Hebrews 9:24

22 According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

23 So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.

25 Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.

26 Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
KJV
For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
WEB
For Christ hasn’t entered into holy places made with hands, which are representations of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;
ASV
For Christ entered not into a holy place made with hands, like in pattern to the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear before the face of God for us:
DARBY
For the Christ is not entered into holy places made with hand, figures of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear before the face of God for us:
BLB
For Christ entered not into holy [places] made by hands, copies of the true ones, but into heaven itself, now to appear for us in the presence of God,
ÅB
For Kristus gikk ikke inn i en helligdom som var gjort med hender og bare var et bilde av den sanne, men inn i selve himmelen, for nå å åpenbares for Guds åsyn for vår skyld,
OTB
For Kristus gikk ikke inn i en helligdom laget av menneskehender, en ren kopi av den sanne; han gikk inn i himmelen selv, nå for å tre fram for Guds åsyn for oss.
B1930
For Kristus gikk ikke inn i en helligdom som var gjort med hender og bare var et billede av den sanne, men inn i selve himmelen, for nu å åpenbares for Guds åsyn for vår skyld,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hebrews 9:11–12

    But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.

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  • Hebrews 12:2

    Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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  • Hebrews 9:23

    So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

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  • Hebrews 8:2

    and who ministers in the sanctuary and true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.

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  • John 16:28

    I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”

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  • Mark 16:19

    After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

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  • Romans 8:33

    Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

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  • Acts 3:21

    Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.

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