HEBREWS CHAPTER IX.

[1 By the imperfection of the legal sacrifices, 11 he sheweth the efficacy of 
the blood of Christ. 16 The necessity of Christ's death.] 

THEN verily the first covenant had also ordinances
of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary. 
2 For there was a tabernacle made; the first 
wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and 
the shew-bread; which is called the sanctuary. 
3 And after the second vail, the tabernacle which 
is called the Holiest of all;
4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of 
the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein
was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's
rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
5 And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing 
the mercy-seat; of which we cannot now speak particularly. 
6 Now when these things were thus ordained, 
the priests went always into the first tabernacle, 
accomplishing the service of God:
7 But into the second went the high priest alone
once every year, not without blood, which he offered 
for himself, and for the errors of the people:
8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way
into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, 
while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
9 Which was a figure for the time then present, 
in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that 
could not make him that did the service perfect, as 
pertaining to the conscience; 
10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and 
divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed
on them until the time of reformation.
11 But Christ being come an high priest of good 
things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, 
not made with hands, that is to say, not of this 
building;
12 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.
13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and 
the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth
to the purifying of the flesh:
14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, 
who through the eternal Spirit offered himself
without spot to God, purge your conscience from 
dead works to serve the living God?
15 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. 
16 For where a testament is, there must also of 
necessity be the death of the testator. 
17 For a testament is of force after men are 
dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the 
testator liveth. 
18 Whereupon neither the first testament was 
dedicated without blood.
19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to 
all the people according to the law, he took the 
blood of calves and of goats, with water and scarlet 
wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book 
and all the people.
20 Say, This is the blood of the testament
which God hath enjoined unto you.
21 Moreover, he sprinkled with blood both the 
tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. 
22 And almost all things are by the law purged
with blood; and without shedding of blood is no 
remission.
23 It was therefore necessary that the patterns 
of things in the heavens should be purified with 
these; but the heavenly things themselves with 
better sacrifices than these. 
24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places
made with hands, which are the figures of the true; 
but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence
of God for us:
25 Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as 
the high priest entirety into the holy place every 
year with blood of others;
26 For then must he often have suffered since 
the foundation of the world: but now once in the 
end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin
by the sacrifice of himself.
27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die,
but after this the judgment:
28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of 
many; and unto them that look for him shall he 
appear the second time without sin unto salvation.