how muchπόσῳmoreμᾶλλονwillκαθαριεῖthe bloodτὸ αἷμαof the Messiah,τοῦ Χριστοῦwhoὃςthroughδιὰthe eternalαἰωνίουSpiritπνεύματοςofferedπροσήνεγκενhimselfἑαυτὸνwithout blemishἄμωμονto God,τῷ θεῷpurifyκαθαριεῖour conscienceτὴν συνείδησιν ἡμῶνfromἀπὸdeadνεκρῶνworksἔργωνtoεἰς τὸworshipλατρεύεινthe livingζῶντιGod!θεῷ
Hebrews 9:14
Study it in the app“how much more will the blood of the Messiah, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to worship the living God!”
His blood, unlike that of animals, cleanses the conscienceThe Cross
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 9:14, word by word
- how muchπόσῳposōi
how much, how many
How much, how great; how many.
Where else “posōi” appears- moreμᾶλλονmallon
more
To a greater degree; how much more, when comparing.
Where else “mallon” appears- willκαθαριεῖkathariei
purify
To cleanse the heart from sin.
Where else “kathariei” appears- the bloodαἷμαhaima
blood
The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.
Where else “haima” appears- of the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- the eternalαἰωνίουaiōniou
eternal
Without end, like the life God gives.
Where else “aiōniou” appears- Spiritπνεύματοςpneumatos
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears- offeredπροσήνεγκενprosēnenken
offer
To present a sacrifice or gift to God.
Where else “prosēnenken” appears- without blemishἄμωμονamōmon
blameless, without blemish
Without blemish, without defect, like an animal fit to be offered to God; blameless.
Where else “amōmon” appears- to Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears- our conscienceσυνείδησινsyneidēsin
conscience
Conscience: the inner sense that judges whether what one does is right or wrong.
Where else “syneidēsin” appears- deadνεκρῶνnekrōn
lifeless
Without real life before God.
Where else “nekrōn” appears- worksἔργωνergōn
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “ergōn” appears- worshipλατρεύεινlatreuein
worship, serve
Serve, worship: serve God in worship.
Where else “latreuein” appears- the livingζῶντιzōnti
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zōnti” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “your conscience.”
The context
13For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctify for the cleanness of the flesh,
14 · This verse (above)
15And for this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has occurred for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.