13 For if (A)the blood of bulls and goats and (B)the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, [a]sanctifies for the [b]purifying of the flesh, 14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without [c]spot to God, (C)cleanse your conscience from (D)dead works (E)to serve the living God? 15 And for this reason (F)He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that (G)those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

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  1. Hebrews 9:13 sets apart
  2. Hebrews 9:13 cleansing
  3. Hebrews 9:14 blemish

13 For if (A)the blood of goats and bulls, and (B)the [a]ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctify for the [b]cleansing of the flesh, 14 how much more will (C)the blood of Christ, who through [c](D)the eternal Spirit (E)offered Himself without blemish to God, (F)cleanse your conscience from (G)dead works to serve (H)the living God?

15 For this reason (I)He is the (J)mediator of a (K)new 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 (L)called may (M)receive the promise of (N)the eternal inheritance.

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  1. Hebrews 9:13 I.e., ashes mixed in water
  2. Hebrews 9:13 Lit purity
  3. Hebrews 9:14 Or His eternal spirit

13 For if the sprinkling of [ceremonially] defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a [burnt] heifer is sufficient for the cleansing of the body,(A) 14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal [Holy] Spirit willingly offered Himself unblemished [that is, without moral or spiritual imperfection as a sacrifice] to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works and lifeless observances to serve the ever living God?

15 For this reason He is the Mediator and Negotiator of a new covenant [that is, an entirely new agreement uniting God and man], so that those who have been called [by God] may receive [the fulfillment of] the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has taken place [as the payment] which redeems them from the sins committed under the obsolete first covenant.

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13 The blood of goats and bulls(A) and the ashes of a heifer(B) sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. 14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit(C) offered himself(D) unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences(E) from acts that lead to death,[a](F) so that we may serve the living God!(G)

15 For this reason Christ is the mediator(H) of a new covenant,(I) that those who are called(J) may receive the promised(K) eternal inheritance(L)—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.(M)

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  1. Hebrews 9:14 Or from useless rituals

13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

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