Hebrews 9:12

Hebrews 9:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.

Context of Hebrews 9:12

10being only (with meats and drinks and divers washings) carnal ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation. 11But 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, 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. 13For 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: 14how 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?

Hebrews 9:12 word by word

οὐδὲ δι᾽ αἵματος τράγων καὶ μόσχων διὰ δὲ τοῦ ἰδίου αἵματος εἰσῆλθεν ἐφάπαξ εἰς τὰ ἅγια αἰωνίαν λύτρωσιν εὑράμενος.Read the interlinear

• bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• goatsτράγοςtragos · he-goatG5131
• calvesμόσχοςmoschos · calfG3448
• ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• onceἐφάπαξephapax · once/at onceG2178
• holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• eternalαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
• redemptionλύτρωσιςlutrōsis · redemptionG3085

Cross-references for Hebrews 9:12

• Hebrews 9:13For 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:
• Hebrews 10:4For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
• Leviticus 8:2Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and the bullock of the sin-offering, and the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread;
• Leviticus 9:15And he presented the people’s oblation, and took the goat of the sin-offering which was for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.
• Leviticus 16:5And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two he-goats for a sin-offering, and one ram for a burnt-offering.
• Hebrews 1:3who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
• Hebrews 10:9then hath he said, Lo, I am come to do thy will. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
• Acts 20:28Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.
• Ephesians 1:7in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
• Colossians 1:14in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:
• 1 Peter 1:18knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, who isthe faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;
• Revelation 5:9And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood men of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,
• Hebrews 9:7but 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:
• Hebrews 10:12but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
• Hebrews 9:26else 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.

Commentaries on Hebrews 9:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12But by his own blood - Here the redemption of man is attributed to the blood of Christ; and this blood is stated to be shed in a sacrificial way, precisely as the blood of bulls, goats and calves was shed under the law. Once - Once for all, , in opposition to the annual entering of the high priest into the holiest, with the blood of the annual victim. The holy place - Or sanctuary, ̔ͅ, signifies heaven, into which Jesus entered with his own blood, as the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Neither by the blood of goats and calves - The Jewish sacrifice consisted of the shedding of the blood of animals. On the great day of the atonement the high priest took with him into the most holy place: (1)the blood of a young bullock Leviticus 16:3, Leviticus 16:11, which is here called the blood of a “calf,” which he offered for his own sin; and, (2)the blood of a goat, as a sin-offering for others; Leviticus 16:9, Leviticus 16:15. It was “by,” or “by…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-14Verses 11-14 All good things past, present, and to come, were and are founded upon the priestly office of Christ, and come to us from thence. Our High Priest entered into heaven once for all, and has obtained eternal redemption. The Holy Ghost further signified and showed that the Old Testament sacrifices only freed the outward man from ceremonial uncleanness, and fitted him for some outward privileges. What gave such power to the blood of Christ? It was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Christ's offering is better because he used his own blood, not the blood of goats and calves (see Leviticus 16:3–5). Christ's offering is better because he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time. Unlike the sacrifices in the old covenant, which had to be repeated every year (Hebrews 10:1), the sacrificial death of Jesus was needed only once and secured our redemption forever.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Neither--"Nor yet." by--"through"; as the means of His approach. goats ... calves--not a bullock, such as the Levitical high priest offered for himself, and a goat for the people, on the day of atonement (Le 16:6, 15), year by year, whence the plural is used, goats ... calves. Besides the goat offered for the people the blood of which was sprinkled before the mercy seat, the high priest led forth a second goat, namely, the scapegoat; over it he…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 9:12

• Atonement
• Blood
• Church
• Gospel
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Law
• Offerings
• Purification
• Redemption
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Tabernacle
• Types
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Holy place
• Altar
• Bear
• Clean
• Goat
• High priest
• Humiliation of Christ
• Intercession of Christ
• Ordinance
• Redemption

Commentaries on Hebrews 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings