Ultimate Sacrifice

and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.

else must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once at the end of the ages hath he been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.

Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

By which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.

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

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

whom God set forth to be a propitiation, through faith, in his blood, to show his righteousness because of the passing over of the sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of God;

so Christ also, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time, apart from sin, to them that wait for him, unto salvation.

who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:

Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered without the gate.

Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, even as ye are unleavened. For our passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ:

else must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once at the end of the ages hath he been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. — read the full passage →

For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly. — read the full passage →

For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: for peradventure for the good man some one would even dare to die. — read the full passage →

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. — read the full passage →

nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption.

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

For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.

And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood men of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.

But we behold him who hath been made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for every man.

And it shall be, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and shudder.

I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance.

and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

Let death come suddenly upon them, Let them go down alive into Sheol; For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.

To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

And according to the law, I may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

And if thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life halt, rather than having thy two feet to be cast into hell.

And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers; — read the full passage →

Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.

Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name. — read the full passage →

who gave himself a ransom for all; the testimony to be borne in its own times;

who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, — read the full passage →

For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!

and he said unto them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day; — read the full passage →

And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. — read the full passage →

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. — read the full passage →

For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the life.

and madest them to be unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon the earth.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose. — read the full passage →

If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin. — read the full passage →

but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all:

Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →

And he said, A certain man had two sons: — read the full passage →

But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.

I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death: O death, where are thy plagues? O Sheol, where is thy destruction? repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.

Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, having in like manner with these given themselves over to fornication and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his will; — read the full passage →

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love: — read the full passage →

and so all Israel shall be saved: even as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer; He shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:

For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse:

Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption.

If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods. — read the full passage →

The unclean spirit when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I came out.

And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, torment me not.

And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.

And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day.

And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. — read the full passage →

And with pestilence and with blood will I enter into judgment with him; and I will rain upon him, and upon his hordes, and upon the many peoples that are with him, an overflowing shower, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to Sheol with them that descend into the pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the nether parts of the earth.

Yet thou shalt be brought down to Sheol, to the uttermost parts of the pit.

To the wise the way of lifegoethupward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

Oh give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known among the peoples his doings. — read the full passage →

Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty: — read the full passage →

For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces), — read the full passage →