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For this cause he is the mediator of a new covenant, that a death having taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
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The Cost of a New Covenant
Commentators stress that Jesus is the 'mediator' of a new 'covenant' or agreement with God. This new relationship required a death to be enacted. Unlike the old covenant, which was ratified by the blood of animals, this new, better covenant was made effective by the willing death of the mediator, Jesus Christ himself.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And for this cause. With this view; that is, to make an effectual atonement for sin, and to provide a way by which the troubled conscience…
Mediator of a new covenant (διαθηκης καινης μεσιτης). See 8:6 for this phrase with κρειττονος instead of καινης.
A …
19th Century
Anglican
And for this cause.—Or, And because of this. This verse looks back to the great truth of Hebrews 9:11-12, which the last …
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Baptist
For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: how much …
“For this reason” may refer to the preceding: because Christ really cleanses us from dead works by his blood, he mediates the new covenant. But it …
16th Century
Protestant
And for this cause he is Mediator of the New Testament, etc. He concludes that there is no more need for another priest, because …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And for this cause he is the Mediator of the New Testament , &c.] (See Gill on Hebrews 7:22), (See Gill…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Having explained events in the Old Testament and revealed their mystical meaning, the Apostle now uses these facts to prove his thesis: namely, tha…
