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Therefore even the first covenant was not inaugurated without blood.

For when every commandment had been ^(C1)spoken by Moses to all the people according to the Law, ^(C2)he took the ^(C3)blood of the calves and the goats, with ^(C4)water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both ^(C5)the book itself and all the people,

saying, "^(C1)THIS IS THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT WHICH GOD COMMANDED YOU."

And in the same way he ^(C1)sprinkled both the ^(F1)tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry with the blood.

And ^(C1)almost all things are cleansed with blood, according to the Law, and ^(C2)without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

Therefore it was necessary for the ^(C1)copies of the things in the heavens to be cleansed with these things, but ^(C1)the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

For Christ ^(C1)did not enter a holy place made by hands, a mere copy of ^(C2)the true one, but into ^(C3)heaven itself, now ^(C4)to appear in the presence of God for us;

nor was it that He would offer Himself often, as ^(C1)the high priest enters ^(C2)the Holy Place ^(C1)year by year with blood that is not his own.

Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since ^(C1)the foundation of the world; but now ^(C2)once at ^(C3)the consummation of the ages He has been ^(C4)revealed to put away sin ^(F1)(C5)by the sacrifice of Himself.

And just as ^(C1)it is destined for people to die once, and after this ^(C2)comes judgment,

so Christ also, having been ^(C1)offered once to ^(C2)bear the sins of many, will appear ^(C3)a second time for ^(C4)salvation ^(C5)without reference to sin, to those who ^(C6)eagerly await Him.