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<a href="/nkjv/hebrews/9.htm">New King James Version</a> not that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood of another— <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> nor was it that He would offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the Holy Place year by year with blood that is not his own. <a href="/nasb/hebrews/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> nor was it that He would offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the holy place year by year with blood that is not his own. <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> nor was it that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the holy place year by year with blood not his own. <a href="/lsb/hebrews/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> nor was it that He would offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the holy places year by year with blood that is not his own. <a href="/amp/hebrews/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> nor did He [enter into the heavenly sanctuary to] offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. <a href="/csb/hebrews/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He did not do this to offer himself many times, as the high priest enters the sanctuary yearly with the blood of another. <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He did not do this to offer Himself many times, as the high priest enters the sanctuary yearly with the blood of another. <a href="/asv/hebrews/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place year by year with blood not his own; <a href="/cev/hebrews/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Christ did not have to offer himself many times. He wasn't like a high priest who goes into the most holy place each year to offer the blood of an animal. <a href="/erv/hebrews/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> nor yet that he should offer himself often; as the high priest entereth into the holy place year by year with blood not his own; <a href="/gwt/hebrews/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Every year the chief priest went into the holy place to make a sacrifice with blood that isn't his own. However, Christ didn't go into heaven to sacrifice himself again and again. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> The Jewish high priest goes into the Most Holy Place every year with the blood of an animal. But Christ did not go in to offer himself many times, <a href="/isv/hebrews/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> Nor did he go into heaven to sacrifice himself again and again, the way the high priest goes into the Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. <a href="/msb/hebrews/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/hebrews/9.htm">NET Bible</a> And he did not enter to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the sanctuary year after year with blood that is not his own, <a href="/nheb/hebrews/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest enters into the holy place year by year with blood not his own, <a href="/wbt/hebrews/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; <a href="/wey/hebrews/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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. <a href="/web/hebrews/9.htm">World English Bible</a> nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest enters into the holy place year by year with blood not his own, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> nor that He may offer Himself many times, even as the chief priest enters into the holy places every year with blood of others, <a href="/blb/hebrews/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> nor that He should offer Himself repeatedly, just as the high priest enters into the holy places every year with the blood of another. <a href="/ylt/hebrews/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> nor that he may many times offer himself, even as the chief priest doth enter into the holy places every year with blood of others; <a href="/slt/hebrews/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Neither that he should offer himself many times, as the chief priest comes in to the holy places yearly with blood pertaining to others;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holies, every year with the blood of others: <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he did not enter so as to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters into the Holy of Holies each year, with the blood of another. <a href="/nabre/hebrews/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Not that he might offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters each year into the sanctuary with blood that is not his own; <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Nor was it to offer himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Holy Place year after year with blood that is not his own;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Not so that he should offer himself many times, as did the high priest who enters into the holy place every year with blood which is not his own; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And not that he should offer himself many times, as The High Priest was doing and entered The Holy Place every year with blood that was not his;<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Nor has he entered, that he should offer himself often, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with the blood of another: <a href="/godbey/hebrews/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> neither in order that he may frequently offer up himself, as the high priest goes into the holies once a year with the blood of another; <a href="/haweis/hebrews/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and not that he should often offer up himself in sacrifice, as the high-priest enters every year into the holies with blood not his own, <a href="/mace/hebrews/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a> nor to make a frequent offering of himself, as the high priest every year enters into the holy of holies with other blood than his own. <a href="/wey/hebrews/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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. <a href="/worrell/hebrews/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> nor yet, that He should many times offer Himself, as the high priest enters into the Holies every year with blood not His own; <a href="/worsley/hebrews/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> nor to offer Himself often, as the high-priest entereth into the holy of holies every year with the blood of others; <a href="/parallel/hebrews/9-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=1661" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hebrews/9.htm">Redemption through His Blood</a> …24For 