Bible Verses About Child Sacrifice
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for child sacrifice, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 117,140 votes, led by Leviticus 18:21. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Child Sacrifice
Leviticus 18:214,360 votes
And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.
Deuteronomy 12:313,313 votes
Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God: for every abomination to the Lord, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.
2 Kings 23:102,486 votes
And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.
2 Kings 16:32,436 votes
But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel.
Jeremiah 7:312,366 votes
And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.
Deuteronomy 18:102,355 votes
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
Leviticus 20:2-52,193 votes
Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.
2 Kings 21:62,183 votes
And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
Revelation 1:12,149 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Jeremiah 32:352,061 votes
And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
Romans 12:11,830 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Matthew 9:131,727 votes
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Jeremiah 19:51,702 votes
They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:
1 Corinthians 10:201,642 votes
But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
Ezekiel 16:20-211,591 votes
Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter,
Leviticus 20:21,577 votes
Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.
1 John 4:101,566 votes
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Jeremiah 1:51,551 votes
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Psalms 127:31,540 votes
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Psalms 106:37-381,530 votes
Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,
2 Kings 3:271,497 votes
Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
Ezekiel 20:311,494 votes
For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be enquired of by you.
Amos 1:131,477 votes
Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:
1 John 2:21,461 votes
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
Leviticus 20:1-51,408 votes
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
What does the Bible say about child sacrifice?
Readers most often cite Leviticus 18:21 on the subject of child sacrifice. Across 117,140 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Deuteronomy 12:31, 2 Kings 23:10, 2 Kings 16:3. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.