Berean Standard Bible

Hebrews 9

(Exodus 40:1–33; Acts 7:44–47)

1Nowμὲν οὖνmen ounG3303 G3767καὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588firstπρώτηprōtēG4413covenanthadΕἶχενEichenG2192regulationsδικαιώματαdikaiōmataG1345for worshipλατρείας,latreiasG2999and alsoτεteG5037τόtoG3588an earthlyκοσμικόν.kosmikonG2886sanctuaryG40.

2γὰρgarG1063A tabernacleσκηνὴskēnēG4633was preparedκατεσκευάσθηkateskeuasthēG2680.InἐνenG1722itsἡhēG3588firstπρώτηprōtēG4413roomᾗhēG3739wereτεteG5037theἥhēG3588lampstandλυχνίαluchniaG3087καὶkaiG2532,theἡhēG3588tableτράπεζαtrapezaG5132,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588consecratedπρόθεσιςprothesisG4286τῶνtōnG3588breadἄρτων,artōnG740.ThisἥτιςhētisG3748was calledλέγεταιlegetaiG3004theHolyG40Place.

3δὲdeG1161BehindμετὰmetaG3326theτὸtoG3588secondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208curtainκαταπέτασμαkatapetasmaG2665wasa roomσκηνὴskēnēG4633ἡhēG3588calledλεγομένηlegomenēG3004theMost Holy PlaceG40,

4containingἔχουσαechousaG2192thegoldenχρυσοῦνchrusounG5552altar of incenseθυμιατήριονthumiatērionG2369andκαὶkaiG2532theτὴνtēnG3588gold-coveredπερικεκαλυμμένην πάντοθεν χρυσίῳ,perikekalummenēn pantothen chrusiōG5553 G4028 G3840arkκιβωτὸνkibōtonG2787of theτῆςtēsG3588covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242.InsideἐνenG1722the arkᾗhēG3739were thegoldχρυσῆchrusēG5552jarστάμνοςstamnosG4713ofἔχουσαechousaG2192τὸtoG3588mannaμάνναmannaG3131καὶkaiG2532,Aaron’sἈαρὼνAarōnG2ἡhēG3588staffῥάβδοςrhabdosG4464thatἡhēG3588had buddedβλαστήσασαblastēsasaG985,andκαὶkaiG2532theαἱhaiG3588stone tabletsπλάκεςplakesG4109of theτῆςtēsG3588covenantδιαθήκης·diathēkēsG1242.

5δὲdeG1161AboveὑπεράνωhuperanōG5231the arkαὐτῆςautēsG846were thecherubimΧερουβὶνCheroubinG5502of gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391,overshadowingκατασκιάζονταkataskiazontaG2683theτὸtoG3588mercy seatἱλαστήριον,hilastērionG2435. Butwe cannot discussοὐκ λέγεινouk legeinG3756 G3004these thingsπερὶ ὧνperi hōnG4012 G3739inκατὰkataG2596detailμέρος.merosG3313ἔστινestinG1510nowνῦνnunG3568.

6WhenδὲdeG1161everythingτούτωνtoutōnG3778had been preparedκατεσκευασμένωνkateskeuasmenōnG2680in this wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779μὲνmenG3303,theτὴνtēnG3588priestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409enteredεἰσίασινeisiasinG1524regularlyδιὰ παντὸςdia pantosG1223 G3956intoεἰςeisG1519theοἱhoiG3588firstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413roomσκηνὴνskēnēnG4633to performἐπιτελοῦντες·epitelountesG2005theirτὰςtasG3588sacred dutiesλατρείαςlatreiasG2999.

7ButδὲdeG1161onlyμόνοςmonosG3441theτὴνtēnG3588high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749enteredεἰςeisG1519theτοῦtouG3588secondδευτέρανdeuteranG1208room, and thenonly onceἅπαξhapaxG530ὁhoG3588a yearἐνιαυτοῦeniautouG1763, andneverοὐouG3756withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129,whichὃhoG3739he offeredπροσφέρειprosphereiG4374forὑπὲρhuperG5228himselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438andκαὶkaiG2532for theτῶνtōnG3588sins the people had committed in ignoranceτοῦ λαοῦ ἀγνοημάτων·tou laou agnoēmatōnG3588 G2992 G51.

