Hebrews 12:22-24
Christian Standard Bible
22 Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God (the heavenly Jerusalem), to myriads of angels, a festive gathering,(A) 23 to the assembly of the firstborn whose names have been written[a] in heaven, to a Judge, who is God of all, to the spirits of righteous people made perfect,(B) 24 and to Jesus, the mediator(C) of a new covenant,(D) and to the sprinkled blood, which says better things than the blood of Abel.(E)
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Hebrews 12:22-24
New English Translation
22 But you have come to Mount Zion, the city[a] of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the assembly 23 and congregation of the firstborn, who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous, who have been made perfect, 24 and to Jesus, the mediator[b] of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks of something better than Abel’s does.[c]
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- Hebrews 12:22 tn Grk “and the city”; the conjunction is omitted in translation since it seems to be functioning epexegetically—that is, explaining further what is meant by “Mount Zion.”
- Hebrews 12:24 tn The Greek word μεσίτης (mesitēs, “mediator”) in this context does not imply that Jesus was a mediator in the contemporary sense of the word, i.e., he worked for compromise between opposing parties. Here the term describes his function as the one who was used by God to enact a new covenant which established a new relationship between God and his people, but entirely on God’s terms.
- Hebrews 12:24 sn Abel’s shed blood cried out to the Lord for justice and judgment, but Jesus’ blood speaks of redemption and forgiveness, something better than Abel’s does (Gen 4:10; Heb 9:11-14; 11:4).
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