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Hebrews 9:23
New English Translation
Hebrews 9:23
New English Translation
23 So it was necessary for the sketches[a] of the things in heaven to be purified with these sacrifices,[b] but the heavenly things themselves required[c] better sacrifices than these.
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- Hebrews 9:23 tn Or “prototypes,” “outlines,” referring to the earthly sanctuary. See Heb 8:5 above for the prior use of this term.
- Hebrews 9:23 tn Grk “with these”; in the translation the referent (sacrifices) has been specified for clarity.
- Hebrews 9:23 tn Grk “the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.”
Hebrews 9:23
King James Version
Hebrews 9:23
King James Version
23 It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
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Hebrews 9:23
New King James Version
Hebrews 9:23
New King James Version
Greatness of Christ’s Sacrifice
23 Therefore it was necessary that (A)the copies of the things in the heavens should be [a]purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
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- Hebrews 9:23 cleansed
Hebrews 9:23
New International Version
Hebrews 9:23
New International Version
23 It was necessary, then, for the copies(A) of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
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