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 Living Translation (NLT)With his own blood—not the blood of goats and calves—he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever.

Context of Hebrews 9:12

10concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation. 11But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. 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. 13For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, 14how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Neitherοὐδέoude · norG3761
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• of goatsτράγοςtragos · he-goatG5131
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• calvesμόσχοςmoschos · calfG3448
• butδέde · thenG1161
• his ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• he entered inεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• onceἐφάπαξephapax · once/at onceG2178
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the holy placeἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• having obtainedεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• eternalαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
• redemptionλύτρωσιςlutrōsis · redemptionG3085
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Hebrews 9:12

• Hebrews 9:13For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh,
• Hebrews 10:4For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.
• Leviticus 8:2“Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, the anointing oil, a bull as the sin offering, two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
• Leviticus 9:15Then he brought the people’s offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and killed it and offered it for sin, like the first one.
• Leviticus 16:5And he shall take from the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats as a sin offering, and one ram as a burnt offering.
• Hebrews 1:3who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
• Hebrews 10:9then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.” He takes away the first that He may establish the second.
• Acts 20:28Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
• Ephesians 1:7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace
• Colossians 1:14in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
• 1 Peter 1:18knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,
• Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
• Hebrews 9:7But into the second part the high priest went alone once a year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the people’s sins committed in ignorance;
• Hebrews 10:12But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,
• Hebrews 9:26He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared 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