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Bible Verses about Sacrifice

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life… John 15:13

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13 love friendship
And walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:2 love Jesus
So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. Hebrews 9:28 sin salvation
For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. Luke 9:24 life
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the L ord than sacrifice. Proverbs 21:3 honesty righteousness
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners. Matthew 9:13 mercy righteousness repentance
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 sin Jesus resurrection
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Mark 10:45 humility Jesus salvation
Who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. Titus 2:14 purification goodness sin
They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said. Matthew 27:28-29 suffering easter
He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Romans 8:32 Father receiving
Honor the L ord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops. Proverbs 3:9 money giving harvest
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Romans 5:6 Jesus transformation
Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. Romans 6:13 sin righteousness conversion
But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the L ord .’ Jonah 2:9 salvation gratitude obedience
Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Matthew 20:28 Jesus serving salvation
How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! Hebrews 9:14 Jesus Spirit purification
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. 1 John 1:7 purification community light
“Abba , Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” Mark 14:36 easter Father Jesus
My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. Psalm 51:17 repentance
Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last. Luke 23:46 easter Jesus Father
We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life! Matthew 20:18-19 easter Jesus resurrection
To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices. Mark 12:33 heart mind strength

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To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving, And call upon the name of the Lord .

“Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High;

King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. Thus the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and for his offering;

But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all.

Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

When you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord , you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

After saying above, “ Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have not desired, nor have You taken pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the Law),

Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have opened; Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.

Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name.

And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

“Be careful that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every cultic place you see,

and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.

But when you present the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? And when you present the lame and sick, is it not evil? Why not offer it to your governor? Would he be pleased with you? Or would he receive you kindly?” says the Lord of hosts.

No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons.

Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, “ Sacrifice and offering You have not desired , But a body You have prepared for Me ;

Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Make supplication for me.”

“Gather My godly ones to Me, Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.

In whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have taken no pleasure .

For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons,

and have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, a thing which I never commanded or spoke of, nor did it ever enter My mind;

whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed;

By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

To do righteousness and justice Is desired by the Lord more than sacrifice.

For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son;

For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.

you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

But if anyone says to you, “This is meat sacrificed to idols,” do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience’ sake;

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

May my prayer be counted as incense before You; The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering.

and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.

“For everyone will be salted with fire.

May He remember all your meal offerings And find your burnt offering acceptable! Selah.

“Then it will come about on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice That I will punish the princes, the king’s sons And all who clothe themselves with foreign garments.

“What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?” Says the Lord . “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle; And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats.

But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire compassion , and not sacrifice ,’ for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Samuel said, “Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.

By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks.

At the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O Lord , the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, today let it be known that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and I have done all these things at Your word.

Then he took his oldest son who was to reign in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering on the wall. And there came great wrath against Israel, and they departed from him and returned to their own land.

Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.

The priest shall next offer the sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from his uncleanness. Then afterward, he shall slaughter the burnt offering.

Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins;

When the days of feasting had completed their cycle, Job would send and consecrate them, rising up early in the morning and offering burnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, “Perhaps my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually.

From Thematic Bible

Blindness » of animals » sacrifice.

Those that are blind or fractured or maimed or having a running sore or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the Lord , nor make of them an offering by fire on the altar to the Lord .

But if it has any defect, such as lameness or blindness, or any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.

Israel » Law » First » Sacrifice » Offered

Then he brought the bull of the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering. Next Moses slaughtered it and took the blood and with his finger put some of it around on the horns of the altar, and purified the altar. Then he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it, to make atonement for it. He also took all the fat that was on the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat; and Moses offered it up in smoke on the altar. read more. But the bull and its hide and its flesh and its refuse he burned in the fire outside the camp, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. Then he presented the ram of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. Moses slaughtered it and sprinkled the blood around on the altar. When he had cut the ram into its pieces, Moses offered up the head and the pieces and the suet in smoke. After he had washed the entrails and the legs with water, Moses offered up the whole ram in smoke on the altar. It was a burnt offering for a soothing aroma; it was an offering by fire to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. Then he presented the second ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. Moses slaughtered it and took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. He also had Aaron's sons come near; and Moses put some of the blood on the lobe of their right ear, and on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot. Moses then sprinkled the rest of the blood around on the altar. He took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was on the entrails, and the lobe of the liver and the two kidneys and their fat and the right thigh. From the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake and one cake of bread mixed with oil and one wafer, and placed them on the portions of fat and on the right thigh. He then put all these on the hands of Aaron and on the hands of his sons and presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Then Moses took them from their hands and offered them up in smoke on the altar with the burnt offering They were an ordination offering for a soothing aroma; it was an offering by fire to the LORD. Moses also took the breast and presented it for a wave offering before the LORD; it was Moses' portion of the ram of ordination, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him; and he consecrated Aaron, his garments, and his sons, and the garments of his sons with him. Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons, "Boil the flesh at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and eat it there together with the bread which is in the basket of the ordination offering, just as I commanded, saying, 'Aaron and his sons shall eat it.' "The remainder of the flesh and of the bread you shall burn in the fire. "You shall not go outside the doorway of the tent of meeting for seven days, until the day that the period of your ordination is fulfilled; for he will ordain you through seven days. "The LORD has commanded to do as has been done this day, to make atonement on your behalf. "At the doorway of the tent of meeting, moreover, you shall remain day and night for seven days and keep the charge of the LORD, so that you will not die, for so I have been commanded." Thus Aaron and his sons did all the things which the LORD had commanded through Moses.

So Aaron came near to the altar and slaughtered the calf of the sin offering which was for himself. Aaron's sons presented the blood to him; and he dipped his finger in the blood and put some on the horns of the altar, and poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. The fat and the kidneys and the lobe of the liver of the sin offering, he then offered up in smoke on the altar just as the LORD had commanded Moses. read more. The flesh and the skin, however, he burned with fire outside the camp. Then he slaughtered the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons handed the blood to him and he sprinkled it around on the altar. They handed the burnt offering to him in pieces, with the head, and he offered them up in smoke on the altar. He also washed the entrails and the legs, and offered them up in smoke with the burnt offering on the altar. Then he presented the people's offering, and took the goat of the sin offering which was for the people, and slaughtered it and offered it for sin, like the first. He also presented the burnt offering, and offered it according to the ordinance. Next he presented the grain offering, and filled his hand with some of it and offered it up in smoke on the altar, besides the burnt offering of the morning. Then he slaughtered the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings which was for the people; and Aaron's sons handed the blood to him and he sprinkled it around on the altar. As for the portions of fat from the ox and from the ram, the fat tail, and the fat covering, and the kidneys and the lobe of the liver, they now placed the portions of fat on the breasts; and he offered them up in smoke on the altar. But the breasts and the right thigh Aaron presented as a wave offering before the LORD, just as Moses had commanded. Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them, and he stepped down after making the sin offering and the burnt offering and the peace offerings. Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting. When they came out and blessed the people, the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people. Then fire came out from before the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the portions of fat on the altar; and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.

Lambs » Used for » Sacrifice

The number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord .

On the next day they made sacrifices to the Lord and offered burnt offerings to the Lord , 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams and 1,000 lambs, with their drink offerings and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.

Mountain » Mount moriah » Abraham » Offers » isaac » Sacrifice

He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.”

Oxen » Used for » Sacrifice

You shall make an altar of earth for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen; in every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.

Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what is good in his sight. Look, the oxen for the burnt offering, the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood.

Sacrifice » The lord not desiring sacrifices

Hear the word of the LORD, You rulers of Sodom; Give ear to the instruction of our God, You people of Gomorrah. "What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?" Says the LORD. "I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle; And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats. "When you come to appear before Me, Who requires of you this trampling of My courts? read more. "Bring your worthless offerings no longer, Incense is an abomination to Me New moon and sabbath, the calling of assemblies-- I cannot endure iniquity and the solemn assembly. "I hate your new moon festivals and your appointed feasts, They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.

But when Jesus heard this, He said, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. "But go and learn what this means: 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count. Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have opened; Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.

For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, make perfect those who draw near. Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have had consciousness of sins? But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins year by year. read more. For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, "SACRIFICE AND OFFERING YOU HAVE NOT DESIRED, BUT A BODY YOU HAVE PREPARED FOR ME; IN WHOLE BURNT OFFERINGS AND sacrifices FOR SIN YOU HAVE TAKEN NO PLEASURE. "THEN I SAID, 'BEHOLD, I HAVE COME (IN THE SCROLL OF THE BOOK IT IS WRITTEN OF ME) TO DO YOUR WILL, O GOD.'" After saying above, "SACRIFICES AND OFFERINGS AND WHOLE BURNT OFFERINGS AND sacrifices FOR SIN YOU HAVE NOT DESIRED, NOR HAVE YOU TAKEN PLEASURE in them" (which are offered according to the Law), then He said, "BEHOLD, I HAVE COME TO DO YOUR WILL." He takes away the first in order to establish the second.

Sacrifice » Those that sacrifice their children

“You shall also say to the sons of Israel: ‘Any man from the sons of Israel or from the aliens sojourning in Israel who gives any of his offspring to Molech, shall surely be put to death; the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do what was right in the sight of the LORD his God, as his father David had done. But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and even made his son pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had driven out from before the sons of Israel.

Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do right in the sight of the LORD as David his father had done. But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; he also made molten images for the Baals. Moreover, he burned incense in the valley of Ben-hinnom and burned his sons in fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had driven out before the sons of Israel.

"But come here, you sons of a sorceress, Offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute. "Against whom do you jest? Against whom do you open wide your mouth And stick out your tongue? Are you not children of rebellion, Offspring of deceit, Who inflame yourselves among the oaks, Under every luxuriant tree, Who slaughter the children in the ravines, Under the clefts of the crags? read more. "Among the smooth stones of the ravine Is your portion, they are your lot; Even to them you have poured out a drink offering, You have made a grain offering Shall I relent concerning these things? "Upon a high and lofty mountain You have made your bed. You also went up there to offer sacrifice. "Behind the door and the doorpost You have set up your sign; Indeed, far removed from Me, you have uncovered yourself, And have gone up and made your bed wide. And you have made an agreement for yourself with them, You have loved their bed, You have looked on their manhood. "You have journeyed to the king with oil And increased your perfumes; You have sent your envoys a great distance And made them go down to Sheol. "You were tired out by the length of your road, Yet you did not say, 'It is hopeless.' You found renewed strength, Therefore you did not faint. "Of whom were you worried and fearful When you lied, and did not remember Me Nor give Me a thought? Was I not silent even for a long time So you do not fear Me? "I will declare your righteousness and your deeds, But they will not profit you. "When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you But the wind will carry all of them up, And a breath will take them away But he who takes refuge in Me will inherit the land And will possess My holy mountain."

Sacrifice » Sacrificing yourself for the lord

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.

Sacrifice » Meat » Idols

I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but to him who thinks anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. For if because of food your brother is hurt, you are no longer walking according to love Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died. Therefore do not let what is for you a good thing be spoken of as evil; read more. for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. For he who in this way serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. So then we pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another. Do not tear down the work of God for the sake of food All things indeed are clean, but they are evil for the man who eats and gives offense. It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine, or to do anything by which your brother stumbles. The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin.

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge Knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies. If anyone supposes that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know; but if anyone loves God, he is known by Him. read more. Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that there is no such thing as an idol in the world, and that there is no God but one. For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords, yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him. However not all men have this knowledge; but some, being accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. But food will not commend us to God; we are neither the worse if we do not eat, nor the better if we do eat. But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. For if someone sees you, who have knowledge, dining in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be strengthened to eat things sacrificed to idols? For through your knowledge he who is weak is ruined, the brother for whose sake Christ died. And so, by sinning against the brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.

Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to wise men; you judge what I say. Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ? read more. Since there is one bread, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one bread. Look at the nation Israel; are not those who eat the sacrifices sharers in the altar? What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than He, are we? All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable All things are lawful, but not all things edify. Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbor. Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking questions for conscience' sake; FOR THE EARTH IS THE LORD'S, AND ALL IT CONTAINS. If one of the unbelievers invites you and you want to go, eat anything that is set before you without asking questions for conscience' sake. But if anyone says to you, "This is meat sacrificed to idols," do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience' sake; I mean not your own conscience, but the other man's; for why is my freedom judged by another's conscience? If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks? Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Give no offense either to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God; just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit but the profit of the many, so that they may be saved.

Sacrifice » Whose sacrifice shall be accepted by the lord

"Also the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, To minister to Him, and to love the name of the LORD, To be His servants, every one who keeps from profaning the sabbath And holds fast My covenant; Even those I will bring to My holy mountain And make them joyful in My house of prayer Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar; For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples."

Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate. So, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach. For here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come. read more. Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name. And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD of the fruit of the ground. Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions And the LORD had regard for Abel and for his offering; but for Cain and for his offering He had no regard So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell. read more. Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? "If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it."

Sacrifice » The reward for sacrificing your children

They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons, And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and their daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with the blood. Thus they became unclean in their practices, And played the harlot in their deeds. read more. Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against His people And He abhorred His inheritance. Then He gave them into the hand of the nations, And those who hated them ruled over them. Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were subdued under their power. Many times He would deliver them; They, however, were rebellious in their counsel, And so sank down in their iniquity.

and say, 'Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "Behold I am about to bring a calamity upon this place, at which the ears of everyone that hears of it will tingle. "Because they have forsaken Me and have made this an alien place and have burned sacrifices in it to other gods, that neither they nor their forefathers nor the kings of Judah had ever known, and because they have filled this place with the blood of the innocent and have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, a thing which I never commanded or spoke of, nor did it ever enter My mind; read more. therefore, behold, days are coming," declares the LORD, "when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the valley of Ben-hinnom, but rather the valley of Slaughter. "I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place, and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies and by the hand of those who seek their life; and I will give over their carcasses as food for the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth. "I will also make this city a desolation and an object of hissing; everyone who passes by it will be astonished and hiss because of all its disasters. "I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they will eat one another's flesh in the siege and in the distress with which their enemies and those who seek their life will distress them."' "Then you are to break the jar in the sight of the men who accompany you and say to them, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, "Just so will I break this people and this city, even as one breaks a potter's vessel, which cannot again be repaired; and they will bury in Topheth because there is no other place for burial. "This is how I will treat this place and its inhabitants," declares the LORD, "so as to make this city like Topheth. "The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like the place Topheth, because of all the houses on whose rooftops they burned sacrifices to all the heavenly host and poured out drink offerings to other gods."'" Then Jeremiah came from Topheth, where the LORD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the LORD'S house and said to all the people: "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, 'Behold, I am about to bring on this city and all its towns the entire calamity that I have declared against it, because they have stiffened their necks so as not to heed My words.'"

"They built the high places of Baal that are in the valley of Ben-hinnom to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech, which I had not commanded them nor had it entered My mind that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin. "Now therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel concerning this city of which you say, 'It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword, by famine and by pestilence.'

Sacrifice » What is better than sacrifice

“ Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.

One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, "What commandment is the foremost of all?" Jesus answered, "The foremost is, 'HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD; AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.' read more. "The second is this, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' There is no other commandment greater than these." The scribe said to Him, "Right, Teacher; You have truly stated that HE IS ONE, AND THERE IS NO ONE ELSE BESIDES HIM; AND TO LOVE HIM WITH ALL THE HEART AND WITH ALL THE UNDERSTANDING AND WITH ALL THE STRENGTH, AND TO LOVE ONE'S NEIGHBOR AS HIMSELF, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."

Sacrifice » Whose sacrifice is not pleasing to the lord

Thus says the LORD, "Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool Where then is a house you could build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest? "For My hand made all these things, Thus all these things came into being," declares the LORD "But to this one I will look, To him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word. "But he who kills an ox is like one who slays a man; He who sacrifices a lamb is like the one who breaks a dog's neck; He who offers a grain offering is like one who offers swine's blood; He who burns incense is like the one who blesses an idol As they have chosen their own ways, And their soul delights in their abominations, read more. So I will choose their punishments And will bring on them what they dread Because I called, but no one answered; I spoke, but they did not listen And they did evil in My sight And chose that in which I did not delight."

Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations! For you have played the harlot, forsaking your God. You have loved harlots' earnings on every threshing floor. Threshing floor and wine press will not feed them, And the new wine will fail them. They will not remain in the LORD'S land, But Ephraim will return to Egypt, And in Assyria they will eat unclean food. read more. They will not pour out drink offerings of wine to the LORD, Their sacrifices will not please Him Their bread will be like mourners' bread; All who eat of it will be defiled, For their bread will be for themselves alone; It will not enter the house of the LORD.

Sacrifice » Jesus Christ being the lamb of God

The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him and *said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

And I saw between the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth. And He came and took the book out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne. When He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. read more. And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. "You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth." Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing." And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, "To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever."

Sacrifice » Those that sacrifice to idols

“ He who sacrifices to any god, other than to the Lord alone, shall be utterly destroyed.

Sacrifice » The sacrifice of the wicked

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord , But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination, How much more when he brings it with evil intent!

Sacrifice » The lord hating child sacrifice

You shall not behave thus toward the Lord your God, for every abominable act which the Lord hates they have done for their gods; for they even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.

Sacrifice » Not sacrificing your children

You shall not give any of your offspring to offer them to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God; I am the Lord .

Sacrifice » Sacrificing yourself for others

We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Sacrifice » What sacrifices to offer

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And trust in the Lord .

Worship » Nature of worship » Sacrifice

But Moses said, “You must also let us have sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice them to the Lord our God.

“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When any man of you brings an offering to the Lord , you shall bring your offering of animals from the herd or the flock.

Topics on Sacrifice

Animal sacrifice, free will offering.

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Animal Sacrifices, As A Type Of Christ

Animal sacrifices, burnt.

and he said to Aaron, “ Take for yourself a calf, a bull, for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without defect, and offer them before the Lord .

Animal Sacrifices, Heave Offering

The breast of the wave offering, however, and the thigh of the offering you may eat in a clean place, you and your sons and your daughters with you; for they have been given as your due and your sons’ due out of the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the sons of Israel.

Animal Sacrifices, Meal Offering

and there shall be one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of beaten oil, and one-fourth of a hin of wine for a drink offering with one lamb.

