2730 verses about Sacrifice

It is a stumbling block to those who sacrifice to it; And every fool shall be taken therewith.

He that sacrifices of a thing wrongfully gotten, his offering is made in mockery; And the mockeries of wicked men are not well-pleasing.

The Most High has no pleasure in the offerings of the ungodly; Neither is he pacified for sins by the multitude of sacrifices.

As one that kills the son before his father’s eyes Is he that brings a sacrifice from the goods of the poor.

He that keeps the law multiplies offerings; He that takes heed to the commandments sacrifices a peace offering.

He that requites a good turn offers fine flour; And he that gives alms sacrifices a thank offering.

To depart from wickedness is a thing pleasing to the Lord; And to depart from unrighteousness is an atoning sacrifice.

See that you appear not in the presence of the Lord empty.

The offering of the righteous makes the altar fat; And the sweet savor thereof is before the Most High.

The sacrifice of a righteous man is acceptable; And the memorial thereof shall not be forgotten.

Glorify the Lord with a good eye, And stint not the first fruits of your hands.

In every gift show a cheerful countenance, And dedicate your tithe with gladness.

Give to the Most High according as he has given; And as your hand has found, give with a good eye.

Think not to corrupt with gifts; for he will not receive them: And set not your mind on an unrighteous sacrifice; For the Lord is judge, And with him is no respect of persons.

Give a sweet savor, and a memorial of fine flour; And make fat your offering, as one that is not.

He exalted Aaron, a holy man like to him, Even his brother, of the tribe of Levi.

And he compassed him with pomegranates of gold, And with many bells round about, To send forth a sound as he went, To make a sound that might be heard in the temple, For a memorial to the children of his people;

With twisted scarlet, the work of the craftsman; With precious stones graven like a signet, in a setting of gold, the work of the jeweller, For a memorial engraved in writing, after the number of the tribes of Israel;

His sacrifices shall be wholly consumed Every day twice continually.

He chose him out of all living To offer sacrifice to the Lord, Incense, and a sweet savor, for a memorial, To make reconciliation for your people.

And he added glory to Aaron, And gave him a heritage: He divided to him the first fruits of the increase; And first did he prepare bread in abundance:

For they shall eat the sacrifices of the Lord, Which he gave to him and to his seed.

Also when his enemies pressed him round about He called upon the Lord, the Mighty One, With the offering of the sucking lamb.

As is the fat when it is separated from the peace offering, So was David separated from the children of Israel.

They set on fire the chosen city of the sanctuary, And made her streets desolate, as it was written by the hand of Jeremiah.

So was Jesus the son of Josedek: Who in their days built the house, And exalted a people holy to the Lord, Prepared for everlasting glory.

As fire and incense in the censer, As a vessel all of beaten gold Adorned with all manner of precious stones:

When he took up the robe of glory, And put on the perfection of exultation, In the ascent of the holy altar, He made glorious the precinct of the sanctuary.

And when he received the portions out of the priests’ hands, Himself also standing by the hearth of the altar, His kindred as a garland round about him, He was as a young cedar in Libanus; And as stems of palm trees compassed they him round about,

And all the sons of Aaron in their glory, And the Lord’s offering in their hands, before all the congregation of Israel.

And finishing the service at the altars, That he might adorn the offering of the Most High, the Almighty,

He stretched out his hand to the cup, And poured out the cup of the grape; He poured out at the foot of the altar A sweet smelling savor to the Most High, the King of all.

Then shouted the sons of Aaron, They sounded the trumpets of beaten work, They made a great noise to be heard, For a remembrance before the Most High.

And the people implored the Lord Most High, In prayer before him that is merciful. Till the worship of the Lord should be ended; And so they accomplished his service.

and they sent it to Jerusalem to Joakim the high priest, the son of Helkias, the son of Salom, and to the priests, and to all the people which were found with him at Jerusalem,

at the same time when he took the vessels of the house of the Lord, that had been carried out of the temple, to return them into the land of Judah, the tenth day of the month Sivan, namely, silver vessels, which Sedekias the son of Josias king of Judah had made,

And they said, Behold, we have sent you money; buy you therefore with the money burnt offerings, and sin offerings, and incense, and prepare an oblation, and offer upon the altar of the Lord our God;

For you⌃ provoked him that made you by sacrificing to demons, and not to God.

