Hebrews 10:4

Christ's Death Takes Away Sins

³ But in the sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. ⁴ For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. ⁵ Therefore, as He was coming into the world, He said:

You did not want sacrifice and offering,
but You prepared a body for Me.

Bulls and Goats

It is I

It is Impossible

Take Away Sins

Sin

Hebrews 10:11

Every priest stands day after day ministering and offering the same sacrifices time after time, which can never take away sins.

Psalm 50:8-12

I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices
or for your burnt offerings,
which are continually before Me.

Psalm 51:16

You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it;
You are not pleased with a burnt offering.

Isaiah 1:11-15

“What are all your sacrifices to Me?”
asks the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams
and the fat of well-fed cattle;
I have no desire for the blood of bulls,
lambs, or male goats.

Isaiah 66:3

One slaughters an ox, one kills a man;
one sacrifices a lamb, one breaks a dog’s neck;
one offers a grain offering, one offers pig’s blood;
one offers incense, one praises an idol—
all these have chosen their ways
and delight in their detestable practices.

Jeremiah 6:20

What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba
or sweet cane from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;
your sacrifices do not please Me.

Jeremiah 7:21-22

This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices, and eat the meat yourselves,

Hosea 6:6

For I desire loyalty and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Hosea 14:2

Take words of repentance with you
and return to the Lord.
Say to Him: “Forgive all our sin
and accept what is good,
so that we may repay You
with praise from our lips.

Amos 5:21-22

I hate, I despise your feasts!
I can’t stand the stench
of your solemn assemblies.

Micah 6:6-8

What should I bring before the Lord
when I come to bow before God on high?
Should I come before Him with burnt offerings,
with year-old calves?

Mark 12:33

And to love Him with all your heart, with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

John 1:29

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

Romans 11:27

And this will be My covenant with them
when I take away their sins.

Hebrews 9:9

This is a symbol for the present time, during which gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the worshiper’s conscience.

Hebrews 9:12-13

He entered the most holy place once for all, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood, having obtained eternal redemption.

Hebrews 10:8

After He says above, You did not want or delight in sacrifices and offerings, whole burnt offerings and sin offerings (which are offered according to the law),

1 John 3:5

You know that He was revealed so that He might take away sins, and there is no sin in Him.