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And the lesson which the Holy Spirit teaches is this--that the way into the true Holy place is not yet open so long as the outer tent still remains in existence.

τοῦ tou “the”τοῦ tou “<the>”τὴν tēn “the”τῶν tōn “into the”τῆς tēs “the”

And this is a figure--for the time now present--answering to which both gifts and sacrifices are offered, unable though they are to give complete freedom from sin to him who ministers.

τὸν ton “the”τὸν ton “which”τὸν ton “who”

But Christ appeared as a High Priest of the blessings that are soon to come by means of the greater and more perfect Tent of worship, a tent which has not been built with hands--that is to say does not belong to this material creation--

τῶν tōn “of the”τῆς tēs “the”τῆς tēs “<the>”

and once for all entered the Holy place, taking with Him not the blood of goats and calves, but His own blood, and thus procuring eternal redemption for us.

τοῦ tou “the”τὰ ta “the”

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have contracted defilement make them holy so as to bring about ceremonial purity,

τὸ to “the”τοὺς tous “the”τὴν tēn “the”τῆς tēs “of the”

how much more certainly shall the blood of Christ, who strengthened by the eternal Spirit offered Himself to God, free from blemish, purify your consciences from lifeless works for you to serve the ever-living God?

τὸ to “the”τοῦ tou “<the>”τῷ tō “<the>”τὴν tēn “the”τὸ to “<the>”

And because of this He is the negotiator of a new Covenant, in order that, since a life has been given in atonement for the offences committed under the first Covenant, those who have been called may receive the eternal inheritance which has been promis

τῶν tōn “of the”τῇ tēa “the”τὴν tēn “the”οἱ hoi “those”τῆς tēs “of the”

For where there is a legal `will,' there must also be a death brought forward in evidence--the death of him who made it.

τοῦ tou “of the [one]”

And a will is only of force in the case of a deceased person, being never of any avail so long as he who made it lives.

ὁ ho “the [one]”

Accordingly we find that the first Covenant was not inaugurated without blood.

ἡ hē “the”

For when Moses had proclaimed to all the people every commandment contained in the Law, he took the blood of the calves and of the goats and with them water, scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,

τὸν ton “the”τῷ tō “the”τὸ to “the”τῶν tōn “<the>”τῶν tōn “<the>”τὸ to “the”τὸν ton “the”

saying, "This is the blood which confirms the Covenant that God has made binding upon you."

τὸ to “the”τῆς tēs “of the”ὁ ho “<the>”

And in the same way he also sprinkled blood upon the Tent of worship and upon all the vessels used in the ministry.

τὴν tēn “the”τὰ ta “the”τῆς tēs “of the”τῷ tō “<the>”

Indeed we may almost say that in obedience to the Law everything is sprinkled with blood, and that apart from the outpouring of blood there is no remission of sins.

τὸν ton “the”

It was needful therefore that the copies of the things in Heaven should be cleansed in this way, but that the heavenly things themselves should be cleansed with more costly sacrifices.

τὰ ta “the”τῶν tōn “of the [things]”τοῖς tois “the”τὰ ta “the”

For not into a Holy place built by men's hands--a mere copy of the reality--did Christ enter, but He entered Heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf.

ὁ ho “<the>”τῶν tōn “of the”τὸν ton “<the>”τῷ tō “in the”τοῦ tou “<the>”

Nor did He enter for the purpose of many times offering Himself in sacrifice, just as the High Priest enters the Holy place, year after year, taking with him blood not his own.

ὁ ho “the”τὰ ta “the”

In that case Christ would have needed to suffer many times, from the creation of the world onwards; but as a matter of fact He has appeared once for all, at the Close of the Ages, in order to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

τῶν tōn “of the”τῆς tēs “<the>”τῆς tēs “the”

And since it is reserved for all mankind once to die, and afterwards to be judged;

τοῖς tois “<the>”

so the Christ also, having been once offered in sacrifice in order that He might bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, separated from sin, to those who are eagerly expecting Him, to make their salvation complete.

ὁ ho “<the>”τὸ to “<the>”τοῖς tois “to those”

For, since the Law exhibits only an outline of the blessings to come and not a perfect representation of the things themselves, the priests can never, by repeating the same sacrifices which they continually offer year after year, give complete freedom f

ὁ ho “the”τῶν tōn “of the”τὴν tēn “the”τῶν tōn “of the”ταῖς tais “with the”τὸ to “the”τοὺς tous “those”

For then would not the sacrifices have ceased to be offered, because the consciences of the worshippers--who in that case would now have been cleansed once for all--would no longer be burdened with sins?

τὸ to “<the>”τοὺς tous “those”

That is why, when He comes into the world, He says, "Sacrifice and offering Thou has not desired, but a body Thou hast prepared for Me.

τὸν ton “the”

Then I said, `I have come--in the roll of the book it is written concerning Me--to do Thy will, O God.'"

τοῦ tou “<the>”ὁ ho “O”τὸ to “the”

After saying the words I have just quoted, "Sacrifices and offerings or whole burnt-offerings and sin-offerings Thou hast not desired or taken pleasure in" --all such being offered in obedience to the Law--

τόν ton “the”