Hebrews 9:15

And because of this He is the negotiator of a new Covenant, in order that, since a life has been given in atonement for the offences committed under the first Covenant, those who have been called may receive the eternal inheritance which has been promised to them.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

14how much more certainly shall the blood of Christ, who strengthened by the eternal Spirit offered Himself to God, free from blemish, purify your consciences from lifeless works for you to serve the ever-living God?

16For where there is a legal `will,' there must also be a death brought forward in evidence--the death of him who made it.

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Cross References

Matthew 19:29And whoever has forsaken houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or children or lands, for my sake, shall receive many times as much and shall have as his inheritance the Life of the Ages.

Matthew 25:36when I was ill-clad, you clothed me; when I was sick, you visited me; when I was in prison, you came to see me.'

Luke 18:18The question was put to Him by a Ruler: "Good Rabbi, what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?"

Romans 3:24gaining acquittal from guilt by His free unpurchased grace through the deliverance which is found in Christ Jesus.

Romans 5:8But God gives proof of His love to us in Christ's dying for us while we were still sinners.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 9:9-15

The Priesthood of Christ. ( a. d. 62.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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