8By thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778arrangementtheτοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588Holyἁγίου,hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151was showingδηλοῦντοςdēlountosG1213thattheτὴνtēnG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598into theτῶνtōnG3588MostHoly PlaceG40had not yetG3380been disclosedπεφανερῶσθαιpephanerōsthaiG5319as long as theτῆςtēsG3588firstπρώτηςprōtēsG4413tabernacleσκηνῆςskēnēsG4633wasἐχούσηςechousēsG2192stillἔτιetiG2089standingστάσιν·stasinG4714.

9It isἥτιςhētisG3748an illustrationπαραβολὴparabolēG3850forεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588presentἐνεστηκότα,enestēkotaG1764timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540,becauseκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596τεteG5037thegiftsδῶράdōraG1435andκαὶkaiG2532sacrificesθυσίαιthusiaiG2378ἣνhēnG3739being offeredπροσφέρονταιprospherontaiG4374were unableμὴ δυνάμεναιmē dunamenaiG3361 G1410to cleanseκατὰ τελειῶσαιkata teleiōsaiG5048 G2596theconscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893of theτὸνtonG3588worshiperλατρεύοντα,latreuontaG3000.

10They consistonlyG3440inἐπὶepiG1909foodβρώμασινbrōmasinG1033andκαὶkaiG2532drinkπόμασινpomasinG4188andκαὶkaiG2532specialδιαφόροιςdiaphoroisG1313washingsβαπτισμοῖς,baptismoisG909—externalσαρκὸςsarkosG4561regulationsδικαιώματαdikaiōmataG1345imposedἐπικείμενα.¶epikeimenaG1945untilμέχριmechriG3360thetimeκαιροῦkairouG2540of reformδιορθώσεωςdiorthōseōsG1357.

Redemption through His Blood

11ButδὲdeG1161whenChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547came asπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749of theτῶνtōnG3588good thingsἀγαθῶνagathōnG18that have comeγενομένωνgenomenōnG1096, He went throughδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588greaterμείζονοςmeizonosG3173andκαὶkaiG2532more perfectτελειοτέραςteleioterasG5046tabernacleσκηνῆςskēnēsG4633thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510notοὐouG3756made by handsχειροποιήτου,cheiropoiētouG5499and isnotοὐouG3756a partof thisταύτηςtautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588creationκτίσεως,ktiseōsG2937.

12He did not enterοὐδὲoudeG3761byδι᾽di᾽G1223thebloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of goatsτράγωνtragōnG5131andκαὶkaiG2532calvesμόσχωνmoschōnG3448,butδὲdeG1161He enteredεἰσῆλθεν εἰςeisēlthen eisG1525 G1519theτοῦtouG3588MostHoly PlaceG40once for allἐφάπαξephapaxG2178byδιὰdiaG1223HisτὰtaG3588ownἰδίουidiouG2398bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129,thus securingεὑράμενος.heuramenosG2147eternalαἰωνίανaiōnianG166redemptionλύτρωσινlutrōsinG3085.

13ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487theτὸtoG3588bloodαἷμαhaimaG129of goatsτράγωνtragōnG5131andκαὶkaiG2532bullsταύρωνtaurōnG5022andκαὶkaiG2532theashesσποδὸςspodosG4700of a heiferδαμάλεωςdamaleōsG1151sprinkledῥαντίζουσαrhantizousaG4472on those who areτοὺςtousG3588ceremonially uncleanκεκοινωμένουςkekoinōmenousG2840sanctifyἁγιάζειhagiazeiG37themso thatπρὸςprosG4314theirτὴνtēnG3588bodiesσαρκὸςsarkosG4561τῆςtēsG3588are cleanκαθαρότητα,katharotētaG2514,

14how muchπόσῳposōG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123will theτὸtoG3588bloodαἷμαhaimaG129τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,whoὃςhosG3739throughδιὰdiaG1223theeternalαἰωνίουaiōniouG166SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151offeredπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438unblemishedἄμωμονamōmonG299τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ,theōG2316,purifyκαθαριεῖkatharieiG2511ourG1473τὴνtēnG3588consciencesσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893fromἀπὸapoG575worksἔργωνergōnG2041of deathνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,so thatεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588we may serveλατρεύεινlatreueinG3000thelivingζῶντι;¶zōntiG2198GodθεῷtheōG2316!

