Ephesians 5:2

Modern English Version

Walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave Himself for us as a fragrant offering and a sacrifice to God.

Cross References

Genesis 8:21

The Lord smelled a soothing aroma; and the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the inclination of man’s heart is evil from his youth, nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.

Exodus 29:18

You shall burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord. It is a soothing aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord.

Exodus 29:25

Then you shall take them from their hands and burn them on the altar for a burnt offering, for a soothing aroma before the Lord. It is an offering made by fire to the Lord.

Leviticus 1:13

But he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water. The priest shall bring it all and burn it on the altar. It is a burnt sacrifice, a food offering made by fire, which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.

Leviticus 1:17

And he shall split it open by its wings, but not tear it in two. The priest shall burn it on the altar on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt sacrifice, a food offering made by fire, which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.

Leviticus 1:9

But he shall wash its entrails and its legs in water, and the priest shall burn everything on the altar. It is a burnt sacrifice, a food offering made by fire, which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.

Leviticus 3:16

The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering made by fire for a pleasing aroma. All the fat belongs to the Lord.

Amos 5:21

I hate, I despise your festivals, and I am not pleased by your solemn assemblies.

Numbers 7:21

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;

Matthew 20:28

even as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

John 13:34

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

John 6:51

I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. The bread which I shall give for the life of the world is My flesh.”

Romans 15:16

that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 4:25

who was delivered for our transgressions, and was raised for our justification.

Romans 8:3

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and concerning sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,

Romans 8:37

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

1 Corinthians 16:14

Let all that you do be done with love.

1 Corinthians 5:7

Therefore purge out the old yeast, that you may be a new batch, since you are unleavened. For even Christ, our Passover, has been sacrificed for us.

2 Corinthians 2:14

Now thanks be to God who always causes us to triumph in Christ and through us reveals the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.

2 Corinthians 2:15

For we are to God a sweet fragrance of Christ among those who are saved and among those who perish.

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that through His poverty you might be rich.

Galatians 1:4

who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in my body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Ephesians 1:4

just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless before Him in love;

Ephesians 3:17

and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

Ephesians 3:19

and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Ephesians 4:15

But, speaking the truth in love, we may grow up in all things into Him, who is the head, Christ Himself,

Ephesians 4:2

With all humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another in love,

Ephesians 5:15

See then that you walk carefully, not as fools, but as wise men,

Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for it,

Deuteronomy 27:6

You must build the altar of the Lord your God with whole stones, and you must offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God.

Philippians 4:18

But I have everything and abound. I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, like a sweet fragrance, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.

Colossians 3:14

And above all these things, embrace love, which is the bond of perfection.

1 Thessalonians 4:9

As concerning brotherly love, you do not need me to write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another;

1 Timothy 2:6

who gave Himself as a ransom for all. This was the testimony given at the proper time.

1 Timothy 4:12

Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

Titus 2:14

who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify for Himself a special people, zealous of good works.

Hebrews 8:3

For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this priest also have something to offer.

Hebrews 9:14

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Hebrews 9:23

It was therefore necessary that the replicas of heavenly things be cleansed with these sacrifices, but that the heavenly things themselves be cleansed with better sacrifices than these.

Hebrews 9:26

For then He would have had to suffer repeatedly since the world was created, but now He has appeared once at the end of the ages to put away sin by sacrificing Himself.

1 Peter 4:8

Above all things, have unfailing love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins.

1 John 3:16

By this we know the love of God: that He laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

1 John 3:23

And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another as He commanded us.

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

Revelation 5:9

And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; for You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,