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nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption.
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A Final, Perfect Sacrifice
Commentators emphasize the stark contrast between Christ and the Old Testament priests. While they repeatedly offered the blood of animals, Christ entered heaven 'once for all' by offering His own blood. Scholars explain this act was singular, final, and unrepeatable, rendering the old system of sacrifices obsolete. Christ is uniquely both the High Priest and the perfect sacrifice.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Neither by the blood of goats and calves. The Jewish sacrifice consisted of the shedding of the blood of animals. On the great day of aton…
Through his own blood (δια του ιδιου αιματος). This is the great distinction between Christ as High Priest and all other high prie…
19th Century
Anglican
The changes of translation required in these verses are not considerable in themselves, but important for the sake of bringing out the unity of the…
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Baptist
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 u…
The author does not specifically explain what the “good things that are already here” are, but the expression is evidently a comprehensive way of s…
16th Century
Protestant
Neither by the blood of goats, etc. All these things tend to show that the things of Christ so far excel the shadows of the Law, …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Neither by the blood of goats and calves With which the high priest entered into the holy place, within the veil, on…
All good things, past, present, and to come, were and are founded upon the priestly office of Christ, and come to us from there. Our High Priest en…
13th Century
Catholic
Having shown the significance of things related to the Old Testament and the first tabernacle, the Apostle now describes the condition of things re…
