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

1 John 4:11

Bible References

As

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave up Himself for it:

and height, and to know the love of Christ, which surpasseth knowledge; that ye may be filled according to the abundant fulness of God.

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

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

For the love of Christ constraineth us, being fully persuaded of this, that if One died for all, then were all dead.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye by his poverty might be rich.

who gave himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from the present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:

I am crucified with Christ; yet I live, though no longer I, but Christ liveth 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 up himself for me.

who gave himself a ransom for all, a testimony to be published in due time,

who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

wherefore also He is able to save to the uttermost, those that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them.

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself spotless to God, purify your conscience from dead works, that ye may serve the living God?

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

For unto this are ye called; because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye might follow his steps.

In this we know his love, that He laid down his life for us: and we should be ready to lay down our lives for the brethren.

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first-born from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

And they sung a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open its seals; for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation;

A sacrifice

For that which was impossible for the law to do, and in which it was weak through the corruption of the flesh, God by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sacrifice for sin, hath done; that is, hath condemned sin in the flesh:

It was therefore necessary that the representations of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with more excellent sacrifices than these.

but He having offered one sacrifice for sins, is for ever sat down at the right hand of God;

For a

For we are the sweet odor of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, yea and in them that perish:

General references

be ye therefore merciful as your heavenly Father also is merciful.

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

Let the same mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

Let brotherly love continue.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.