G2378–θυσία–thusia

But go and learn what this means, `It is mercy that I desire, not sacrifice'; for I did not come to appeal to the righteous, but to sinners."

θυσίαν· thusian “sacrifice;’”

And if you knew what this means, `It is mercy I desire, not sacrifice', you would not have condemned those who are without guilt.

θυσίαν, thusian “sacrifice,’”

Every one, however, will be salted with fire.

θυσία thusia “sacrifice”

and To love Him with all one's heart, with all one's understanding, and with all one's strength, and to love one's fellow man no less than oneself, is far better than all our whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices."

θυσιῶν. thusiōn “sacrifices.”

And they also offered a sacrifice as commanded in the Law of the Lord, "a pair of turtle doves or two young pigeons."

θυσίαν thusian “a sacrifice”

Just at that time people came to tell Him about the Galilaeans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

θυσιῶν thusiōn “sacrifices”

"Moreover they made a calf at that time, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and kept rejoicing in the gods which their own hands had made.

θυσίαν thusian “a sacrifice”

So God turned from them and gave them up to the worship of the Host of Heaven, as it is written in the Book of the Prophets, "'Were they victims and sacrifices which you offered Me, forty years in the Desert, O House of Israel?

θυσίας thusias “sacrifices”

I plead with you therefore, brethren, by the compassionsof God, to present all your faculties to Him as a living and holy sacrifice acceptable to Him. This with you will be an act of reasonable worship.

θυσίαν thusian “a sacrifice”

Look at the Israelites--the nation and their ritual. Are not those who eat the sacrifices joint-partakers in the altar?

θυσίας thusias “sacrifices”

And live and act lovingly, as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up to death on our behalf as an offering and sacrifice to God, yielding a fragrant odor.

θυσίαν thusian “a sacrifice”

Nay, even if my life is to be poured as a libation upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I rejoice, and I congratulate you all.

θυσίᾳ thusia “sacrifice”

I have enough of everything--and more than enough. My wants are fully satisfied now that I have received from the hands of Epaphroditus the generous gifts which you sent me--they are a fragrant odor, an acceptable sacrifice, truly pleasing to God.

θυσίαν thusian “a sacrifice”

For every High Priest is chosen from among men, and is appointed to act on behalf of men in matters relating to God, in order to offer both gifts and sin-offerings,

θυσίας thusias “sacrifices”

who, unlike other High Priests, is not under the necessity of offering up sacrifices day after day, first for His own sins, and afterwards for those of the people; for this latter thing He did once for all when He offered up Himself.

θυσίας thusias “sacrifices”

Every High Priest, however, is appointed to offer both bloodless gifts and sacrifices. Therefore this High Priest also must have some offering to present.

θυσίας thusias “sacrifices”

And this is a figure--for the time now present--answering to which both gifts and sacrifices are offered, unable though they are to give complete freedom from sin to him who ministers.

θυσίαι thusiai “sacrifices”

It was needful therefore that the copies of the things in Heaven should be cleansed in this way, but that the heavenly things themselves should be cleansed with more costly sacrifices.

θυσίαις thusiais “sacrifices”

In that case Christ would have needed to suffer many times, from the creation of the world onwards; but as a matter of fact He has appeared once for all, at the Close of the Ages, in order to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

θυσίας thusias “sacrifice”

For, since the Law exhibits only an outline of the blessings to come and not a perfect representation of the things themselves, the priests can never, by repeating the same sacrifices which they continually offer year after year, give complete freedom f

θυσίαις thusiais “sacrifices”

That is why, when He comes into the world, He says, "Sacrifice and offering Thou has not desired, but a body Thou hast prepared for Me.

θυσίαν thusian “Sacrifice”

After saying the words I have just quoted, "Sacrifices and offerings or whole burnt-offerings and sin-offerings Thou hast not desired or taken pleasure in" --all such being offered in obedience to the Law--

θυσίας thusias “sacrifices”

And while every priest stands ministering, day after day, and constantly offering the same sacrifices--though such can never rid us of our sins--

θυσίας, thusias “sacrifices,”

this Priest, on the contrary, after offering for sins a single sacrifice of perpetual efficacy, took His seat at God's right hand,

θυσίαν thusian “sacrifice”

For if we wilfully persist in sin after having received the full knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains in reserve any other sacrifice for sins.

θυσία, thusia “a sacrifice,”