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Hebrews 9:11–14

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The New Covenant

11But when Christ appeared as a ahigh priest of the bgood things 1to come, He entered through cthe greater and more perfect tabernacle, dnot made with hands, that is to say, enot of this creation,

12and not through athe blood of goats and calves, but bthrough His own blood, He centered the holy places donce for all, 1having obtained eeternal redemption.

13For if athe blood of goats and bulls and bthe ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled sanctify for the 1cleansing of the flesh,

14how much more will athe blood of Christ, who through 1bthe eternal Spirit coffered Himself without blemish to God, dcleanse 2your conscience from edead works to serve fthe living God?

Read in Logos
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

  1. 1Two early mss that have come
  2. 1Or obtaining
  3. 1Lit purity
  4. 1Or His eternal spirit
  5. 2One early ms our

Cross references

  1. aHeb 2:17
  2. bHeb 10:1
  3. cHeb 8:2; 9:24
  4. dMark 14:58; 2 Cor 5:1
  5. e2 Cor 4:18; Heb 12:27; 13:14
  6. aLev 4:3; 16:6, 15; Heb 9:19
  7. bHeb 9:14; 13:12
  8. cHeb 9:24
  9. dHeb 7:27
  10. eHeb 5:9; 9:15
  11. aLev 16:15; Heb 9:19; 10:4
  12. bNum 19:9, 17f
  13. aHeb 9:12; 13:12
  14. b1 Cor 15:45; 1 Pet 3:18
  15. cEph 5:2; Heb 7:27; 10:10, 12
  16. dActs 15:9; Titus 2:14; Heb 1:3; 10:2, 22
  17. eHeb 6:1
  18. fMatt 16:16; Heb 3:12

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) 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)

But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation. 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

But Christ has appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come. In the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands (that is, not of this creation), 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

So Christ has now become the High Priest over all the good things that have come. He has entered that greater, more perfect Tabernacle in heaven, which was not made by human hands and is not part of this created world. 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

But 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, 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?

KJV 1900King James Version

But Christ being come an 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; Neither 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. For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How 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?