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Offering for Sin

Master of Liesborn (active 1460-1490) - Head of Christ Crucified, Fragment of the Crucifixion Scene - NG259 - National Gallery

Isaiah 53:10  Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

 

Matthew 20:28  Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

 

Galatians 3:13  Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

 

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A Ransom for Many

Brooklyn Museum - The Raising of the Cross (L'élévation de la Croix) - James Tissot

Leviticus 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

 

Matthew 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

 

Mark 10:45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

 

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