Hebrews 9:23-28

Expanded Bible

Christ’s Death Takes Away Sins

²³ So the ·copies [symbols; models; prototypes] of the real things in heaven had to be ·made clean [purified; cleansed] by animal sacrifices. But the real things in heaven need much better sacrifices. ²⁴ [^LFor] Christ did not go into ·the Most Holy Place [a sanctuary; ^Lholy things] made by ·humans [^Lhands], which is only a ·copy [model; or prefiguration] of the real one. He went into heaven itself and ·is there [appears] now ·before [in the presence of] God ·to help us [for us; on our behalf]. ²⁵ The high priest enters the ·Most Holy Place [sanctuary; ^Lholy things; ^THoly of Holies] once every year with blood that is not his own. But Christ did not offer himself many times. ²⁶ ·Then [Otherwise; In such a case,] he would have had to suffer many times ·since the world was made [from the foundation/creation of the world]. But Christ ·came [appeared] ·only once and for all time [once for all; 7:27; 9:12, 26; 10:10] at the ·end [culmination; climax] of ·the present age [time; ^Lthe ages] to ·take away all [nullify; abolish] sin by sacrificing himself. ²⁷ Just as ·everyone [^Lpeople] ·must [is/are destined/appointed to] die once and ·then be judged [^Tafter this the judgment], ²⁸ so Christ was offered as a sacrifice one time to ·take away [bear] the sins of many people [Is. 53:12]. And he will ·come [appear] a second time, not to offer himself for sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.