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<a href="/greek/3761.htm" title="3761: oud’ (Conj) -- Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.">Nor did He enter heaven</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">to</a> <a href="/greek/4374.htm" title="4374: prospherē (V-PSA-3S) -- From pros and phero; to bear towards, i.e. Lead to, tender, treat.">offer</a> <a href="/greek/1438.htm" title="1438: heauton (RefPro-AM3S) -- Himself, herself, itself. ">Himself</a> <a href="/greek/4178.htm" title="4178: pollakis (Adv) -- Many times, often, frequently. Multiplicative adverb from polus; many times, i.e. Frequently.">again and again,</a> <a href="/greek/5618.htm" title="5618: hōsper (Adv) -- Just as, as, even as. From hos and per; just as, i.e. Exactly like.">as</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/749.htm" title="749: archiereus (N-NMS) -- High priest, chief priest. From arche and hiereus; the high-priest; by extension a chief priest.">high priest</a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eiserchetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">enters</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: hagia (Adj-ANP) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">Most Holy Place</a> <a href="/greek/2596.htm" title="2596: kat’ (Prep) -- A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).">every</a> <a href="/greek/1763.htm" title="1763: eniauton (N-AMS) -- A year, cycle of time. Prolongation from a primary enos; a year.">year</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">with</a> <a href="/greek/129.htm" title="129: haimati (N-DNS) -- Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred.">blood</a> <a href="/greek/245.htm" title="245: allotriō (Adj-DNS) -- From allos; another's, i.e. Not one's own; by extension foreign, not akin, hostile.">that is not his own.</a> 26Otherwise, 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hebrews/7-27.htm">Hebrews 7:27</a> Unlike 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. <a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm">Hebrews 10:11-12</a> Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. / But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. <a href="/leviticus/16-34.htm">Leviticus 16:34</a> This is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement once a year for the Israelites because of all their sins.” And all this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses. <a href="/exodus/30-10.htm">Exodus 30:10</a> Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.” <a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Leviticus 16:2-3</a> And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat. / This is how Aaron is to enter the Holy Place: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. <a href="/leviticus/16-14.htm">Leviticus 16:14-15</a> And he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat. / Aaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it. <a href="/leviticus/16-17.htm">Leviticus 16:17</a> No one may be in the Tent of Meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he leaves, after he has made atonement for himself, his household, and the whole assembly of Israel. <a href="/leviticus/16-24.htm">Leviticus 16:24</a> He is to bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his own clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering to make atonement for himself and for the people. <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Leviticus 16:29-30</a> This is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides among you— / because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD. <a href="/numbers/29-7.htm">Numbers 29:7-11</a> On the tenth day of this seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you must not do any work. / Present as a pleasing aroma to the LORD a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished, / together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with the bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram, ... <a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a> And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD. <a href="/2_chronicles/5-13.htm">2 Chronicles 5:13-14</a> The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God. <a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10-12</a> Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. / After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities. / Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. <a href="/daniel/9-24.htm">Daniel 9:24-26</a> Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place. / Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress. / Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed. <a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">Matthew 27:50-51</a> When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit. / At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest enters into the holy place every year with blood of others;offer.<a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7,14,26</a> But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people: … <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a> By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.as.<a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a> Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.<a href="/exodus/30-10.htm">Exodus 30:10</a> And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD.<a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Leviticus 16:2-34</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-24.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-19.htm">Entereth</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-19.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-24.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">High</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-24.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Often</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Order</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-20.htm">Others</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-17.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-6.htm">Repeatedly</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-27.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">Times</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-23.htm">Way</a> <a href="/luke/2-41.htm">Yearly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Entereth</a> <a href="/exodus/28-35.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-38.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-34.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-21.htm">High</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-26.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-26.htm">Often</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-26.htm">Order</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-35.htm">Others</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm">Repeatedly</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-26.