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Hebrews 9:3 — King James Version← Study notes

And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;


Hebrews 9:3Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 9:310 words
GreekMeaning
μετὰmeta
BehindprepositionG3326
δὲde
nowwordG1161
τὸto
thearticleG3588
δεύτερονdeuteron
secondadjectiveG1208
καταπέτασμαkatapetasma
veilnounG2665
σκηνὴskēnē
was a tabernaclenounG4633
whicharticleG3588
λεγομένηlegomenē
is being namedverbG3004
ἍγιαHagia
HoliesadjectiveG40
ἉγίωνHagiōn
of HoliesadjectiveG40
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 9:3

He has shown from the Priest, from the Priesthood, from the Covenant, that that [dispensation] was to have an end. From this point he shows it from the fashion of the tabernacle itself. How? This, he says, [was] the “Holy” and the “Holy of Holies.” The holy place then is a symbol of the former period (for there all things are done by means of sacrifices); but the Holy of Holies of this that is now present. And by the Holy of Holies he means Heaven; and by the veil, Heaven,…

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