Dual Panel1Now the first <4413> covenant, in fact <3303>, had <2192> regulations <1345> for worship <2999> and <5037> its earthly <2886> sanctuary <39>.
2For <1063> a tent <4633> was prepared <2680>, the outer <4413> one, which <3739> contained the lampstand <3087>, the table <5132>, and <2532> the presentation <4286> of the loaves <740>; this is called <3004> the holy place <39>.
3And <1161> after <3326> the second <1208> curtain <2665> there was <3004> a tent <4633> called <3004> the holy <39> of holies <39>.
4It contained <2192> the golden <5552> altar of incense <2369> and <2532> the ark <2787> of the covenant <1242> covered <4028> entirely <3840> with gold <5553>. In <1722> this ark were <2192> the golden <5552> urn <4713> containing the manna <3131>, Aaron’s <2> rod <4464> that budded <985>, and <2532> the stone tablets <4109> of the covenant <1242>.
5And <1161> above <5231> the ark <846> were the cherubim <5502> of glory <1391> overshadowing <2683> the mercy seat <2435>. Now <3568> is <1510> not <3756> the time to speak <3004> of <4012> these things <3739> in <2596> detail <3313>.
6So <3779> with these things <5130> prepared <2680> like this, the priests <2409> enter continually <1524> into <1519> the outer <4413> tent <4633> as they perform <2005> their duties <2999>.
7But <1161> only <3441> the high priest <749> enters once <530> a year <1763> into the inner tent, and not <3756> without <5565> blood <129> that <3739> he offers <4374> for <5228> himself <1438> and <2532> for the sins of the people <2992> committed in ignorance <51>.
8The Holy <40> Spirit <4151> is making clear <1213> that <5124> the way <3598> into the holy place <39> had <5319> not yet <3380> appeared <5319> as long as the old <4413> tabernacle <4633> was <2192> standing <4714>.
9This was a symbol <3850> for <1519> the time <2540> then present <1764>, when <2596> <3739> gifts <1435> and <2532> sacrifices <2378> were offered <4374> that could <1410> not <3361> perfect <5048> the conscience <4893> of the worshiper <3000>.
10They served only <3440> for matters of <1909> food <1033> and <2532> drink <4188> and <2532> various <1313> washings <909>; they are external <4561> regulations <1345> imposed <1945> until <3360> the new order <2540> <1357> came.
11But <1161> now Christ <5547> has come <3854> as the high priest <749> of the good things <18> to come <1096>. He passed through <1223> the greater <3173> and <2532> more perfect <5046> tent <4633> not <3756> made with hands <5499>, that <5124> is <1510>, not <3756> of this <3778> creation <2937>,
12and he entered <1525> once for all <2178> into <1519> the most holy place <39> not <3761> by <1223> the blood <129> of goats <5131> and <2532> calves <3448> but <1161> by <1223> his own <2398> blood <129>, and so he himself secured <2147> eternal <166> redemption <3085>.
13For <1063> if <1487> the blood <129> of goats <5131> and <2532> bulls <5022> and <2532> the ashes <4700> of a young cow <1151> sprinkled <4472> on those who are defiled <2840> consecrated <37> them and provided <4314> ritual <4561> purity <2514>,
14how much <4214> more <3123> will the blood <129> of Christ <5547>, who <3739> through <1223> the eternal <166> Spirit <4151> offered <4374> himself <1438> without blemish <299> to God <2316>, purify <2511> our <2257> consciences <4893> from <575> dead <3498> works <2041> to <1519> worship <3000> the living <2198> God <2316>.
15And <2532> so <1223> he is <1510> the mediator <3316> of a new <2537> covenant <1242>, so that <3704> those who are called <2564> may receive <2983> the eternal <166> inheritance <2817> he has promised <1860>, since he died <2288> to <1519> set <629> them free <629> from the violations committed <3847> under <1909> the first <4413> covenant <1242>.
16For <1063> where <3699> there is a will <1242>, the death <2288> of the one who made it <1303> must <318> be proven <5342>.
17For <1063> a will <1242> takes effect <949> only at <1909> death <3498>, since <1893> it carries no <3361> force <2480> while <3753> the one who made <1303> it is alive <2198>.
18So even <3606> the first covenant <4413> was inaugurated <1457> with <3761> <5565> blood <129>.
19For <1063> when <5259> Moses <3475> had spoken <2980> every <3956> command <1785> to all <3956> the people <2992> according to <2596> the law <3551>, he took <2983> the blood <129> of calves <3448> and <2532> goats <5131> with <3326> water <5204> and <2532> scarlet <2847> wool <2053> and <2532> hyssop <5301> and sprinkled <4472> both <5037> the book <975> itself and <2532> all <3956> the people <2992>,
20and said <3004>, “This <5124> is the blood <129> of the covenant <1242> that <3739> God <2316> has commanded <1781> you <5209> to keep <1781>.”
21And <2532> both <1161> the tabernacle <4633> and <2532> all <3956> the utensils <4632> of worship <3009> he <4472> likewise <3668> sprinkled <4472> with blood <129>.
22Indeed according to <2596> the law <3551> almost <4975> everything <3956> was purified <2511> with <1722> blood <129>, and <2532> without <5565> the shedding of blood <130> there is <1096> no <3756> forgiveness <859>.
23So <3767> it was necessary <318> for the sketches of the things <5262> in <1722> heaven <3772> to be purified <2511> with these sacrifices <5125>, but <1161> the heavenly things <2032> themselves <846> required better <2909> sacrifices <2378> than <3844> these <3778>.
24For <1063> Christ <5547> did <1525> not <3756> enter <1525> a sanctuary <39> made with hands <5499>– the representation <499> of the true sanctuary <228>– but <235> into <1519> heaven <3772> itself <846>, and he appears <1718> now <3568> in God’s <2316> presence <4383> for <5228> us <2257>.
25And <3761> he did not <3761> enter to offer <4374> himself <1438> again and again <2443> <4178>, the way the high priest <749> enters <1525> <1519> the sanctuary <39> year after year <2596> <1763> with <1722> blood <129> that is not his own <245>,
26for then <1893> he <846> would have had <1163> to suffer <3958> again and again <4178> since <575> the foundation <2602> of <2889> the world <2889>. But <1161> now <3570> he has appeared <5319> once for all <530> at <1909> the consummation <4930> of the ages <165> to <1519> put away <115> sin <266> by <1223> his sacrifice <2378>.
27And <2532> just as <3745> people <444> are appointed <606> to die <599> once <530>, and <1161> then <3326> to face judgment <2920>,
28so <3779> also <2532>, after <4374> Christ <5547> was offered <4374> once <530> to bear <399> the sins <266> of many <4183>, to those who eagerly await <553> him he will appear <3700> a second time <1208>, not <5565> to bear sin <266> but to <1519> bring salvation <4991>.