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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

11 But 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.

12 He 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.

13 For 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,

14 how 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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References and Original Words

Verse 11

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction [when] Christ Χριστὸς G5547 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular came as παραγενόμενος G3854 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular high priest ἀρχιερεὺς G749 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural good things ἀγαθῶν G18 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural that have come γενομένων G1096 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Neuter Plural [He went through] διὰ G1223 Preposition the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular greater μείζονος G3173 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular - Comparative and καὶ G2532 Conjunction more perfect τελειοτέρας G5046 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular - Comparative tabernacle σκηνῆς G4633 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular that τοῦτ’ G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular is ἔστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular not οὐ G3756 Adverb made by hands χειροποιήτου G5499 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular [and is] not οὐ G3756 Adverb [a part] of this ταύτης G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular creation κτίσεως G2937 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR that are to come
Verse 12

Original words

[He did not enter] οὐδὲ G3761 Conjunction by δι’ G1223 Preposition [the] blood αἵματος G129 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular of goats τράγων G5131 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction calves μόσχων G3448 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural but δὲ G1161 Conjunction He entered εἰσῆλθεν G1525 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural [Most] Holy Place ἅγια G40 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural once for all ἐφάπαξ G2178 Adverb by διὰ G1223 Preposition [His] τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular own ἰδίου G2398 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular blood αἵματος G129 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular thus securing εὑράμενος G2147 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular eternal αἰωνίαν G166 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular redemption λύτρωσιν G3085 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 13

Original words

For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction if Εἰ G1487 Conjunction the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular blood αἷμα G129 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular of goats τράγων G5131 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction bulls ταύρων G5022 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction [the] ashes σποδὸς G4700 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular of a heifer δαμάλεως G1151 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular sprinkled ῥαντίζουσα G4472 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular on those who are τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural ceremonially unclean κεκοινωμένους G2840 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural sanctify [them] ἁγιάζει G37 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular so that πρὸς G4314 Preposition [their] τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular bodies σαρκὸς G4561 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular are clean καθαρότητα G2514 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 14

Original words

how much πόσῳ G4214 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular more μᾶλλον G3123 Adverb {will} the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular blood αἷμα G129 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of Christ Χριστοῦ G5547 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular who ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular through διὰ G1223 Preposition [the] eternal αἰωνίου G166 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular Spirit Πνεύματος G4151 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular offered προσήνεγκεν G4374 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Himself ἑαυτὸν G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular unblemished ἄμωμον G299 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular to God Θεῷ G2316 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular purify καθαριεῖ G2511 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular our ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular consciences συνείδησιν G4893 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition works ἔργων G2041 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural of death νεκρῶν G3498 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural so that εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular we may serve λατρεύειν G3000 Verb - Present Infinitive Active [the] living ζῶντι G2198 Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular God Θεῷ G2316 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR your

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