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Hebrews 9:14

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

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ASV

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

KJV

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
πόσῳposōhow muchG4214 →
μᾶλλονmallonmoreG3123 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
αἷμαhaimabloodG129 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
Χριστοῦ,Christouof Christ,G5547 →
ὃςhoswhoG3739 →
διὰdiathroughG1223 →
πνεύματοςpneumatos[the] SpiritG4151 →
αἰωνίουaiōnioueternalG166 →
ἑαυτὸνhe'autonHimselfG1438 →
προσήνεγκενprosēnegkenofferedG4374 →
ἄμωμονamōmonunblemishedG299 →
τῷtō<the>G3588 →
θεῷ,theōto God,G2316 →
καθαριεῖkatharieiwill purifyG2511 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
συνείδησινsuneidēsinconscienceG4893 →
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usG3165 →
ἀπὸapofromG575 →
νεκρῶνnekrōndeadG3498 →
ἔργωνergōnworksG2041 →
εἰςeisin orderG1519 →
τὸto<the>G3588 →
λατρεύεινlatreueinto serveG3000 →
θεῷtheōGodG2316 →
ζῶντι;¶zōnti[the] living?G2198 →

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Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.Leviticus 1:3If one’s offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.Revelation 7:14“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.1 Peter 1:19but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.Hebrews 9:12He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.1 Peter 2:24He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,Hebrews 9:23So 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.Ephesians 5:27and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.Isaiah 40:28Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.Numbers 19:18Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to sprinkle the one who touched a bone, a grave, or a person who has died or been slain.Titus 2:14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.1 John 5:6This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.Hebrews 7:27Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.1 Peter 4:2Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.

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