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-26.htm">Times</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-20.htm">Way</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-3.htm">Yearly</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 9</div>1. <a href="/hebrews/9-1.htm">The description of the rites and sacrifices of the law;</a> 11. <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">which are far inferior to the dignity and perfection of the sacrifice of Christ.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hebrews/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again This phrase emphasizes the sufficiency and finality of Christ's sacrifice. Unlike the repeated sacrifices of the Old Testament, Christ's offering was once for all. The high priests of Israel had to enter the Most Holy Place annually to atone for the sins of the people, highlighting the temporary and incomplete nature of those sacrifices. In contrast, Christ's single entry into heaven signifies the completion and perfection of His redemptive work. This aligns with <a href="/hebrews/7-27.htm">Hebrews 7:27</a>, which states that Jesus does not need to offer sacrifices daily, as the high priests did.as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year The high priest's annual entry into the Most Holy Place occurred on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, as described in <a href="/leviticus/16.htm">Leviticus 16</a>. This was the only time the high priest could enter the innermost part of the tabernacle or temple, symbolizing the presence of God. The ritual underscored the separation between God and humanity due to sin, and the need for atonement. The high priest's role was a foreshadowing of Christ's ultimate priesthood, as He entered the true heavenly sanctuary once and for all.with blood that is not his own The high priest carried the blood of bulls and goats, which were insufficient for true atonement, as noted in <a href="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Hebrews 10:4</a>. These sacrifices were symbolic, pointing to the need for a perfect sacrifice. In contrast, Christ offered His own blood, which was perfect and without blemish, fulfilling the requirements for eternal redemption. This act is a fulfillment of the prophecy in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, where the suffering servant bears the iniquities of many. Christ's self-sacrifice is the ultimate expression of His role as both priest and offering, providing a permanent solution to the problem of sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure of the New Covenant, who offered Himself once for all as the perfect sacrifice for sin. 2. <a href="/topical/h/high_priest.htm">High Priest</a> In the Old Testament, the high priest was responsible for entering the Most Holy Place once a year on the Day of Atonement to offer sacrifices for the sins of the people. 3. <a href="/topical/m/most_holy_place.htm">Most Holy Place (Holy of Holies)</a> The innermost and most sacred area of the ancient Tabernacle and later the Temple, where the high priest would enter once a year to make atonement. 4. <a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a> The spiritual realm where God dwells, which Jesus entered after His resurrection and ascension. 5. <a href="/topical/d/day_of_atonement.htm">Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)</a> An annual Jewish observance where the high priest made sacrifices for the sins of the people, symbolizing temporary atonement.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_sufficiency_of_christ's_sacrifice.htm">The Sufficiency of Christ's Sacrifice</a> Jesus' sacrifice was once and for all, unlike the repeated sacrifices of the Old Covenant. This highlights the completeness and sufficiency of His atonement for our sins. <a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_of_the_law.htm">The Fulfillment of the Law</a> Christ's entry into heaven signifies the fulfillment of the Old Testament sacrificial system. Believers are no longer under the law but under grace, as Jesus fulfilled the law's requirements. <a href="/topical/a/assurance_of_salvation.htm">Assurance of Salvation</a> The finality of Christ's sacrifice provides believers with assurance of salvation. We can rest in the completed work of Christ, knowing that no further sacrifice is needed. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_high_priest.htm">The Role of the High Priest</a> Understanding the role of the high priest in the Old Testament helps us appreciate Jesus as our eternal High Priest, who intercedes for us continually. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_light_of_christ's_sacrifice.htm">Living in Light of Christ's Sacrifice</a> As recipients of this perfect sacrifice, believers are called to live lives of gratitude, holiness, and service, reflecting the transformative power of Christ's atonement.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 9</a> <a href="/q/what_is_jesus'_role_as_high_priest.htm">What does Jesus as our High Priest mean?</a> <a href="/q/meaning_of_'blood_of_bulls_and_goats'.htm">What does "Blood of Bulls and Goats" mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_jesus'_advocacy_mean.htm">What does it mean that Jesus advocates for us?</a> <a href="/q/what_was_the_levitical_priesthood.htm">What was the Levitical Priesthood?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) Nor yet that he should--i.e., Nor yet (did He enter into heaven) that He may offer Himself often. The connection has been pointed out already in the last Note. The "offering "which is here in thought does not correspond to the actual sacrifice of the sin-offerings on the Day of Atonement, but to the presentation of the blood in the Holiest Place. In this really consisted the presentation of that sacrifice to God. That this is the meaning here is shown by the contrast in the latter part of the verse, where we read of the high priest's entering the Holy Place (i.e., the Holy of Holies; see Note on <a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm" title="For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the show bread; which is called the sanctuary.">Hebrews 9:2</a>) "with blood not his own," and by the argument of <a href="/hebrews/9-26.htm" title="For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world has he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.">Hebrews 9:26</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hebrews/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 25, 26. - Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others (i.e. blood not his own, ἀλλοτρίῳ); for then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now (probably νυνί, not νῦν, meaning "as it is ") once at the end of the ages hath he appeared (rather, been manifested, πεφανέρωται) to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. Here (as above noted) the idea of ἐφάπαξ in