14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without [a]spot to God, (A)cleanse your conscience from (B)dead works (C)to serve the living God? 15 And for this reason (D)He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that (E)those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

The Mediator’s Death Necessary

16 For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:14 blemish

14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit(A) offered himself(B) unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences(C) from acts that lead to death,[a](D) so that we may serve the living God!(E)

15 For this reason Christ is the mediator(F) of a new covenant,(G) that those who are called(H) may receive the promised(I) eternal inheritance(J)—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.(K)

16 In the case of a will,[b] it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it,

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:14 Or from useless rituals
  2. Hebrews 9:16 Same Greek word as covenant; also in verse 17