Focused Passage

Hebrews 9:23-28

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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23So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

24For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.

25Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.

26Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

27Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

28so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.

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Verse 23

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SoοὖνG3767Conjunction[it was] necessaryἈνάγκηG318Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-μὲνG3303Conjunction[for] theτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralcopiesὑποδείγματαG5262Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralvvvἐνG1722PrepositionvvvτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine Plural[of] the heavenlyοὐρανοῖςG3772Noun - Dative Masculine PluralthingsτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Pluralto be purifiedκαθαρίζεσθαιG2511Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passivewith these [sacrifices]τούτοιςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter PluralbutδὲG1161ConjunctiontheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralheavenly thingsἐπουράνιαG2032Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralthemselvesαὐτὰG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Pluralwith betterκρείττοσινG2909Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural - ComparativesacrificesθυσίαιςG2378Noun - Dative Feminine PluralthanπαρὰG3844PrepositiontheseταύταςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Verse 24

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ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionChristΧριστόςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine Singulardid not enterεἰσῆλθενG1525Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .οὐG3756Adverb. . .εἰςG1519Prepositiona man-madeχειροποίηταG5499Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralcopyἀντίτυπαG499Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluraltrueἀληθινῶνG228Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluralsanctuaryἅγιαG40Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralbutἀλλ’G235Conjunction[He entered]εἰςG1519Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularheavenοὐρανόνG3772Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularitselfαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularnowνῦνG3568Adverbto appearἐμφανισθῆναιG1718Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passiveon our behalfὑπὲρG5228Preposition. . .ἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Pluralin theτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularpresenceπροσώπῳG4383Noun - Dative Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 25

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Nor [did He enter heaven]οὐδ’G3761ConjunctiontoἵναG2443ConjunctionofferπροσφέρῃG4374Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularHimselfἑαυτόνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularagain and againπολλάκιςG4178AdverbasὥσπερG5618AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularhigh priestἀρχιερεὺςG749Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularentersεἰσέρχεταιG1525Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .εἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Plural[Most] Holy PlaceἅγιαG40Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluraleveryκατ’G2596PrepositionyearἐνιαυτὸνG1763Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularwithἐνG1722PrepositionbloodαἵματιG129Noun - Dative Neuter Singularthat is not his ownἀλλοτρίῳG245Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular
Verse 26

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OtherwiseἘπεὶG1893Conjunction[Christ]αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularwould have hadἔδειG1163Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto sufferπαθεῖνG3958Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiverepeatedlyπολλάκιςG4178AdverbsinceἀπὸG575Preposition[the] foundationκαταβολῆςG2602Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof [the] worldκόσμουG2889Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularButδὲG1161ConjunctionnowνυνὶG3570AdverbHe has appearedπεφανέρωταιG5319Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularonce [for all]ἅπαξG530AdverbatἐπὶG1909Preposition[the] endσυντελείᾳG4930Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralagesαἰώνωνG165Noun - Genitive Masculine PluraltoεἰςG1519Prepositiondo away withἀθέτησινG115Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularsinἁμαρτίαςG266Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularbyδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularsacrificeθυσίαςG2378Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof HimselfαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 27

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-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionJustκαθ’G2596PrepositionasὅσονG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralmanἀνθρώποιςG444Noun - Dative Masculine Pluralis appointedἀπόκειταιG606Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularto dieἀποθανεῖνG599Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveonceἅπαξG530AdverbandδὲG1161ConjunctionafterμετὰG3326PrepositionthatτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular[to face] judgmentκρίσιςG2920Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 28

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soοὕτωςG3779AdverbalsoκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστόςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwas offeredπροσενεχθεὶςG4374Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularonceἅπαξG530AdverbtoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularbearἀνενεγκεῖνG399Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active[the] sinsἁμαρτίαςG266Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralof manyπολλῶνG4183Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural[and] He will appearὀφθήσεταιG3708Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular-ἐκG1537Prepositiona second timeδευτέρουG1208Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singularnot to bearχωρὶςG5565PrepositionsinἁμαρτίαςG266Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular[but] to [bring]εἰςG1519PrepositionsalvationσωτηρίανG4991Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularto those whoτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine Pluraleagerly awaitἀπεκδεχομένοιςG553Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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