²⁵ Then there arose a dispute between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purification.

⁶ Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, ^(A)according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece.

^2 (A)of the doctrine of baptisms, ^(B)of laying on of hands, ^(C)of resurrection of the dead, ^(D)and of eternal judgment.

^11 (A)I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. ^(B)He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit ^[a]and fire.

^21 (A)There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism ^(B)(not the removal of the filth of the flesh, ^(C)but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Greatness of Christ’s Sacrifice

²³ Therefore it was necessary that ^(A)the copies of the things in the heavens should be ^[a]purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

¹⁰ concerned only with ^(A)foods and drinks, ^(B)various ^[a]washings, ^(C)and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation.

¹³ For if ^(A)the blood of bulls and goats and ^(B)the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, ^[a]sanctifies for the ^[b]purifying of the flesh, ¹⁴ how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without ^[c]spot to God, ^(C)cleanse your conscience from ^(D)dead works ^(E)to serve the living God?

⁸ For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men—^[a]the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do.”