Animal Sacrifices, Peace Offering

“Then you shall take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram.

Animal Sacrifices, Sin Offering

“Then you shall bring the bull before the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull.

Animal Sacrifices, Trespass Offering

and shall dedicate to the Lord his days as a Nazirite, and shall bring a male lamb a year old for a guilt offering; but the former days will be void because his separation was defiled.

Animal Sacrifices, Wave Offering

“You shall also take the fat from the ram and the fat tail, and the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them and the right thigh (for it is a ram of ordination),

Ashes Of Sacrifices

Then he shall take off his garments and put on other garments, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place.

Atoning By Sacrifices

He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.

Blood Of Sacrifices

Burning sacrifices.

Then fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the portions of fat on the altar; and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.

Child sacrifice

Fat of the sacrifices, giving sacrifices.

Whatever is needed, both young bulls, rams, and lambs for a burnt offering to the God of heaven, and wheat, salt, wine and anointing oil, as the priests in Jerusalem request, it is to be given to them daily without fail,

Human Sacrifices

Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “ Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”

Killing Sacrifices

You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month, then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel is to kill it at twilight.

Laying Hands On Sacrifices

Millenial sacrifices.

And many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord , To the house of the God of Jacob; That He may teach us concerning His ways And that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

Offering Sacrifices

For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of men in things pertaining to God, in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins;

Oil On Sacrifices

‘Now when anyone presents a grain offering as an offering to the Lord , his offering shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it.

Perfect Sacrifices

Regulating sacrifices.

Right Sacrifices

Sacrifice On The Bronze Altar

Solomon went up there before the Lord to the bronze altar which was at the tent of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it.

Sacrifice, In Ot

So Israel set out with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

Sacrifice, Nt Fulfilment Of

“Also the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord , To minister to Him, and to love the name of the Lord , To be His servants, every one who keeps from profaning the sabbath And holds fast My covenant;

“ What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?” Says the Lord . “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle; And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats.

Sacrifices At The Doorway

If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer it, a male without defect; he shall offer it at the doorway of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord .

Self Sacrifice

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.

True Meaning of Sacrifice + 18 Bible Verses About Sacrifice

As we go into this season of contemplating Jesus’ death, many Christians begin to meditate on the meaning of sacrifice. They search for Bible verses about sacrifice, read the resurrection story and try to understand what it means to offer sacrifices to God.

It’s a lofty goal. Sacrifice is a big part of the salvation story and the Bible has a lot to say about sacrifices and how we should offer it.

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Bible Verses About Sacrifice

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Leviticus may not be your favorite book in the Bible, but God has devoted an entire book explaining to His people what was expected. In fact, the children of Israel were camped out in the wilderness for about a year as they learned about the sacrifices they were expected to make and the other things they needed to do if they were to please God.

Since the beginning of time, God has required a sacrifice from His people. He asked Adam and Eve for the sacrifice of obedience. Later, when they sinned, He required a physical offering even as He still asked them to be obedient.

But biblical sacrifice did not end in the Old Testament. The New Testament is rife with sacrifice—not only what is expected of God’s people but also the sacrifice God made on humanity’s behalf. Let’s explore a few of those Bible verses about sacrifice:

Bible verses about the sacrifice God made for humanity

But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8 ESV).

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you” (John 15:12-14 ESV).

“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45 ESV).

He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2:2 ESV

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross (Philippians 2:5-8 ESV).

Bible verses about sacrifice expected from God’s people

Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name (Hebrews 13:15 ESV).

And Samuel said, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams (1 Samuel 15:22 ESV).

For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise ( Psalm 51:16-17 ESV).

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ (Colossians 3:23-24 ESV).

Bible verses about sacrifice for others

Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God (Hebrews 13:16 ESV).

Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others (Philippians 2:4 ESV).

By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. 1 John 3:16-18 ESV

We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves (Romans 15:1 ESV).

But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever (1 Timothy 5:8 ESV).

What is a Biblical Sacrifice?

As Christians, we struggle with the concept of biblical sacrifice. We understand that Christ’s death on the cross was the ultimate sacrifice and that we ought to live our lives in a way that emulates His. But when it comes to actual sacrifice, we struggle with what it looks like or what it means for our lives.

Sacrifice is the giving up of something for someone else or for another purpose. Many of us understand or have seen this type of sacrifice played out in our lives, whether it is in a parent-child relationship, or the giving up of something for a friend or person we care about. But before we can sacrifice anything for anyone, we have to understand the biblical meaning of sacrifice.

The History of Biblical Sacrifice

As Christians, we know that the sacrificial system was introduced after sin. A perfect lamb–or another animal–was sacrificed in place of the person who was guilty. This mimicked the perfect sacrifice of Christ dying on behalf of humanity.

The first sacrifice happened off-page. When Adam and Eve sinned, one of the first things they did was try to make clothing for themselves.

Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves (Genesis 3:7 NIV).

But God knew they needed something better. He knew fig leaves would not cover them for any length of time, nor would it protect them from the elements of weather. But more importantly, He knew that because the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23), something had to die in their place.

The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them (Genesis 3:21 NIV).

While we don’t have the details of that inaugural sacrifice, I like to think God initiated it. I like to think He killed the first two animals and offered them as a sacrifice in place of Adam and Eve.

He did it because He wanted Adam and Eve to understand that while He was offering them grace by allowing them to live, something had to die because they had transgressed the law of God. They also had to be taught what to do because until that moment there had been no need for anything to die.

There are many stories of sacrifice in the Bible, from the tale of Cain and Abel to that of Abraham and Isaac, to the ultimate sacrifice of an innocent Christ dying for all humanity. The sacrifice Christ made on our behalf is the reason we are allowed to live, and minister, and work. Maybe that’s why I picked up on the subtle theme of sacrifice in the book Collision of Lies.

It’s because the idea of sacrifice is still an intrinsic part of our Christian lives. God wants us to be living sacrifices. A biblical sacrifice is one that pleases God. It is sacrifice that chooses what’s best for the greater good–the advancement of the kingdom and God’s purpose rather than our own. It is life lived in conjunction with God’s will.

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1 NIV

Our lives matter to God and we should live as if they do. We should learn to put other people ahead of ourselves while keeping God at the first place in our lives.

Collision of Lies Review

The story started with an argument but what may have appeared as a domestic dispute was actually a symptom of something deeper, more sinister.

The story moved at a good pace and kept you engrossed in learning the details of the case. I did find that when the characters’ conversations were about anything other than the case, they were stilted and unrealistic. It was also difficult to see the lead detective Amara Alvarez as a fully rounded character as she didn’t seem to have a life outside of the cases she worked on. The author tried but I found his efforts stilted at best and forced at worse.

When the case started falling apart, I expected more explanations or at least a sense that things were being wrapped up. Instead, I was left with many unanswered questions that were not addressed in the epilogue.

The reason behind the lies seemed a bit too complex especially for an average reader to understand and was never fully explained. The reader is left with the theory that the police came up with and a brief “oh yes, that was it”, but it never provides the answer from the perspective of the perpetrators.

Know God: There were no faith elements in this book and only one mention of prayer and it was in a “let-this-work-out-okay” kind of way instead of an “I’m-believing-God-for-this-to-happen” way. Yet, upon finishing the book I realized that this was a book about sacrifice. There were several characters who sacrificed themselves for the greater good.

I was reminded of the importance of biblical sacrifice. While we’re not asked to make animal sacrifices anymore, biblical sacrifice may mean giving up something for someone else. Biblical sacrifice may mean choosing to put someone else’s needs above your own. There will come a time in every person’s life when they will need to make a choice. What will you choose?

Know Yourself: When we first met Amara Alvarez, she was a Property Crimes detective who desperately wanted a transfer to the Homicide department. While we never really get the reason for her desire, we see her actively pursuing it by spending time with the Homicide detectives trying to learn more about the ins and outs of the division.

Like Amara, it’s important for us to know what we want and take active steps in pursuing our dreams. Unlike Amara, we need to spend time in the Word and with God trying to figure out his plan and purpose for our lives.

Run your race: What I liked about the character was her determination to walk the path set before her. Even when she knew things would get difficult she resolutely did the task at hand and did what she needed to do.

It was an intriguing story. What happens when everything you know about something is a lie? Do you continue to behave as if you hadn’t been given clues that what you believed was a lie? Or do you pursue the truth at whatever the cost?

Collision of Lies was about sacrifice and about what you would do if someone you loved was in danger or trouble. It was about self-preservation and what people would do when people’s backs were against the wall. It was about selfishness and greed and what people would do to satisfy their own desires.

About Collision of Lies

The case was tragic. But it was an accident. Right?

Three years ago, a collision between a fast-moving freight train and a school bus full of kids led to devastation and grief on an unimaginable scale. But a fresh clue leads San Antonio police detective Amara Alvarez to the unlikely conclusion that one of the children may still be alive. If she’s correct, everything law enforcement believes about the accident is a lie.

With time running out, Amara must convince others–and herself–that despite all evidence to the contrary, the boy is alive. And she will do everything in her power to bring him home.

A fresh voice in suspense, Tom Threadgill will have you questioning everything as you fly through the pages of this enthralling story. Purchase your copy of Collision of Lies on Amazon.

