Hosea 14:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Think about what you will say, and come back to the Lord. Say to him, “Take away our sin, and accept these words as our sacrifice. We offer you the praise from our lips.

Cross References

Hebrews 13:15

So through Jesus we should never stop offering our sacrifice to God. That sacrifice is our praise, coming from lips that speak his name.

Job 7:21

Why don’t you just pardon me for doing wrong? Why don’t you just forgive me for my sins? Soon I will die and be in my grave. You will search for me, but I will be gone.”

1 John 3:5

You know that Christ came to take away people’s sins. There is no sin in Christ.

1 Peter 2:5

You also are like living stones, and God is using you to build a spiritual house. You are to serve God in this house as holy priests, offering him spiritual sacrifices that he will accept because of Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 1:9

God saved us and chose us to be his holy people, but not because of anything we ourselves did. God saved us and made us his people because that was what he wanted and because of his grace. That grace was given to us through Christ Jesus before time began.

Luke 18:13

“The tax collector stood alone too. But when he prayed, he would not even look up to heaven. He felt very humble before God. He said, ‘O God, have mercy on me. I am a sinner!’

Joel 2:17

Let the priests, the Lord’s servants, cry between the porch and the altar. All of them should say this: “Lord, have mercy on your people. Don’t let your people be put to shame. Don’t let other people tell jokes about your people. Don’t let the other nations laugh at us and say, ‘Where is their God?’”

2 Samuel 24:10

David felt ashamed after he had counted the people and said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I did! Lord, I beg you, forgive me for my sin. I have been very foolish.”

2 Samuel 12:13

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan said to David, “The Lord will forgive you, even for this sin. You will not die.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are his chosen people, the King’s priests. You are a holy nation, people who belong to God. He chose you to tell about the wonderful things he has done. He brought you out of the darkness of sin into his wonderful light.

Hebrews 10:4

because it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

Romans 11:27

And I will make this agreement with those people when I take away their sins.” Isaiah 59:20-21; 27:9

John 1:29

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God. He takes away the sins of the world!

Luke 11:13

Even you who are bad know how to give good things to your children. So surely your heavenly Father knows how to give the Holy Spirit to the people who ask him.”

Matthew 7:11

You people are so bad, but you still know how to give good things to your children. So surely your heavenly Father will give good things to those who ask him.

Zechariah 3:4

Then the angel said to the other angels standing near him, “Take those dirty clothes off Joshua.” Then the angel spoke to Joshua. He said, “Now, I have taken away your guilt, and I am giving you a new change of clothes.”

Isaiah 6:7

Then he touched my mouth with the hot coal and said, “When this hot coal touched your lips, your guilt was taken away, and your sins were erased.”

1 John 1:7

We should live in the light, where God is. If we live in the light, we have fellowship with each other, and the blood sacrifice of Jesus, God’s Son, washes away every sin and makes us clean.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us. He died to free us from all evil. He died to make us pure—people who belong only to him and who always want to do good.

Psalm 50:14

You made promises to God Most High, so give him what you promised. Bring your sacrifices and thank offerings.

Psalm 51:16

You don’t really want sacrifices, or I would give them to you.

Psalm 51:17

The sacrifice that God wants is a humble spirit. God, you will not turn away someone who comes with a humble heart and is willing to obey you.

Psalm 119:108

Lord, accept the praise I want to give you, and teach me your laws.

Hosea 6:6

This is because I want faithful love, not sacrifice. I want people to know God, not to bring burnt offerings.

Jonah 2:9

I will give sacrifices to you, and I will praise and thank you. I will make special promises to you, and I will do what I promise.” Salvation only comes from the Lord!

Isaiah 44:22

Your sins were like a big cloud, but I wiped them all away. Your sins are gone, like a cloud that disappeared into thin air. I rescued and protected you, so come back to me.”

Jeremiah 3:12

Jeremiah, look toward the north and speak this message: “‘Come back, you faithless people of Israel.’ This message is from the Lord. ‘I will stop frowning at you. I am full of mercy.’ The Lord says, ‘I will not be angry with you forever.

Hosea 5:5

Israel’s pride is a witness against them, so Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their sin. But Judah will also stumble with them.

Hosea 12:7

“Jacob is a tricky merchant. He even cheats his friend! Even his scales lie.