Hebrews 9:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Behind the curtain was the most holy place.

Cross References

1 Kings 6:16

The most holy place was in the back of the temple, and it was nine metres square. Cedar boards standing from floor to ceiling separated it from the rest of the temple.

1 Kings 8:6

The priests carried the chest into the most holy place and put it under the winged creatures,

2 Chronicles 3:14

A curtain was made of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool, and embroidered with designs of winged creatures.

Exodus 40:21

The chest was brought into the tent and set behind the curtain in the most holy place. These things were done exactly as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Exodus 40:3

and put the chest with the Ten Commandments behind the inside curtain of the tent.

Isaiah 25:7

Here the LORD will strip away the burial clothes that cover the nations.

Numbers 4:5

When the Israelites are ready to move their camp, Aaron and his sons will enter the tent and take down the curtain that separates the sacred chest from the rest of the tent. They will cover the chest with this curtain,

Matthew 27:51

At once the curtain in the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, and rocks split apart.

Hebrews 6:19

This hope is like a firm and steady anchor for our souls. In fact, hope reaches behind the curtain and into the most holy place.

Hebrews 9:7

However, only the high priest could go into the second part of the tent, and he went in only once a year. Each time he carried blood to offer for his sins and for any sins that the people had committed without meaning to.

Hebrews 9:8

All this is the Holy Spirit's way of saying that no one could enter the most holy place while the tent was still the place of worship.