About Tom Threadgill

Tom Threadgill is a full-time author and a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW). He is currently on the suspense/thriller publishing board for LPC Books, a division of Iron Stream Media.

He lives with his wife in rural Tennessee.

The Importance of Sacrifice to God

Let’s face it, in the relationship between us and God, we’re the more needy ones. We are dependent on Him for everything down to the very air we inhale and our ability to breathe it in…Why do we need to make sacrifices to God? Our sacrifices have nothing to do with who we are and everything to do with who He is. Sacrifice is important to God because of what we mean to Him.

We make sacrifices to remind ourselves that in God’s eyes we’re just dust. But we’re just that He loves. People whom He gave His life for and if He, creator of the universe and everything in it is willing to make a sacrifice on our behalf, why should we begrudge Him the same?

I hope these Bible verses about sacrifice, as well as, a look at biblical sacrifice will help you to truly appreciate the work Christ did for you on the cross.

143 Bible Verses About Sacrifice

Here are 143 Bible verses about sacrifice from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible (King James Version), sorted from most to least relevant.

Hebrews 13:16 KJV

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

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Romans 12:1-2 KJV

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Romans 5:8 KJV

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

John 3:16 KJV

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Proverbs 21:3 KJV

To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Hosea 6:6 KJV

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Hebrews 13:15 KJV

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

Ephesians 5:2 KJV

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

Genesis 22:2 KJV

And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

Philippians 2:4 KJV

Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

1 Samuel 15:22 KJV

And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

Matthew 9:13 KJV

But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

John 15:13 KJV

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

2 Peter 3:9 KJV

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Psalms 51:17 KJV

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

1 John 2:2 KJV

And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

Mark 10:45 KJV

For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Titus 2:14 KJV

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Psalms 40:6 KJV

Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

Leviticus 17:11 KJV

For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

Hebrews 9:14 KJV

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Romans 3:25 KJV

Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

Psalms 51:16-17 KJV

For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

Hebrews 9:28 KJV

So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

Hebrews 10:14 KJV

For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

Philippians 2:17 KJV

Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

Luke 9:24 KJV

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

Romans 6:13 KJV

Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

1 John 1:7 KJV

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

John 1:29 KJV

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

2 Samuel 24:24 KJV

And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

Galatians 2:20 KJV

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Hebrews 13:15-16 KJV

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Luke 23:46 KJV

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

Jonah 2:9 KJV

But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.

Romans 8:32 KJV

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

John 14:6 KJV

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

1 Corinthians 15:3-4 KJV

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Matthew 20:28 KJV

Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Hebrews 10:26 KJV

For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

Matthew 20:18-19 KJV

Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.

John 1:14 KJV

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Hebrews 10:10 KJV

By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Romans 5:6 KJV

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

1 Kings 13:2 KJV

And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee.

Matthew 27:28-29 KJV

And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

1 Peter 2:5 KJV

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

Proverbs 3:9 KJV

Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

Ephesians 5:1-2 KJV

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

Hebrews 10:5 KJV

Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

1 John 4:10 KJV

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Mark 14:36 KJV

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

Matthew 12:7 KJV

But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

Exodus 13:2 KJV

Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

Hebrews 10:8 KJV

Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

Luke 9:23 KJV

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

John 3:16-17 KJV

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

1 Corinthians 11:23-26 KJV

For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.

1 John 5:3 KJV

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Hebrews 10:1 KJV

For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

1 Corinthians 10:20 KJV

But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

Matthew 10:38 KJV

And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

Genesis 8:20-21 KJV

And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

Hebrews 9:12 KJV

Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

1 John 3:16 KJV

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Hebrews 11:17 KJV

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

Philippians 2:5-8 KJV

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Luke 22:15 KJV

And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:

Romans 5:18 KJV

Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

1 Peter 2:9 KJV

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Philippians 4:18 KJV

But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

Romans 8:3 KJV

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

Exodus 20:24 KJV

An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

Daniel 9:27 KJV

And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

Hebrews 10:12 KJV

But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

Romans 6:4 KJV

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Matthew 10:37 KJV

He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Revelation 1:1 KJV

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Hebrews 10:34 KJV

For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

1 Corinthians 5:7 KJV

Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

Acts 17:10-11 KJV

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Romans 5:11 KJV

And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

Acts 3:6 KJV

Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

1 John 3:16-18 KJV

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

John 10:11 KJV

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

Genesis 46:1 KJV

And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.

Romans 6:2 KJV

God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

Acts 2:44-45 KJV

And all that believed were together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Luke 9:23-24 KJV

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

Luke 22:42 KJV

Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Hebrews 10:18 KJV

Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

Mark 12:33 KJV

And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Romans 3:24-25 KJV

Acts 7:42 KJV

Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?

1 Corinthians 10:18 KJV

Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

Hebrews 8:3-4 KJV

For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer. For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:

Hebrews 10:11-12 KJV

And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

Luke 5:14 KJV

And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

Leviticus 18:21 KJV

And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

Luke 2:24 KJV

And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

Romans 3:25-26 KJV

Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

Luke 22:7 KJV

Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.

Exodus 29:40-41 KJV

And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering. And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

Romans 3:24-26 KJV

Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

Acts 21:23-26 KJV

Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them; Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law. As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.

1 John 2:1-2 KJV

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

Hebrews 9:21-24 KJV

Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

Leviticus 20:2-5 KJV

Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones. And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name. And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not: Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.

Mark 1:44 KJV

And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

Mark 14:12 KJV

And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?

Hebrews 5:3 KJV

And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

Genesis 8:20 KJV

And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

Hebrews 5:1 KJV

For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

Acts 14:13 KJV

Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.

Mark 9:49 KJV

For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.

2 Kings 3:27 KJV

Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.

Deuteronomy 12:13 KJV

Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:

1 Kings 18:36 KJV

And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.

Hebrews 10:4 KJV

For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

Leviticus 22:29 KJV

And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will.

Psalms 50:14 KJV

Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

Psalms 50:5 KJV

Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

Psalms 106:37 KJV

Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,

Zephaniah 1:8 KJV

And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king’s children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.

2 Chronicles 7:5 KJV

And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

Psalms 20:3 KJV

Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.

Leviticus 14:19 KJV

And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering:

Hebrews 10:6 KJV

In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.

Exodus 8:28 KJV

And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.

Genesis 4:4 KJV

And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

Ecclesiastes 5:1 KJV

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

Jeremiah 19:5 KJV

They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:

Hebrews 11:4 KJV

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

Malachi 1:8 KJV

And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.

Psalms 116:17 KJV

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.

Psalms 141:2 KJV

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Hebrews 10:11 KJV

And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

Isaiah 1:11 KJV

To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

Job 1:5 KJV

And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

Jeremiah 7:22 KJV

For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:

1 Corinthians 10:28 KJV

But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof:

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30 Important Bible Verses About Sacrifice

Sacrifice is often a hot topic during the holiday season. We talk about giving up things we want or love in order to show our dedication to others. But what does the Bible say about sacrifice? Is it always about giving something up?

As we walk together and step into learning Bible verses about sacrifice, we are drawn into the presence of Christ and all that He has done for us. Jesus is the greatest sacrifice and there will never be any greater than He. Check out these verses to see what sacrifice really means according to God’s Word.

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What Does the Bible Say About Sacrifice?

The definition of sacrifice is: An act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important and worthy

Stop end dwell in that space for a moment. In every Bible verse about sacrifice that you read here and in scripture revel in the fact that God is telling us that we are to place a greater value in Him and others before ourselves.

God leaves nothing to the imagination when it comes to sacrifice. We are called to live in sacrifice, this will become evident in the scriptures below.

Sacrifice is a blessing, a gift, an honor, and it brings glory to those who receive it as well as those who give it. We know that we are to look to the life of Christ as an example for our own lives. How can one look at the sacrifice Jesus gave on the cross and not see the importance of sacrifice in their own life?

The Importance of Sacrifice in The Bible

Jesus sacrifice on the cross was for the atonement of our sins. He became the living sacrifice for all who would choose to believe in him and receive the gift of eternal life. His sacrifice took on all the condemnation that we deserved.

He gave up His life because He saw all of creation as more worthy than Himself. His love was so great that he offered up himself in our place.

So now we turn to sacrifice within our own lives. What is God calling us to in terms of sacrifice and sacrificial love? How do we bestow sacrifice upon others and what examples can we find in scripture?

Look no further! Below is a compilation of 15 Bible verses on sacrifice ; what it was, what it is and how we are called to it.

Bible Verses About Sacrifice for Others

In the Bible, there are many verses about sacrifice . This speaks to the importance of sacrifice in Christianity. One of the most famous examples of sacrifice in the Bible is when Jesus died on the cross for our sins .

He showed us that it is possible to love others more than ourselves. In order to follow Jesus’ example, we must be willing to make sacrifices for others. This may mean putting their needs before our own or doing something that is difficult or unpopular. When we willingly make these kinds of sacrifices, we show God how much we love Him and others.

“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.” Psalm 51:17

This Psalm leans into the acknowledgment that God is longing for our hearts, whether whole or broken for He is the one who can repair and sustain them. In the Old Testament there was no amount of blood that could be shed on the alter to pay for the sins that were premeditated and hateful. Offering one’s own heart, no matter what shape it is in delights the Lord, because in that moment He knows we have chosen Him.