And the things that are sacrificed to them, their priests sell and spend; and in like manner their wives also lay up part thereof in salt; but to the poor and to the impotent will they give nothing thereof.

The menstruous woman and the woman in childbed touch their sacrifices: knowing therefore by these things that they are no gods, fear them not.

Neither is there at this time prince, or prophet, or leader, or burned offering, or sacrifice, or oblation, or incense, or place to offer before you, and to find mercy.

like as in the burnt offerings of rams and bullocks, and like as in ten thousands of fat lambs; so let our sacrifice be in your sight this day, and grant that we may wholly go after you, for they shall not be ashamed that put their trust in you.

Now the Babylonians had an idol, called Bel, and there were spent upon him every day twelve great measures of fine flour, and forty sheep, and six firkins of wine.

And it came to pass, when they were gone forth, the king set the meat before Bel. Now Daniel had commanded his servants to bring ashes, and they strewed all the temple with them in the presence of the king alone: then they went out, and shut the door, and sealed it with the king’s signet, and so departed.

and many of Israel consented to his worship, and sacrificed to the idols, and profaned the Sabbath.

and should forbid whole burnt offerings and sacrifice and drink offerings in the sanctuary; and should profane the Sabbaths and feasts,

that they should build altars, and temples, and shrines for idols, and should sacrifice swine’s flesh and unclean beasts:

According to all these words wrote he to his whole kingdom; and he appointed overseers over all the people, and he commanded the cities of Judah to sacrifice, city by city.

And at the doors of the houses and in the streets they burned incense.

And on the five and twentieth day of the month they sacrificed upon the idol altar of God.

And they chose to die, that they might not be defiled with the meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: and they died.

And the king’s officers, that were enforcing the apostasy, came into the city Modin to sacrifice.

And when he had left speaking these words, there came a Jew in the sight of all to sacrifice on the altar which was at Modin, according to the king’s commandment.

And Mattathias saw it, and his zeal was kindled, and his reins trembled, and he showed forth his wrath according to judgement, and ran, and killed him upon the altar.

And the king’s officer, who compelled men to sacrifice, he killed at that time, and pulled down the altar.

And he and his sons fled into the mountains, and forsook all that they had in the city.

And now, my children, be you⌃ zealous for the law, and give your lives for the covenant of your fathers.

and they said each man to his neighbor, Let us raise up the ruin of our people, and let us fight for our people and the holy place.

And they brought the priests’ garments, and the first fruits, and the tithes: and they stirred up the Nazarites, who had accomplished their days.

And your holy place is trodden down and profaned, and your priests are in heaviness and brought low.

for it is better for us to die in battle, than to look upon the evils of our nation and the holy place.

But Judas and his kindred said, Behold, our enemies are discomfited: let us go up to cleanse the holy place, and to dedicate it afresh.

And they saw the sanctuary laid desolate, and the altar profaned, and the gates burned up, and shrubs growing in the courts as in a forest or as on one of the mountains, and the priests’ chambers pulled down;

And they took counsel concerning the altar of burnt offerings, which had been profaned, what they should do with it:

and there came into their mind a good counsel, that they should pull it down, lest it should be a reproach to them, because the Gentiles had defiled it: and they pulled down the altar,

And they took whole stones according to the law, and built a new altar after the fashion of the former;

and they built the holy place, and the inner parts of the house; and they hallowed the courts.

And they made the holy vessels new, and they brought the candlestick, and the altar of burnt offerings and of incense, and the table, into the temple.

And they burned incense upon the altar, and they lighted the lamps that were upon the candlestick, and they gave light in the temple.

And they rose up early in the morning, on the five and twentieth day of the ninth month, which is the month Chislev, in the hundred and forty and eighth year,

and offered sacrifice according to the law upon the new altar of burned offerings which they had made.