15ΚαὶKaiG2532Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778Christisἐστίν,estinG1510themediatorμεσίτηςmesitēsG3316of a newκαινῆςkainēsG2537covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242,so thatὅπωςhopōsG3704those whoτῶνtōnG3588are calledκεκλημένοιkeklēmenoiG2564may receiveλάβωσινlabōsinG2983theτῇtēaG3588promisedἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860τὴνtēnG3588eternalαἰωνίουaiōniouG166inheritanceκληρονομίας.klēronomiasG2817,now that He has diedθανάτου γενομένουthanatou genomenouG2288 G1096toεἰςeisG1519redeemἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629themfrom theοἱhoiG3588transgressionsπαραβάσεωνparabaseōnG3847committedunderἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588firstπρώτῃprōtēG4413covenantδιαθήκῃdiathēkēG1242.

16γὰρgarG1063In the case ofὅπουhopouG3699awillδιαθήκη,diathēkēG1242, it isnecessaryἀνάγκηanagkēG318to establishφέρεσθαιpheresthaiG5342thedeathθάνατονthanatonG2288of theτοῦtouG3588one whomadeδιαθεμένου·diathemenouG1303it,

17becauseγὰρgarG1063a willδιαθήκηdiathēkēG1242does nottake effectβεβαία,bebaiaG949untilἐπὶepiG1909theὁhoG3588one whomadeδιαθέμενος.diathemenosG1303ithas diedνεκροῖςnekroisG3498ἐπεὶepeiG1893;it cannot be executedμήποτε ἰσχύειmēpotepote ischueiG4218 G3361 G2480whileὅτεhoteG3753he is still aliveζῇzēaG2198.

18That is whyὅθενhothenG3606even theἡhēG3588firstπρώτηprōtēG4413covenantwas not put into effectοὐδὲ ἐγκεκαίνισται.oude egkekainistaiG3761 G1457withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129.

19ForγὰρgarG1063whenὑπὸhupoG5259MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475had proclaimedλαληθείσηςlalētheisēsG2980everyπάσηςpasēsG3956commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785ofκατὰkataG2596theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551to allπαντὶpantiG3956theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷ,laōG2992,he tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983theτὸtoG3588bloodαἷμαhaimaG129τῶνtōnG3588of calvesμόσχωνmoschōnG3448andκαὶkaiG2532τῶνtōnG3588goatsτράγωνtragōnG5131,along withμετὰmetaG3326waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204καὶkaiG2532,scarletκοκκίνουkokkinouG2847woolἐρίουeriouG2053,andκαὶkaiG2532hyssopὑσσώπου,hussōpouG5301, andsprinkledἐρράντισενerrantisenG4472τεteG5037theτὸtoG3588scrollβιβλίονbiblionG975αὐτόautoG846andκαὶkaiG2532allπάνταpantaG3956theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,

20sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778istheτὸtoG3588bloodαἷμαhaimaG129of theτῆςtēsG3588covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242,whichἧςhēsG3739ὁhoG3588Godθεός·theosG2316has commandedἐνετείλατοeneteilatoG1781πρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to keep.”

21καὶkaiG2532In the same wayὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668,he sprinkledἐρράντισεν.errantisenG4472withτὴνtēnG3588bloodαἵματιaimatiG129theτὰtaG3588tabernacleσκηνὴνskēnēnG4633δὲdeG1161andκαὶkaiG2532allπάνταpantaG3956theτῆςtēsG3588vesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632used inτῷtōG3588worshipλειτουργίαςleitourgiasG3009.

