Hebrews 9:15-26

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹⁵ For this reason ^(A)He is the ^(B)mediator of a ^(C)new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been ^(D)called may ^(E)receive the promise of ^(F)the eternal inheritance. ¹⁶ For where a ^[a]covenant is, there must of necessity ^[b]be the death of the one who made it. ¹⁷ For a ^[c]covenant is valid only when ^[d]men are dead, ^[e]for it is never in force while the one who made it lives. ¹⁸ Therefore even the first covenant was not inaugurated without blood. ¹⁹ For when every commandment had been ^(G)spoken by Moses to all the people according to the Law, ^(H)he took the ^(I)blood of the calves and the goats, with ^(J)water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both ^(K)the book itself and all the people, ²⁰ saying, “^(L)This is the blood of the covenant which God commanded you.” ²¹ And in the same way he ^(M)sprinkled both the ^[f]tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry with the blood. ²² And according to the ^[g]Law, one may ^(N)almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and ^(O)without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

²³ Therefore it was necessary for the ^(P)copies of the things in the heavens to be cleansed with these, but ^(Q)the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. ²⁴ For Christ ^(R)did not enter a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of ^(S)the true one, but into ^(T)heaven itself, now ^(U)to appear in the presence of God for us; ²⁵ nor was it that He would offer Himself often, as ^(V)the high priest enters ^(W)the holy place ^(X)year by year with blood that is not his own. ²⁶ Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since ^(Y)the foundation of the world; but now ^(Z)once at ^(AA)the consummation of the ages He has been ^(AB)manifested to put away sin ^[h](AC)by the sacrifice of Himself.