At what time and on what day the Gentiles had profaned it, even on that day was it dedicated afresh, with songs and harps and lutes, and with cymbals.

And they kept the dedication of the altar eight days, and offered burned offerings with gladness, and sacrificed a sacrifice of deliverance and praise.

And they decked the forefront of the temple with crowns of gold and small shields, and dedicated afresh the gates and the priests’ chambers, and made doors for them.

And Judas and his kindred and the whole congregation of Israel ordained, that the days of the dedication of the altar should be kept in their seasons from year to year by the space of eight days, from the five and twentieth day of the month Chislev, with gladness and joy.

And they went up to mount Sion with gladness and joy, and offered whole burnt offerings, because not so much as one of them was slain until they returned in peace.

In that day certain priests, desiring to do exploits there, were slain in battle, when as he went out to battle unadvisedly.

And they showed the elephants the blood of grapes and mulberries, that they might prepare them for the battle.

And Eleazar, who was called Avaran, saw one of the beasts armed with royal breastplates, and he was higher than all the beasts, and the king seemed to be upon him;

and he gave himself to deliver his people, and to get him an everlasting name;

And he crept under the elephant, and thrust him from beneath, and killed him; and the elephant fell to the earth upon him, and he died there.

and there were but a few left in the sanctuary, because the famine prevailed against them, and they were scattered, each man to his own place.

And they gave him credence: and he laid hands on threescore men of them, and killed them in one day, according to the word which the psalmist wrote,

And after these things Nicanor went up to mount Sion: and there came some of the priests out of the sanctuary, and some of the elders of the people, to salute him peaceably, and to show him the whole burned sacrifice that was being offered for the king.

And the priests entered in, and stood before the altar and the temple; and they wept, and said,

And Judas said, let it not be so that I should do this thing, to flee from them: and if our time is come, let us die manfully for our kindred’s sake, and not leave a cause of reproach against our glory.

And Jonathan put on the holy garments in the seventh month of the hundred and sixties year, at the feast of tabernacles, and he gathered together forces, and provided arms in abundance.

As for Ptolemais, and the land pertaining thereto, I have given it as a gift to the sanctuary that is at Jerusalem, for the expenses that befit the sanctuary.

And all the overplus, which those who manage the king’s affairs paid not in as in the first years, they shall give from henceforth toward the works of the house.

And beside this, the five thousand shekels of silver, which they received from the uses of the sanctuary from the revenue year by year, this also is released, because it appertains to the priests that minister.

And for the building and renewing of the works of the sanctuary the expense shall be given also out of the king’s revenue.

But when Jonathan heard this, he commanded to besiege it still: and he chose certain of the elders of Israel and of the priests, and put himself in peril,

And Jonathan requested of the king, that he would make Judea free from tribute, and the three provinces, and the country of Samaria; and promised him three hundred talents.

We have confirmed therefore to them the borders of Judea, and also the three governments of Aphaerema and Lydda and Ramathaim ( these were added to Judea from the country of Samaria), and all things appertaining to them, for all such as do sacrifice in Jerusalem, instead of the king’s dues which the king received of them yearly aforetime from the produce of the earth and the fruits of trees.

And as for the other things that pertain to us from henceforth, of the tenths and the tolls that pertain to us, and the saltpits, and the crowns that pertain to us, all these we will bestow upon them.

We therefore at all times without ceasing, both in our feasts, and on the other convenient days, do remember you in the sacrifices which we offer, and in our prayers, as it is right and meet to be mindful of kindred:

and he encouraged them, and said to them, You⌃ yourselves know all the things that I, and my kindred, and my father’s house, have done for the laws and the sanctuary, and the battles and the distresses which we have seen:

by reason hereof all my kindred have perished for Israel’s sake, and I am left alone.

And now be it far from me, that I should spare my own life in any time of affliction; for I am not better than my kindred.

And now send a hundred talents of silver, and two of his sons for hostages, that when he is set at liberty he may not revolt from us, and we will set him at liberty.