22According toκατὰkataG2596theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551,in factκαὶkaiG2532,nearlyσχεδὸνschedonG4975everythingπάνταpantaG3956must be purifiedκαθαρίζεταιkatharizetaiG2511withἐνenG1722bloodαἵματιaimatiG129,andκαὶkaiG2532withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565the shedding of bloodαἱματεκχυσίαςhaimatekchusiasG130there isγίνεταιginetaiG1096noοὐouG3756forgivenessἄφεσις.¶aphesisG859.

23SoοὖνounG3767it wasnecessaryἈνάγκηAnagkēG318μὲνmenG3303fortheτὰtaG3588copiesὑποδείγματαhupodeigmataG5262ofthe heavenlyτῶν ἐν οὐρανοῖςtōn en ouranoisG1722 G3588 G3772thingsτοῖςtoisG3588to be purifiedκαθαρίζεσθαιkatharizesthaiG2511with theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778sacrifices,butδὲdeG1161theτὰtaG3588heavenly thingsἐπουράνιαepouraniaG2032themselvesαὐτὰautaG846with betterG2909sacrificesθυσίαιςthusiaisG2378thanπαρὰparaG3844theseταύτας.tautasG3778.

24ForγὰρgarG1063ChristΧριστός,ChristosG5547did not enterοὐ εἰς εἰσῆλθενou eis eisēlthenG1525 G3756 G1519a man-madeχειροποίηταcheiropoiētaG5499copyἀντίτυπαantitupaG499of theτῶνtōnG3588trueἀληθινῶν,alēthinōnG228sanctuaryG40,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235He enteredεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772itselfαὐτὸνautonG846,nowνῦνnunG3568to appearἐμφανισθῆναιemphanisthēnaiG1718on our behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228 G1473in theτῷtōG3588presenceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

25Norοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761did He enter heaventoἵναinaG2443offerπροσφέρῃprospherēG4374Himselfἑαυτόν,he'autonG1438again and againπολλάκιςpollakisG4178,asὥσπερhōsperG5618theὁhoG3588high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749entersεἰσέρχεται εἰςeiserchetai eisG1525 G1519theτὰtaG3588MostHoly PlaceG40everyκατ᾽kat᾽G2596yearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763withἐνenG1722bloodαἵματιaimatiG129that is not his ownἀλλοτρίῳ·allotriōG245.

26OtherwiseἐπεὶepeiG1893, ChristαὐτὸνautonG846would have hadἔδειedeiG1163to sufferπαθεῖνpatheinG3958repeatedlyπολλάκιςpollakisG4178sinceἀπὸapoG575thefoundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889.ButδὲdeG1161nowνυνὶnuniG3570He has appearedπεφανέρωται.pephanerōtaiG5319onceἅπαξhapaxG530for allatἐπὶepiG1909theendσυντελείᾳsunteleiaG4930of theτῶνtōnG3588agesαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165toεἰςeisG1519do away withἀθέτησινathetēsinG115τῆςtēsG3588sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266byδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588sacrificeθυσίαςthusiasG2378of HimselfαὐτοῦautouG846.

27καὶkaiG2532Justκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596asὅσονhosonG3745τοῖςtoisG3588manἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444is appointedἀπόκειταιapokeitaiG606to dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599onceἅπαξhapaxG530,andδὲdeG1161afterμετὰmetaG3326thatτοῦτοtoutoG3778to facejudgmentκρίσις,krisisG2920,

28soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547was offeredπροσενεχθεὶςprosenechtheisG4374onceἅπαξhapaxG530toεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588bearἀνενεγκεῖνanenegkeinG399thesinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183; andHe will appearG3708ἐκekG1537a second timeδευτέρουdeuterouG1208,not to bearχωρὶςchōrisG5565sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266, buttoεἰςeisG1519bringsalvationσωτηρίαν.¶sōtērianG4991to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588eagerly awaitἀπεκδεχομένοιςapekdechomenoisG553HimαὐτὸνautonG846.

(Exodus 40:1–33; Acts 7:44–47)

Redemption through His Blood

Commentaries on Hebrews 9