Hebrews 9

1 Now the first agreement had its rules of worship, and a holy order.

The former indeed had also justifications of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.

2 For the first Tent was made ready, having in it the vessels for the lights and the table and the ordering of the bread; and this is named the holy place.

For there was a tabernacle made the first, wherein were the candlesticks, and the table, and the setting forth of loaves, which is called the holy.

3 And inside the second veil was the place which is named the Holy of holies;

And after the second veil, the tabernacle, which is called the holy of holies:

4 Having a vessel of gold in it for burning perfumes, and the ark of the agreement, which was covered with gold and which had in it a pot made of gold for the manna, and Aaron's rod which put out buds, and the stones with the writing of the agreement;

Having a golden censer, and the ark of the testament covered about on every part with gold, in which was a golden pot that had manna, and the rod of Aaron, that had blossomed, and the tables of the testament.

5 And over it were the winged ones of glory with their wings covering the mercy-seat; about which it is not possible now to say anything in detail.

And over it were the cherubims of glory overshadowing the propitiatory: of which it is not needful to speak now particularly.

6 Now while these things were in existence, the priests went into the first Tent at all times, for prayer and the making of offerings.

Now these things being thus ordered, into the first tabernacle the priests indeed always entered, accomplishing the offices of sacrifices.

7 But only the high priest went into the second, once a year, not without making an offering of blood for himself and for the errors of the people:

But into the second, the high priest alone, once a year: not without blood, which he offereth for his own, and the people’s ignorance:

8 The Holy Spirit witnessing by this that the way into the holy place had not at that time been made open, while the first Tent was still in being;

The Holy Ghost signifying this, that the way into the holies was not yet made manifest, whilst the former tabernacle was yet standing.

9 And this is an image of the present time; when the offerings which are given are not able to make the heart of the worshipper completely clean,

Which is a parable of the time present: according to which gifts and sacrifices are offered, which can not, as to the conscience, make him perfect that serveth, only in meats and in drinks,

10 Because they are only rules of the flesh, of meats and drinks and washings, which have their place till the time comes when things will be put right.

And divers washings, and justices of the flesh laid on them until the time of correction.

11 But now Christ has come as the high priest of the good things of the future, through this greater and better Tent, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this world,

But Christ, being come an high priest of the good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hand, that is, not of this creation:

12 And has gone once and for ever into the holy place, having got eternal salvation, not through the blood of goats and young oxen, but through his blood. (aiōnios g166)

Neither by the blood of goats, or of calves, but by his own blood, entered once into the holies, having obtained eternal redemption. (aiōnios g166)

13 For if the blood of goats and oxen, and the dust from the burning of a young cow, being put on the unclean, make the flesh clean:

For if the blood of goats and of oxen, and the ashes of an heifer being sprinkled, sanctify such as are defiled, to the cleansing of the flesh:

14 How much more will the blood of Christ, who, being without sin, made an offering of himself to God through the Holy Spirit, make your hearts clean from dead works to be servants of the living God? (aiōnios g166)

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who by the Holy Ghost offered himself unspotted unto God, cleanse our conscience from dead works, to serve the living God? (aiōnios g166)

15 And for this cause it is through him that a new agreement has come into being, so that after the errors under the first agreement had been taken away by his death, the word of God might have effect for those who were marked out for an eternal heritage. (aiōnios g166)

And therefore he is the mediator of the new testament: that by means of his death, for the redemption of those transgressions, which were under the former testament, they that are called may receive the promise of eternal inheritance. (aiōnios g166)

16 Because where there is a testament, there has to be the death of the man who made it.

For where there is a testament, the death of the testator must of necessity come in.

17 For a testament has effect after death; for what power has it while the man who made it is living?

For a testament is of force, after men are dead: otherwise it is as yet of no strength, whilst the testator liveth.

18 So that even the first agreement was not made without blood.

Whereupon neither was the first indeed dedicated without blood.

19 For when Moses had given all the rules of the law to the people, he took the blood of goats and young oxen, with water and red wool and hyssop, and put it on the book itself and on all the people,

For when every commandment of the law had been read by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water, and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,

20 Saying, This blood is the sign of the agreement which God has made with you.

Saying: This is the blood of the testament, which God hath enjoined unto you.

21 And the blood was put on the Tent and all the holy vessels in the same way.

The tabernacle also and all the vessels of the ministry, in like manner, he sprinkled with blood.

22 And by the law almost all things are made clean with blood, and without blood there is no forgiveness.

And almost all things, according to the law, are cleansed with blood: and without shedding of blood there is no remission.

23 For this cause it was necessary to make the copies of the things in heaven clean with these offerings; but the things themselves are made clean with better offerings than these.

It is necessary therefore that the patterns of heavenly things should be cleansed with these: but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

24 For Christ did not go into a holy place which had been made by men's hands as the copy of the true one; but he went into heaven itself, and now takes his place before the face of God for us.

For Jesus is not entered into the holies made with hands, the patterns of the true: but into heaven itself, that he may appear now in the presence of God for us.

25 And he did not have to make an offering of himself again and again, as the high priest goes into the holy place every year with blood which is not his;

Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holies, every year with the blood of others:

26 For then he would have undergone a number of deaths from the time of the making of the world: but now he has come to us at the end of the old order, to put away sin by the offering of himself. (aiōn g165)

For then he ought to have suffered often from the beginning of the world: but now once at the end of ages, he hath appeared for the destruction of sin, by the sacrifice of himself. (aiōn g165)

27 And because by God's law death comes to men once, and after that they are judged;

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgment:

28 So Christ, having at his first coming taken on himself the sins of men, will be seen a second time, without sin, by those who are waiting for him, for their salvation.

So also Christ was offered once to exhaust the sins of many; the second time he shall appear without sin to them that expect him unto salvation.