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Hebrews 9:23 — King James Version← Study notes

It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.


Hebrews 9:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 9:2319 words
GreekMeaning
ἈνάγκηAnankē
It was necessarynounG318
οὖνoun
then forwordG3767
τὰta
thearticleG3588
μὲνmen
indeedwordG3303
ὑποδείγματαhypodeigmata
representationsnounG5262
τῶνtōn
of the thingsarticleG3588
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τοῖςtois
thearticleG3588
οὐρανοῖςouranois
heavensnounG3772
τούτοιςtoutois
with thesedemonstrativeG3778
καθαρίζεσθαιkatharizesthai
to be purifiedverbG2511
αὐτὰauta
themselvespronounG846
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
τὰta
thearticleG3588
ἐπουράνιαepourania
heavenly thingsadjectiveG2032
κρείττοσιkreittosi
with betteradjectiveG2909
θυσίαιςthysiais
sacrificesnounG2378
παρὰpara
thanprepositionG3844
ταύταςtautas
thesedemonstrativeG3778
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 9:23

And how are they “patterns of things in the heavens”? And what does he mean now by “the things in the heavens”? Is it Heaven? Or is it the Angels? None of these, but what is ours. It follows then that our things are in Heaven, and heavenly things are ours, even though they be accomplished on earth; since although angels are on earth, yet they are called Heavenly. And the Cherubim appeared on earth, but yet are heavenly. And why do I say “appeared”? Nay rather they dwell on…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 16 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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