The word in Scripture

Sacrifice in the Bible

The word sacrifice appears 218 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Sacrifice is the offering given to God, often a life, to atone or worship. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What sacrifice means in the Bible

Sacrifice is the offering given to God, often a life, to atone or worship.

Where the word sacrifice appears

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

“Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning.”Exodus 23:18

“Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.”Psalms 40:6

“God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.”Psalms 118:27

“Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.”Isaiah 57:7

“But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.”Matthew 12:7

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”Romans 12:1

“Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.”Philippians 2:17

“But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;”Hebrews 10:12