Bible Verses about 'Sacrifice'

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

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice. Proverbs 21:3	To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. honesty righteousness sacrifice
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. Ephesians 5:2	And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a sacrificial offering whose fragrance is pleasing to God. love sacrifice Jesus

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. Matthew 9:13	Go and learn what this text means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I have come to call not the righteous but sinners. mercy righteousness sacrifice
But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh. Jonah 2:9	But I with hymns of praise will offer sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will fulfill. Salvation comes from the Lord. salvation gratitude sacrifice
And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world. 1 John 2:2	He is himself the sacrifice for our sins— and not only for our sins but also for the sins of the whole world. sin Savior forgiveness
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. Romans 12:1	Therefore, brethren, I implore you by the mercies of God to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice that is holy and acceptable to God—a spiritual act of worship. mercy holiness obedience
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart. Psalm 51:17	My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a contrite and humble heart, O God, you will not spurn. sacrifice repentance
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. 1 John 4:10	This is what love is: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins. sin love Savior
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. Hebrews 9:28	So Christ, having been offered once to take away the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to bring salvation to those who are eagerly waiting for him. sin sacrifice salvation
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13	No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. love sacrifice friendship
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. Mark 12:33	And ‘to love him with all your heart, and with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself,’ is worth more than any burnt offerings and sacrifices. heart mind strength
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it. Luke 9:24	For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. sacrifice life
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. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4	For I handed on to you as of primary importance what I received: that Christ died for our sins, in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried and that he was raised to life on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. sin sacrifice Jesus
For the Son of Man also came not 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 did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many. humility Jesus sacrifice
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. Titus 2:14	He gave himself for us in order to deliver us from all iniquity and to purify for himself a people as his own who are eager to do good. sacrifice purification goodness
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!” Matthew 27:28-29	They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they placed it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. Then, bending the knee before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” sacrifice suffering easter
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? Hebrews 9:14	How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from acts that lead to death so that we may worship the living God. Jesus Spirit purification
Yahweh, in the morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly. Psalm 5:3	O Lord, at daybreak you hear my voice; at daybreak I bring my petition before you and await your reply. prayer patience listening
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? Romans 8:32	He did not spare his own Son but gave him up for all of us. How then can he fail also to give us everything else along with him? sacrifice Father receiving
Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase. Proverbs 3:9	Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops. money sacrifice giving
For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Romans 5:6	At the appointed time, while we were still helpless, Christ died for the ungodly. sacrifice Jesus transformation
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. Romans 6:13	Nor should you present any part of your body as an instrument for wickedness leading to sin. Rather, present yourselves to God as having been raised from death to life and the parts of your body to God as instruments for righteousness. sin righteousness sacrifice
Likewise, he took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” Luke 22:20	And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be poured out for you.” wine covenant blood
Even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Matthew 20:28	In the same way, the Son of Man did not come to be served but rather to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many. Jesus serving sacrifice
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. 1 John 1:7	However, if we live in the light as he himself is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son purifies us from all sin. purification sacrifice community

He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, “All of you drink it, for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins.”

Then he took a cup, and after offering thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from this, all of you. For this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins.”