37 Bible Verses about Sacrifices
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whom God put forward as an atoning sacrifice by his blood, to be received through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over sins committed beforehand;
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 forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
No, but I say that the things pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons.
And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
When he said above, "You did not desire, nor did you take pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings" (these are offered according to the law),
But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me;
Therefore concerning the eating of food sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
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Armies » March in ranks » Sacrifices
Sacrifices » Human beings offered as
Sacrifices » Insufficient to secure salvation
This is symbolic for the present time. According to this arrangement, gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot perfect the conscience of the worshiper,
Sacrifices » Of praise
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
Sacrifices » Required to be perfect and without blemish
Sacrifices » Offered to false gods, are offered to devils
No, but I say that the things pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons.
Sacrifices » Were typical of Christ's sacrifice
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
For since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices which are continually offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near.
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.
And every priest stands daily at his service, offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when he had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,
Sacrifices » Figurative
I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
I have received full payment and even more; I am amply supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.
But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.
Sacrifices » Divine institution of
Sacrifices » Of righteousness
Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Thanksgiving
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
Sacrifices » Generally the best of their kind
Sacrifices » Were offered » By the patriarchs
Sacrifices » Often consumed by fire from heaven
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
For when every commandment of the law had been declared by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, saying, "This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you."
Sacrifices » The jews » Condemned for offering, to idols
Sacrifices » Were offered » Yearly
Sacrifices » The priests » Appointed to offer
Sacrifices » Were offered » In faith of a coming saviour
By faith Abel offered God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his gifts. And through faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was ready to offer up his only son,
By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them.
Sacrifices » Without obedience, worthless
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 oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."
Sacrifices » To be offered to God alone
Sacrifices » Figurative » Of praise
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
Sacrifices » Could not take away sin
This is symbolic for the present time. According to this arrangement, gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot perfect the conscience of the worshiper,
For since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices which are continually offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near. Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered? If the worshipers had once been cleansed, they would no longer have any consciousness of sins. But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins year after year. read more.
For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. Then I said, 'Behold, I have come to do your will, O God,' as it is written of me in the roll of the book." When he said above, "You did not desire, nor did you take pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings" (these 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. And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest stands daily at his service, offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
Sacrifices » Were accepted when offered in sincerity and faith
By faith Abel offered God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his gifts. And through faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
Sacrifices » Were offered » For the whole nation
Sacrifices » Were offered » After the departure of israel from egypt
Sacrifices » The jews » Unaccepted in, on account of sin
Sacrifices » To be brought to the place appointed by God
Sacrifices » On great occasions, very numerous
Sacrifices » Different kinds of » Trespass offering for intentional sins
Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Benevolence
Do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
I have received full payment and even more; I am amply supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.
Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Martyrdom
but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.
For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come.
Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Devotedness
I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.
Sacrifices » Were offered » Under the mosaic dispensation
For since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices which are continually offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near. Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered? If the worshipers had once been cleansed, they would no longer have any consciousness of sins. But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins year after year.
Sacrifices » Were offered » For individuals
Sacrifices » No leaven » Offered
Sacrifices » The jews » Condemned for not treating with respect
Sacrifices » Different kinds of » Burnt offering wholly consumed by fire
Sacrifices » Consisted of » Fruits of the earth » Unbloody » Sacrifices
Sacrifices » Imparted a legal purification
For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh,
Indeed, under the law almost everything is cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.
Sacrifices » Were salted with salt
Sacrifices » When offered to God, an acknowledgement of his being the supreme God
Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Righteousness
Sacrifices » For public use often provided by the state
Sacrifices » Were offered » Weekly
Sacrifices » Were offered » Daily
Sacrifices » The priests » Had a portion of, and lived by
Sacrifices » The jews » Condemned for bringing defective and blemished
Sacrifices » The jews » Condemned for not offering
Sacrifices » Bloody » Meat offering
Sacrifices » Were offered » From the earliest age
Sacrifices » Were offered » At all the feasts
Sacrifices » Were offered » Monthly
Sacrifices » Consisted of » Clean animals » Bloody » Sacrifices
Sacrifices » The offering of, an acknowledgment of sin
Sacrifices » Were bound to the horns of the altar
Sacrifices » Always offered upon altars
Sacrifices » Different kinds of » Sin offering for sins of ignorance
Sacrifices » Different kinds of » Peace offering
Sacrifices » Illustrative of » A broken spirit
Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Prayer
Sacrifices » Fat of, not to remain until morning
Sacrifices » Figurative » Of self-denial
But whatever was gain to me, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count everything to be loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
Sacrifices » Figurative » calves of the lips" signifying praise
Topics on Sacrifices
Animal Sacrifices, As A Type Of Christ
Hebrews 10:1-14For since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices which are continually offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near.
Animal Sacrifices, Sin Offering
Hebrews 13:11-13For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned outside the camp.
Ashes Of Sacrifices
Hebrews 9:13For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh,
Atoning By Sacrifices
Hebrews 5:1For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
Blood Of Sacrifices
Romans 3:25whom God put forward as an atoning sacrifice by his blood, to be received through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over sins committed beforehand;
Burning Sacrifices
Hebrews 13:11For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned outside the camp.
Offering Sacrifices
Hebrews 5:1For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
Perfect Sacrifices
1 Peter 1:19but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.
Regulating Sacrifices
Matthew 5:24leave your gift there before the altar, and go. First be reconciled to your brother; and then come and offer your gift.
Right Sacrifices
Philippians 2:17But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.