27-35

SIN OF A PRIVATE PERSON, Leviticus 4:27-35. The only difference between the method of expiating the sin of a private person and that of a ruler is, that the offering of the former being a female kid is supposed to be inferior to that of the ruler. read more