^15 (A)Look down from Your holy ^[a]habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land which You have given us, just as You swore to our fathers, ^(B)“a land flowing with milk and honey.” ’

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. ²⁴ For ^(B)Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are ^[b]copies of ^(C)the true, but into heaven itself, now ^(D)to appear in the presence of God for us;

The New Priestly Service

8 Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, ^(A)who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, ² a Minister of ^(B)the ^[a]sanctuary and of ^(C)the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man.

^9 (A)For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this ^(B)you have done foolishly; therefore from now on ^(C)you shall have wars.”

⁴³ hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, ^(A)that all peoples of the earth may know Your name and ^(B)fear You, as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this temple which I have built is called by Your name.