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21 In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tent and everything used in worship. 22 In fact, under the Law almost everything is cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of the blood there is no forgiveness.

The Messiah’s Perfect Sacrifice

23 Thus it was necessary for these earthly[a] copies of the things in heaven to be cleansed by these sacrifices,[b] but the heavenly things themselves are made clean[c] with better sacrifices than these.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:23 The Gk. lacks earthly
  2. Hebrews 9:23 Lit. by these things
  3. Hebrews 9:23 The Gk. lacks are made clean