Hebrews 9:12 - Easy To Read Version Christ entered the Most Holy Place {\cf2\super [105]} only one time—enough for all time. Christ entered the Most Holy Place by using his own blood (death), not the blood of goats or young bulls. Christ entered there and got for us freedom forever. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He went once for all into the [Holy of] Holies [of heaven], not by virtue of the blood of goats and calves [by which to make reconciliation between God and man], but His own blood, having found and secured a complete redemption (an everlasting release for us). American Standard Version (1901) nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption. Common English Bible He entered the holy of holies once for all by his own blood, not by the blood of goats or calves, securing our deliverance for all time. Catholic Public Domain Version entered once into the Holy of Holies, having obtained eternal redemption, neither by the blood of goats, nor of calves, but by his own blood. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Neither by the blood of goats, or of calves, but by his own blood, entered once into the holies, having obtained eternal redemption. |
“God has allowed 70 weeks {\cf2\super [105]} for your people and your holy city, Daniel. The 70 weeks {\cf2\super [106]} are ordered for these reasons: to stop doing bad things, to stop sinning, to make people pure, to bring the goodness that continues forever, to put a seal {\cf2\super [107]} on visions {\cf2\super [108]} and prophets, and to dedicate a very holy place.
“Then Aaron must kill the goat of the sin offering for the people. Aaron must bring this goat’s blood into the room behind the curtain. Aaron must do with the goat’s blood as he did with the bull’s blood. Aaron must sprinkle the goat’s blood on the special cover [280] and in front of the cover.
“If the anointed priest [23] makes a mistake in a way that leaves the people guilty for their sin, then the priest must make an offering to the Lord for his sin. The priest must offer a young bull that has nothing wrong with it. He must offer the young bull to the Lord as a sin offering.
“Take Aaron and his sons with him and the clothes, the anointing oil, [82] the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread. [83]
Then Aaron brought the people’s offering. He killed the goat of the sin offering that was for the people. He offered the goat for sin, like the first.
Look, I put a special stone\par in front of Joshua.\par There are seven sides {\cf2\super [5]} on that stone.\par I will carve a special message on\par on that special stone.\par That will show that in one day,\par I will remove the guilt from this land.”\par
But any person that says bad things against (refuses to accept) the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [50]} will never be forgiven. He will always be guilty of that sin.”
“Praise to the Lord God of Israel (the Jews).\par God has come to help his people\par and has given them freedom.\par
Be careful for yourselves and for all the people that God has given you. The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [406]} gave you the work of caring for this flock. {\cf2\super [407]} You must be like shepherds to the church (people) of God. {\cf2\super [408]} This is the church that God bought with his own blood. {\cf2\super [409]}
In Christ we are made free by Christ’s blood (death). We have forgiveness of sins because of God’s rich grace.
The Son paid the price to make us free. In him we have forgiveness of our sins.
You began waiting for God’s Son to come from heaven. God raised that Son from death. He is Jesus, who saves us from God’s angry judgment that is coming.
He gave himself for us. He died to free us from all evil. He died to make us pure people that belong only to him—people that are always wanting to do good things.
The Son shows the glory of God. He is a perfect copy of God’s nature. The Son holds everything together with his powerful command. The Son made people clean from their sins. Then he sat down at the right side {\cf2\super [2]} of the Great One (God) in heaven.
And so, brothers and sisters, we are completely free to enter the Most Holy Place. {\cf2\super [133]} We can do this without fear because of the blood (death) of Jesus.
because it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
So Jesus also suffered outside the city. Jesus died to make his people holy {\cf2\super [177]} with his own blood (death).
Then Jesus was perfect. And Jesus is the reason that all those people who obey him can have salvation forever.
He is not like those other priests. Those other priests had to offer (give) sacrifices {\cf2\super [75]} every day. They had to offer sacrifices first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people. But Christ doesn’t need to do that. Christ offered only one sacrifice for all time. Christ offered himself.
The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a cow were sprinkled on those people who were no longer pure \{enough to enter that place of worship\}. That blood and those ashes made those people pure again—but only their bodies.
So surely the blood of Christ can do much, much more. Christ offered himself through the eternal Spirit {\cf2\super [106]} as a perfect sacrifice {\cf2\super [107]} to God. His blood will make us fully clean from the evil things we have done. His blood will make us pure even in our hearts. We are made pure so that we can worship (serve) the living God.
So Christ brings a new agreement {\cf2\super [108]} from God to his people. Christ brings this new agreement so that those people that are called by God can have the things that God promised. God’s people can have those things forever. They can have those things because Christ died to pay for the sins that people did under the first agreement. {\cf2\super [109]} Christ died to make people free from those sins.
First, Moses {\cf2\super [111]} told all the people every commandment in the law. Then Moses took the blood of calves and mixed it with water. Then he used red wool and a branch of hyssop {\cf2\super [112]} to sprinkle the blood and water on the book of the law and on all the people.
So Christ was offered as a sacrifice one time to take away the sins of many people. And Christ will come a second time, but not for people’s sin. Christ will come the second time to bring salvation to those people who are waiting for him.
But only the high priest {\cf2\super [100]} could go into the second room. And the high priest went into that room only once a year. And the high priest could never enter that room without taking blood with him. The priest offered that blood to God for himself and for the people’s sins. Those sins were the sins the people did without knowing that they were sinning.
and from Jesus Christ. Jesus is the faithful witness. He was first among those to be raised from death. Jesus is the ruler of the kings of the earth.