Focused Passage

Hebrews 9:11-14

Christ Enters the Greater Sanctuary with His Own Blood

Hebrews 9 contrasts the limited, repeated, earthly ministry of the first covenant with Christ's once-for-all entrance into the heavenly sanctuary, where his own blood secures eternal redemption, cleanses the conscience, mediates the new covenant, and grounds final salvation.

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11But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.

12He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.

13For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,

14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

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Verse 11

Original words

ButδὲG1161Conjunction[when] ChristΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularcame asπαραγενόμενοςG3854Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singularhigh priestἀρχιερεὺςG749Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Pluralgood thingsἀγαθῶνG18Adjective - Genitive Neuter Pluralthat have comeγενομένωνG1096Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Neuter Plural[He went through]διὰG1223PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulargreaterμείζονοςG3173Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular - ComparativeandκαὶG2532Conjunctionmore perfectτελειοτέραςG5046Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular - ComparativetabernacleσκηνῆςG4633Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularthatτοῦτ’G3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐG3756Adverbmade by handsχειροποιήτουG5499Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular[and is] notοὐG3756Adverb[a part] of thisταύτηςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularcreationκτίσεωςG2937Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR that are to come
Verse 12

Original words

[He did not enter]οὐδὲG3761Conjunctionbyδι’G1223Preposition[the] bloodαἵματοςG129Noun - Genitive Neuter Singularof goatsτράγωνG5131Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctioncalvesμόσχωνG3448Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralbutδὲG1161ConjunctionHe enteredεἰσῆλθενG1525Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .εἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Plural[Most] Holy PlaceἅγιαG40Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralonce for allἐφάπαξG2178AdverbbyδιὰG1223Preposition[His]τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularownἰδίουG2398Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularbloodαἵματοςG129Noun - Genitive Neuter Singularthus securingεὑράμενοςG2147Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingulareternalαἰωνίανG166Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularredemptionλύτρωσινG3085Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 13

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ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionifΕἰG1487ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularbloodαἷμαG129Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof goatsτράγωνG5131Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbullsταύρωνG5022Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction[the] ashesσποδὸςG4700Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof a heiferδαμάλεωςG1151Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularsprinkledῥαντίζουσαG4472Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singularon those who areτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralceremonially uncleanκεκοινωμένουςG2840Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Pluralsanctify [them]ἁγιάζειG37Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularso thatπρὸςG4314Preposition[their]τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularbodiesσαρκὸςG4561Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularare cleanκαθαρότηταG2514Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 14

Original words

how muchπόσῳG4214Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingularmoreμᾶλλονG3123Adverb{will} theτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularbloodαἷμαG129Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularwhoὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularthroughδιὰG1223Preposition[the] eternalαἰωνίουG166Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεύματοςG4151Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularofferedπροσήνεγκενG4374Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimselfἑαυτὸνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularunblemishedἄμωμονG299Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularto GodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine SingularpurifyκαθαριεῖG2511Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularconsciencesσυνείδησινG4893Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositionworksἔργωνG2041Noun - Genitive Neuter Pluralof deathνεκρῶνG3498Adjective - Genitive Neuter Pluralso thatεἰςG1519Preposition-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularwe may serveλατρεύεινG3000Verb - Present Infinitive Active[the] livingζῶντιG2198Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine SingularGodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR your

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