Bible Verses About Human Sacrifice
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for human sacrifice, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 4,403 votes, led by Deuteronomy 18:10. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Human Sacrifice
Deuteronomy 18:10332 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 18:21168 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.
2 Kings 21:6162 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.
Deuteronomy 12:31152 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 3:27147 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.
Genesis 22:1-24110 votes
And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
Jeremiah 7:31100 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.
Leviticus 27:28-2982 votes
Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the Lord.
Judges 11:3177 votes
Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord’s, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.
John 3:1675 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Leviticus 20:2-568 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.
Genesis 22:260 votes
And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
Jeremiah 32:3559 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.
Ezekiel 20:25-2658 votes
Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;
Numbers 31:40-4157 votes
And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the Lord’s tribute was thirty and two persons.
Hebrews 13:1552 votes
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
2 Kings 23:20-2550 votes
And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men’s bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.
Romans 12:150 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.
John 1:2949 votes
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
Psalms 106:37-4148 votes
Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,
Hosea 6:648 votes
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
1 Samuel 15:2245 votes
And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
Proverbs 21:345 votes
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Exodus 22:2944 votes
Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
2 Kings 16:344 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.
What does the Bible say about human sacrifice?
Readers most often cite Deuteronomy 18:10 on the subject of human sacrifice. Across 4,403 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Leviticus 18:21, 2 Kings 21:6, Deuteronomy 12:31. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.