Romans 8:3

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The law was without power because it was made weak by our sinful selves. But God did what the law could not do: He sent his own Son to earth with the same human life that everyone else uses for sin. God sent him to be an offering to pay for sin. So God used a human life to destroy sin.

Cross References

Galatians 3:13

The law says we are under a curse for not always obeying it. But Christ took away that curse. He changed places with us and put himself under that curse. The Scriptures say, “Anyone who is hung on a tree is under a curse.”

2 Corinthians 5:21

Christ had no sin, but God made him become sin so that in Christ we could be right with God.

Hebrews 10:14

With one sacrifice Christ made his people perfect forever. They are the ones who are being made holy.

1 Peter 2:24

Christ carried our sins in his body on the cross. He did this so that we would stop living for sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you were healed.

Romans 6:6

We know that our old life was put to death on the cross with Christ. This happened so that our sinful selves would have no power over us. Then we would not be slaves to sin.

Galatians 3:21

Does this mean that the law works against God’s promises? Of course not. The law was never God’s way of giving new life to people. If it were, then we could be made right with God by following the law.

Romans 8:32

He even let his own Son suffer for us. God gave his Son for all of us. So now with Jesus, God will surely give us all things.

Romans 3:20

because no one can be made right with God by following the law. The law only shows us our sin.

Hebrews 2:14

These children are people with physical bodies. So Jesus himself became like them and had the same experiences they have. Jesus did this so that, by dying, he could destroy the one who has the power of death—the devil.

Philippians 2:7

Instead, he gave up everything, even his place with God. He accepted the role of a servant, appearing in human form. During his life as a man,

Hebrews 10:12

But Christ offered only one sacrifice for sins, and that sacrifice is good for all time. Then he sat down at the right side of God.

Hebrews 4:15

Jesus, our high priest, is able to understand our weaknesses. When Jesus lived on earth, he was tempted in every way. He was tempted in the same ways we are tempted, but he never sinned.

Hebrews 2:17

For this reason, Jesus had to be made like us, his brothers and sisters, in every way. He became like people so that he could be their merciful and faithful high priest in service to God. Then he could bring forgiveness for the people’s sins.

Romans 9:3

for my own people. They are my brothers and sisters, my earthly family. I wish I could help them. I would even have a curse on me and cut myself off from Christ if that would help them.

John 1:14

The Word became a man and lived among us. We saw his divine greatness—the greatness that belongs to the only Son of the Father. The Word was full of grace and truth.

John 9:24

So the Jewish leaders called the man who had been blind. They told him to come in again. They said, “You should honor God by telling the truth. We know that this man is a sinner.”

Mark 15:27

They also nailed two criminals to crosses beside Jesus—one on the right and the other on the left.

Numbers 28:22

You must also give a male goat as a sin offering to make you pure.

Romans 7:18

Yes, I know that nothing good lives in me—I mean nothing good lives in the part of me that is not spiritual. I want to do what is good, but I don’t do it.

Numbers 21:9

So Moses made a bronze snake and put it on a pole. Then when a snake bit anyone, that person looked at the bronze snake on the pole and lived.