Hebrews · Revised Version with Apocrypha
Hebrews 9 Revised Version with Apocrypha
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1 Now even the first [covenant ]had ordinances of divine service, and its sanctuary, [a sanctuary ]of this world.
1 Εἶχε μὲν οὖν [καὶ] ἡ πρώτη σκηνὴ δικαιώματα λατρείας τό τε Ἅγιον κοσμικόν.
2 For there was a tabernacle prepared, the first, wherein [were ]the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the Holy place.
2 σκηνὴ γὰρ κατεσκευάσθη ἡ πρώτη, ἐν ᾗ ἥ τε λυχνία καὶ ἡ τράπεζα καὶ ἡ πρόθεσις τῶν ἄρτων, ἥτις λέγεται Ἅγια.
3 And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holy of holies;
3 μετὰ δὲ τὸ δεύτερον καταπέτασμα σκηνὴ ἡ λεγομένη Ἅγια Ἁγίων,
4 having a golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein [was ]a golden pot holding the manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
4 χρυσοῦν ἔχουσα θυμιατήριον καὶ τὴν κιβωτὸν τῆς διαθήκης περικεκαλυμμένην πάντοθεν χρυσίῳ, ἐν ᾗ στάμνος χρυσῆ ἔχουσα τὸ μάννα καὶ ἡ ῥάβδος Ἀαρὼν ἡ βλαστήσασα καὶ αἱ πλάκες τῆς διαθήκης,
5 and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat; of which things we cannot now speak severally.
5 ὑπεράνω δὲ αὐτῆς Χερουβὶμ δόξης κατασκιάζοντα τὸ ἱλαστήριον· περὶ ὧν οὐκ ἔστι νῦν λέγειν κατὰ μέρος.
6 Now these things having been thus prepared, the priests go in continually into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the services;
6 Τούτων δὲ οὕτω κατεσκευασμένων εἰς μὲν τὴν πρώτην σκηνὴν διὰ παντὸς εἰσίασιν οἱ ἱερεῖς τὰς λατρείας ἐπιτελοῦντες,
7 but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offereth for himself, and for the errors of the people:
7 εἰς δὲ τὴν δευτέραν ἅπαξ τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ μόνος ὁ ἀρχιερεύς, οὐ χωρὶς αἵματος, ὃ προσφέρει ὑπὲρ ἑαυτοῦ καὶ τῶν τοῦ λαοῦ ἀγνοημάτων,
8 the Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holy place hath not yet been made manifest, while as the first tabernacle is yet standing;
8 τοῦτο δηλοῦντος τοῦ Πνεύματος τοῦ Ἁγίου, μήπω πεφανερῶσθαι τὴν τῶν Ἁγίων ὁδόν, ἔτι τῆς πρώτης σκηνῆς ἐχούσης στάσιν·
9 which [is ]a parable for the time [now ]present; according to which are offered both gifts and sacrifices that cannot, as touching the conscience, make the worshipper perfect,
9 ἥτις παραβολὴ εἰς τὸν καιρὸν τὸν ἐνεστηκότα, καθ᾽ ὃν δῶρά τε καὶ θυσίαι προσφέρονται μὴ δυνάμεναι κατὰ συνείδησιν τελειῶσαι τὸν λατρεύοντα,
10 [being ]only (with meats and drinks and divers washings) carnal ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation.
10 μόνον ἐπὶ βρώμασι καὶ πόμασι καὶ διαφόροις βαπτισμοῖς καὶ δικαιώμασι σαρκός, μέχρι καιροῦ διορθώσεως ἐπικείμενα.
11 But Christ having come a high priest of the good things to come, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation,
11 Χριστὸς δὲ παραγενόμενος ἀρχιερεὺς τῶν μελλόντων ἀγαθῶν διὰ τῆς μείζονος καὶ τελειοτέρας σκηνῆς, οὐ χειροποιήτου, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν οὐ ταύτης τῆς κτίσεως,
12 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.
12 οὐδὲ δι᾽ αἵματος τράγων καὶ μόσχων, διὰ δὲ τοῦ ἰδίου αἵματος εἰσῆλθεν ἐφάπαξ εἰς τὰ Ἅγια, αἰωνίαν λύτρωσιν εὑράμενος.