“To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.” Proverbs 21:3

God knew that He would send Jesus to be the one true sacrifice. What He truly longed for from his people was obedience in what He had called them to.

“But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Matthew 9:13

This is a command to “go and learn”. Jesus wanted the people to understand that He wanted his people to live a certain way; to love others. This was valued over rituals, but many were stuck in what they were “doing” instead of how they were “loving”.

“Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.” Matthew 19:21

Jesus had just finished listing a portion of the 10 commandments to the young man in this passage and the young man says, “I have done all of these things”, Jesus then tell him to sell his possessions and give to the poor.

If you keep reading you see Jesus talking to his disciples and He says, this is the hardest thing for the rich to do and that is why it is hard for them to enter Heaven.

Jesus knows that we have a hard time sacrificing our “things” and yet that is what he calls us to at times. He wants to know that we fully believe that He is all we need and that He will provide.

“ For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45

Jesus came to be a living sacrifice for us. Not only did he come to die on the cross for our salvation, but He came to serve. Jesus is not asking us to sacrifice anything that He in his humanness didn’t sacrifice as well. He lived His life in the same way that He is calling us to live, a life of service.

“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.” Luke 9:24

When we give our lives to Christ, we are swapping a selfish, greedy life in the short term for a magnificent life of abundant love, mercy, and honor for all of eternity.

” For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

When we talk about Jesus being that living sacrifice, this verse sums it all up. God loves us all so much that He sent Jesus not only to the world but to the cross so that he could be the atoning sacrifice for all of us. God sent his son away and was separated from Him for 33 years, he watched Him suffer in agony for us.

“ And all that believed were together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.” Acts 2:44-45

This scripture captures followers of Jesus sacrificing for the good of others. This fellowship of believers is the example of how we as a people and a church should be living out our lives for Christ. What a beautiful picture of the hands and feet of Jesus at work.

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” Romans 12:1

“Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice”, what does this even mean? Jesus came as a living sacrifice. He came to serve. This is a call to believers to live like Jesus, and serve like Jesus.

“And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.” Ephesians 5:2

To love is to sacrifice. When the word love is taken and used as an action, those actions are then offerings and sacrifice to God. When you love your neighbor, your love is a sacrifice. When you pay for groceries for a neighbor who can’t, your love is an offering. Use your abilities to love people to the Kingdom. Jesus loved people to the father. He sacrificed his own needs to love those around him first. He is calling us to do the same.

“So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.” Hebrews 9:28

Christ is sacrifice. If you need a definition of the word look no further than this scripture. Christ came and accepted the role of sacrifice for our sins, and he will come again to bring salvation to those still here, waiting for salvation.

“Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 2:5

Peter’s audience would have understood the imagery of being a spiritual house, a temple. The temple was where sacrifices were made to the Lord. The temple was where the people would go to be with God. Peter is now addressing the fact that each person was being built up to be where sacrifice was made and where God would dwell. The Holy Spirit living within the body of a believer and the sacrifices offered, being those that everyone would provide in terms of action, love and honor.

“Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.” 1 John 3:16

We are called as Jesus did to lay down our lives. To use our life in service to others. This can be literal, if there is a need for saving the life of another but this is also in reference to the life that we live. Are you living selfishly, for the benefit of yourself at the cost of others or are you living out the meaning of a sacrificial life by giving up something of value for the sake of something more important than yourself?

Bible Verses About Sacrifice and Love

There are so many Bible verses about sacrifice and love . It’s amazing how God’s word speaks to us in different ways at different times in our lives. These verses remind us that even though sacrifice can be hard, it’s always worth it in the end. They also remind us of the never-ending love God has for us. No matter what we do, He will always love us. These verses are a great reminder of how we should love others as well.

“And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.” Ruth 2:11

Ruth gives us a beautiful example of sacrifice when she leaves all that she has ever known to love and take care of her mother-in-law who has lost her husband and her sons. Boaz takes notice of Ruth’s sacrificial heart; she gave up so much to love her mother-in-law well.

“ Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.” Proverbs 3:3-4

This is such a gentle reminder of what it takes to be a sacrificial person and to love others well. If we walk in kindness and truth, love and sacrifice are sure to follow.

“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.” Luke 6:31

As humans we all want to be loved and to be tried kindly and with fairness. Luke does a good job of saying, if you know that you want to be treated kindly and fair then go out and do the same for others. If you do not treat others as you would like to be treated, then what example are you setting?

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13

If you have grown up in the church than this verse is no surprise to you. Jesus is reiterating to his followers that he was showing the greatest love that he could by sacrificing himself on the cross so that they all could live.

“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8

The verse is really speaking to us as believers that “while we were still sinners”, this tells us that we are not called to simply serve and love those who we feel deserve it. We are called to love and sacrifice for ALL.

“And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.” 1 Corinthians 13:3

If one is living a life of service, sacrifice and love but is doing so for the recognition of others, really, they have gained nothing. The Lord knows our hearts. What is it to give up all you have so that others may praise your name?

“ Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

To love another person is love as the Bible lays out for us. When we are loving according to the scripture above there is no room for self-centeredness, pride, evil, or any other attitude. Love is pure and blameless when done right.

“Let all your things be done with charity.” 1 Corinthians 16:14

In the previous scripture the definition of love was laid out. Now we, as believers are called to do everything in love. Stop for a moment and think about all the things that you do not in love. How can those moments be changed to include the love of Christ?

“ Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.” Ephesians 5:25-27

What a call to husbands. Love your wives as Christ loved the church. Husbands are being called to be servant leaders. To sacrifice for their bride, showing her worth above their own. Christ loved the church in a way that took away all her sins, He washed the church and made it blameless with His death on the cross.

“ Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:” Philippians 3:8-9

Again, we see here that sacrificing all things to know Christ is gain.

“For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.” Hebrews 10:34

Loving and being self-sacrificing can come in many shapes and sizes but to suffer for the sake of others is hard for many of us to understand. The true understanding and belief that their suffering was worth the cost was a testament to their faith in the Lord.

Prison in Bible times often meant disease, humiliation, and shame. Even if a trial was granted that didn’t mean soon. The followers of Jesus were suffering greatly but they knew that what God had in store for them was better and that eternal life with Christ could never be confiscated.

“Let brotherly love continue.” Hebrews 13:1

Hospitality in scripture often meant providing lodging and food to trustworthy travelers. How often do we go out of our way to provide for those we don’t know? When do we sacrifice for others. We have to remember that sacrifice is different than giving. Sacrificing is to give up something of great value or worth, not simply something we don’t need or care about.

“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.” 1 John 3:18

To love is to sacrifice. To sacrifice is to give something of great value. To sacrifice is to give something of value up in order for another to benefit from it. Use your body as a sacrifice for the Lord. Go out amongst the people and be the hands and feet of Jesus. He was the perfect example of how we can live out a sacrificial life.

“ Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.” 1 John 4:7-9

One of our greatest calls is to go out and be disciples for Christ. We cannot be disciples and show Jesus if we do not love. Christ is the very definition of love, therefore if Christ is in us as we claim then so too is love.

“Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” 1 John 4:10

Our love, no matter how strong was never given in perfection. Jesus is perfect, Jesus is love and God sent this perfect love in human form of Jesus to be crucified on the cross; the greatest sacrifice, so that we may live in Him.

True love is the gift of Jesus sacrifice for the world on that wooden cross. Now, because we are made new in Him, we too can go and love through sacrifice for those around us. The Bible is laced with scripture, stories, examples, and definitions of sacrifice. As believers we are privileged to be invited to live a life of sacrifice for the advancement of the Kingdom and joy of the Lord.

We will never be able to live a perfectly sacrificial life, but Jesus did.

We will never understand the full weight of Jesus sacrifice on the cross, but God does.

We will never sacrifice perfectly, but God doesn’t ask us to.

He asks us to sacrifice from a place of love. He tells us that when we sacrifice it is pleasing to Him when our hearts are in the right place. The Lord has taken the time as he breathed life into scripture to teach us what sacrifice is, why it is important and how we can live it out.

I pray that as you walk away from this article today that you do so with a new understanding. An outlook on sacrifice that maybe was missing before. Mostly I pray that you feel encouraged to your own life sacrificially for the Lord. That when the moments are hard, and you don’t want to love sacrificially that you are reminded in that moment that your sacrifice is worship to the Lord. You were made for this!

Tina Crawford is the owner and coach for Sweet Honey and Sacrifice: premarital, marriage and intimacy coaching. She also has a blog at her website www.sweethoneycoaching.com Tina is passionate about relationships and God design for marriage, as well as sexual intimacy within marriage. Tina works with individuals and couples to help create a marriage that follows the design that God has laid out for us and that allows them to enjoy the relationship that they share. Tina is a firm believer that happy marriages create happy homes.

Tina has been married to her husband Dan for 21 years, they have 4 children who range from 10-21 years old. For fun she loves to travel, write, and play disc golf with her family.

