But as it is, he has obtained a ministry which is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.

For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

New

Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the eternal covenant,

Covenant

For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

Likewise he took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

To the blood

And in the same way he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship.

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them.

who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling with his blood: may grace and peace be yours in abundance.

Speaketh

By faith Abel offered God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his gifts. And through faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.

that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it shall be required of this generation.