Gen. 9:4

Life is in the blood.

Gen. 9:4; Acts 15:20, 29; 21:25

Man is forbidden to eat blood.

Heb. 9:22

Without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sins.

Heb. 10:1-18

The blood of bulls and goats could not take away sins. Christ offered Himself to take away sins.

Heb. 9:11-28; 12:24

Christ is our High Priest. He offered His own blood. He is the Mediator of the new covenant. Christ offered Himself once to bear the sins of many.

Matt. 26:28

Christ shed His blood when crucified. Christ's blood is the blood of the new covenant. The fruit of the vine drank in observing the Lord's Supper represents Christ's blood (cf. 1 Cor. 11:24-25).

Christ suffered death by crucifixion so that He might sanctify us with His own blood (Heb. 13:12).

Acts 20:28

Christ purchased the church with His own blood.

1 Pet. 1:18-19

We have been redeemed (i.e., bought back, purchased) with the precious blood of Jesus Christ.

Therefore, we must glorify God in our body and spirit (1 Cor. 6:19-20).

Rom. 5:1, 9

We have been justified by His blood, through faith.

Eph. 1:7; Col. 1:14; Rev. 5:9

We have redemption through Christ's blood, the forgiveness of sins.

Heb. 10:19

We boldly enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus.

1 Pet. 1:2

The elect have been sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ; they have been born again through the word of God (1 Pet. 1:22-23; cf. Jn. 3:5; Rom. 1:16; 1 Cor. 1:18).

1 Jn. 1:7

If we walk in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin.

Rev. 1:5; 7:14

Christians have been washed in the blood of Jesus (cf. Tit. 3:5; 1 Pet. 1:22-23).

Rev. 12:11

We overcome Satan by the blood of the Lamb (i.e., Jesus Christ).

Also, see SANCTIFICATION.