The word in Scripture

Atonement in the Bible

The word atonement appears 81 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Atonement is the covering and removal of sin that reconciles us to God. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What atonement means in the Bible

Atonement is the covering and removal of sin that reconciles us to God.

Where the word atonement appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word atonement appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.”Exodus 29:36

“And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.”Exodus 32:30

“As he hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.”Leviticus 8:34

“And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.”Leviticus 16:6

“And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you.”Numbers 28:22

“And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you:”Numbers 29:5

“And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.”2 Chronicles 29:24

“And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.”Romans 5:11