Hebrews 9:23

So it was necessary for the sketches ¹  of the things in heaven to be purified with these sacrifices, ²  but the heavenly things themselves required ³  better sacrifices than these.

Lu 24:26,46; Joh 14:3; Col 2:17; Heb 8:5; Heb 9:9,10,24; Heb 9:11,12,14,24; Heb 10:1; Heb 10:4,10-17; 1Pe 1:19-21; Re 5:9

¹ tn Or “prototypes,” “outlines,” referring to the earthly sanctuary. See Heb 8:5 above for the prior use of this term.

² tn Grk “with these”; in the translation the referent (sacrifices) has been specified for clarity.

³ tn Grk “the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.”