Hebrews 10:20

by the fresh and living way that he inaugurated for us ¹  through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, ² 

Ex 26:31-37; Ex 36:35-38; Le 16:2,15; Le 21:23; Mt 27:51; Mr 15:38; Lu 23:45; Joh 6:51-56; Joh 10:7,9; Joh 14:6; Eph 2:15; 1Ti 3:16; Heb 6:19; Heb 9:3; 1Pe 3:18; 1Jo 4:2; 2Jo 1:7

¹ tn Grk “that he inaugurated for us as a fresh and living way,” referring to the entrance mentioned in v. 19.

² sn Through his flesh. In a bold shift the writer changes from a spatial phrase (Christ opened the way through the curtain into the inner sanctuary) to an instrumental phrase (he did this through [by means of] his flesh in his sacrifice of himself), associating the two in an allusion to the splitting of the curtain in the temple from top to bottom (Matt 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45). Just as the curtain was split, so Christ’s body was broken for us, to give us access into God’s presence.