13 For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling them that have been defiled, sanctify unto the cleanness of the flesh:
13 εἰ γὰρ τὸ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων καὶ σποδὸς δαμάλεως ῥαντίζουσα τοὺς κεκοινωμένους ἁγιάζει πρὸς τὴν τῆς σαρκὸς καθαρότητα,
14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
14 πόσῳ μᾶλλον τὸ αἷμα τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὃς διὰ Πνεύματος αἰωνίου ἑαυτὸν προσήνεγκεν ἄμωμον τῷ Θεῷ, καθαριεῖ τὴν συνείδησιν ὑμῶν ἀπὸ νεκρῶν ἔργων εἰς τὸ λατρεύειν Θεῷ ζῶντι;
15 And for this cause he is the mediator of a new covenant, that a death having taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, they that have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
15 Καὶ διὰ τοῦτο διαθήκης καινῆς μεσίτης ἐστίν, ὅπως, θανάτου γενομένου εἰς ἀπολύτρωσιν τῶν ἐπὶ τῇ πρώτῃ διαθήκῃ παραβάσεων, τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν λάβωσιν οἱ κεκλημένοι τῆς αἰωνίου κληρονομίας.
16 For where a testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him that made it.
16 ὅπου γὰρ διαθήκη, θάνατον ἀνάγκη φέρεσθαι τοῦ διαθεμένου·
17 For a testament is of force where there hath been death: for doth it ever avail while he that made it liveth?
17 διαθήκη γὰρ ἐπὶ νεκροῖς βεβαία, ἐπεὶ μήποτε ἰσχύει ὅτε ζῇ ὁ διαθέμενος.
18 Wherefore even the first [covenant ]hath not been dedicated without blood.
18 Ὅθεν οὐδ᾽ ἡ πρώτη χωρὶς αἵματος ἐγκεκαίνισται·
19 For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses unto all the people according to the law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself, and all the people,
19 λαληθείσης γὰρ πάσης ἐντολῆς κατὰ τὸν νόμον ὑπὸ Μωϋσέως παντὶ τῷ λαῷ, λαβὼν τὸ αἷμα τῶν μόσχων καὶ τράγων μετὰ ὕδατος καὶ ἐρίου κοκκίνου καὶ ὑσσώπου, αὐτό τε τὸ βιβλίον καὶ πάντα τὸν λαὸν ἐρράντισε
20 saying, This is the blood of the covenant which God commanded to you-ward.
20 λέγων· τοῦτο τὸ αἷμα τῆς διαθήκης ἧς ἐνετείλατο πρὸς ὑμᾶς ὁ Θεός·
21 Moreover the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry he sprinkled in like manner with the blood.
21 καὶ τὴν σκηνὴν δὲ καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη τῆς λειτουργίας τῷ αἵματι ὁμοίως ἐρράντισε.
22 And according to the law, I may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.
22 καὶ σχεδὸν ἐν αἵματι πάντα καθαρίζεται κατὰ τὸν νόμον, καὶ χωρὶς αἱματεκχυσίας οὐ γίνεται ἄφεσις.
23 It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
23 Ἀνάγκη οὖν τὰ μὲν ὑποδείγματα τῶν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς τούτοις καθαρίζεσθαι, αὐτὰ δὲ τὰ ἐπουράνια κρείττοσι θυσίαις παρὰ ταύτας.
24 For Christ entered not into a holy place made with hands, like in pattern to the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear before the face of God for us:
24 οὐ γὰρ εἰς χειροποίητα Ἅγια εἰσῆλθεν ὁ Χριστός, ἀντίτυπα τῶν ἀληθινῶν, ἀλλ᾽ εἰς αὐτὸν τὸν οὐρανόν, νῦν ἐμφανισθῆναι τῷ προσώπῳ τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν·
25 nor yet that he should offer himself often; as the high priest entereth into the holy place year by year with blood not his own;
25 οὐδ᾽ ἵνα πολλάκις προσφέρῃ ἑαυτόν, ὥσπερ ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς εἰσέρχεται εἰς τὰ Ἅγια κατ᾽ ἐνιαυτὸν ἐν αἵματι ἀλλοτρίῳ·
26 else must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once at the end of the ages hath he been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
26 ἐπεὶ ἔδει αὐτὸν πολλάκις παθεῖν ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου· νῦν δὲ ἅπαξ ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ τῶν αἰώνων εἰς ἀθέτησιν ἁμαρτίας διὰ τῆς θυσίας αὐτοῦ πεφανέρωται.
27 And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this [cometh ]judgment;
27 καὶ καθ᾽ ὅσον ἀπόκειται τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἅπαξ ἀποθανεῖν, μετὰ δὲ τοῦτο κρίσις,
28 so Christ also, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time, apart from sin, to them that wait for him, unto salvation.
