“Take special care of this chosen animal until the evening of the fourteenth day of this first month. Then the whole assembly of the community of Israel must slaughter their lamb or young goat at twilight. They are to take some of the blood and smear it on the sides and top of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the animal.” —Exodus 12:6-7 NLT
“On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn son and firstborn male animal in the land of Egypt. I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, for I am the Lord! But the blood on your doorposts will serve as a sign, marking the houses where you are staying. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt.” —Exodus 12:12-13 NLT
And that night at midnight, the Lord struck down all the firstborn sons in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn son of the prisoner in the dungeon. Even the firstborn of their livestock were killed. —Exodus 12:29 NLT
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For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. —Romans 6:23 NLT
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” —John 1:29 NLT
And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, He will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. —Romans 5:9 NLT
In fact, according to the law of Moses, nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness. —Hebrews 9:22 NLT
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. —Romans 10:9 NIV
“This is a day to remember. Each year, from generation to generation, you must celebrate it as a special festival to the Lord. This is a law for all time.” —Exodus 12:14 NLT