55 Bible Verses about Sacrifice

And Jesus hearing said to them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. But having gone, learned what this is, I wish mercy and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

For the law having the shadow of good things to come, not the real image of the things, annually with the same sacrifices which they offer continually, is by no means able to make perfect those coming to it: since in that case would they not have ceased being offered, because the worshipers having once been purified would have had no more conscience of sins? But in the same sacrifices there is a remembrance of sins annually; read more.
for it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins. Therefore, coming into the world, he says; Sacrifice an offering thou willest not, but thou hast perfected for me a body: whole burnt offerings and offerings for sins thou wast not pleased with: then I said, Lo, I come in the volume of the Book it has been written of me to do thy will, O God. Saying above, that Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and offerings for sin thou didst not will, neither wast well pleased with; whatsoever are offered according to law; then he has said, Lo, I come to do thy will. He takes away the first, that he may establish the second;

I am crucified along with Christ; and I live no longer, but Christ lives 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.

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

For the love of Christ constrains us; having judged this, that one died for all; then were all dead; and he died for all, in order that those living may not live unto themselves, but unto him who died for them and is risen.

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: except to him who considers it unclean, to him it is unclean. But if your brother is grieved on account of your meat, you are no longer walking in divine love. Do not by your meat destroy him for whom Christ died. Let not your good be blasphemed. read more.
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. For in this the one serving Christ is acceptable to God, and approved unto men. Then therefore we pursue the things belonging to peace, and edification towards one another. Do not destroy the work of God on account of meat. All things are pure; but it is evil to the man who eats with offence: it is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything by which your brother stumbles. The faith which you have, have it with yourself before God. Happy is the one not judging himself in that which he approves: but if he may eat doubting, he has been condemned, because it is not of faith; but every thing which is not of faith is sin.

But concerning things offered to idols: we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but divine love builds up. If any one seems to know anything, yet he knows not as it behooves him to know; but if any one loves God he is known of him. read more.
Therefore concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God except one. For if indeed there are those who are called gods, whether in heaven or upon the earth; as there are gods many, and lords many; but there is to us one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we in him. But there is not knowledge in all people: but some, with the conscience of the idol even until now, eat as if it was sacrificed to the idol; and their conscience being weak is polluted. But meat will not commend us to God; neither if we eat are we the better; nor if we eat not are we the worse. See lest this liberty of yours may become a stumblingblock to the weak. For if any one may see you having knowledge sitting at the table in the idol temple, will not the conscience of him, being weak, be encouraged to eat things sacrificed to the idols? For the weak one is destroyed by your knowledge, the brother for whom Christ died. And you, sinning so against the brethren, and wounding their weak conscience, are sinning against Christ. If indeed meat causes my brother to stumble, I never eat any more meat, in order that I may not lay a stumblingblock in the way of my brother.

Therefore, my beloved, fly from idolatry. As I speak to the wise; judge ye what I say. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? read more.
Because we, being many, are one bread, one body: for we all partake of one bread. See Israel after the flesh: are not all eating the sacrifices communicants of the altar? Then what do I say? that idolatry is anything? or that an idol is anything? But those things which they sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God. But I do not wish you to be the communicants of demons. You are not able to drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: you are not able to partake of the table of the Lord, and the table of demons. Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? whether are we stronger than he? All things are lawful; but all things are not profitable. All things are lawful; but all things do not edify. Let no one seek his own, but that of another. Eat everything which is sold in market, asking no questions on account of conscience; for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness of the same. If any one of the unbelievers invite you, and you wish to go; eat everything which is placed before you, asking no questions on account of conscience. But if any one may say to you; This is offered to an idol, eat not, on account of him who gave the information, and his conscience. But I say the conscience not of himself, but of the other one. For why is my liberty judged by the conscience of another? If I partake with grace, why am I traduced for that over which I give thanks? Then whether you eat, or whether you drink, or what you do, do all things to the glory of God. Be ye without offence, both to Jews, and to Greeks, and to the church of God: as I also please all in all things, seeking not my own profit, but that of the many, that they may be saved.

Therefore indeed Jesus, in order that he might sanctify the people by his own blood, suffered without the gate. Therefore let us go forth to him without the camp, bearing his reproach; for we have here no continuing city, but we are seeking unto one which is to come. read more.
Therefore let us offer to God a sacrifice of praise continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, confessing to his name. But do not forget benefaction and fellowship: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

And a certain one of the scribes, hearing them propounding questions, knowing that He answered them beautifully, asked Him, What is the first commandment of all? And Jesus responded to him, The first commandment of all; Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, is one Lord: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment. read more.
And the second is like unto it; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these. And the scribes said to Him, Truly, Teacher; thou hast spoken in truth that He is One; and there is no other besides Him. And love Him with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the strength, and to love thy neighbor as thyself is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

On the following day he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world.

And I saw, in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, the Lamb standing as having been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God having been sent into all the earth. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of the one sitting upon the throne. And when he took the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, having each a harp, and golden bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of the saints. read more.
And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to receive the book, and to open its seals: because thou wast slain, and didst with thy blood redeem unto God out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation; and didst make them a kingdom and priests unto our God: and they shall reign on the earth. And I saw, and I heard as it were a voice of many angels round about the throne, and the living creatures, and the elders: and their number was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands; saying with a great voice; Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and might, and honor, and glory, and blessing. And I heard all creation, which is in the heaven, and upon the earth, and beneath the earth, and in the sea, and all things which are in them, indeed saying, to the one sitting upon the throne, and to the Lamb, blessing, and honor, and glory, and dominion, unto the ages of the ages.

In this we know the divine love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

For the law having the shadow of good things to come, not the real image of the things, annually with the same sacrifices which they offer continually, is by no means able to make perfect those coming to it: