Hebrews 9:23

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Therefore, it was necessary for the copies of the things in the heavens to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves to be purified with better sacrifices than these.

Cross References

Hebrews 10:4

For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

Hebrews 9:14

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit  offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our  consciences from dead works so that we can serve the living God?

Hebrews 9:24

For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands (only a model  of the true one) but into heaven itself, so that he might now appear in the presence of God for us.

Hebrews 8:5

These serve as a copy and shadow  of the heavenly things, as Moses was warned when he was about to complete the tabernacle. For God said, Be careful that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain.   ,

Revelation 5:9

And they sang a new song: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slaughtered, and you purchased   people for God by your blood from every tribe and language and people and nation.

Colossians 2:17

These are a shadow  of what was to come;  the substance is  Christ.

Luke 24:46

He also said to them, ‘This is what is written:   The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead the third day,

Luke 24:26

Wasn’t it necessary for the Messiah to suffer   these things and enter into his glory? ’

Hebrews 10:1

Since the law has only a shadow of the good things  to come, and not the reality itself of those things, it can never perfect the worshippers by the same sacrifices they continually offer year after year.

John 14:3

If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come again   and take you to myself, so that where I am you may be also.

Acts 23:15

So now you, along with the Sanhedrin, make a request to the commander that he bring him down to you  as if you were going to investigate his case more thoroughly. But, before he gets near, we are ready to kill him.’