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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/hebrews/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/hebrews/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He said, &#8220This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hebrews/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then he said, “This blood confirms the covenant God has made with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hebrews/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />saying, “This is the blood of the covenant that God commanded for you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />saying, "This <i>is</i> the blood of the covenant, which God commanded unto you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hebrews/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Saying, This <i>is</i> the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hebrews/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />saying, “This <i>is</i> the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hebrews/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />saying, “THIS IS THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT WHICH GOD COMMANDED YOU.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hebrews/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />saying, &#8220THIS IS THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT WHICH GOD COMMANDED YOU.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hebrews/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />saying, “THIS IS THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT WHICH GOD COMMANDED YOU.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hebrews/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />saying, “THIS IS THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT WHICH GOD COMMANDED YOU.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hebrews/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />saying, “THIS IS THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT [that seals and ratifies the agreement] WHICH GOD ORDAINED <i>and</i> COMMANDED [me to deliver to] YOU.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hebrews/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />saying, This is the blood of the covenant that God has ordained for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hebrews/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />saying, This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hebrews/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />saying, This is the blood of the covenant which God commanded to you-ward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hebrews/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He told the people, "With this blood God makes his agreement with you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hebrews/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />saying, This is the blood of the covenant which God commanded to you-ward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hebrews/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He said, "Here is the blood that seals the promise God has made to you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hebrews/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He said, "This is the blood which seals the covenant that God has commanded you to obey." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hebrews/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />saying, "This is the blood of the covenant that God ordained for you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hebrews/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and said, "This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded you to keep."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hebrews/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />saying, "This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hebrews/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />saying, "This is the blood which confirms the Covenant that God has made binding upon you."<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hebrews/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hebrews/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />saying, “This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hebrews/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />saying, “This [is] the blood of the covenant that God enjoined to you,”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />saying, "This <i>is</i> the blood of the covenant, which God commanded unto you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hebrews/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> saying, 'This is the blood of the covenant that God enjoined unto you,'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hebrews/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Saying, This the blood of the covenant which God enjoined to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hebrews/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Saying: This is the blood of the testament, which God hath enjoined unto you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hebrews/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />saying: “This is the blood of the testament which God has commanded for you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hebrews/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />saying, “This is ‘the blood of the covenant which God has enjoined upon you.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />saying, “This is the blood of the covenant that God has ordained for you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Saying, This is the blood of the testament, which has been ordained for you by God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And he said to them, “This is the blood of The Covenant which was commanded you by God.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/hebrews/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />This is the blood of the covenant which God enjoins on you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/hebrews/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />saying, This is the blood of the covenant which God established unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/hebrews/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/hebrews/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />saying, "this is the blood of the testament which God has made in your behalf."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />saying, "This is the blood which confirms the Covenant that God has made binding upon you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/hebrews/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />saying, "This <i>is</i> the blood of the covenant which God commanded in respect to you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/hebrews/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />saying, this is the blood of the covenant, which God hath enjoined you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hebrews/9-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=1610" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/9.htm">Redemption through His Blood</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people, <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">saying,</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: Touto (DPro-NNS) -- This; he, she, it. ">“This is</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- 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/129.htm" title="129: haima (N-NNS) -- Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred.">blood</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/1242.htm" title="1242: diathēkēs (N-GFS) -- From diatithemai; properly, a disposition, i.e. a contract.">covenant,</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hēs (RelPro-GFS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">which</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."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/1781.htm" title="1781: eneteilato (V-AIM-3S) -- To give orders (injunctions, instructions, commands). From en and the base of telos; to enjoin.">has commanded</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you to keep.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">21</span>In the same way, he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/24-8.htm">Exodus 24:8</a></span><br />So Moses took the blood, splattered it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a></span><br />This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-24.htm">Mark 14:24</a></span><br />He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-20.htm">Luke 22:20</a></span><br />In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-25.htm">1 Corinthians 11:25</a></span><br />In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a></span><br />For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-11.htm">Zechariah 9:11</a></span><br />As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25</a></span><br />God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-9.htm">Romans 5:9</a></span><br />Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a></span><br />In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-20.htm">Colossians 1:20</a></span><br />and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-2.htm">1 Peter 1:2</a></span><br />according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7</a></span><br />But 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-5.htm">Revelation 1:5</a></span><br />and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God has enjoined to you.</p><p class="hdg">This.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/13-20.htm">Hebrews 13:20</a></b></br> Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/9-11.htm">Zechariah 9:11</a></b></br> As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein <i>is</i> no water.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a></b></br> For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.</p><p class="hdg">testament.