Hebrews 9:1-14
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Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and m an earthly place of holiness.
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For n a tent was prepared, the first section, in which were o the lampstand and p the table and q the bread of the Presence. It is called the Holy Place.
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Behind r the second curtain was a second section called the Most Holy Place,
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having the golden s altar of incense and t the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was u a golden urn holding the manna, and v Aaron's staff that budded, and w the tablets of the covenant.
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Above it were x the cherubim of glory overshadowing y the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.
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These preparations having thus been made, z the priests go regularly into the first section, performing their ritual duties,
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but into the second only a the high priest goes, and he but a once a year, and not without taking blood, b which he offers for himself and for the unintentional sins of the people.
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By this the Holy Spirit indicates that c the way into the holy places is not yet opened as long as the first section is still standing
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(which is symbolic for the present age). According to this arrangement, gifts and sacrifices are offered d that cannot perfect the conscience of the worshiper,
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but deal only with e food and drink and f various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.
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But when Christ appeared as a high priest g of the good things that have come, then through h the greater and more perfect tent ( i not made with hands, that is, not of this creation)
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he j entered k once for all into the holy places, not by means of l the blood of goats and calves but m by means of his own blood, n thus securing an eternal redemption.
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For if o the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled persons with p the ashes of a heifer, sanctify for the purification of the flesh,
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how much more will q the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit r offered himself without blemish to God, s purify our conscience t from dead works u to serve the living God.
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Exodus 25:8
And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst.
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Exodus 26:1
Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns; you shall make them with cherubim skillfully worked into them.
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Exodus 25:31 - 39
You shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand shall be made of hammered work: its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it.
Exodus 26:35
And you shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand on the south side of the tabernacle opposite the table, and you shall put the table on the north side.
Exodus 40:4
And you shall bring in the table and arrange it, and you shall bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.
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Exodus 25:23 - 29
You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
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Exodus 25:30
And you shall set the bread of the Presence on the table before me regularly.
Leviticus 24:5 - 8
You shall take fine flour and bake twelve loaves from it; two tenths of an ephah shall be in each loaf.
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Exodus 26:31 - 33
And you shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. It shall be made with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
Exodus 40:3
And you shall put in it the ark of the testimony, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.
Exodus 40:21
And he brought the ark into the tabernacle and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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Leviticus 16:12 - 13
And he shall take a censer full of coals of fire from the altar before the Lord, and two handfuls of sweet incense beaten small, and he shall bring it inside the veil
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Exodus 25:10
They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half shall be its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
Exodus 26:33
And you shall hang the veil from the clasps, and bring the ark of the testimony in there within the veil. And the veil shall separate for you the Holy Place from the Most Holy.
Exodus 40:3
And you shall put in it the ark of the testimony, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.
Exodus 40:21
And he brought the ark into the tabernacle and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Revelation 11:19
Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.
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Exodus 16:33 - 34
And Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar, and put an omer of manna in it, and place it before the Lord to be kept throughout your generations.
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Numbers 17:10
And the Lord said to Moses, "Put back the staff of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebels, that you may make an end of their grumblings against me, lest they die.
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Exodus 25:16
And you shall put into the ark the testimony th...
Exodus 40:20
He took the testimony and put it into the ark, ...
Deuteronomy 10:2
And I will write on the tablets the words that ...
Deuteronomy 10:5
Then I turned and came down from the mountain a...
1 Kings 8:9
There was nothing in the ark except the two tab...
1 Kings 8:21
And there I have provided a place for the ark, ...
2 Chronicles 5:10
There was nothing in the ark except the two tab...
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Exodus 25:18 - 22
And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, on the two ends of the mercy seat.
1 Kings 8:6 - 7
Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the Most Holy Place, underneath the wings of the cherubim.
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Leviticus 16:2
And the Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron your brother not to come at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat that is on the ark, so that he may not die. For I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat.
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Numbers 28:3
And you shall say to them, This is the food offering that you shall offer to the Lord : two male lambs a year old without blemish, day by day, as a regular offering.
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Leviticus 16:15
Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering that is for the people and bring its blood inside the veil and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull, sprinkling it over the mercy seat and in front of the mercy seat.
Leviticus 16:34
And this shall be a statute forever for you, that atonement may be made for the people of Israel once in the year because of all their sins." And Moses did as the Lord commanded him.
Hebrews 10:3
But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year.
Exodus 30:10
Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once a year. With the blood of the sin offering of atonement he shall make atonement for it once in the year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.
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Leviticus 16:15
Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering that is for the people and bring its blood inside the veil and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull, sprinkling it over the mercy seat and in front of the mercy seat.
Leviticus 16:34
And this shall be a statute forever for you, that atonement may be made for the people of Israel once in the year because of all their sins." And Moses did as the Lord commanded him.
Hebrews 10:3
But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year.
Exodus 30:10
Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once a year. With the blood of the sin offering of atonement he shall make atonement for it once in the year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.
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Hebrews 5:3
Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people.
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Hebrews 10:20
By the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh.
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
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Hebrews 7:19
(for the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.
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Leviticus 11:2
Speak to the people of Israel, saying, These are the living things that you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth.
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Mark 7:4
And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as the washing of cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.)
Mark 7:8
You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.
Leviticus 11:25
And whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
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Hebrews 10:1
For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near.
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Hebrews 9:24
For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf.
Hebrews 8:2
A minister in the holy places, in the true tent that the Lord set up, not man.
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Mark 14:58
"We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.'"
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Hebrews 9:24
For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf.
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Hebrews 7:27
He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself.
Hebrews 10:10
And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
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Hebrews 10:4
For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
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Acts 20:28
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.
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Job 33:24
And he is merciful to him, and says, 'Deliver him from going down into the pit; I have found a ransom.
Daniel 9:24
Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place.
1 Corinthians 6:20
For you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
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Leviticus 16:14 - 16
And he shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the front of the mercy seat on the east side, and in front of the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.
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Numbers 19:2
This is the statute of the law that the Lord has commanded: Tell the people of Israel to bring you a red heifer without defect, in which there is no blemish, and on which a yoke has never come.
Numbers 19:17 - 18
For the unclean they shall take some ashes of the burnt sin offering, and fresh water shall be added in a vessel.
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Hebrews 9:12
He entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
Revelation 7:14
I said to him, "Sir, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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Hebrews 7:27
He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself.
Hebrews 8:3
For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; thus it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer.
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Hebrews 1:3
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Hebrews 10:22
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
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Hebrews 6:1
Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God.
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Romans 6:13
Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness.
1 Peter 4:2
So as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.
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