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The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
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He also says, “In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
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They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment.
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To which of the angels did God ever say, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?
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Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt?
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instruction about cleansing rites, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
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The High Priest of a New Covenant
Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
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It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and I turned away from them, declares the Lord.
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By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.
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When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly into the outer room to carry on their ministry.
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The Blood of Christ
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation.
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The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean.
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For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence.
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But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,
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It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
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By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
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Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,
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fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
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The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp.
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And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.
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Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.
