13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow, sprinkling those who are defiled, sanctify for the purification of the flesh,(A) 14 how much more will the blood of the Messiah, who through the eternal Spirit(B) offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse our[a] consciences from dead works to serve the living God?(C)

15 Therefore, He is the mediator(D) of a new covenant,[b](E) so that those who are called might receive the promise(F) of the eternal inheritance, because a death has taken place for redemption from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:14 Other mss read your
  2. Hebrews 9:15 The Gk word used here and in vv. 15-18 can be translated covenant, will, or testament.

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