The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will abide forever;
Hebrews 9:15 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, because a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions under the first covenant. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [Christ, the Messiah] is therefore the Negotiator and Mediator of an [entirely] new agreement (testament, covenant), so that those who are called and offered it may receive the fulfillment of the promised everlasting inheritance–since a death has taken place which rescues and delivers and redeems them from the transgressions committed under the [old] first agreement. American Standard Version (1901) And for this cause he is the mediator of a new covenant, that a death having taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, they that have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. Common English Bible This is why he’s the mediator of a new covenant (which is a will): so that those who are called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance on the basis of his death. His death occurred to set them free from the offenses committed under the first covenant. Catholic Public Domain Version And thus he is the Mediator of the new testament, so that, by his death, he intercedes for the redemption of those transgressions which were under the former testament, so that those who have been called may receive the promise of an eternal inheritance. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And therefore he is the mediator of the new testament: that by means of his death, for the redemption of those trangressions, which were under the former testament, they that are called may receive the promise of eternal inheritance. |
The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will abide forever;
After the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing, and the troops of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed.
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my name’s sake will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come.
Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world,
I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’
As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
A certain ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.
And now I commend you to God and to the message of his grace, a message that is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all who are sanctified.
For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life.
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
including us whom he has called, not from the Jews only but also from the gentiles?
who has made us qualified to be ministers of a new covenant, not of letter but of spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
For this purpose he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human,
Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, so that they may also obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
in the hope of eternal life that God, who never lies, promised before the ages began—
so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
For you had compassion for those who were in prison, and you cheerfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you yourselves possessed something better and more lasting.
For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what was promised.
All of these died in faith without having received the promises, but from a distance they saw and greeted them. They confessed that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth,
and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,
Since, therefore, the children share flesh and blood, he himself likewise shared the same things, so that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,
When God made a promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,
In speaking of a new covenant, he has made the first one obsolete, and what is obsolete and growing old will soon disappear.
he entered once for all into the holy place, not with the blood of goats and calves but with his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.
Where a will is involved, the death of the one who made it must be established.
so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you.
They sing a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to break its seals, for you were slaughtered and by your blood you ransomed for God saints from every tribe and language and people and nation;