Hebrews 9:15
And on this account He is the mediator of a new covenant, that undergoing death for the redemption of transgressions against the first covenant, they that are called might receive the promise of an eternal inheritance.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
16For where a testament is, there is a necessity of proving the death of the testator.
Cross References
Matthew 19:29yea and every one who hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, shall receive an hundred-fold, and shall inherit eternal life.
Matthew 25:36I was naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye took care of me; I was in prison, and ye visited me.
Luke 18:18And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, Good master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Romans 3:24being justified freely by his grace, because of the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Romans 5:8But God recommendeth his love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
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 →