¹²Neither by ^sthe blood of goats and calves, but by ^this own blood ^uhe entered in ^vonce into ^wthe holy place, ^xhaving ^yobtained eternal ^zredemption for us. ¹³For if ^athe blood of bulls and of goats, and ^bthe ashes of an heifer sprinkling ^cthe unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

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Hebrews 9:12: …he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.

Footnotes

sver. 19. So ver. 13. ch. 10:4.
tver. 14. See Acts 20:28.
uSo ver. 24. See ch. 4:14.
vSee ch. 10:10. So ver. 26, 28. 1 Pet. 3:18.
wch. 10:19.
xSo ver. 26, 28. See ch. 7:27. Comp. Dan. 9:24. 1 Cor. 6:20.
zSee Luke 2:38.
a Lev. 16:14–16. ch. 10:4. So ver. 12, 19.
c Acts 10:15. & 11:9 in the Gk.

Cross references

y Job 33:24.
b Num. 19:2, 17, 18.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled persons with the ashes of a heifer, sanctify for the purification of the flesh,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption. The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

he entered the most holy place once for all time, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow, sprinkling those who are defiled, sanctify for the purification of the flesh,

NLTNew Living Translation

With his own blood—not the blood of goats and calves—he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever.

Under the old system, the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer could cleanse people’s bodies from ceremonial impurity.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and 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. For 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,