Hebrews 9

“Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.” The promise, blessing, or covenant language needs its named recipient and scope. Those details prevent a personal word in the story from becoming a promise detached from context.

“For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;” Naming Holiest keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot…” The promise, blessing, or covenant language needs its named recipient and scope. Those details prevent a personal word in the story from becoming a promise detached from context.

“And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we can not now speak particularly.” The line’s distinctive content terms include cherubims, glory, mercyseat. Its relationship to verses 4 and 6 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service…” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and…” The line’s distinctive content terms include blood, errors, high. Its relationship to verses 6 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first…” Naming Ghost and Holy keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him…” The line’s distinctive content terms include both, conscience, figure. Its relationship to verses 8 and 10 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of…” The line’s distinctive content terms include carnal, divers, drinks. Its relationship to verses 9 and 11 shows what work it does in this passage.

“But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with…” Naming Christ keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained…” Naming Neither keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the…” The promise, blessing, or covenant language needs its named recipient and scope. Those details prevent a personal word in the story from becoming a promise detached from context.

“For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.” Naming Whereupon keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.” Naming Saying keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.” Naming Moreover keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.” The line’s distinctive content terms include blood, purged, remission. Its relationship to verses 23 shows what work it does in this passage.

“It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly…” The line’s distinctive content terms include better, heavenly, heavens. Its relationship to verses 22 and 24 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of…” Naming Nor keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:” The line’s distinctive content terms include appointed, judgment, once. Its relationship to verses 26 and 28 shows what work it does in this passage.

“So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.