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25 Bible Verses About Sacrifice For Others (With Commentary)

Sacrifice is at the heart of love, reflecting a willingness to give of oneself for the sake of others. The Bible offers examples of sacrificial love, from Jesus laying down His life for humanity to ordinary individuals making selfless choices for the benefit of others. Let’s explore these verses together and learn how to cultivate a spirit of sacrificial love, following the example of Christ and making a difference in the lives of those around us through acts of compassion and generosity.

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Bible Verses About Sacrifice For Others

1 john 3:16.

“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.”

This verse emphasizes the sacrificial love of Jesus, who willingly gave up his life for us. As followers of Christ, we are called to imitate his example by sacrificing ourselves for the well-being of others. It challenges us to put the needs of others above our own and to be willing to give up our time, resources, and even our lives for the sake of love.

“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”

Jesus speaks these words to his disciples, explaining that the ultimate act of love is to lay down one’s life for their friends. This verse reminds us of the sacrificial nature of true friendship and the depth of love that Jesus has for us. It encourages us to cherish and value our relationships, being willing to sacrifice our own comfort and desires for the sake of those we care about.

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Jesus shares these words with his disciples, teaching them about the purpose of his ministry and mission. He emphasizes that his purpose is not to be served, but to serve others and give his life as a ransom. This verse highlights the sacrificial nature of Jesus’ coming and reminds us that we are called to follow his example by serving others selflessly and sacrificially.

Romans 12:1

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.”

Paul encourages the believers in Rome to offer their bodies as living sacrifices to God. This verse reminds us that true worship is not just about external actions but about offering our entire selves to God sacrificially. It calls us to surrender our own desires, plans, and ambitions to follow God’s will and to live in a way that is pleasing and honoring to him.

Philippians 2:3-4

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”

Paul urges the Philippians to live in humility, valuing others above themselves and being attentive to their needs. This verse challenges us to sacrifice our own desires and ambitions, choosing to prioritize the needs and interests of others. It calls us to a selfless and sacrificial love that seeks the well-being of others and reflects the character of Christ.

Galatians 2:20

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

Paul expresses his identification with Jesus’ sacrificial death and the transformative power it has had in his life. This verse reflects the idea of dying to self and allowing Christ to live through us. It challenges us to sacrificially surrender our own desires and ambitions, allowing Christ to shape and direct our lives according to his will.

Hebrews 13:16

“And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.”

The writer of Hebrews encourages believers to not only do good but to also share with others sacrificially. This verse reminds us that our acts of service and generosity are pleasing to God when they involve sacrifice. It calls us to give sacrificially of our time, resources, and talents, seeking to bless and uplift others for the glory of God.

Isaiah 58:7

“Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?”

This verse challenges us to sacrificially care for the vulnerable and needy in our midst. It reminds us that true sacrifice involves meeting the practical needs of others, such as providing food, shelter, and clothing. It calls us to extend our love and care beyond ourselves, demonstrating empathy and compassion to those who are in need.

“In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.”

Jesus shares these words with the crowds following him, explaining the cost of discipleship. This verse highlights that following Jesus requires sacrificing everything we have and not holding onto worldly possessions or attachments. It challenges us to examine our priorities and to willingly give up anything that hinders our wholehearted devotion to Christ.

Matthew 6:3-4

“But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

Jesus teaches his disciples about giving to the needy and emphasizes the importance of doing so in secret. This verse highlights the sacrificial nature of giving, encouraging us to give without seeking recognition or praise from others. It reminds us that our sacrificial acts of kindness and generosity are seen and honored by God, who rewards us accordingly.

“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

Jesus teaches his disciples about the principle of giving and receiving. This verse emphasizes that when we sacrificially give, we will also receive abundantly in return. It challenges us to be generous and sacrificial in our giving, trusting that God will multiply and bless what we have given with even greater abundance.

Mark 12:41-44

“Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, ‘Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.'”

This narrative highlights the sacrificial giving of a poor widow who gave her last two coins to God. Jesus acknowledges her sacrificial act and contrasts it with the giving of others who gave out of their abundance. It challenges us to evaluate our motives and to sacrificially give from what we have, regardless of the amount. It teaches us that it is not the size of the gift that matters, but the heart behind the giving.

“In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Paul emphasizes the joy and blessing that comes from sacrificial giving. He reminds us of Jesus’ words that it is more blessed to give than to receive. This verse challenges us to actively seek ways to help the weak and vulnerable, sacrificially using our resources and abilities to make a positive impact in the lives of others.

Proverbs 19:17

“Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.”

This verse highlights that when we sacrificially show kindness to the poor, we are lending to the Lord. It reminds us that our acts of compassion and generosity towards those in need are not in vain but are seen and valued by God. It assures us that God will reward us for our sacrificial acts of kindness and concern for the less fortunate.

Matthew 25:35-40

“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’”

Jesus shares this parable, illustrating the importance of sacrificially caring for those in need. He emphasizes that when we sacrificially help the hungry, thirsty, stranger, naked, sick, or imprisoned, we are serving him. This passage challenges us to see the face of Christ in those whom we encounter and to sacrificially extend our love and care to them.

“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”

James highlights the importance of sacrificially caring for orphans and widows in their distress. He emphasizes that this is a genuine and acceptable form of worship in the eyes of God. This verse challenges us to have a heart of compassion for those who are vulnerable and marginalized, sacrificially reaching out to meet their needs and alleviate their suffering.

Matthew 5:42

“Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.”

Jesus teaches his followers about radical generosity and sacrificial giving. He instructs them to give freely to those who ask, without withholding or turning away. This verse challenges us to examine our own attitude towards giving and to sacrificially offer our resources and assistance to those in need, trusting in God’s provision and abundance.

2 Corinthians 8:9

“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.”

Paul reminds the Corinthians of the sacrificial love and grace of Jesus, who willingly became poor for their sake. This verse challenges us to consider the sacrificial nature of Jesus’ incarnation, ministry, and death on the cross. It calls us to sacrificially give and share with others, being willing to become “poor” in order to bless and enrich the lives of those around us.

1 Timothy 6:17-19

“Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.”

Paul exhorts those who are wealthy not to place their hope in their riches but in God. He encourages them to be generous, willing to share, and to be rich in good deeds. This passage challenges us to use our resources and wealth wisely and sacrificially, investing in eternal treasures by making a positive impact in the lives of others.

“John answered, ‘Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.’

John the Baptist speaks these words to the crowds, urging them to sacrificially share what they have with those in need. This verse emphasizes the importance of sacrificial generosity and challenges us to be attentive to the needs of others, willingly sharing our resources and possessions for the well-being of those who lack.

Matthew 19:21

“Jesus answered, ‘If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’

Jesus responds to a rich young man who asks him what he must do to have eternal life. This verse illustrates the deep sacrifice that is required of discipleship. It challenges us to evaluate the hold that worldly possessions and wealth have on our hearts, being willing to part with them in order to follow Jesus wholeheartedly and sacrificially serve others.

Proverbs 11:25

“A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.”

This proverb highlights the reciprocal nature of sacrificial giving. It emphasizes that a generous person will experience prosperity and refreshment in return. This verse challenges us to be sacrificially generous, trusting that as we refresh and bless others, we will also be refreshed and blessed by God in various ways.

Luke 12:33-34

“Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

Jesus instructs his disciples to sell their possessions and give to the poor, emphasizing the eternal value of sacrificial generosity. This verse challenges us to assess our priorities and attachments, recognizing that our true treasure is found in heaven. It invites us to sacrificially use our resources and possessions for the advancement of God’s kingdom and the well-being of those in need.

Through these Bible verses, we are reminded of the sacrificial love and generosity of our Lord Jesus Christ. He laid down his life for us, and as his disciples, we are called to live sacrificially for others as well. Sacrifice involves giving up our own desires, ambitions, and resources in order to serve and bless those around us.

It requires selflessness, humility, and a heart that prioritizes the needs of others. When we sacrificially give, whether it is our time, talents, or resources, we reflect the character of Christ and demonstrate genuine love for our brothers and sisters. May these verses inspire and challenge us to live lives of sacrificial love and service for the glory of God and the benefit of others.

What Does The Bible Say About Sacrifice For Others?

In the Bible, we find numerous examples of sacrifice for others. The concept of sacrifice is deeply rooted in the teachings and principles of the Scriptures. From the Old Testament to the New Testament, we see the importance of selflessness and putting the well-being of others before our own.

One of the most notable examples of sacrifice is found in the person of Jesus Christ. He laid down His life on the cross as the ultimate act of sacrifice for the salvation of all humanity. Jesus Himself said in Mark 10:45, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” This verse emphasizes the purpose of Jesus’ sacrifice, which was to serve and save others, despite the immense personal cost.

Throughout the Bible, we also encounter stories of individuals who were willing to make sacrifices for the sake of others. Abraham, for instance, was willing to sacrifice his only son Isaac in obedience to God’s command. Although God did not ultimately require the life of Isaac, this story demonstrates the obedience and faith of Abraham in his willingness to offer up his beloved child.

In addition, countless passages throughout the Bible exhort us to sacrifice for the well-being and benefit of others. Philippians 2:4 encourages us to “look not only to our own interests, but also to the interests of others.” This verse reminds us to have a selfless mindset and to prioritize the needs and concerns of others.

