¹⁴ How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit^(A) offered himself^(B) unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences^(C) from acts that lead to death,^[a](D) so that we may serve the living God!^(E)

¹⁵ For this reason Christ is the mediator^(F) of a new covenant,^(G) that those who are called^(H) may receive the promised^(I) eternal inheritance^(J)—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.^(K)

¹⁶ In the case of a will,^[b] it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it,