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13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are unclean purifies them physically, 14 how much more will the blood of the Messiah,[a] who through the eternal Spirit[b] offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our[c] consciences from dead actions so that we may serve the living God!

The Messiah is the Mediator of a New Covenant

15 This is why the Messiah[d] is the mediator of a new covenant; so that those who are called may receive the eternal inheritance promised them, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the offenses committed under the first covenant.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:14 Or Christ
  2. Hebrews 9:14 Other mss. read through the Holy Spirit
  3. Hebrews 9:14 Other mss. read your
  4. Hebrews 9:15 Lit. why he