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Hebrews 9:13 — King James Version← Study notes

For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:


Hebrews 9:13Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 9:1319 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
IfwordG1487
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
τὸto
thearticleG3588
αἷμαhaima
bloodnounG129
τράγωνtragōn
of goatsnounG5131
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ταύρωνtaurōn
of bullsnounG5022
καὶkai
andwordG2532
σποδὸςspodos
the ashesnounG4700
δαμάλεωςdamaleōs
of a heifernounG1151
ῥαντίζουσαrhantizousa
sprinklingverbG4472
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
κεκοινωμένουςkekoinōmenous
defiledverbG2840
ἁγιάζειhagiazei
it sanctifiesverbG37
πρὸςpros
forprepositionG4314
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
σαρκὸςsarkos
fleshnounG4561
καθαρότηταkatharotēta
purificationnounG2514
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 9:13

Next [comes] that which is calculated to persuade. For (he says) if “the blood of bulls” is able to purify the flesh, much rather shall the Blood of Christ wipe away the defilement of the soul. For that you may not suppose when you hear [the word] “sanctifies,” that it is some great thing, he marks out and shows the difference between each of these purifyings, and how the one of them is high and the other low. And says it is [so] with good reason, since that is “the blood of…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 15 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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