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24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands—the representation[a] of the true sanctuary[b]—but into heaven itself, and he appears now in God’s presence for us. 25 And he did not enter to offer[c] himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the sanctuary year after year with blood that is not his own, 26 for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the consummation of the ages to put away sin by his sacrifice.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:24 tn Or “prefiguration.”
  2. Hebrews 9:24 tn The word “sanctuary” is not in the Greek text at this point, but has been supplied for clarity.
  3. Hebrews 9:25 tn Grk “and not that he might offer,” continuing the previous construction.