Hebrews 10:4

Bible in Basic English 1965

Because it is not possible for the blood of oxen and goats to take away sins.

Cross References

Psalm 51:16

You have no desire for an offering or I would give it; you have no delight in burned offerings.

Isaiah 66:3

He who puts an ox to death puts a man to death; he who makes an offering of a lamb puts a dog to death; he who makes a meal offering makes an offering of pig's blood; he who makes an offering of perfumes for a sign gives worship to an image: as they have gone after their desires, and their soul takes pleasure in their disgusting things;

Jeremiah 6:20

To what purpose does sweet perfume come to me from Sheba, and spices from a far country? your burned offerings give me no pleasure, your offerings of beasts are not pleasing to me.

Hosea 14:2

Take with you words, and come back to the Lord; say to him, Let there be forgiveness for all wrongdoing, so that we may take what is good, and give in payment the fruit of our lips.

Hosea 6:6

Because my desire is for mercy and not offerings; for the knowledge of God more than for burned offerings.

Mark 12:33

And to have love for him with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the strength, and to have the same love for his neighbour as for himself, is much more than all forms of offerings.

John 1:29

The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

Romans 11:27

And this is my agreement with them, when I will take away their sins.

Hebrews 10:1

For the law, being only a poor copy of the future good things, and not the true image of those things, is never able to make the people who come to the altar every year with the same offerings completely clean.

Hebrews 10:11

And every priest takes his place at the altar day by day, doing what is necessary, and making again and again the same offerings which are never able to take away sins.

Hebrews 10:8

After saying, You had no desire for offerings, for burned offerings or offerings for sin which are made by the law and you had no pleasure in them,

Hebrews 9:9

And this is an image of the present time; when the offerings which are given are not able to make the heart of the worshipper completely clean,

1 John 3:5

And you have knowledge that he came to take away sin: and in him there is no sin.