Furthermore, the Bible teaches us that sacrificial love is the epitome of Christian living. In John 15:13, Jesus declares, “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” This verse emphasizes the significance of sacrificial love in relationships with one another. As followers of Christ, we are called to emulate His example of self-sacrifice and love.

The Bible also reminds us that our sacrifices and acts of service for others should be done with a pure heart and without seeking recognition or reward. As stated in Matthew 6:3-4, “But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” Our sacrifice should be driven by a desire to honor God and bless others, rather than seeking personal gain or approval from others.

In conclusion, the Bible is clear in its teachings about sacrifice for others. From the example of Jesus to the instructions and exhortations we find throughout the Scriptures, we are called to lay down our lives, our comforts, and our desires for the sake of serving and loving others. Sacrifice is not only an act of obedience but also a testament to the selfless nature of God’s love. May we strive to imitate Christ’s sacrificial love and be willing to make sacrifices for others, knowing that our true reward comes from our Heavenly Father.

Genesis 22:1-19 English Standard Version

The sacrifice of isaac.

22 After these things ( A ) God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to ( B ) the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” 3 So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar. 5 Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; I and the boy [ a ] will go over there and worship and come again to you.” 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and ( C ) laid it on Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. 7 And Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” 8 Abraham said, ( D ) “God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together.

9 When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and ( E ) laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. 11 But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 12 He said, ( F ) “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for ( G ) now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called the name of that place, ( H ) “The Lord will provide”; [ b ] as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.” [ c ]

15 And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven 16 and said, ( I ) “By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord , because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring ( J ) as the stars of heaven and ( K ) as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess ( L ) the gate of his [ d ] enemies, 18 and ( M ) in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, ( N ) because you have obeyed my voice.” 19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to ( O ) Beersheba. And Abraham lived at ( P ) Beersheba.

Genesis 22:5 Or young man ; also verse 12
Genesis 22:14 Or will see
Genesis 22:14 Or he will be seen
Genesis 22:17 Or their

Cross references

Genesis 22:1 : 1 Cor. 10:13; Heb. 11:17; James 1:12, 13; 1 Pet. 1:6, 7
Genesis 22:2 : 2 Chr. 3:1
Genesis 22:6 : [John 19:17]
Genesis 22:8 : [John 1:29, 36; 1 Pet. 1:19; Rev. 5:12]
Genesis 22:9 : Heb. 11:17; James 2:21
Genesis 22:12 : [Mic. 6:7, 8]
Genesis 22:12 : [ch. 26:5]
Genesis 22:14 : ver. 8
Genesis 22:16 : Ps. 105:9; Luke 1:73; Heb. 6:13
Genesis 22:17 : Jer. 33:22; See ch. 15:5
Genesis 22:17 : See ch. 13:16
Genesis 22:17 : ch. 24:60; Ps. 127:5
Genesis 22:18 : ch. 12:3; 18:18; 26:4; Gal. 3:8; Cited Acts 3:25
Genesis 22:18 : ver. 3; ch. 26:5
Genesis 22:19 : ch. 21:31

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100 Bible Verses about Jesus Sacrifice

John 3:16 esv / 319 helpful votes helpful not helpful.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

1 John 2:2 ESV / 247 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 181 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Romans 5:8 ESV / 176 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Hebrews 9:12 ESV / 172 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

He entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.

1 Timothy 2:5 ESV / 117 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Isaiah 53:1-12 ESV / 117 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. ...

John 14:6 ESV / 103 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Philippians 2:6-8 ESV / 98 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

Ephesians 5:2 ESV / 92 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

John 1:14 ESV / 78 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 15:13 ESV / 73 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

Hebrews 9:14 ESV / 71 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

Romans 12:1 ESV / 66 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

Mark 10:45 ESV / 65 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Hebrews 10:12-14 ESV / 52 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet. For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.

John 1:29 ESV / 52 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

Galatians 2:20 ESV / 48 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Matthew 20:28 ESV / 47 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

1 Peter 2:24 ESV / 45 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.

Hebrews 10:10 ESV / 43 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Hebrews 2:14 ESV / 43 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,

Titus 2:14 ESV / 43 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

Romans 3:25 ESV / 43 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.

Hebrews 13:15 ESV / 42 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.

Acts 2:38 ESV / 40 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 2:18 ESV / 39 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.

Hebrews 10:12 ESV / 37 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,

Hebrews 2:17 ESV / 37 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV / 37 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Hebrews 9:28 ESV / 35 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

John 6:50-71 ESV / 34 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. ...

1 Peter 2:5 ESV / 32 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

You yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 10:14 ESV / 32 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.

Romans 8:32 ESV / 32 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?

Matthew 9:13 ESV / 32 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Revelation 1:5 ESV / 30 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood

Matthew 20:18-19 ESV / 30 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

“See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.”

Ephesians 5:26 ESV / 29 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

That he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

Ephesians 5:1-2 ESV / 29 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

1 John 4:10 ESV / 28 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Hebrews 9:5 ESV / 27 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.

Romans 3:23 ESV / 27 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Matthew 10:38 ESV / 27 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

1 John 1:7 ESV / 26 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 3:16 ESV / 25 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

Philippians 2:5-8 ESV / 25 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

Ephesians 1:7 ESV / 25 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

Acts 2:1-47 ESV / 25 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. ...

Luke 23:46 ESV / 25 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last.

Hebrews 13:16 ESV / 24 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

Hebrews 3:1 ESV / 24 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,

1 Corinthians 5:7 ESV / 24 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

Romans 12:1-21 ESV / 24 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. ...

Romans 2:4 ESV / 24 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

Luke 14:27 ESV / 24 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

Genesis 1:26 ESV / 24 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

Hebrews 10:1-39 ESV / 23 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near. Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have any consciousness of sins? But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me; ...

Romans 5:18 ESV / 23 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men.

Hosea 6:6 ESV / 23 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Hebrews 13:15-16 ESV / 22 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

Hebrews 2:2 ESV / 22 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution,

Luke 22:15 ESV / 22 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.

Hebrews 10:19 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,

Hebrews 1:1-14 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”? Or again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”? ...

Philippians 2:17 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.

1 Corinthians 15:3-4 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,

Romans 6:23 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 5:1 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 3:19 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out,

Luke 9:23 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

Hebrews 9:26 ESV / 20 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

Hebrews 4:15 ESV / 20 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.

Colossians 1:15 ESV / 20 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

1 Corinthians 11:27-30 ESV / 20 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.

Romans 8:29 ESV / 20 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

Matthew 16:24 ESV / 20 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

Matthew 16:18 ESV / 20 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Matthew 16:16 ESV / 20 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Proverbs 21:3 ESV / 20 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Psalm 51:17 ESV / 20 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

2 Samuel 24:24 ESV / 20 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

But the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

Revelation 13:8 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain.

1 John 5:3 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.

Hebrews 11:17 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son,

Hebrews 10:5 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me;

Hebrews 10:1 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 6:13 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness.

John 14:12 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.

Luke 9:24 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

Luke 4:18 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

Matthew 24:36 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

“But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.

1 John 3:4 ESV / 18 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 18 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

1 Peter 2:9 ESV / 18 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Romans 12:1-2 ESV / 18 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 6:44 ESV / 18 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.

Isaiah 9:6 ESV / 18 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Hebrews 10:18 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.

Colossians 1:18 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.

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10 Bible Verses About Sacrifice — and Jesus' Love

"Sacrifice" is a word that comes to mind when we think about the truths and realities embedded in the gospel. From Romans 12:1 to Hebrews 9:28 there are a plethora of Bible verses about sacrifice that explain why Jesus died for our sins and how we should live out selfless love in our own lives.

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Considering the importance of these realities, we decided to put together a powerful list of Bible verses about sacrifice. So, let's explore:

Hebrews 9:28 (NIV)

"So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him."

Hebrews 9:28 dives into the core of the gospel: that Jesus died for our sins , and that he will one day return a second time. When we think about his gift of selfless love, we have much to learn in our own lives.

Mark 10:45 (NIV)

"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

One central element of sacrifice and selfless love is service. Mark 10:45 (NIV) speaks of Jesus coming to Earth to serve mankind. It's a powerful reminder not only that Jesus died for our sins, but that we, too, are called to love and help others.

Ephesians 5:2 (NIV)

"And walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God."

Ephesians 5:2 is yet another reminder of Jesus' selfless love. Christ died for our sins and loved us enough to sacrifice his life for humankind. We, too, can take a lesson from this as we prepare to care for others with a truly selfless love.

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Romans 5:8 (NIV)

"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

Romans 5:8 obviously comes before Romans 12:1, but it speaks just as powerfully to the transformational power of Christ's death on the cross. Love ushers with it care and sacrifice — something Jesus does for us all.

Psalm 40:6 (NIV)

"Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—but my ears you have opened—burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require."

This Psalm is an important reminder that God has opened our ears and our hearts. Through Christ's sacrifice, we are reconciled to the Lord. Many times, we assume it is repetitious action that God wants, when in reality it is obedience and love.

Romans 12:1 (NIV)

"Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship."

Romans 12:1 is one of the Bible verses about sacrifice that is truly worth noting. But rather than focusing on the fact that Jesus died for our sins, it instead speaks of selfless love on our part. We are called to offer our bodies "as a living sacrifice." This is a powerful call to us all.

