Hebrews 12:23

12:23 and congregation of the firstborn, who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous, who have been made perfect,

Hebrews 8:1

The High Priest of a Better Covenant

8:1 Now the main point of what we are saying is this: ¹  We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, ² 

Hebrews 9:23

9:23 So it was necessary for the sketches ³  of the things in heaven to be purified with these sacrifices, ⁴  but the heavenly things themselves required ⁵  better sacrifices than these.

[8:1]  ¹ tn Grk “the main point of the things being said.”

[8:1]  ² sn An allusion to Ps 110:1; see Heb 1:3, 13.

[9:23]  ¹ tn Or “prototypes,” “outlines,” referring to the earthly sanctuary. See Heb 8:5 above for the prior use of this term.

[9:23]  ² tn Grk “with these”; in the translation the referent (sacrifices) has been specified for clarity.

[9:23]  ³ tn Grk “the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.”