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: ¹⁴How much more ^dshall the blood of Christ, who ^ethrough the eternal Spirit ^foffered himself without ^||^gspot to God, ^hpurge your conscience ⁱfrom dead works ^kto serve ^lthe living God?

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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.
dSo Rev. 7:14. See ver. 12.
e 1 Pet. 3:18. See Rom. 1:4.
fSee Rom. 4:25. So ch. 7:27. & 8:3.
||Or, fault.
g 1 Pet. 1:19 (Gk.).
h Tit. 2:14 (Gk.). ver. 22, 23 (Gk.). So ch. 1:3. Comp. ch. 10:22. Rev. 1:5. See Ps. 65:3.
ich. 6:1.
kSee Acts 27:23. Comp. 1 Pet. 4:2.
lSee Ps. 42:2.

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, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

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. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!

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, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works so that we can serve the living God?

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. Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.

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, how 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?