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

by so much hath Jesus become the surety of a better covenant.

But now he hath obtained a more excellent ministry, in proportion as he is the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been established upon better promises.

and to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant; and to a sprinkling with that blood which speaketh something better than Abel.

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

Means

For where there is a testament there must of necessity be implied the death of the testator;

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner shared in the same, that through death he might bring to nought him who had the power of death, that is, the Devil,

Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of an everlasting covenant, even our Lord Jesus,

For

not with the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, and obtained for us everlasting redemption.

God having provided for us some better thing, that they might not be made perfect without us.

being accepted as righteous freely, by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

For while we were yet without strength, in due season Christ died for the ungodly.

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

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

And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed to God by thy blood men out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,

And they sing a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one was able to learn the song but the hundred and fortyfour thousand, who were redeemed from the earth.

The first

The first covenant, then, had indeed ordinances of religious service, and a worldly sanctuary.

For if that first covenant had been faultless, then a place would not have been sought for a second.

They which

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the apostle and highpriest of our profession, Jesus;

We know moreover that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

whom he also called, even us, not only from among the Jews, but also from among the gentiles?

whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Promise

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

These all died in faith, not having received the promised blessings, but having seen them from afar, and greeted them, and having professed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he is approved, he will receive the crown of life, which He promised to them that love him.

And this is the promise which he himself promised us, even the life everlasting.