Bible Verses about 'Sacrifice'

The LORD is more pleased when we do what is right and… Proverbs 21:3

The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices. Proverbs 21:3	To do righteousness and justice Is preferred by the Lord more than sacrifice. honesty righteousness sacrifice
Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God. Ephesians 5:2	And walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. love sacrifice Jesus

Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.” Matthew 9:13	Now go and learn what this means: ‘I desire compassion, rather than sacrifice,’ for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners. mercy righteousness sacrifice
But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the Lord alone. Jonah 2:9	But I will sacrifice to You With a voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is from the Lord. salvation gratitude sacrifice
The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. Psalm 51:17	The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, God, You will not despise. sacrifice repentance
He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world. 1 John 2:2	And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. sin Savior forgiveness
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Romans 12:1	Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. mercy holiness obedience
This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. 1 John 4:10	In this 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 also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him. Hebrews 9:28	So Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him. sin sacrifice salvation
Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins. Hebrews 9:14	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? Jesus Spirit purification
There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13	Greater love has no one than this, that a person will lay down his life for his friends. love sacrifice friendship
After supper he took another cup of wine and said, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you.” Luke 22:20	And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup, which is poured out for you, is the new covenant in My blood.” wine covenant blood
And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. This is more important than to offer all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the law. Mark 12:33	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 the burnt offerings and sacrifices. heart mind strength
If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. Luke 9:24	For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, this is the one who will save it. sacrifice life
I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4	For I handed down to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures. sin sacrifice Jesus
And he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them and said, “Each of you drink from it, for this is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many.” Matthew 26:27-28	And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; for this is My blood of the covenant, which is being poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.” wine blood covenant
So, what about eating meat that has been offered to idols? Well, we all know that an idol is not really a god and that there is only one God. 1 Corinthians 8:4	Therefore, concerning the eating of food sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. idols food
He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds. Titus 2:14	Who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, eager for good deeds. sacrifice purification goodness
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many. Mark 10:45	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. humility Jesus sacrifice
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. John 10:11	I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. Jesus life crucifixion
They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him. They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head, and they placed a reed stick in his right hand as a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mockery and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!” Matthew 27:28-29	And they stripped Him and put a red cloak on Him. And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” sacrifice suffering easter
Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? Romans 8:32	He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? sacrifice Father receiving
Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. Psalm 5:3	In the morning, Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will present my prayer to You and be on the watch. prayer patience listening
Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce. Proverbs 3:9	Honor the Lord from your wealth, And from the first of all your produce. money sacrifice giving
When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Romans 5:6	For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. sacrifice Jesus transformation

Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.

And do not go on presenting the parts of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead, and your body’s parts as instruments of righteousness for God.