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Heb. 9:15 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And 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.*

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the mediator.

Heb. 7:22• ²²by so much Jesus hath become surety of a better covenant. (Heb. 7:22)

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Heb. 8:6• ⁶But now he hath obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is mediator of a better covenant which hath been enacted upon better promises. (Heb. 8:6)

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Heb. 12:24• ²⁴and to Jesus mediator of a new covenant, and to blood of sprinkling speaking better than Abel. (Heb. 12:24)

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1 Tim. 2:5• ⁵For [there is] one God, one Mediator also of God and men, Christ Jesus a man, (1 Tim. 2:5)

the new.

Heb. 8:8• ⁸For finding fault he saith to them, Behold, days come, saith Jehovah, and I will make a new covenant on the house of Israel and with the house of Judah; (Heb. 8:8)

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2 Cor. 3:6• ⁶who also made us competent [as] servants of a new covenant, not of letter but of spirit, for the letter killeth but the spirit quickeneth. (2 Cor. 3:6)

means.

Heb. 9:16,28• ¹⁶For where a testament [is], the death of the testator must be brought in;
²⁸so also the Christ, having been once offered to bear sins of many, shall appear a second time apart from sin to those that look for him unto salvation. (Heb. 9:16,28)

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Heb. 2:14• ¹⁴Since then the little children are partakers of blood and flesh, he also in like manner took part of the same, that through death he might annul him that hath the might of death, that is, the devil; (Heb. 2:14)

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Heb. 13:20• ²⁰But the God of peace, that brought again from among [the] dead our Lord Jesus the great Shepherd of the sheep in virtue of blood of an everlasting covenant, (Heb. 13:20)

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Isa. 53:10‑12• (Isa. 53:10‑12)

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Dan. 9:26• (Dan. 9:26)

for.

Heb. 9:12• ¹²neither by blood of goats and calves but by his own blood, entered once for all into the holies, having found an everlasting redemption. (Heb. 9:12)

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Heb. 11:40• ⁴⁰God having foreseen some better thing concerning us, that apart from us they should not be perfected. (Heb. 11:40)

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Rom. 3:24‑26• ²⁴being justified gratuitously by his grace through the redemption that [is] in Christ Jesus,
²⁵whom God set forth as a propitiatory through faith in his blood, for a declaration of his righteousness on account of the praeter-mission of the sins that had been before, in the forbearance of God,
²⁶with a view to the declaration of his righteousness in the present time, in order to his being just and justifying him that [is] of faith in Jesus. (Rom. 3:24‑26)

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Rom. 5:6,8,10• ⁶For Christ, while we were yet weak, died in due time for ungodly [men].
⁸but God commendeth his own love towards us, because, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
¹⁰For if while enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more having been reconciled, we shall be saved by 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• ¹⁸Because even Christ once suffered for sins, just for unjust, that he might bring us to God, put to death indeed 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 the seals thereof: for thou wast slain and hast bought [us] 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 [as] a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one could learn the song but the hundred forty {i}and{/i} four thousand that were bought from the earth.
⁴These are they who were not defiled with women: for they are virgins. These [are] they that follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were bought from among men, firstfruits to God and to the Lamb: (Rev. 14:3‑4)

the first.

Heb. 9:1• ¹The first then also had ordinances of service, and its sanctuary worldly. (Heb. 9:1)

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Heb. 8:7,13• ⁷For if that first was faultless, no place had been sought for a second.
¹³In his saying, New, he hath made the first old; but that which groweth old and aged [is] near disappearing. (Heb. 8:7,13)

they which.

Heb. 3:1• ¹Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a 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 that love God, to those that are called according to purpose.
³⁰But whom he predetermined, them also he called, and whom he called, them also he justified, and whom he justified, them also he glorified. (Rom. 8:28,30)

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Rom. 9:24• ²⁴us whom he also called not only out of Jews, but also out of Gentiles, (Rom. 9:24)

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2 Thess. 2:14• ¹⁴whereunto he called you by our gospel unto obtaining of [the] glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Thess. 2:14)

promise.

Heb. 6:13• ¹³For God when he made promise 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, and greeted, and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.
³⁹And these all having been witnessed of through their faith received not the promise,
⁴⁰God having foreseen some better thing concerning us, that apart from us they should not be perfected. (Heb. 11:13,39‑40)

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James 1:12• ¹²Blest [is] a man who endureth trial; because, having been put to the proof, he shall receive the crown of life which he promised to those that love him. (James 1:12)

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1 John 2:25• ²⁵And this is the promise which he promised us, life eternal. (1 John 2:25)

eternal.

Psa. 37:18• (Psa. 37:18)

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Matt. 19:29• ²⁹{i}And everyone 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.{/i} (Matt. 19:29)

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Matt. 25:34,36• ³⁴Then shall the King say to those on his right, Come ye 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, one ran up and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit life eternal? (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 life eternal? (Luke 18:18)

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John 10:28• ²⁸and I give them life eternal, and they shall in no wise ever 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 free gift of God life eternal 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 salvation, that [is] in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. (2 Tim. 2:10)

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Titus 1:2• ²upon hope of life eternal which God that cannot lie promised before the times of the ages, (Titus 1:2)

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Titus 3:7• ⁷that, having been justified by his grace, we should become heirs according to 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, that according to his abundant mercy begot us again unto a living hope through Jesus Christ's resurrection out of [the] dead,
⁴unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and unfading, 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 that called you unto his everlasting glory in Christ Jesus, after having suffered a little while, shall himself 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.

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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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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}).

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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.