KJV King James Version
And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than [that of] Abel.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Hebrews 12:24
And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than [that of] Abel.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
WEB World English Bible
to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better than that of Abel.
ASV American Standard Version
and to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better than that of Abel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and to a mediator of a new covenant—Jesus, and to blood of sprinkling, speaking better things than that of Abel!
Surrounding context — Hebrews 12
21 And so terrible was the sight, [that] Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)
22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than [that of] Abel.
25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more [shall not] we [escape], if we turn away from him that [speaketh] from heaven:
26 Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
27 And this [word], Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandδιαθήκηςG1242 · diathēkēcovenantνέαςG3501 · neosnewμεσίτῃG3316 · mesitēsmediatorἸησοῦG2424 · IēsousJesusκαὶG2532 · kaiandαἵματιG129 · ahimabloodῥαντισμοῦG4473 · rhantismossprinklingκρεῖττονG2908 · kreissōngreaterλαλοῦντιG2980 · laleōto speakπαρὰG3844 · parafrom/with/besideτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἍβελ.¶G6 · AbelAbel
Cross-references
Hebrews 9:15And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions [that were] under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.Hebrews 11:28Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.Hebrews 8:6But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.Matthew 26:28For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.1 Timothy 2:5For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;Genesis 4:10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.Matthew 23:35That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.1 Peter 1:2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.Luke 22:20Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup [is] the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.Exodus 24:8And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled [it] on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.Hebrews 10:22Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.Hebrews 9:21Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.Jeremiah 31:31-33Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:Mark 14:24And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.Hebrews 7:22By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.Luke 11:51From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.Hebrews 13:20Now 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,
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