The word in Scripture

Propitiation in the Bible

The word propitiation appears 3 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Propitiation is the sacrifice that turns away wrath and satisfies God's justice. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What propitiation means in the Bible

Propitiation is the sacrifice that turns away wrath and satisfies God's justice.

Where the word propitiation appears

Here is every passage where the word propitiation appears, in the words of the King James Bible:

“Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;”Romans 3:25

“And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.”1 John 2:2

“Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”1 John 4:10