Leviticus 16:21

Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task.

Cross References (14)

  • 2 Corinthians 5:21 (6)

    God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

  • Isaiah 53:6 (6)

    We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of u

  • Psalms 51:3 (4)

    For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.

  • Ezra 10:1 (4)

    While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly

  • Daniel 9:3–20 (3)

    So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

  • Leviticus 26:40 (3)

    But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me,

  • Nehemiah 9:3–5 (3)

    While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and

  • Proverbs 28:13 (3)

    He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

  • Romans 10:10 (3)

    For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

  • Exodus 29:10 (3)

    You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its he

  • Psalms 32:5 (3)

    Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”

  • Leviticus 1:4 (2)

    He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.

  • Leviticus 5:5 (2)

    If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed,

  • Nehemiah 1:6–7 (2)

    let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night