Behind (A)the second veil there was a [a]tabernacle which is called the (B)Most Holy Place, having a golden [b](C)altar of incense and (D)the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was (E)a golden jar holding the manna, (F)Aaron’s staff which budded, and (G)the tablets of the covenant; and above it were the (H)cherubim of glory (I)overshadowing the [c]atoning cover; but about these things we cannot now speak in detail.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:3 Or sacred tent
  2. Hebrews 9:4 Or censer
  3. Hebrews 9:5 Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement

11 But when Christ appeared as a (A)high priest of the (B)good things [a]having come, He entered through (C)the greater and more perfect [b]tabernacle, (D)not made by hands, that is, (E)not of this creation; 12 and not through (F)the blood of goats and calves, but (G)through His own blood, He (H)entered the holy place (I)once for all time, [c]having obtained (J)eternal redemption.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:11 One early ms to come
  2. Hebrews 9:11 Or sacred tent
  3. Hebrews 9:12 Or obtaining

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