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Hebrews 9

Heb. 9:15 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
for
dia (Greek #1223)
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
KJV usage: after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) ... fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
Pronounce: dee-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act
this cause
touto (Greek #5124)
that thing
KJV usage: here (-unto), it, partly, self(-same), so, that (intent), the same, there(-fore, -unto), this, thus, where(-fore).
Pronounce: too'-to
Origin: neuter singular nominative or accusative case of 3778
he is
esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510
the mediator
mesites (Greek #3316)
a go-between, i.e. (simply) an internunciator, or (by implication) a reconciler (intercessor)
KJV usage: mediator.
Pronounce: mes-ee'-tace
Origin: from 3319
of the
diatheke (Greek #1242)
properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will)
KJV usage: covenant, testament.
Pronounce: dee-ath-ay'-kay
Origin: from 1303
new
kainos (Greek #2537)
new (especially in freshness; while 3501 is properly so with respect to age
KJV usage: new.
Pronounce: kahee-nos'
Origin: of uncertain affinity
testament
diatheke (Greek #1242)
properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will)
KJV usage: covenant, testament.
Pronounce: dee-ath-ay'-kay
Origin: from 1303
, that
hopos (Greek #3704)
what(-ever) how, i.e. in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual)
KJV usage: because, how, (so) that, to, when.
Pronounce: hop'-oce
Origin: from 3739 and 4459
by means
ginomai (Greek #1096)
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
KJV usage: arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
Pronounce: ghin'-om-ahee
Origin: a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb
of death
thanatos (Greek #2288)
(properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X deadly, (be...) death.
Pronounce: than'-at-os
Origin: from 2348
, for
eis (Greek #1519)
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
KJV usage: (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ice
Origin: a primary preposition
the redemption
apolutrosis (Greek #629)
(the act) ransom in full, i.e. (figuratively) riddance, or (specially) Christian salvation
KJV usage: deliverance, redemption.
Pronounce: ap-ol-oo'-tro-sis
Origin: from a compound of 575 and 3083
of the transgressions
parabasis (Greek #3847)
violation
KJV usage: breaking, transgression.
Pronounce: par-ab'-as-is
Origin: from 3845
that were under
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
the
diatheke (Greek #1242)
properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will)
KJV usage: covenant, testament.
Pronounce: dee-ath-ay'-kay
Origin: from 1303
first
protos (Greek #4413)
foremost (in time, place, order or importance)
KJV usage: before, beginning, best, chief(-est), first (of all), former.
Pronounce: pro'-tos
Origin: contracted superlative of 4253
testament
diatheke (Greek #1242)
properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will)
KJV usage: covenant, testament.
Pronounce: dee-ath-ay'-kay
Origin: from 1303
, they
lambano (Greek #2983)
to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively (properly objective or active, to get hold of; whereas 1209 is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one; while 138 is more violent, to seize or remove))
KJV usage: accept, + be amazed, assay, attain, bring, X when I call, catch, come on (X unto), + forget, have, hold, obtain, receive (X after), take (away, up).
Pronounce: lam-ban'-o
Origin: a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is use only as an alternate in certain tenses
which are called
kaleo (Greek #2564)
to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
KJV usage: bid, call (forth), (whose, whose sur-)name (was (called)).
Pronounce: kal-eh'-o
Origin: akin to the base of 2753
might receive
lambano (Greek #2983)
to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively (properly objective or active, to get hold of; whereas 1209 is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one; while 138 is more violent, to seize or remove))
KJV usage: accept, + be amazed, assay, attain, bring, X when I call, catch, come on (X unto), + forget, have, hold, obtain, receive (X after), take (away, up).
Pronounce: lam-ban'-o
Origin: a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is use only as an alternate in certain tenses
the promise
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
epaggelia (Greek #1860)
an announcement (for information, assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good)
KJV usage: message, promise.
Pronounce: ep-ang-el-ee'-ah
Origin: from 1861
of
kleronomia (Greek #2817)
heirship, i.e. (concretely) a patrimony or (genitive case) a possession
KJV usage: inheritance.
Pronounce: klay-ron-om-ee'-ah
Origin: from 2818
eternal
aionios (Greek #166)
perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)
KJV usage: eternal, for ever, everlasting, world (began).
Pronounce: ahee-o'-nee-os
Origin: from 165
inheritance
kleronomia (Greek #2817)
heirship, i.e. (concretely) a patrimony or (genitive case) a possession
KJV usage: inheritance.
Pronounce: klay-ron-om-ee'-ah
Origin: from 2818
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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections

