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Bible verses about sacrifice

The Bible's story moves from Old Testament sacrifices that pointed forward to the cross, to the once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus, to the living sacrifice God now invites from his people.

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Romans 12:1 “Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.” John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” Hebrews 9:14 “how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!” 1 John 4:10 “And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.” Hebrews 10:10 “And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” Ephesians 5:2 “and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.”