Hebrews 9:23-24

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. 9:24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands – the representation ⁴  of the true sanctuary ⁵  – but into heaven itself, and he appears now in God’s presence for us.

Hebrews 9:28

9:28 so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, ⁶  to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin ⁷  but to bring salvation. ⁸ 

[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.”

[9:24]  ⁴ tn Or “prefiguration.”

[9:24]  ⁵ tn The word “sanctuary” is not in the Greek text at this point, but has been supplied for clarity.

[9:28]  ⁷ sn An allusion to Isa 53:12.

[9:28]  ⁸ tn Grk “without sin,” but in context this does not refer to Christ’s sinlessness (as in Heb 4:15) but to the fact that sin is already dealt with by his first coming.

[9:28]  ⁹ tn Grk “for salvation.” This may be construed with the verb “await” (those who wait for him to bring them salvation), but the connection with “appear” (as in the translation) is more likely.