ver. 12 is taken up. That Christ's offering of himself is once for all, needing no repetition, follows from the view of it already given, viz. that it is a perpetual presentation of himself, after fully availing sacrifice of himself, before the very face of God. That this is of necessity once for all is now further shown by the consideration that repeated offerings of himself would involve the impossible condition of repeated deaths. Observe that "offer himself" in ver. 25 does not refer to the death upon the cross, but to the intercession before the eternal mercy-seat after accomplished atonement, answering to the high priest's entrance, with the blood of previous sacrifice, within the veil. The death itself is denoted in ver. 26 by παθεῖν ("suffered"). The argument rests on the principle, already established as being signified by the whole of the ancient ritual, that, for acceptable intercession in behalf of man, previous death or blood-shedding is in every case required. But why add "since the foundation of the world"? We must supply the thought of the retrospective efficacy of Christ's atonement. Ever since sin entered, man needed atonement, signified, but not effected, by the ancient sacrifices. Christ's one offering of himself has supplied this primeval need, availing, not only for the present and future, but also for all past ages. This view was definitely expressed, with reference to "transgressions which were under the first covenant," in ver. 15, and, though not repeated here, is prominent in the writer's mind (cf. <a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25</a>, where God's righteousness is said to have been shown in Christ with regard to "the passing over of sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of God," as well as to justification of believers now; also <a href="/romans/5.htm">Romans 5</a>, where the effect of Christ's obedience is declared to be coextensive with that of Adam's transgression). This view accounts for "since the foundation of the world," the idea being that, the transgressions requiring atonement having been since then, repeated deaths since then would have been needed had not Christ's one offering of himself availed for all time, just as repeated sacrifices were needed for the high priest's symbolical yearly intercessions. The question is not asked, nor is any reason given, why this one all-sufficient offering was deferred till so long after the need began. It is enough to know that such has been, in fact, the Divine will, viz. that not till the fullness of time was come - not till the end (or consummation) of the long preceding sinful ages - should the Redeemer once for all be manifested for atonement. The phrase, ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ τῶν αἰώνων, seems certainly to imply the idea, otherwise known to have been prevalent in the apostolic age, of the end of all things being close at hand; and this expectation further accounts for the reference to the past rather than the future in the expression, "since the foundation of the world." For, with regard to the future, the second coming of Christ was the one great idea present to the minds of Christians, the intervening time being regarded by them as but the dawn of coming day (see, on this head, what was said under Hebrews 1:2). The strong expression, εἰς ἀθέτησιν ἁμαρτίας (for the sense of ἀθέτησις, cf. <a href="/hebrews/7-18.htm">Hebrews 7:18</a>, where it means "abrogation"), used as it here is with reference to all the transgressions of the ages past, though not to be pressed so as to invalidate what is elsewhere said of the future penal consequences of all willful and unrepented sin, may still be cited among the texts supporting the view of those who "trust the larger hope." <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/9-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Nor [did He enter heaven] οὐδ’ (oud’) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3761.htm">Strong's 3761: </a> Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even. to ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. offer προσφέρῃ (prospherē) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4374.htm">Strong's 4374: </a> From pros and phero; to bear towards, i.e. Lead to, tender, treat. Himself ἑαυτόν (heauton) Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> Himself, herself, itself. again and again, πολλάκις (pollakis) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_4178.htm">Strong's 4178: </a> Many times, often, frequently. Multiplicative adverb from polus; many times, i.e. Frequently. as ὥσπερ (hōsper) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5618.htm">Strong's 5618: </a> Just as, as, even as. From hos and per; just as, i.e. Exactly like. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. high priest ἀρχιερεὺς (archiereus) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_749.htm">Strong's 749: </a> High priest, chief priest. From arche and hiereus; the high-priest; by extension a chief priest. enters εἰσέρχεται (eiserchetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter. the τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Most Holy Place ἅγια (hagia) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred. every κατ’ (kat’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_2596.htm">Strong's 2596: </a> A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). year ἐνιαυτὸν (eniauton) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1763.htm">Strong's 1763: </a> A year, cycle of time. Prolongation from a primary enos; a year. with ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. blood αἵματι (haimati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_129.htm">Strong's 129: </a> Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred. that is not his own. ἀλλοτρίῳ (allotriō) Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_245.htm">Strong's 245: </a> From allos; another's, i.e. Not one's own; by extension foreign, not akin, hostile. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/9-25.htm">Hebrews 9:25 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/hebrews/9-25.htm">Hebrews 9:25 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/hebrews/9-25.htm">Hebrews 9:25 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/hebrews/9-25.htm">Hebrews 9:25 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/hebrews/9-25.htm">Hebrews 9:25 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/9-25.htm">Hebrews 9:25 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/9-25.htm">Hebrews 9:25 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/9-25.htm">Hebrews 9:25 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/9-25.htm">Hebrews 9:25 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/hebrews/9-25.htm">Hebrews 9:25 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-25.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 9:25 Nor yet that he should offer himself (Heb. 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