38 Bible Verses about Substitution

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Genesis 22:13

And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked about: and behold, there was a ram caught by the horns in a thicket. And he went and took the ram and offered him up for a sacrifice in the stead of his son.

Numbers 3:12-13

"Behold, I have taken the Levites, from among the children of Israel, for all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: so that the Levites shall be mine. Because all the firstborn are mine - for the same day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast, and mine they shall be: for I am the LORD."

Numbers 8:18

and I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn among the children of Israel,

1 Samuel 17:9

if he be able to fight with me and to beat me, then we will be your servants. But if I can overcome him and beat him, then ye shall be our servants and serve us."

1 Kings 20:42

And he said unto the king, "Thus sayeth the LORD, 'Because thou hast let go a man that ought to have died, thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his."

Ezekiel 4:4

But thou shalt sleep upon thy left side, and lay the sin of the house of Israel upon thee. Certain days appointed, thou shalt sleep upon that side, and bear their sins.

Leviticus 1:4

And let him put his hand upon the head of the burnt sacrifice, and favour shall be given him to make an atonement for him,

Exodus 28:38

upon the forefront of it, that it be upon Aaron's forehead: that Aaron bear the sin of the holy things which the children of Israel have hallowed in all their holy gifts. And it shall be always upon Aaron's forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.

Leviticus 16:21-22

and let Aaron put both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the misdeeds of the children of Israel, and all their trespasses, and all their sins: and let him put them upon the head of the goat and send him away by the hands of one that is acquainted in the wilderness. And the goat shall bear upon him all their misdeeds unto the wilderness, and he shall let the goat go free in the wilderness.

Leviticus 22:19-20

it must be a male without blemish of the oxen, sheep or goats. Let them offer nothing that is deformed for they shall get no favour therewith.

Isaiah 53:4-6

He was so despisable, that we esteemed him not. Truly, he took upon him our diseases, and bare our sorrows. And yet we counted him plagued, and beaten, and humbled of God. He was wounded for our transgressions, and bruised for our iniquities. The correction that brought us peace was on him, and with his stripes we were healed. And we went astray as sheep, and turned every man his way: and the LORD put on him the wickedness of us all.

1 Peter 2:23-25

which when he was reviled, reviled not again: when he suffered, he threatened not: but committed the cause to him that judgeth righteously, which his own self bare our sins in his body on the tree, that we should be delivered from sin and should live in righteousness. By whose stripes ye were healed. For ye were as sheep going astray: but are now returned unto the shepherd, and bishop of your souls.

Psalm 69:9

For the zeal of thine house hath even eaten me; and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee is fallen upon me.

John 11:50

nor yet consider that it is expedient for us, that one man die for the people, and not that all the people perish."

Romans 14:15

If thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

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Substitution » Christ became man's substitute

Psalm 69:9

For the zeal of thine house hath even eaten me; and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee is fallen upon me.

Substitution » The levites for the firstborn of the israelites

Numbers 3:12

"Behold, I have taken the Levites, from among the children of Israel, for all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: so that the Levites shall be mine.

Numbers 8:18

and I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn among the children of Israel,

Numbers 3:41

And thou shalt appoint the Levites to me, the LORD, for all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites for the firstborn of the children of Israel."

Numbers 3:45

"Take the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites for their cattle: and the Levites shall be mine, which am the LORD.

Substitution » The offering for the offerer

Leviticus 1:4

And let him put his hand upon the head of the burnt sacrifice, and favour shall be given him to make an atonement for him,

Leviticus 16:21-22

and let Aaron put both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the misdeeds of the children of Israel, and all their trespasses, and all their sins: and let him put them upon the head of the goat and send him away by the hands of one that is acquainted in the wilderness. And the goat shall bear upon him all their misdeeds unto the wilderness, and he shall let the goat go free in the wilderness.

Substitution » The life of ahab in exchange for that of ben-hadad

1 Kings 20:42

And he said unto the king, "Thus sayeth the LORD, 'Because thou hast let go a man that ought to have died, thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his."

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Genesis 22:13

And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked about: and behold, there was a ram caught by the horns in a thicket. And he went and took the ram and offered him up for a sacrifice in the stead of his son.

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