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Hebrews 12:24

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22 Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels

23 in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

25 See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

26 At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”

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BSB
to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
KJV
And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
WEB
to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better than that of Abel.
ASV
and to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better than [that of] Abel.
DARBY
and to Jesus, mediator of a new covenant; and to [the] blood of sprinkling, speaking better than Abel.
BLB
and to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, speaking a better thing than that of Abel.
ÅB
og til Jesus, mellommann for en ny pakt, og til oversprengningens blod, som taler bedre enn Abels.
OTB
til Jesus, mellommannen for en ny pakt, og til det bestenkede blod som taler bedre enn Abels blod.
B1930
og til Jesus, mellemmann for en ny pakt, og til oversprengningens blod, som taler bedre enn Abels.

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  • Hebrews 9:15

    Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

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  • Hebrews 11:28

    By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.

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  • Hebrews 8:6

    Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.

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  • Hebrews 11:4

    By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.

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  • Genesis 4:10

    “What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.

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  • Matthew 26:28

    This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

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  • Matthew 23:35

    And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

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  • 1 Timothy 2:5

    For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

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