Hebrews 9

¹Certainly, the former also had the justifications of worship and a holy place for that age.

²For a tabernacle was made at first, in which were the lampstand, and the table, and the bread of the Presence, which is called Holy.

³Then, beyond the second veil, was the tabernacle, which is called the Holy of Holies,

⁴having a golden censer, and the ark of the testament, covered all around and on every part with gold, in which was a golden urn containing manna, and the rod of Aaron which had blossomed, and the tablets of the testament.

⁵And over the ark were the Cherubim of glory, overshadowing the propitiatory. There is not enough time to speak about each of these things.

⁶Yet truly, once such things were placed together, in the first part of the tabernacle, the priests were, indeed, continually entering, so as to carry out the duties of the sacrifices.

⁷But into the second part, once a year, the high priest alone entered, not without blood, which he offered on behalf of the neglectful offenses of himself and of the people.

⁸In this way, the Holy Spirit is signifying that the way to what is most holy was not yet made manifest, not while the first tabernacle was still standing.

⁹And this is a parable for the present time. Accordingly, those gifts and sacrifices that are offered are not able, as concerns the conscience, to make perfect those things that serve only as food and drink,

¹⁰as well as the various washings and justices of the flesh, which were imposed upon them until the time of correction.

¹¹But Christ, standing as the High Priest of future good things, through a greater and more perfect tabernacle, one not made by hand, that is, not of this creation,

¹²entered once into the Holy of Holies, having obtained eternal redemption, neither by the blood of goats, nor of calves, but by his own blood.

¹³For if the blood of goats and oxen, and the ashes of a calf, when these are sprinkled, sanctify those who have been defiled, in order to cleanse the flesh,

¹⁴how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the Holy Spirit has offered himself, immaculate, to God, cleanse our conscience from dead works, in order to serve the living God?

¹⁵And thus he is the Mediator of the new testament, so that, by his death, he intercedes for the redemption of those transgressions which were under the former testament, so that those who have been called may receive the promise of an eternal inheritance.

¹⁶For where there is a testament, it is necessary for the death of the one who testifies to intervene.

¹⁷For a testament is confirmed by death. Otherwise, it as yet has no force, as long as the one who testifies lives.

¹⁸Therefore, indeed, the first was not dedicated without blood.

¹⁹For when every commandment of the law had been read by Moses to the entire people, he took up the blood of calves and goats, with water and with scarlet wool and hyssop, and he sprinkled both the book itself and the entire people,

²⁰saying: “This is the blood of the testament which God has commanded for you.”

²¹And even the tabernacle, and all the vessels for the ministry, he similarly sprinkled with blood.

²²And nearly everything, according to the law, is to be cleansed with blood. And without the shedding of blood, there is no remission.

²³Therefore, it is necessary for the examples of heavenly things to be cleansed, just as, indeed, these things were. Yet the heavenly things are themselves better sacrifices than these.

²⁴For Jesus did not enter by means of holy things made with hands, mere examples of the true things, but he entered into Heaven itself, so that he may appear now before the face of God for us.

²⁵And he did not enter so as to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters into the Holy of Holies each year, with the blood of another.

²⁶Otherwise, he would need to have suffered repeatedly since the beginning of the world. But now, one time, at the consummation of the ages, he has appeared in order to destroy sin though his own sacrifice.

²⁷And in the same manner as it has been appointed for men to die one time, and after this, to be judged,

²⁸so also Christ was offered, one time, in order to empty the sins of so many. He shall appear a second time without sin, for those who await him, unto salvation.

Hebrews 9

¹The former indeed had also justifications of divine service and a sanctuary.

²For 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.

³And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies:

⁴Having 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.

⁵And over it were the cherubims of glory overshadowing the propitiatory: of which it is not needful to speak now particularly.

⁶Now these things being thus ordered, into the first tabernacle, the priests indeed always entered, accomplishing the offices of sacrifices.

⁷But into the second, the high priest alone, once a year: not without blood, which he offereth for his own and the people's ignorance:

⁸The Holy Ghost signifying this: That the way into the Holies was not yet made manifest, whilst the former tabernacle was yet standing.

⁹Which is a parable of the time present: according to which gifts and sacrifices are offered, which cannot, as to the conscience, make him perfect that serveth, only in meats and in drinks,

¹⁰And divers washings and justices of the flesh laid on them until the time of correction.

¹¹But 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:

¹²Neither by the blood of goats or of calves, but by his own blood, entered once into the Holies, having obtained eternal redemption.

¹³For 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:

¹⁴How 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?

¹⁵And 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.

¹⁶For where there is a testament the death of the testator must of necessity come in.

¹⁷For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is as yet of no strength, whilst the testator liveth.

¹⁸Whereupon neither was the first indeed dedicated without blood.

¹⁹For 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.

²⁰Saying: This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.

²¹The tabernacle also and all the vessels of the ministry, in like manner, he sprinkled with blood.

²²And almost all things, according to the law, are cleansed with blood: and without shedding of blood there is no remission.

²³It is necessary therefore that the patterns of heavenly things should be cleansed with these: but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

²⁴For 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.

²⁵Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the Holies every year with the blood of others:

²⁶For 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.

²⁷And as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgment:

²⁸So 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.