Hebrews 9:15-23

15For this reason 1He is the 2mediator of a 3new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the violations that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been 4called may 5receive the promise of 6the eternal inheritance. 16For where there is a 7covenant, there must of necessity 8be the death of the one who made it. 17For a 9covenant is valid only when people are dead, 10for it is never in force while the one who made it lives. 18Therefore even the first covenant was not inaugurated without blood. 19For when every commandment had been 11spoken by Moses to all the people according to the Law, 12he took the 13blood of the calves and the goats, with 14water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both 15the book itself and all the people, 20saying, “16This is the blood of the covenant which God commanded you.” 21And in the same way he 17sprinkled both the 18tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry with the blood. 22And 19almost all things are cleansed with blood, according to the Law, and 20without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

23Therefore it was necessary for the 21copies of the things in the heavens to be cleansed with these things, but 22the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.