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/9-16.htm">Hebrews 9:16</a></b></br> For where a testament <i>is</i>, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/9-17.htm">Hebrews 9:17</a></b></br> For a testament <i>is</i> of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.</p><p class="hdg">See on</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Deuteronomy 29:12</a></b></br> That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/9-6.htm">Joshua 9:6</a></b></br> And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/9-18.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-2.htm">Binding</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-19.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-10.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-16.htm">Confirms</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-18.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-5.htm">Enjoined</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-17.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-18.htm">Testament</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-18.htm">You-Ward</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/10-16.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/genesis/37-7.htm">Binding</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-21.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-20.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/numbers/30-14.htm">Confirms</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-16.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-20.htm">Enjoined</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-1.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Testament</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-12.htm">You-Ward</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/9-1.htm">The description of the rites and sacrifices of the law;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">which are far inferior to the dignity and perfection of the sacrifice of Christ.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>saying,</b><br>This phrase introduces a direct quotation, indicating that the speaker is referencing a significant statement. In the context of <a href="/hebrews/9.htm">Hebrews 9</a>, the author is recalling the words of Moses during the establishment of the Old Covenant. This sets the stage for understanding the importance of the covenant and its implications for the audience.<p><b>“This is the blood of the covenant,</b><br>The phrase "blood of the covenant" is a direct reference to <a href="/exodus/24-8.htm">Exodus 24:8</a>, where Moses sprinkles the blood of sacrificed animals on the people, signifying the ratification of the covenant between God and Israel. Blood, in biblical terms, symbolizes life and is essential for atonement (<a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a>). This foreshadows the New Covenant established through the blood of Jesus Christ, as seen in the Last Supper (<a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a>), where Jesus refers to His blood as the "blood of the covenant."<p><b>which God has commanded you to keep.”</b><br>This part emphasizes the divine origin and authority of the covenant. The covenant is not a human invention but a command from God, requiring obedience and faithfulness from the people. In the historical context, the Israelites were bound to follow the laws and stipulations given by God through Moses. This reflects the seriousness of the covenant relationship and the expectation of adherence to God's commands. In the New Testament, this is paralleled by the call to follow Christ and His teachings, as the New Covenant is also established by God's command and requires commitment from believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who mediated the Old Covenant between God and His people. He is the one who sprinkled the blood of the covenant on the people as described in Exodus.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who received the Old Covenant through Moses. They were the recipients of the laws and commandments given by God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable earthly dwelling place of God among the Israelites, where the rituals of the Old Covenant, including the sprinkling of blood, were performed.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_old_covenant.htm">The Old Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement established between God and the Israelites, which included laws and rituals, symbolized by the blood of animal sacrifices.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_new_covenant.htm">The New Covenant</a></b><br>Introduced by Jesus Christ, this covenant is based on His sacrificial death and resurrection, fulfilling and surpassing the Old Covenant.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_blood_in_covenants.htm">The Significance of Blood in Covenants</a></b><br>Blood symbolizes life and is essential in establishing covenants. In the Old Testament, it was the blood of animals; in the New Testament, it is the blood of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transition_from_old_to_new_covenant.htm">The Transition from Old to New Covenant</a></b><br>The Old Covenant was a shadow of what was to come in Christ. Understanding this transition helps us appreciate the fulfillment of God's promises in Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience_in_covenant_relationships.htm">The Role of Obedience in Covenant Relationships</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were commanded to keep the covenant, believers today are called to live in obedience to the New Covenant through faith in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_salvation_through_christ's_blood.htm">The Assurance of Salvation through Christ's Blood</a></b><br>The New Covenant offers assurance of salvation and forgiveness of sins through the blood of Jesus, which is superior to the sacrifices of the Old Covenant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_people_of_the_new_covenant.htm">Living as People of the New Covenant</a></b><br>As recipients of the New Covenant, believers are called to live lives that reflect the grace and truth of Jesus Christ, embodying His teachings and love.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_blood_of_christ_mean.htm">What is the meaning of the Blood of Christ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_111_9's_covenant_align_with_the_new_testament's_new_covenant.htm">Psalm 111:9 mentions an eternal covenant--how does this align with the New Testament's concept of a new covenant superseding the old one?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jonathan's_covenant_with_david_inconsistent.htm">Does the nature of Jonathan's covenant with David in 1 Samuel 20:16 present any inconsistencies with later depictions of Israelite covenants?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_sacrifices_in_leviticus_so_specific.htm">Why does God require such specific and seemingly arbitrary animal sacrifices in Leviticus 3, yet later biblical texts (e.g., Hosea 6:6) emphasize mercy over rituals?</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>(20) <span class= "bld">The testament which God hath enjoined unto you.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">the covenant which God commanded in regard to you. "</span>Commanded," see <a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm" title="But now has he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.">Hebrews 8:6</a> : in the LXX. the word is "covenanted."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hebrews/9-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">saying,</span><br /><span class="grk">λέγων</span> <span class="translit">(legōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">“This [is]</span><br /><span class="grk">Τοῦτο</span> <span class="translit">(Touto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸ</span> <span class="translit">(to)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blood</span><br /><span class="grk">αἷμα</span> <span class="translit">(haima)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_129.htm">Strong's 129: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῆς</span> <span class="translit">(tēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">covenant,</span><br /><span class="grk">διαθήκης</span> <span class="translit">(diathēkēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> </span><span class="str2">From diatithemai; properly, a disposition, i.e. a contract.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which</span><br /><span class="grk">ἧς</span> <span class="translit">(hēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεός</span> <span class="translit">(Theos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has commanded</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐνετείλατο</span> <span class="translit">(eneteilato)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1781.htm">Strong's 1781: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give orders (injunctions, instructions, commands). From en and the base of telos; to enjoin.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you [to keep].”</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμᾶς</span> <span class="translit">(hymas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/9-20.htm">Hebrews 9:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hebrews/9-20.htm">Hebrews 9:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hebrews/9-20.htm">Hebrews 9:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hebrews/9-20.htm">Hebrews 9:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hebrews/9-20.htm">Hebrews 9:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/9-20.htm">Hebrews 9:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/9-20.htm">Hebrews 9:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/9-20.htm">Hebrews 9:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/9-20.htm">Hebrews 9:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hebrews/9-20.htm">Hebrews 9:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hebrews/9-20.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 9:20 Saying This is the blood (Heb. He. 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