Ephesians 5:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

As

A sacrifice

Romans 8:3

Hebrews 9:23

Hebrews 10:12

For a

2 Corinthians 2:15

General references

Bible References

As

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;

and to know Christ's love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

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

"This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.

For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died.

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

who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father --

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That 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.

who gave himself as a ransom for all; the testimony in its own times;

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.

Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

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

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,

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

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

They sang a new song, saying, "You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,

A sacrifice

For what the law couldn't do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh;

It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God;

For a

Yahweh smelled the pleasant aroma. Yahweh said in his heart, "I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.

but its innards and its legs he shall wash with water. The priest shall burn the whole on the altar, for a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

The priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a pleasant aroma; all the fat is Yahweh's.

I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.

For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God, in those who are saved, and in those who perish;

General references

He killed the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons delivered the blood to him, and he sprinkled it around on the altar.

and the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meal offering on the altar. The priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean.

one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

You shall remember that you were a bondservant in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God redeemed you: therefore I command you this thing today.

You shall remember that you were a bondservant in the land of Egypt: therefore I command you to do this thing.

Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.

"This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.

Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,

Let brotherly love continue.

Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.