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Proverbs 21:3 (NIV)

"To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice."

Another verse that speaks to God's call that we die to ourselves and do what's right can be found in Proverbs 21:3. This is one of the Bible verses about sacrifice that reminds us to turn to God and do what's right by His standards and not our own.

Luke 9:23 (NIV)

"Then he said to them all: 'Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.'"

Hebrews 13:16 (NIV)

"And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased."

We already know that verses like Romans 12:1 call us to personal sacrifice . But there are other scriptures like Hebrews 13:16 that call us to "go good and to share with others." We are told that this sort of sacrifice pleases the Lord.

1 John 4:10 (NIV)

"This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins."

1 John 4:10 reminds us that Jesus died for our sins and that God loved us so much that He sent Christ for us. This is one of the Bible verses about sacrifice worth committing to memory.

That wraps our list of Bible verses about sacrifice. Want to know more about Jesus' love for humanity? Go here, and be sure to also become a Pure Flix member for thousands of faith and family-friendly movies and TV shows. Grab your free trial today !

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‘It Is Finished’—30 Good Friday Bible Verses To Reflect on Christ’s Sacrifice

E ach spring, we put a lot of focus on the Easter holiday. It's a joyous occasion that celebrates Jesus' resurrection and the hope we have for eternal life. However, Good Friday is also an important day to reflect on. It's a more somber event as it commemorates the day Jesus died on the cross. There is a heavy weight felt from remembering how Jesus was arrested and brutally crucified to take on the punishment for sin that we deserved. He didn't deserve any of it but loved us enough to do it. There are many Good Friday verses in the Bible that refer to this day of crucifixion and all that Christ had to go through.

Whether you attend a Good Friday service at your church or not, it's a good idea to meditate on the scriptures pertaining to Christ's sacrifice. Although it is somber to think about, it makes the Easter celebration that much more significant. Then, because we have so much to be thankful for, we truly enjoy celebrating and getting together with our families for Easter dinner and all the festivities that go with it.

No matter how terrible this injustice to Jesus was, it was the divine plan from the beginning and didn't just randomly happen to Him. He allowed it. Here are some of the best scriptures to reflect on this Good Friday. Although they are heavy, they lead up to the most joyous occasion: the resurrection.

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Good Friday Verses To Meditate On

1. "When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, 'The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life.' And the disciples were filled with grief." - Matthew 17:22-23

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2. "As you know, the Passover is two days away - and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified." - Matthew 26:2

3. "When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial." - Matthew 26:12

4. "The son of man will go just as it is written about him." - Matthew 26:24

5. "Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, 'My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.'" - Matthew 26:39

6. "He went away a second time and prayed, 'My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.'" - Matthew 26:42

7. "At that time Jesus said to the crowd, 'Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat in the temple courts teaching, and you did not arrest me. But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be filled.' Then all the disciples deserted him and fled." - Matthew 26:55

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8. "Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, 'Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?' But Jesus remained silent." - Matthew 26:62-63

9. "When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders. 'I have sinned,' he said, 'for I have betrayed innocent blood.'" - Matthew 27:3-4

10. "Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, 'Are you the king of the Jews?' 'Yes, it is as you say,' Jesus replied." - Matthew 27:11

11. "They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand and knelt in from of him and mocked him. 'Hail, king of the Jews!' they said." - Matthew 27:28-29

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12. "Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.'" - Luke 23:34

13. "When he had received the drink, Jesus said, 'It is finished.' With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit." - John 19:30

14. "At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. the Earth shook and the rocks split." - Matthew 27:51

15. "'Sir', they said, 'we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, 'After three days I will rise again.' So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day." - Matthew 27:63-64

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16. "I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to my Father." - John 16:28

17. "Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercessions for the transgressors." - Isaiah 53:12

18. "Because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay." - Psalm 16:10

19. "He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth." - Isaiah 53:8

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20. "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:8

21. "He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed." - 1 Peter 2:24

22. "For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God." - 1 Peter 3:18

23. "This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." - 1 John 4:10

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24. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life." - John 3:16

25. "Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ." - Acts 2:36

26. "For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin." - Romans 6:6

27. "None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory." - 1 Corinthians 2:8

28. "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree." - Galatians 3:13

29. "But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive the full rights of sons." - Galatians 4:4

30. "Into your hands I commit my spirit; deliver me, Lord, my faithful God." - Psalm 31:5

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The presumptive Republican nominee for president of the United States, who weeks ago started selling shoes , is now peddling Bibles. During Holy Week.

What’s special about this Bible? So many things. For example, according to a promotional website, it’s the only Bible endorsed by Donald Trump. It’s also the only one endorsed by the country singer Lee Greenwood. Admittedly, the translation isn’t distinctive — it’s your standard King James Version — but the features are unique. This Bible includes the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, the Pledge of Allegiance and part of the lyrics of Mr. Greenwood’s song “God Bless the USA.” Perhaps most striking, the cover of the Bible does not include a cross or any symbol of the Christian tradition; instead, it is emblazoned with the American flag.

While part of me wants to laugh at the absurdity of it — and marvel at the sheer audacity — I find the messaging unsettling and deeply wrong. This God Bless the USA Bible, as it’s officially named, focuses on God’s blessing of one particular people. That is both its danger and, no doubt for some, its appeal.

Whether this Bible is an example of Christian nationalism I will leave to others. It is at least an example of Christian syncretism, a linking of certain myths about American exceptionalism and the Christian faith. This is the American church’s consistent folly: thinking that we are the protagonists in a story that began long before us and whose main character is in fact the Almighty.

Holy Week is the most sacred portion of the Christian calendar, a time when the church recounts the central events of our faith’s narrative, climaxing in the death and resurrection of Jesus. That story, unlike the parochial God Bless the USA Bible, does not belong to any culture.

Holy Week is celebrated on every continent and in too many languages to number. Some of the immigrants Mr. Trump declared were “ poisoning the blood” of America will probably shout “Christ is risen!” this Easter. Many of them come from the largely Christian regions of Latin America and the Caribbean. They may have entered the country with Bibles in their native tongues nestled securely among their other belongings.

One of the beauties of the Christian faith is that it leaps over the lines dividing countries, leading the faithful to call fellow believers from very different cultures brothers and sisters. Most of the members of this international community consist of the poor living in Africa, Asia and Latin America. There are more Spanish-speaking Christians than English- speaking ones .

If there are central messages that emerge from the variety of services that take place during Holy Week, for many Christians they are the setting aside of power to serve, the supremacy of love, the offer of divine forgiveness and the vulnerability of a crucified God.

This is not the stuff of moneymaking schemes or American presidential campaigns.

It was Pontius Pilate , standing in as the representative of the Roman Empire, who sentenced Jesus to death. The Easter story reminds believers that empires are more than willing to sacrifice the innocent if it allows rulers to stay in power. The church sees Christ’s resurrection as liberating the believer from the power of sin. The story challenges imperial modes of thinking, supplanting the endless pursuit of power with the primacy of love and service.

Easter, using the language of St. Augustine, represents the victory of the City of God over the City of Man. It declares the limits of the moral reasoning of nation-states and has fortified Christians who’ve resisted evil regimes such as fascists in South America, Nazis in Germany, apartheid in South Africa and segregation in the United States.

For any politician to suppose that a nation’s founding documents and a country music song can stand side by side with biblical texts fails at a theological and a moral level. I can’t imagine people in other countries going for anything like it. It is hard to picture a modern “God Bless England” Bible with elements of British common law appended to Christianity’s most sacred texts.

I am glad for the freedoms that we share as Americans. But the idea of a Bible explicitly made for one nation displays a misunderstanding of the story the Bible attempts to tell. The Christian narrative culminates in the creation of the Kingdom (and family) of God, a transnational community united by faith and mutual love.

Roman Catholics , Anglicans and Orthodox Christians, who together claim around 1.5 billion members, describe the Bible as a final authority in matters of faith. Evangelicals, who have overwhelmingly supported Mr. Trump over the course of three election cycles, are known for their focus on Scripture, too. None of these traditions cite or refer to any American political documents in their doctrinal statements — and for good reason.

This Bible may be unique in its form, but the agenda it pursues has recurred throughout history. Christianity is often either co-opted or suppressed; it is rarely given the space to be itself. African American Christians have long struggled to disentangle biblical texts from their misuse in the United States. There is a reason that the abolitionist Frederick Douglass said that between the Christianity of this land (America) and the Christianity of Christ, he recognized the “widest possible difference.”

And while Christianity was used to give theological cover to North American race-based chattel slavery, it was violently attacked in places like El Salvador and Uganda, when leaders including the archbishops Oscar Romero and Janani Luwum spoke out against political corruption.

The work of the church is to remain constantly vigilant to maintain its independence and the credibility of its witness. In the case of this particular Bible, discerning what is happening is not difficult. Christians are being played. Rather than being an appropriate time to debut a patriotic Bible, Easter season is an opportune moment for the church to recover the testimony of the supremacy of the cross over any flag, especially one on the cover of a Bible.

Esau McCaulley ( @esaumccaulley ) is a contributing Opinion writer, the author of “ How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family’s Story of Hope and Survival in the American South ” and an associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College.

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