Bible Verses about 'Sacrifice'

To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the… Proverbs 21:3

To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. Proverbs 21:3	To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. honesty righteousness sacrifice
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners. Matthew 9:13	But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. mercy righteousness sacrifice

And walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:2	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. love sacrifice Jesus
But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’ Jonah 2:9	But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord. salvation gratitude sacrifice
My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. Psalm 51:17	The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. sacrifice repentance
He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2:2	And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. sin Savior forgiveness
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1	I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. mercy holiness obedience
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 John 4:10	Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. sin love Savior
So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. Hebrews 9:28	So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. sin sacrifice salvation
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13	Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. love sacrifice friendship
So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that “An idol is nothing at all in the world” and that “There is no God but one.” 1 Corinthians 8:4	As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. idols food
To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices. Mark 12:33	And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. heart mind strength
For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. Luke 9:24	For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. sacrifice life
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4	For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures. sin sacrifice Jesus
Who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. Titus 2:14	Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. sacrifice purification goodness
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Mark 10:45	For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. humility Jesus sacrifice
They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said. Matthew 27:28-29	And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! sacrifice suffering easter
In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. Psalm 5:3	My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. prayer patience listening
He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Romans 8:32	He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? sacrifice Father receiving
How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! Hebrews 9:14	How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? Jesus Spirit purification
Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops. Proverbs 3:9	Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase. money sacrifice giving
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Romans 5:6	For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. sacrifice Jesus transformation
Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. Romans 6:13	Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. sin righteousness sacrifice
Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Matthew 20:28	Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Jesus serving sacrifice
In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” Luke 22:20	Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. wine covenant blood

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.