Hebrews 9
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1Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary. 2#Exod 26.1-30; Exod 25.31-40; Exod 25.23-30. For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the showbread; which is called the sanctuary. 3#Exod 26.31-33. And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the holiest of all; 4#Exod 30.1-6; Exod 25.10-16; Exod 16.33; Num 17.8-10; Exod 25.16; Deut 10.3-5. which had the golden censer,#9.4 censer or altar of incense. and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; 5#Exod 25.18-22. and over it the cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy seat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
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Num 18.2-6. Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God. 7#Lev 16.2-34. But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people: 8the Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: 9which was a figure for the time then#9.9 then not found in best early manuscripts. present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; 10which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
11But Christ being come a high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; 12neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. 13#Lev 16.15,16; Num 19.9,17-19. For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh; 14how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
15And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. 16For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. 17For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. 18Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. 19#Exod 24.6-8. For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book and all the people, 20saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you. 21#Lev 8.15. Moreover he sprinkled likewise with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. 22#Lev 17.11. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
Sin Put Away by Christ's Sacrifice
23 It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 24For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: 25nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; 26for then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: 28so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Hebrews 9
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The Earthly Ministry of the Old Covenant
1 Now#Some manuscripts have “Now even” the first covenant had regulations for worship and the earthly sanctuary. 2For a tent was prepared, the first one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the presentation of the loaves, which is called the holy place. 3And after the second curtain was a tent called the holy of holies, 4containing the golden incense altar and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which were a golden jar containing the manna and the rod of Aaron that budded and the tablets of the covenant. 5And above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, about which it is not now possible to speak in detail.
6Now these things having been prepared in this way, the priests enter into the first tent continually#Literally “throughout all” as they#*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal participle (“accomplish”) accomplish their service, 7but only the high priest enters into the second tent once a year, not without blood, which he offers on behalf of himself and the sins of the people committed in ignorance. 8The Holy Spirit was making this clear, that the way into the holy place was not yet revealed, while#*Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal participle (“was”) the first tent was still in existence, 9which was a symbol for the present time, in which both the gifts and sacrifices which were offered were not able to perfect the worshiper with respect to the conscience, 10concerning instead only food and drink and different washings, regulations of outward things imposed until the time of setting things right.
The Heavenly Ministry of the New Covenant
11But Christ has arrived as a high priest of the good things to come. Through the greater and more perfect tent not made by hands, that is, not of this creation, 12and not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, he entered once for all into the most holy place, obtaining eternal redemption. 13For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow sprinkled on those who are defiled sanctify them for the ritual purity of the flesh, 14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve the living God?
15And because of this, he is the mediator of a new covenant, in order that, because#*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“has taken place”) which is understood as causal a death has taken place for the redemption of transgressions committed during the first covenant, those who are the called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. 16For where there is a will, it is a necessity for the death of the one who made the will to be established. 17For a will is in force concerning those who are dead, since it is never in force when the one who made the will is alive. 18Therefore not even the first covenant was ratified without blood. 19For when#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal participle (“had been spoken”) every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves#Some manuscripts have “calves and goats” with water and scarlet wool and hyssop and sprinkled both the scroll itself and all the people, 20saying,
“This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded for you.”#A quotation from Exod 24:8
21And likewise he sprinkled both the tabernacle and all the utensils of service with the blood. 22Indeed, nearly everything is purified with blood according to the law, and apart from the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
23Therefore it was necessary for the sketches of the things in heaven to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves to be purified with better sacrifices than these. 24For Christ did not enter into a sanctuary made by hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf, 25and not in order that he can offer himself many times, as the high priest enters into the sanctuary year by year#Literally “according to year” with blood not his own, 26since it would have been necessary for him to suffer many times from the foundation of the world, but now he has appeared once at the end of the ages for the removal of sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27And just as#Literally “in as much as” it is destined for people to die once, and after this, judgment, 28thus also Christ, having been offered once in order to bear the sins of many, will appear for the second time without reference to sin to those who eagerly await him for salvation.
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