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Death,
Eternal,
mediator,
New,
Redemption,
Transgression

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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the mediator.
Heb. 7:22• 22by so much Jesus became surety of a better covenant. (Heb. 7:22)
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Heb. 8:6• 6But now he has got a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is mediator of a better covenant, which is established on the footing of better promises. (Heb. 8:6)
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Heb. 12:24• 24and to Jesus, mediator of a new covenant; and to the blood of sprinkling, speaking better than Abel. (Heb. 12:24)
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1 Tim. 2:5• 5For God is one, and the mediator of God and men one, the man Christ Jesus, (1 Tim. 2:5)
the new.
Heb. 8:8• 8For finding fault, he says to them, Behold, days come, saith the Lord, and I will consummate a new covenant as regards the house of Israel, and as regards the house of Juda; (Heb. 8:8)
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2 Cor. 3:6• 6who has also made us competent, as ministers of the new covenant; not of letter, but of spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit quickens. (2 Cor. 3:6)
means.
Heb. 9:16,28• 16(For where there is a testament, the death of the testator must needs come in.
 28thus the Christ also, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear to those that look for him the second time without sin for salvation. (Heb. 9:16,28)
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Heb. 2:14• 14Since therefore the children partake of blood and flesh, he also, in like manner, took part in the same, that through death he might annul him who has the might of death, that is, the devil; (Heb. 2:14)
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Heb. 13:20• 20But the God of peace, who brought again from among the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, in the power of the blood of the eternal covenant, (Heb. 13:20)
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Isa. 53:10‑12• 10Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath subjected him to suffering. When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see a seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand.
 11He shall see of the fruit of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant instruct many in righteousness; and *he* shall bear their iniquities.
 12Therefore will I assign him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong: because he hath poured out his soul unto death, and was reckoned with the transgressors; and he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. (Isa. 53:10‑12)
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Dan. 9:26• 26And after the sixty-two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, and shall have nothing; and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with an overflow, and unto the end, war,--the desolations determined. (Dan. 9:26)
for.
Heb. 9:12• 12nor by blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, has entered in once for all into the holy of holies, having found an eternal redemption. (Heb. 9:12)
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Heb. 11:40• 40God having foreseen some better thing for us, that they should not be made perfect without us. (Heb. 11:40)
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Rom. 3:24‑26• 24being justified freely by his grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;
 25whom God has set forth a mercy-seat, through faith in his blood, for the shewing forth of his righteousness, in respect of the passing by the sins that had taken place before, through the forbearance of God;
 26for the shewing forth of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just, and justify him that is of the faith of Jesus. (Rom. 3:24‑26)
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Rom. 5:6,8,10• 6for we being still without strength, in the due time Christ has died for the ungodly.
 8but God commends *his* love to us, in that, we being still sinners, Christ has died for us.
 10For if, being enemies, we have been reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much rather, having been reconciled, we shall be saved in the power of his life. (Rom. 5:6,8,10)
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Eph. 1:7• 7in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of offences, according to the riches of his grace; (Eph. 1:7)
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1 Peter 3:18• 18for Christ indeed has once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in flesh, but made alive in the Spirit, (1 Peter 3:18)
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Rev. 5:9• 9And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; because thou hast been slain, and hast redeemed to God, by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation, (Rev. 5:9)
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Rev. 14:3‑4• 3and they sing a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn that song save the hundred and forty-four thousand who were bought from the earth.
 4These are they who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins: these are they who follow the Lamb wheresoever it goes. These have been bought from men as first-fruits to God and to the Lamb: (Rev. 14:3‑4)
the first.
Heb. 9:1• 1The first therefore also indeed had ordinances of service, and the sanctuary, a worldly one. (Heb. 9:1)
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Heb. 8:7,13• 7For if that first was faultless, place had not been sought for a second.
 13In that he says New, he has made the first old; but that which grows old and aged is near disappearing. (Heb. 8:7,13)
they which.
Heb. 3:1• 1Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus, (Heb. 3:1)
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Rom. 8:28,30• 28But we *do* know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to purpose.
 30But whom he has predestinated, these also he has called; and whom he has called, these also he has justified; but whom he has justified, these also he has glorified. (Rom. 8:28,30)
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Rom. 9:24• 24us, whom he has also called, not only from amongst the Jews, but also from amongst the nations? (Rom. 9:24)
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2 Thess. 2:14• 14whereto he has called you by our glad tidings, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Thess. 2:14)
promise.
Heb. 6:13• 13For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself, (Heb. 6:13)
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Heb. 11:13,39‑40• 13All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar off and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.
 39And these all, having obtained witness through faith, did not receive the promise,
 40God having foreseen some better thing for us, that they should not be made perfect without us. (Heb. 11:13,39‑40)
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James 1:12• 12Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for, having been proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which He has promised to them that love him. (James 1:12)
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1 John 2:25• 25And this is the promise which *he* has promised us, life eternal. (1 John 2:25)
eternal.
Psa. 37:18• 18Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever: (Psa. 37:18)
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Matt. 19:29• 29And every one who has left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit life eternal. (Matt. 19:29)
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Matt. 25:34,36• 34Then shall the King say to those on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the world's foundation:
 36naked, and ye clothed me; I was ill, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me. (Matt. 25:34,36)
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Mark 10:17• 17And as he went forth into the way, a person ran up to him, and kneeling to him asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? (Mark 10:17)
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Luke 18:18• 18And a certain ruler asked him saying, Good teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life? (Luke 18:18)
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John 10:28• 28and I give them life eternal; and they shall never perish, and no one shall seize them out of my hand. (John 10:28)
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Rom. 6:23• 23For the wages of sin is death; but the act of favour of God, eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Rom. 6:23)
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2 Tim. 2:10• 10For this cause I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that *they* also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. (2 Tim. 2:10)
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Titus 1:2• 2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time, (Titus 1:2)
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Titus 3:7• 7that, having been justified by *his* grace, we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. (Titus 3:7)
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1 Peter 1:3‑4• 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead,
 4to an incorruptible and undefiled and unfading inheritance, reserved in the heavens for you, (1 Peter 1:3‑4)
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1 Peter 5:10• 10But the God of all grace who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, when ye have suffered for a little while, himself shall make perfect, stablish, strengthen, ground: (1 Peter 5:10)
• the Greek word for "covenant" had equally the sense of "testament" in ordinary usage. This accordingly serves to illustrate and confirm the all-importance of Christ's death, as the hinge of present and everlasting blessing from God, alike the end of the old covenant, and the basis of the new (“Hebrews 9:15-17” by W. Kelly)
• the blessing comes of faith, that it may be according to grace: no other way honors Christ to God's glory, or puts man in his true place. (“Hebrews 9:15-17” by W. Kelly)
• The new covenant, of which He is mediator, is founded on His blood. The way in which the Apostle always avoids the direct application of the new covenant is very striking. (“Hebrews 9” by J.N. Darby)
• Christ becomes the Mediator of the new covenant, the One through whom all the blessings of the new covenant are secured. (“The New Sacrifice: Hebrews 9:11-23” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And for this reason he is mediator of a new covenantd, so that, death having taken place for redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, the called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

