Verse 18
Hebrews 9:18
New Living Translation
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That is why even the first covenant was put into effect with the blood of an animal.
Original Language Text
greek
ὅθεν οὐδὲ ἡ πρώτη χωρὶς αἵματος ἐγκεκαίνισται·
English Translation
Therefore, neither the first is inaugurated without blood.
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Chapter 9 Context
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That first covenant between God (Elohim) and Israel had regulations for worship and a place of worsh...
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There were two rooms in that Tabernacle. In the first room were a lampstand, a table, and sacred loa...
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Then there was a curtain, and behind the curtain was the second room called the Most Holy Place.
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In that room were a gold incense altar and a wooden chest called the Ark of the Covenant, which was...
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Above the Ark were the cherubim of divine glory, whose wings stretched out over the Ark’s cover, the...
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When these things were all in place, the priests regularly entered the first room as they performed...
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But only the high priest ever entered the Most Holy Place, and only once a year. And he always offer...
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By these regulations the Holy Spirit revealed that the entrance to the Most Holy Place was not freel...
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This is an illustration pointing to the present time. For the gifts and sacrifices that the priests...
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For that old system deals only with food and drink and various cleansing ceremonies — physical regul...
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So Christ has now become the High Priest over all the good things that have come. He has entered tha...
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With his own blood — not the blood of goats and calves — he entered the Most Holy Place once for all...
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Under the old system, the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer could cleanse people’s...
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Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that w...
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That is why he is the one who mediates a new covenant between God (Elohim) and people, so that all w...
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Now when someone leaves a will, it is necessary to prove that the person who made it is dead.
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The will goes into effect only after the person’s death. While the person who made it is still alive...
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That is why even the first covenant was put into effect with the blood of an animal.
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For after Moses had read each of God (Elohim)’s commandments to all the people, he took the blood of...
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Then he said, “This blood confirms the covenant God (Elohim) has made with you.”
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And in the same way, he sprinkled blood on the Tabernacle and on everything used for worship.
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In fact, according to the law of Moses, nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the s...
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That is why the Tabernacle and everything in it, which were copies of things in heaven, had to be pu...
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For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with human hands, which was only a copy of the true...
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And he did not enter heaven to offer himself again and again, like the high priest here on earth who...
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If that had been necessary, Christ would have had to die again and again, ever since the world began...
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And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment,
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so also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He...
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