Hebrews 9:1-10

21st Century King James Version

9 Then verily, the first covenant also had ordinances of divine service and a worldly sanctuary.

² For there was a tabernacle made, the first, wherein was the candlestick and the table and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary.

³ And after the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All,

⁴ which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;

⁵ and over it were the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercy seat, of which we cannot now speak particularly.

⁶ Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service to God.

⁷ But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the errors of the people,

⁸ the Holy Ghost by this signifying that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest so long as the first tabernacle was yet standing.

⁹ It was a figure for the time then present in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, which could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience,

¹⁰ since it concerned only meats and drinks and divers washings and carnal ordinances imposed on them until the time of reformation.