28 οὕτω καὶ ὁ Χριστός, ἅπαξ προσενεχθεὶς εἰς τὸ πολλῶν ἀνενεγκεῖν ἁμαρτίας, ἐκ δευτέρου χωρὶς ἁμαρτίας ὀφθήσεται τοῖς αὐτὸν ἀπεκδεχομένοις εἰς σωτηρίαν.
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Exodus 25:8; Hebrews 9:10–11; Hebrews 8:2; Leviticus 18:30; Leviticus 22:9
- 2 Exodus 40:4; Leviticus 24:5–8; Exodus 26:35; Exodus 40:18–20; Exodus 40:22–24
- 3 Exodus 26:31–33; Matthew 27:51; Exodus 40:21; Exodus 40:3; 1 Kings 8:6
- 4 Numbers 17:10; 2 Chronicles 5:10; Exodus 40:3; Leviticus 16:12; Exodus 26:33
- 5 Leviticus 16:2; Numbers 7:89; 1 Kings 8:6–7; Exodus 25:17–22; Psalm 99:1
- 6 Numbers 28:3; Exodus 27:21; Luke 1:8–11; 2 Chronicles 26:16–19; Daniel 8:11
- 7 Leviticus 16:34; Leviticus 5:18; Hebrews 7:27; Exodus 30:10; Hebrews 10:19–20
- 8 John 14:6; Hebrews 3:7; John 10:9; Hebrews 10:19–22; Ephesians 2:18
- 9 1 Peter 3:21; Hebrews 5:1; Hebrews 10:11; Psalm 51:16–19; Romans 5:14
- 10 Colossians 2:16; Ephesians 2:15; Hebrews 7:16; Leviticus 11:2–47; Hebrews 2:5
- 11 Hebrews 9:23–24; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Acts 17:24–25; Hebrews 8:1–2; Hebrews 10:1
- 12 Hebrews 10:4; 1 Peter 1:18–19; Hebrews 9:15; Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 9:24–26
- 13 Numbers 19:2–21; Leviticus 16:14–16; Acts 15:9; 1 Peter 1:22; 2 Chronicles 30:19
- 14 Hebrews 10:22; 1 Peter 1:19; 1 John 1:7; Hebrews 9:12; 1 Peter 2:24
- 15 Romans 3:24–26; Romans 8:30; Hebrews 9:12; Romans 8:28; Hebrews 10:36
- 16 James 2:10; 1 Corinthians 15:22
- 17 Genesis 48:21; John 14:27; Galatians 3:15
- 18 Exodus 24:3–8; Hebrews 8:7–9; Hebrews 9:22; Hebrews 9:14; Exodus 12:22
- 19 Exodus 24:5–11; Hebrews 9:12; Numbers 19:18; Hebrews 10:4; Ezekiel 36:25
- 20 Exodus 24:8; Matthew 26:28; Hebrews 13:20; Deuteronomy 29:12; Zechariah 9:11
- 21 Leviticus 8:15; Leviticus 8:19; Exodus 29:12; Exodus 29:36; Leviticus 9:18
- 22 Leviticus 17:11; Leviticus 6:7; Leviticus 4:35; Leviticus 5:18; Leviticus 14:14
- 23 1 Peter 1:19–21; Hebrews 10:4; Hebrews 9:14; Hebrews 9:9–12; Hebrews 9:24
- 24 Hebrews 9:11–12; Hebrews 12:2; Hebrews 9:23; Hebrews 8:2; John 16:28
- 25 Hebrews 9:12; Hebrews 9:14; Hebrews 9:7; Hebrews 9:26; Hebrews 10:19
- 26 Hebrews 9:12; Hebrews 10:4; 1 Peter 1:20; Hebrews 1:2; Hebrews 9:14
- 27 2 Corinthians 5:10; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Acts 17:31; 2 Samuel 14:14
- 28 Titus 2:13; 1 Peter 2:24; Romans 6:10; Isaiah 25:9; 2 Timothy 4:8
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He has shown from the Priest, from the Priesthood, from the Covenant, that that [dispensation] was to have an end. From this point he shows it from the fashion of the tabernacle itself. How?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)
"And the Lord," he saith, "will seek Him a man," meaning either David or the Mediator of the New Testament, who was figured in the chrism with which David also and his offspring was anointed.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
After the flood, a covenant was made with Noah: a covenant for Israel from Mount Sinai, but with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
This is Jesus Christ who came a High-Priest of the good things to come; who for the bountifulness of His Godhead imparted His own title to us all.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)