This is (τουτο). Instead of ιδου of the LXX (Exodus 24:8), just like our Lord's words in Mr 14:24, a possible reminisc…

Saying, This is the blood of the testament. Of the covenant. (See Barnes on Hebrews 9:16-17).

That is, this is the blood by which t…

The testament which God has enjoined to you.—Better, the covenant which God commanded in regard to you. "Commanded," see Hebrews …

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 per…

“This is the blood of the covenant” (a quotation from Ex 24:8) is also reminiscent of the words used by Jesus at the Last Supper ([Reference Mark 1…

Saying, This is the blood of the testament, etc. If that was the blood of the testament, then neither was the testament ratified …

Saying, this is the blood of the testament
The first testament or covenant; this proves what the apostle has asserte…

The solemn transactions between God and humankind are sometimes called a covenant; in this specific context, it is a testament. A testament is a pe…

Having explained events in the Old Testament and revealed their mystical meaning, the Apostle now uses these facts to prove his thesis: namely, tha…