Jesus Sacrifice

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

and he--he is a propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

neither through blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, did enter in once into the holy places, age-during redemption having obtained;

for one <FI>is<Fi> God, one also <FI>is<Fi> mediator of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus,

Who hath given credence to that which we heard? And the arm of Jehovah, On whom hath it been revealed? — read the full passage →

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

who, being in the form of God, thought <FI>it<Fi> not robbery to be equal to God, — read the full passage →

and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

how much more shall the blood of the Christ (who through the age-during Spirit did offer himself unblemished to God) purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

for even the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'

And He, for sin one sacrifice having offered--to the end, did sit down on the right hand of God, -- — read the full passage →

on the morrow John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, `Lo, the Lamb of God, who is taking away the sin of the world;

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh--in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

who our sins himself did bear in his body, upon the tree, that to the sins having died, to the righteousness we may live; by whose stripes ye were healed,

even as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'

in the which will we are having been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once,

who did give himself for us, that he might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works;

Seeing, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he himself also in like manner did take part of the same, that through death he might destroy him having the power of death--that is, the devil--

through him, then, we may offer up a sacrifice of praise always to God, that is, the fruit of lips, giving thanks to His name;

whom God did set forth a mercy seat, through the faith in his blood, for the shewing forth of His righteousness, because of the passing over of the bygone sins in the forbearance of God--

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

because through him we have the access--we both--in one Spirit unto the Father.

for him who did not know sin, in our behalf He did make sin, that we may become the righteousness of God in him.

wherefore it did behove him in all things to be made like to the brethren, that he might become a kind and stedfast chief-priest in the things with God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people,

And He, for sin one sacrifice having offered--to the end, did sit down on the right hand of God, --

so also the Christ, once having been offered to bear the sins of many, a second time, apart from a sin-offering, shall appear, to those waiting for him--to salvation!

He who indeed His own Son did not spare, but for us all did deliver him up, how shall He not also with him the all things grant to us?

and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

this is the bread that out of the heaven is coming down, that any one may eat of it, and not die. — read the full passage →

but having gone, learn ye what is, Kindness I will, and not sacrifice, for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'

for by one offering he hath perfected to the end those sanctified;

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born out of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth; to him who did love us, and did bathe us from our sins in his blood,

and whoever doth not receive his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

in this is the love, not that we loved God, but that He did love us, and did send His Son a propitiation for our sins.

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed <FI>it<Fi> with the bathing of the water in the saying,

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved, — read the full passage →

for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God--

`Lo, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man shall be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, — read the full passage →

and if in the light we may walk, as He is in the light--we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son doth cleanse us from every sin;

and over it cherubim of the glory, overshadowing the mercy-seat, concerning which we are not now to speak particularly.

For, let this mind be in you that <FI>is<Fi> also in Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →

in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the remission of the trespasses, according to the riches of His grace,

or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise? --not knowing that the goodness of God doth lead thee to reformation!

and having cried with a loud voice, Jesus said, `Father, to Thy hands I commit my spirit;' and these things having said, he breathed forth the spirit.

For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.

in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down;

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the apostle and chief priest of our profession, Christ Jesus,

cleanse out, therefore, the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, according as ye are unleavened, for also our passover for us was sacrificed--Christ,

So, then, as through one offence to all men <FI>it is<Fi> to condemnation, so also through one declaration of `Righteous' <FI>it is<Fi> to all men to justification of life;

And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place, — read the full passage →

and of doing good, and of fellowship, be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.

For the law having a shadow of the coming good things--not the very image of the matters, every year, by the same sacrifices that they offer continually, is never able to make perfect those coming near, — read the full passage →

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

and whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.

And God saith, `Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.'

but if also I am poured forth upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and joy with you all,

for the wages of the sin <FI>is<Fi> death, and the gift of God <FI>is<Fi> life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord.

through him, then, we may offer up a sacrifice of praise always to God, that is, the fruit of lips, giving thanks to His name; — read the full passage →

for if the word being spoken through messengers did become stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience did receive a just recompense,

and he said unto them, `With desire I did desire to eat this passover with you before my suffering,

Having, therefore, brethren, boldness for the entrance into the holy places, in the blood of Jesus,

since it had behoved him many times to suffer from the foundation of the world, but now once, at the full end of the ages, for putting away of sin through his sacrifice, he hath been manifested;

for I delivered to you first, what also I did receive, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Writings, — read the full passage →

Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

reform ye, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

And he said unto all, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;

To do righteousness and judgment, Is chosen of Jehovah rather than sacrifice.

The sacrifices of God <FI>are<Fi> a broken spirit, A heart broken and bruised, O God, Thou dost not despise.

for we have not a chief priest unable to sympathise with our infirmities, but <FI>one<Fi> tempted in all things in like manner--apart from sin;

In many parts, and many ways, God of old having spoken to the fathers in the prophets, — read the full passage →

who is the image of the invisible God, first-born of all creation,

so that whoever may eat this bread or may drink the cup of the Lord unworthily, guilty he shall be of the body and blood of the Lord: — read the full passage →

because whom He did foreknow, He also did fore-appoint, conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be first-born among many brethren;

Then said Jesus to his disciples, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,

`And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;

and Simon Peter answering said, `Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.'

And the king saith unto Araunah, `Nay, for I do surely buy from thee for a price, and I do not cause to ascend to Jehovah my God burnt-offerings for nought;' and David buyeth the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver,

And bow before it shall all who are dwelling upon the land, whose names have not been written in the scroll of the life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world;

for this is the love of God, that His commands we may keep, and His commands are not burdensome;

Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,

the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

By faith Abraham hath offered up Isaac, being tried, and the only begotten he did offer up who did receive the promises,

Wherefore, coming into the world, he saith, `Sacrifice and offering Thou didst not will, and a body Thou didst prepare for me,

For the law having a shadow of the coming good things--not the very image of the matters, every year, by the same sacrifices that they offer continually, is never able to make perfect those coming near,

neither present ye your members instruments of unrighteousness to the sin, but present yourselves to God as living out of the dead, and your members instruments of righteousness to God;

for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it;

`The Spirit of the Lord <FI>is<Fi> upon me, Because He did anoint me; To proclaim good news to the poor, Sent me to heal the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives deliverance, And to blind receiving of sight, To send away the bruised with deliverance,

`And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known--not even the messengers of the heavens--except my Father only;

and ye <FI>are<Fi> a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

`Verily, verily, I say to you, he who is believing in me, the works that I do--that one also shall do, and greater than these he shall do, because I go on to my Father;

no one is able to come unto me, if the Father who sent me may not draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day;

For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

And himself is the head of the body--the assembly--who is a beginning, a first-born out of the dead, that he might become in all <FI>things<Fi> --himself--first,

and where forgiveness of these <FI>is<Fi> , there is no more offering for sin.