Quotes About Sacrifice

And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.

Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.

And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.

for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his motherís womb.

And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.

And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),

and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.

When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,

where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.

Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.

Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.

They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.

And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.

“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.

But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”

Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.