Hebrews 9:12-28

Legacy Standard Bible

¹² and not through ^(A)the blood of goats and calves, but ^(B)through His own blood, He ^(C)entered the holy places ^(D)once for all, ^[a]having obtained ^(E)eternal redemption. ¹³ For if ^(F)the blood of goats and bulls and ^(G)the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled sanctify for the ^[b]cleansing of the flesh, ¹⁴ how much more will ^(H)the blood of Christ, who through ^[c](I)the eternal Spirit ^(J)offered Himself without blemish to God, ^(K)cleanse ^[d]your conscience from ^(L)dead works to serve ^(M)the living God?

¹⁵ And for this reason ^(N)He is the ^(O)mediator of a ^(P)new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the trespasses that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been ^(Q)called may ^(R)receive the promise of ^(S)the eternal inheritance. ¹⁶ For where a ^[e]covenant is, there must of necessity ^[f]be the death of the one who made it. ¹⁷ For a ^[g]covenant is valid only when ^[h]men are dead, ^[i]for it is never in force while the one who made it lives. ¹⁸ Therefore not even the first covenant was inaugurated without blood. ¹⁹ For when every commandment had been ^(T)spoken by Moses to all the people according to the Law, ^(U)he took the ^(V)blood of the calves and the goats, with ^(W)water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both ^(X)the book itself and all the people, ²⁰ saying, “^(Y)This is the blood of the covenant which God commanded you.” ²¹ And in the same way, both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry he ^(Z)sprinkled with the blood. ²² And according to the ^[j]Law, one may ^(AA)almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and ^(AB)without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

²³ Therefore it was necessary for the ^(AC)copies of the things in the heavens to be cleansed with these, but ^(AD)the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. ²⁴ For Christ ^(AE)did not enter holy places made with hands, mere copies of ^(AF)the true ones, but into ^(AG)heaven itself, now ^(AH)to appear in the presence of God for us; ²⁵ nor was it that He would offer Himself often, as ^(AI)the high priest enters ^(AJ)the holy places ^(AK)year by year with blood that is not his own. ²⁶ Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since ^(AL)the foundation of the world; but now ^(AM)once at ^(AN)the consummation of the ages He has been ^(AO)manifested to put away sin ^[k](AP)by the sacrifice of Himself. ²⁷ And inasmuch as ^(AQ)it is ^[l]appointed for men to die once and after this ^(AR)comes judgment, ²⁸ so Christ also, having been ^(AS)offered once to ^(AT)bear the sins of many, will appear ^(AU)a second time for ^(AV)salvation ^(AW)without reference to sin, to those who ^(AX)eagerly await Him.