“Gather (A)My saints together to Me,
(B)Those who have [a]made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 50:5 Lit. cut

“Gather to me this consecrated people,(A)
    who made a covenant(B) with me by sacrifice.”

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Benediction, Final Exhortation, Farewell

20 Now may (A)the God of peace (B)who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, (C)that great Shepherd of the sheep, (D)through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

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Benediction and Final Greetings

20 Now may the God of peace,(A) who through the blood of the eternal covenant(B) brought back from the dead(C) our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,(D)

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28 For (A)this is My blood (B)of the [a]new covenant, which is shed (C)for many for the [b]remission of sins.

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  1. Matthew 26:28 NU omits new
  2. Matthew 26:28 forgiveness

28 This is my blood of the[a] covenant,(A) which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.(B)

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  1. Matthew 26:28 Some manuscripts the new

So Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the [a]judgments. And all the people answered with one voice and said, (A)“All the words which the Lord has said we will do.” And Moses (B)wrote all the words of the Lord. And he rose early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve (C)pillars according to the twelve tribes of Israel. Then he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered (D)burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the Lord. And Moses (E)took half the blood and put it in basins, and half the blood he sprinkled on the altar. Then he (F)took the Book of the Covenant and read in the hearing of the people. And they said, “All that the Lord has said we will do, and be obedient.” And Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is (G)the blood of the covenant which the Lord has made with you according to all these words.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 24:3 ordinances

When Moses went and told the people all the Lord’s words and laws,(A) they responded with one voice, “Everything the Lord has said we will do.”(B) Moses then wrote(C) down everything the Lord had said.

He got up early the next morning and built an altar(D) at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve stone pillars(E) representing the twelve tribes of Israel. Then he sent young Israelite men, and they offered burnt offerings(F) and sacrificed young bulls as fellowship offerings(G) to the Lord. Moses(H) took half of the blood(I) and put it in bowls, and the other half he splashed(J) against the altar. Then he took the Book of the Covenant(K) and read it to the people. They responded, “We will do everything the Lord has said; we will obey.”(L)

Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people(M) and said, “This is the blood of the covenant(N) that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.”

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24 to Jesus (A)the Mediator of the new covenant, and to (B)the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things (C)than that of Abel.

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24 to Jesus the mediator(A) of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood(B) that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.(C)

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10 You who love the Lord, (A)hate evil!
(B)He preserves the souls of His saints;
(C)He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

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10 Let those who love the Lord hate evil,(A)
    for he guards(B) the lives of his faithful ones(C)
    and delivers(D) them from the hand of the wicked.(E)

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

The Heavenly Sanctuary

11 But Christ came as High Priest of (D)the good things [b]to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. 12 Not (E)with the blood of goats and calves, but (F)with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place (G)once for all, (H)having obtained eternal redemption. 13 For if (I)the blood of bulls and goats and (J)the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, [c]sanctifies for the [d]purifying of the flesh, 14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without [e]spot to God, (K)cleanse your conscience from (L)dead works (M)to serve the living God? 15 And for this reason (N)He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that (O)those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

The Mediator’s Death Necessary

16 For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. 17 For (P)a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives. 18 (Q)Therefore not even the first covenant was dedicated without blood. 19 For when Moses had spoken every [f]precept to all the people according to the law, (R)he took the blood of calves and goats, (S)with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, 20 saying, (T)“This is the (U)blood of the covenant which God has commanded you.” 21 Then likewise (V)he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry. 22 And according to the law almost all things are [g]purified with blood, and (W)without shedding of blood there is no [h]remission.

Greatness of Christ’s Sacrifice

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

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:10 Lit. baptisms
  2. Hebrews 9:11 NU that have come
  3. Hebrews 9:13 sets apart
  4. Hebrews 9:13 cleansing
  5. Hebrews 9:14 blemish
  6. Hebrews 9:19 command
  7. Hebrews 9:22 cleansed
  8. Hebrews 9:22 forgiveness
  9. Hebrews 9:23 cleansed

10 They are only a matter of food(A) and drink(B) and various ceremonial washings(C)—external regulations(D) applying until the time of the new order.

The Blood of Christ

11 But when Christ came as high priest(E) of the good things that are now already here,[a](F) he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle(G) that is not made with human hands,(H) that is to say, is not a part of this creation. 12 He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves;(I) but he entered the Most Holy Place(J) once for all(K) by his own blood,(L) thus obtaining[b] eternal redemption. 13 The blood of goats and bulls(M) and the ashes of a heifer(N) sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. 14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit(O) offered himself(P) unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences(Q) from acts that lead to death,[c](R) so that we may serve the living God!(S)

15 For this reason Christ is the mediator(T) of a new covenant,(U) that those who are called(V) may receive the promised(W) eternal inheritance(X)—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.(Y)

16 In the case of a will,[d] it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it, 17 because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living. 18 This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.(Z) 19 When Moses had proclaimed(AA) every command of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves,(AB) together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people.(AC) 20 He said, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”[e](AD) 21 In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies. 22 In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood,(AE) and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.(AF)

23 It was necessary, then, for the copies(AG) of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:11 Some early manuscripts are to come
  2. Hebrews 9:12 Or blood, having obtained
  3. Hebrews 9:14 Or from useless rituals
  4. Hebrews 9:16 Same Greek word as covenant; also in verse 17
  5. Hebrews 9:20 Exodus 24:8

(A)Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His,
And give thanks at the remembrance of [a]His holy name.

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  1. Psalm 30:4 Or His holiness

Sing(A) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;(B)
    praise his holy name.(C)

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He guards the paths of justice,
And (A)preserves the way of His saints.

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for he guards the course of the just
    and protects the way of his faithful ones.(A)

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And he said:

(A)“The Lord came from Sinai,
And dawned on them from (B)Seir;
He shone forth from (C)Mount Paran,
And He came with (D)ten thousands of saints;
From His right hand
Came a fiery law for them.
Yes, (E)He loves the people;
(F)All His saints are in Your hand;
They (G)sit down at Your feet;
Everyone (H)receives Your words.

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He said:

“The Lord came from Sinai(A)
    and dawned over them from Seir;(B)
    he shone forth(C) from Mount Paran.(D)
He came with[a] myriads of holy ones(E)
    from the south, from his mountain slopes.[b]
Surely it is you who love(F) the people;
    all the holy ones are in your hand.(G)
At your feet they all bow down,(H)
    and from you receive instruction,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:2 Or from
  2. Deuteronomy 33:2 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

14 Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints,

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14 Enoch,(A) the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming(B) with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones(C)

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13 so that He may establish (A)your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

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13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless(A) and holy in the presence of our God and Father(B) when our Lord Jesus comes(C) with all his holy ones.(D)

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31 (A)And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His [a]elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:31 chosen ones

31 And he will send his angels(A) with a loud trumpet call,(B) and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

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