King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Expiation
CategoryTheological Term / Atonement Term
Modern Equivalentthe removal of guilt through sacrifice; cleansing from sin.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionThe act of removing or covering sin and guilt — distinct from propitiation, which addresses God's wrath. Expiation focuses on the sin itself being blotted out and the sinner being cleansed. Both dimensions are accomplished by Christ's sacrificial death.
Key Verses"Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness." (1 Peter 2:24); "The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin." (1 John 1:7)