JND Translation Notes

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d
The absence of the article makes it characteristic of him. he is "new (kainos) covenant mediator." see 2 Cor. 3.6.

W. Kelly Translation

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And for this reason he is mediator of a new covenanta, so that, death having taken place for redemption of the transgressions underb the first covenantc, those that are called might receive the promise of the everlasting inheritance.

WK Translation Notes

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a
For as to verse 15 there ought never to have been a question that "a new covenant" is the real sense, not only because "new" is beyond controversy a reference to the prophecy of Jeremiah, who speaks of a "covenant" and not a testament, but without going from the same clause, because it has a "mediator." Now a mediator was familiar to the Hebrews in connection with a "covenant." Nobody, in any people, place, or age, heard of a mediator to a "will." There is the further disproof in the same verse that we hear of "the first covenant," which furnishes the reason for an explanation of "a new covenant," if there was to be redemption from the guilt and misery under the first. For the first covenant, as we are elsewhere taught, was a ministration of death and condemnation, as the new is of the Spirit and righteousness ({vi 128843}{/vi}).
b
Or, "upon."
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On every ground "testament" would be here out of place, indefensible, and misleading. "Covenant" alone satisfies every condition of the verse. Death met "the transgressions that were under the first covenant," and effected a redemption that answered to the glory of His person and the efficacy of His sacrifice.