²³ Thus it was necessary for ^(A)the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

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,

¹⁴ For by a single offering ^(A)he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.

¹⁷ then he adds,