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

so much the more Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

But, as the case with Him now stands, He has entered upon a priestly service as much superior to theirs as the covenant of which He is the Mediator is superior to theirs, superior because it has been enacted upon superior promises.

to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood which speaks a better message than even Abel's did.

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

Means

For when a will is made, it is necessary that the death of him who makes it be proved.

Since then the children mentioned share our mortal nature, He too took on Himself a full share of the same, in order that He by His death might put a stop to the power of him who has the power of death, that is, the devil,

May God, who gives us peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, who through the blood by which He ratified the everlasting covenant, is now the Great Shepherd of the sheep,

For

and not with blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He once for all went into the real sanctuary and secured our eternal redemption.

for God had provided something still better for us, that they, apart from us might not attain perfection.

but anybody may have right standing with God as a free gift of His undeserved favor, through the ransom provided in Christ Jesus.

For when we were still helpless, Christ at the proper time died for us ungodly men.

It is through union with Him that we have redemption by His blood and the forgiveness of our shortcomings, in accordance with the generosity of His unmerited favor

For Christ Himself, once for all, died for our sins, the Innocent for the guilty to bring us to God, being put to death in physical form but made alive in the Spirit,

Then they sang a new song: "You deserve to take the book and break its seals, because you have been slaughtered, and with your blood have bought men from every tribe, tongue, people, and nation,

They were singing a new song before the throne, the four living creatures, and the elders, and no one could learn the song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth.

The first

So indeed the first covenant had its regulations for worship and its earthly sanctuary.

For if the first covenant had been faultless, there could have been no room for a second one.

They which

Therefore, my Christian brothers, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the Messenger and High Priest whom we profess to follow,

Yes, we know that all things go on working together for the good of those who keep on loving God, who are called in accordance with God's purpose.

even us whom He has called, not only from among the Jews but from among the heathen too?

and to this end He called you by our preaching of the good news, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Promise

For when God made His promise to Abraham, He took an oath by Himself, since He had no one greater by whom He could take it,

These people all died victoriously as a result of their faith, although they did not receive the blessings promised; that is, because they really saw them in the far-off future and welcomed them, and so professed to be only foreigners and strangers here on earth.

Blessed is the person who endures trial, for when he stands the test, he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him.

And the very thing that He Himself has promised us is eternal life.