Hebrews 9:15

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Summary

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.

The mediator

Means

Hebrews 9:16

Hebrews 2:14

Hebrews 13:20

For

The first

Hebrews 9:1

Hebrews 8:7

They which

Promise

Bible References

The mediator

Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

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.

and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks better than the blood of Abel.

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

Means

For where a will is, there must of necessity be the death of the one who made it.

Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same nature, that through death he might destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil,

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,

For

He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves, but he entered the holy place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption.

because God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

When we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

For Christ also died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit;

And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals; for you were slain, and with your blood purchased men for God from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn the song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth.

The first

Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary.

For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no place sought for a second.

They which

Therefore, holy brethren, who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession.

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who are called according to his purpose.

even us whom he has called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?

He called you to this through our gospel, that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Promise

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from a distance, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, for when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

And this is what he has promised useternal life.