He is the radiance of the glory of God and (A)the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. (B)After making purification for sins, (C)he sat down (D)at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

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The Preeminence of Christ

15 (A)He is the image of (B)the invisible God, (C)the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by[a] him all things were created, (D)in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether (E)thrones or (F)dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created (G)through him and for him. 17 And (H)he is before all things, and in him all things (I)hold together.

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  1. Colossians 1:16 That is, by means of; or in

11 (A)“Worthy are you, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,
for (B)you created all things,
    and (C)by your will they existed and were created.”

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Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? (A)Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that (B)I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you (C)I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.

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14 And (A)the Word (B)became flesh and (C)dwelt among us, (D)and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son[a] from the Father, full of (E)grace and (F)truth.

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  1. John 1:14 Or only One, or unique One

In their case (A)the god of this world (B)has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing (C)the light of (D)the gospel of the glory of Christ, (E)who is the image of God.

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looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, (A)who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising (B)the shame, and (C)is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

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12 But when Christ[a] had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he (A)sat down at the right hand of God,

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  1. Hebrews 10:12 Greek this one

(A)In him was life,[a] and (B)the life was the light of men.

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  1. John 1:4 Or was not any thing made. That which has been made was life in him

25 to (A)the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, (B)be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time[a] and now and forever. Amen.

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  1. Jude 1:25 Or before any age

26 for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, (A)he has appeared (B)once for all (C)at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

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For God, who said, (A)“Let light shine out of darkness,” (B)has shone in our hearts to give (C)the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Treasure in Jars of Clay

But we have this treasure in (D)jars of clay, (E)to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.

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But (A)if we walk in the light, (B)as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and (C)the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

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Jesus the Great High Priest

14 Since then we have (A)a great high priest (B)who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, (C)let us hold fast our confession.

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You know that (A)he appeared in order to (B)take away sins, and (C)in him there is no sin.

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Christ's Glory and the Prophetic Word

16 For we did not follow (A)cleverly devised (B)myths when we made known to you (C)the power and (D)coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but (E)we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

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21 (A)who through him are believers in God, (B)who raised him from the dead and (C)gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

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22 who has gone into heaven and (A)is at the right hand of God, (B)with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.

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12 he (A)entered (B)once for all into the holy places, not by means of (C)the blood of goats and calves but (D)by means of his own blood, (E)thus securing an eternal redemption. 13 For if (F)the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled persons with (G)the ashes of a heifer, sanctify[a] for the purification of the flesh, 14 how much more will (H)the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit (I)offered himself without blemish to God, (J)purify our[b] conscience (K)from dead works (L)to serve the living God.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:13 Or For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies
  2. Hebrews 9:14 Some manuscripts your

Jesus, High Priest of a Better Covenant

Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, (A)one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

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27 He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, (A)first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this (B)once for all when he offered up himself.

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20 that he worked in Christ (A)when he raised him from the dead and (B)seated him at his right hand (C)in the heavenly places, 21 (D)far above (E)all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above (F)every name that is named, not only in (G)this age but also in the one to come. 22 And (H)he put all things under his feet and gave him as (I)head over all things to the church,

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33 (A)Being therefore (B)exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from (C)the Father (D)the promise of the Holy Spirit, (E)he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.

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Behold, the Lamb of God

29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, (A)the Lamb of God, who (B)takes away the sin (C)of the world!

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