Hebrews 9:24

“For the Messiah did not enter into a holy place made with hands, a copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf;”

Hebrews 9:24 · direct translation from the Greek
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Hebrews 9:24, word by word

the MessiahΧριστόςChristos

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

Where else “Christos” appears
enterεἰσῆλθενeisēlthen

enter

To go into a house, a town or a place.

Where else “eisēlthen” appears
a holy placeἅγιαhagia

holy place

Places and things set apart for God.

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made with handsχειροποίηταcheiropoiēta

made by hands

Made by human hands.

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a copyἀντίτυπαantitypa

copy

A reproduction made after a true model.

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of the true oneἀληθινῶνalēthinōn

true

True, genuine, real.

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heavenοὐρανόνouranon

heaven

God's dwelling, above all that is created.

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to appearἐμφανισθῆναιemphanisthēnai

appear

To show oneself to others so they see and know one.

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in the presenceπροσώπῳprosōpōi

presence

Literally "the face": being in front of someone, face to face.

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of Godθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

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The context

23It was necessary, then, for the copies of the things in the heavens to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

24 · This verse (above)

25nor did he enter to offer himself many times, as the high priest enters into the Holy Place every year with blood not his own,

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