Hebrews 9:9 Cross References
Hebrews 9:9
9: This is an illustration pointing to the present time. For the gifts and sacrifices that the priests offer are not able to cleanse the consciences of the people who bring them.
Hebrews 5:1
- Now a high priest is a man chosen to represent other human beings in their dealings with God. He presents their gifts to God and offers their sacrifices for sins.
Hebrews 10:11
- Under the old covenant, the priest stands before the altar day after day, offering sacrifices that can never take away sins.
Galatians 3:21
- Well then, is there a conflict between God's law and God's promises? Absolutely not! If the law could have given us new life, we could have been made right with God by obeying it.
Hebrews 10:1
- The old system in the law of Moses was only a shadow of the things to come, not the reality of the good things Christ has done for us. The sacrifices under the old system were repeated again and again, year after year, but they were never able to provide perfect cleansing for those who came to worship.
- If they could have provided perfect cleansing, the sacrifices would have stopped, for the worshipers would have been purified once for all time, and their feelings of guilt would have disappeared.
- But just the opposite happened. Those yearly sacrifices reminded them of their sins year after year.
- For it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
Hebrews 7:11
- And finally, if the priesthood of Levi could have achieved God's purposes--and it was that priesthood on which the law was based--why did God need to send a different priest from the line of Melchizedek, instead of from the line of Levi and Aaron?
Romans 5:14
- they all died anyway--even though they did not disobey an explicit commandment of God, as Adam did. What a contrast between Adam and Christ, who was yet to come!
Hebrews 7:18
- Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless.
- For the law made nothing perfect, and now a better hope has taken its place. And that is how we draw near to God.
Hebrews 11:19
- Abraham assumed that if Isaac died, God was able to bring him back to life again. And in a sense, Abraham did receive his son back from the dead.
1 Peter 3:21
- And this is a picture of baptism, which now saves you by the power of Jesus Christ's resurrection. Baptism is not a removal of dirt from your body; it is an appeal to God from a clean conscience.
Psalms 40:6
- You take no delight in sacrifices or offerings. Now that you have made me listen, I finally understand--you don't require burnt offerings or sin offerings.
- Then I said, "Look, I have come. And this has been written about me in your scroll:
Psalms 51:16
- You would not be pleased with sacrifices, or I would bring them. If I brought you a burnt offering, you would not accept it.
- The sacrifice you want is a broken spirit. A broken and repentant heart, O God, you will not despise.
- Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
- Then you will be pleased with worthy sacrifices and with our whole burnt offerings; and bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.
Hebrews 11:39
- All of these people we have mentioned received God's approval because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised.
- For God had far better things in mind for us that would also benefit them, for they can't receive the prize at the end of the race until we finish the race.
1 Peter 1:11
- They wondered what the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ's suffering and his great glory afterward. They wondered when and to whom all this would happen.
- They were told that these things would not happen during their lifetime, but many years later, during yours. And now this Good News has been announced by those who preached to you in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.
Hebrews 9:24
- For Christ has entered into heaven itself to appear now before God as our Advocate. He did not go into the earthly place of worship, for that was merely a copy of the real Temple in heaven.
Hebrews 9:13
- Under the old system, the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow could cleanse people's bodies from ritual defilement.
- Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our hearts from deeds that lead to death so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.