Hebrews 9:12 “He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the…”

Hebrews 9:12

He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

World English Bible

nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption.

American Standard Version

nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption.

Geneva Bible 1599

Neither by the blood of goates and calues: but by his owne blood entred he in once vnto the holy place, and obteined eternall redemption for vs.

Darby Translation

nor by blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, has entered in once for all into the [holy of] holies, having found an eternal redemption.

Young's Literal Translation

neither through blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, did enter in once into the holy places, age-during redemption having obtained;

Bible in Basic English

And has gone once and for ever into the holy place, having got eternal salvation, not through the blood of goats and young oxen, but through his blood.

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Cross references

“by the”

Hebrews 10:4 Leviticus 9:15 Hebrews 9:13 Leviticus 16:5–10 Leviticus 8:2

Hebrews 10:4 · BSB

because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

Leviticus 9:15 · BSB

Aaron then presented the people’s offering. He took the male goat for the people’s sin offering, slaughtered it, and offered it for sin like the first one.

Hebrews 9:13 · BSB

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,

Leviticus 16:5–10 · BSB

And he shall take from the congregation of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering.

Leviticus 8:2 · BSB

“Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,

“by his”

Ephesians 1:7 Revelation 1:5 Hebrews 10:9–14 Hebrews 1:3 Acts 20:28 Colossians 1:14

Ephesians 1:7 · BSB

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

Revelation 1:5 · BSB

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

Hebrews 10:9–14 · BSB

Then He adds, “Here I am, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first to establish the second.

Hebrews 1:3 · BSB

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on h…

Acts 20:28 · BSB

Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

Colossians 1:14 · BSB

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

“he entered”

Hebrews 9:24–26 Hebrews 10:19 Hebrews 9:7 Hebrews 10:12

Hebrews 9:24–26 · BSB

For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.

Hebrews 10:19 · BSB

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,

Hebrews 9:7 · BSB

But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.

Hebrews 10:12 · BSB

But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.

“once”

Hebrews 9:28 Zechariah 3:9 Hebrews 9:26 Hebrews 10:10

Hebrews 9:28 · BSB

so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.

Zechariah 3:9 · BSB

See the stone I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes. Behold, I will engrave on it an inscription, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.

Hebrews 9:26 · BSB

Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

Hebrews 10:10 · BSB

And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

“having”

Hebrews 9:15 Hebrews 5:9 1 Thessalonians 1:10 Daniel 9:24 Mark 3:29 Galatians 3:13

Hebrews 9:15 · BSB

Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenan…

Hebrews 5:9 · BSB

And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him

1 Thessalonians 1:10 · BSB

and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

Daniel 9:24 · BSB

Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and t…

Mark 3:29 · BSB

But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”

Galatians 3:13 · BSB

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”

Also

Hebrews 7:27

Hebrews 7:27 · BSB

Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.

13For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,

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