107 Bible Verses about Human Sacrifice
Want to know what the Bible says about Human Sacrifice? Here are 107 Bible verses about Human Sacrifice from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Proverbs 21:3 NIV
To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
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Exodus 22:29 NIV
“Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats.
“You must give me the firstborn of your sons.
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2 Kings 16:3 NIV
He followed the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, engaging in the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.
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Matthew 9:13 NIV
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
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Romans 3:25 NIV
God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood —to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished —
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Jeremiah 19:5 NIV
They have built the high places of Baal to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I did not command or mention, nor did it enter my mind.
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Ephesians 5:2 NIV
and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
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Matthew 12:7 NIV
If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.
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Exodus 13:2 NIV
“Consecrate to me every firstborn male. The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.”
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John 15:13 NIV
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
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