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Hebrews 9:23
“It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 Hebrews 9:23 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
While, then, it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly realities to be purified by such means as these, the heavenly realities themselves required better sacrifices.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Es war nun nötig, daß die Abbilder der Dinge in den Himmeln hierdurch gereinigt wurden, die himmlischen Dinge selbst aber durch bessere Schlachtopfer als diese.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Fué, pues, necesario que las figuras de las cosas celestiales fuesen purificadas con estas cosas; empero las mismas cosas celestiales con mejores sacrificios que éstos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Portanto era necessário que os esboços das coisas que estão nos céus fossem purificados com esses sacrifícios ; mas as próprias coisas celestiais, com sacrifícios melhores que esses.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Era necessário, portanto, que as figuras das coisas que estão no céu fossem purificadas com o sacrifício desses animais; porém, as coisas celestiais, em si mesmas, devem ser purificadas com um sacrifício muito melhor.

📖 Hebrews 9:23 in Context

21Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.
22And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
23It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
24For 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:
25Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;
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