Preposition: for

• sin: Here was the Lamb of God sent to atone for the sin of the world.

• loss: I could have gouged an office out of Bill Stewart for him, and that would atone for the loss of my home visit.

• humanity: Christ came to earth to atone for humanity 's sins.

• mistake: I hope my finger heals quickly so that I can get back out there and atone for this mistake.

Object

• sin: The priest in Judaism stands between God and man, atoning the sins of the latter with sacrifices.

• suffering: And His atoning sufferings, crowned and closed in death, is a third branch of the tree of life.

Modifying Another Word

• not: The death of Christ does not atone for a man's personal sins.

• n't: We do n't atone for our sins by our own self-sacrifice.

• ever: But no one who needs or has ever needed repentance can ever atone for other men's sins.