Leviticus 17:11
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11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you for making atonement for your lives on the altar, for, as life, it is the blood that makes atonement.(A)
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Hebrews 9:22
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22 Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.(A)
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1 John 1:7
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7 but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.(A)
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Romans 3:25
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25 whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement[a] by his blood, effective through faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed;(A)
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- 3.25 Or a place of atonement
Revelation 1:5
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5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
To him who loves us and freed[a] us from our sins by his blood
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- 1.5 Other ancient authorities read washed
Mark 14:24
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24 He said to them, “This is my blood of the[a] covenant, which is poured out for many.(A)
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- 14.24 Other ancient authorities add new
Colossians 1:14
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14 in whom we have redemption,[a] the forgiveness of sins.
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- 1.14 Other ancient authorities add through his blood
Genesis 9:4
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4 Only, you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.(A)
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Hebrews 13:12
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12 Therefore Jesus also suffered outside the city gate in order to sanctify the people by his own blood.(A)
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Matthew 26:28
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28 for this is my blood of the[a] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.(A)
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- 26.28 Other ancient authorities add new
Leviticus 17:14
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14 For the life of every creature—its blood is its life; therefore I have said to the Israelites, ‘You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.’(A)
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1 John 2:2
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2 and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.(A)
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Ephesians 1:7
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7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace(A)
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1 Peter 1:2
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2 who have been chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with his blood:
May grace and peace be yours in abundance.(A)
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Colossians 1:20
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20 and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.(A)
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Romans 5:9
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9 Much more surely, therefore, since we have now been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God.[a](A)
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- 5.9 Gk the wrath
Leviticus 16:11
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11 “Aaron shall present the bull as a purification offering for himself and shall make atonement for himself and for his house; he shall slaughter the bull as a purification offering for himself.(A)
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Leviticus 8:15
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15 and it was slaughtered. Moses took the blood and with his finger put some on each of the horns of the altar, purifying the altar; then he poured out the blood at the base of the altar. Thus he consecrated it, to make atonement for it.(A)
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Matthew 20:28
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28 just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many.”(A)
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Leviticus 16:14-19
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14 He shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the front of the cover, and before the cover he shall sprinkle the blood with his finger seven times.(A)
15 “He shall slaughter the goat of the purification offering that is for the people and bring its blood inside the curtain and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull, sprinkling it upon the cover and before the cover.(B) 16 Thus he shall make atonement for the sanctuary, because of the uncleannesses of the Israelites and because of their transgressions, all their sins, and so he shall do for the tent of meeting, which remains with them in the midst of their uncleanness.(C) 17 No one shall be in the tent of meeting from the time he enters to make atonement in the sanctuary until he comes out and has made atonement for himself and for his house and for all the assembly of Israel. 18 Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the Lord and make atonement on its behalf and shall take some of the blood of the bull and of the blood of the goat and put it on each of the horns of the altar.(D) 19 He shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times and cleanse it and sanctify it from the uncleannesses of the Israelites.(E)
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