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Hebrews 9:23 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 9 · verse 23
It 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.Hebrews 9:23 · King James Version
Hebrews 9:23 in context
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:
25Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;
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Key words (Strong's)
- themselvesautoshimself, herself, themselves, itself, he, she, it, the sameG846 →
- sacrificesthysiaa sacrifice, victimG2378 →
- necessaryanagkēnecessity, imposed either by the circumstances, or by law of duty regarding to one s…G318 →
- patternshypodeigmaa sign suggestive of anything, delineation of a thing, representation, figure, copy, an…G5262 →
- purifiedkatharizōto make clean, cleanse, from physical stains and dirt, utensils, food, a leper, to…G2511 →
- heavensouranosthe vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it, the universe, the world…G3772 →
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In this last part of the chapter, the apostle goes on to tell us what the Holy Ghost has signified to us by the legal purifications of the patterns of the things in heaven, inferring thence the necessity of better sacrifices to consecrate the heavenly things themselves. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 23-28