50+ Bible Quotes on the Cross: Scripture Verses About Jesus’ Sacrifice

“But God has shown us how much he loves us—it was while we were still sinners that Christ died for us! – Romans 5:8”

“For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. – John 3:16”

“And God showed his love for us by sending his only Son into the world, so that we might have life through him. – 1 John 4:9”

“He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else? – Romans 8:32”

“But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ. – Ephesians 2:4-5”

“We love because he first loved us. – 1 John 4:19”

“And live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. – Ephesians 5:2”

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. – Galatians 2:20”

“He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that, free from sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. – 1 Peter 2:24”

“He canceled the unfavorable record of our debts with its binding rules and did away with it completely by nailing it to the cross. – Colossians 2:14”

“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace. – Ephesians 1:7”

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. – 1 John 1:9”

“All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name. – Acts 10:43”

“Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. – Hebrews 9:22”

“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. – 1 John 1:7”

“To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood. – Revelation 1:5”

“How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! – Hebrews 9:14”

“In whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. – Colossians 1:14”

“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. – 1 Corinthians 1:18”

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. – Ephesians 2:8-9”

“He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. – Titus 3:5”

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Romans 6:23”

“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. – Acts 4:12”

“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. – Galatians 3:13”

“For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. – 1 Peter 1:18-19”

“And all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. – Romans 3:24”

“Who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession. – Ephesians 1:14”

“And God was pleased for him to make peace by sacrificing his blood on the cross, so that all beings in heaven and on earth would be brought back to God. – Colossians 1:20”

“For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! – Romans 5:10”

“All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. – 2 Corinthians 5:18-19”

“For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility. – Ephesians 2:14-16”

“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:7”

“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. – Isaiah 53:5”

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. – John 14:27”

“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. – 1 Corinthians 15:55-57”

“And on the cross Christ freed himself from the power of the spiritual rulers and authorities; he made a public spectacle of them by leading them as captives in his victory procession. – Colossians 2:15”

“Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil. – Hebrews 2:14-15”

“Who has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. – 2 Timothy 1:10”

“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. – Romans 8:37”

“The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. – 1 John 3:8”

“And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself. – John 12:31-32”

“Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any of you want to come with me, you must forget yourself, carry your cross, and follow me. – Matthew 16:24”

“Then he said to them all: Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. – Luke 9:23”

“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. – Mark 8:34”

“And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. – Matthew 10:38”

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. – Galatians 2:20”

“For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. – Romans 6:6”

“Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. – Galatians 5:24”

“May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. – Galatians 6:14”

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! – 2 Corinthians 5:17”

“We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. – Romans 6:4”

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. – Colossians 3:1-3”

“Jesus replied, Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again. – John 3:3”

“But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. – Ephesians 2:5-6”

“In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. – Romans 6:11”

“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. – 2 Corinthians 4:16”

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. – John 3:16”

“Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. – John 11:25-26”

“For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. – 1 Thessalonians 4:14”

“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. – Revelation 21:4”

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. – 1 Peter 1:3-4”

“And if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. – Romans 6:8”

“For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. – 2 Corinthians 5:1”

“Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. – Isaiah 53:4-5”

“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. – Isaiah 53:6”

“Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. – Isaiah 53:12”

“Dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my feet. – Psalm 22:16”

“They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment. – Psalm 22:18”

“And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced. – Zechariah 12:10”

“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. – 1 Corinthians 1:18”

“May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. – Galatians 6:14”

“And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross! – Philippians 2:8”

“For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorching its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. – Hebrews 12:2”

“May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. – Galatians 6:14”

“For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. – 1 Corinthians 2:2”

“When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins. – Colossians 2:13-14”