Bible Verses about 'Sacrifice'

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. Proverbs 21:3

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. Proverbs 21:3	To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice. honesty righteousness sacrifice
And live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:2	Walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance. love sacrifice Jesus

Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners. Matthew 9:13	But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. mercy righteousness sacrifice
But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Deliverance belongs to the Lord! Jonah 2:9	But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh. salvation gratitude sacrifice
The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Psalm 51:17	The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart. sacrifice repentance
And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2:2	And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world. sin Savior forgiveness
I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Romans 12:1	Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. mercy holiness obedience
In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 John 4:10	In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. sin love Savior
So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those 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, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him. sin sacrifice salvation
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. John 15:13	Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. love sacrifice friendship
For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it. Luke 9:24	For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it. sacrifice life
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,’—this is much more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. Mark 12:33	And to love him with all the heart, with all the understanding, all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. heart mind strength
For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4	For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: 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. sin sacrifice Jesus
He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds. Titus 2:14	Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works. sacrifice purification goodness
Hence, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “no idol in the world really exists,” and that “there is no God but one.” 1 Corinthians 8:4	Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no other God but one. idols food
For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many. Mark 10:45	For the Son of Man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. humility Jesus sacrifice
They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on his head. They put a reed in his right hand and knelt before him and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” Matthew 27:28-29	They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him. They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” sacrifice suffering easter
O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch. Psalm 5:3	Yahweh, in the morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly. prayer patience listening
He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else? Romans 8:32	He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things? sacrifice Father receiving
How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to worship the living God! Hebrews 9:14	How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without defect to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? Jesus Spirit purification
Honor the Lord with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce. Proverbs 3:9	Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase. money sacrifice giving
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Romans 5:6	For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. sacrifice Jesus transformation
No longer present your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. Romans 6:13	Also, do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. sin righteousness sacrifice
Just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many. Matthew 20:28	Even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Jesus serving sacrifice
And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.” Luke 22:20	Likewise, he took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” wine covenant blood

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

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