Hebrews 9:15–22

¹⁵For this reason ^aHe is the ^bmediator of a ^cnew covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been ^dcalled may ^ereceive the promise of ^fthe eternal inheritance.

¹⁶For where a ¹covenant is, there must of necessity ²be the death of the one who made it.

¹⁷For a ¹covenant is valid only when ²men are dead, ³for it is never in force while the one who made it lives.

¹⁸Therefore even the first covenant was not inaugurated without blood.

¹⁹For when every commandment had been ^aspoken by Moses to all the people according to the Law, ^bhe took the ^cblood of the calves and the goats, with ^dwater and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both ^ethe book itself and all the people,

²⁰saying, “^aThis is the blood of the covenant which God commanded you.”

²¹And in the same way he ^asprinkled both the ¹tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry with the blood.

²²And according to the ¹Law, one may ^aalmost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and ^bwithout shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.