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Hebrews 9:22 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 9 · verse 22
And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.Hebrews 9:22 · King James Version
Hebrews 9:22 in context
20Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.
21Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.
22And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
23It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
24For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
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Key words (Strong's)
- withoutchōrisseparate, apart, without any, besidesG5565 →
- almostschedonnear, hard by, well nigh, nearly, almostG4975 →
- purgedkatharizōto make clean, cleanse, from physical stains and dirt, utensils, food, a leper, to…G2511 →
- bloodhaimablood, of man or animals, refers to the seat of life, of those things that resemble…G129 →
- bloodhaimatekchysiashedding of bloodG130 →
- lawnomosanything established, anything received by usage, a custom, a law, a command, of any law…G3551 →
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In these verses the apostle considers the gospel under the notion of a will or testament, the new or last will and testament of Christ, and shows the necessity and efficacy of the blood of Christ to make this testament valid and effectual. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-22