Hebrews 10:4

New American Bible - revised edition

for it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats take away sins.

Cross References

Psalm 51:16

Rescue me from violent bloodshed, God, my saving God, and my tongue will sing joyfully of your justice.

Isaiah 66:3

The one slaughtering an ox, striking a man, sacrificing a lamb, breaking a dog’s neck, Making an offering of pig’s blood, burning incense, honoring an idol— These have chosen their own ways, and taken pleasure in their own abominations.

Jeremiah 6:20

Of what use to me is incense that comes from Sheba, or sweet cane from far-off lands? Your burnt offerings find no favor with me, your sacrifices do not please me.

Hosea 14:2

Return, Israel, to the Lord, your God; you have stumbled because of your iniquity.

Hosea 6:6

For it is loyalty that I desire, not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Mark 12:33

And ‘to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself’ is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

John 1:29

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

Romans 11:27

and this is my covenant with them when I take away their sins.”

Hebrews 10:1

Since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of them, it can never make perfect those who come to worship by the same sacrifices that they offer continually each year.

Hebrews 10:11

Every priest stands daily at his ministry, offering frequently those same sacrifices that can never take away sins.

Hebrews 10:8

First he says, “Sacrifices and offerings, holocausts and sin offerings, you neither desired nor delighted in.” These are offered according to the law.

Hebrews 9:9

This is a symbol of the present time, in which gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the worshiper in conscience

1 John 3:5

You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.