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23 Therefore it was a necessity that the copies[a] of the things in the heavens be cleansed with these[b] things— but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

He Entered The Heavenly Temple

24 For Christ did not enter into the Holies made-by-human-hands— copies of the true things— but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.

He Offered Himself Once For All As a Sacrifice To Set Aside Sin

25 Nor did He enter in order that He might offer Himself often— as indeed the high priest enters into the Holies yearly with the blood belonging-to-another— 26 otherwise He would had-to-have suffered often since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once-for-all at the conclusion[c] of the ages for the setting-aside of sin by the sacrifice[d] of Himself.

He Will Appear To Us a Second Time For Salvation

27 And just as it is destined for people to die once and after this comes the judgment, 28 so also[e] Christ, having been offered once so as to bear[f] the sins of many, will appear for a second time without reference to sin to the ones eagerly-awaiting Him, for salvation.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:23 That is, earthly copies.
  2. Hebrews 9:23 That is, the things in v 18-22; the applied blood of animals.
  3. Hebrews 9:26 Or, end, consummation, close. All the past ages are brought to a conclusion in Christ.
  4. Hebrews 9:26 Or, sacrificial-offering.
  5. Hebrews 9:28 For Christ’s side of the comparison, the writer does not merely say Christ died and was favorably judged by God; he states the deeper significance of each event. Christ’s death was an offering for sin, and since this offering was accepted by God, He will appear for salvation to those awaiting Him.
  6. Hebrews 9:28 Or, take-up, take-upon Himself.

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