20He said, "This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep."


In Context

17 because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living.

18 This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.

19 When Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people.

20 He said, "This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep."

21 In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies.

22 In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

Hebrews 9:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:20Saying, This [is] the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:20Saying: This is the blood of the testament, which God hath enjoined unto you.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:20saying, This is the blood of the covenant which God commanded to you-ward.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:20saying, This is the blood of the covenant which God has enjoined to you.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:20saying, This is the blood of the covenant which God commanded to you-ward.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:20Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined to you.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:20saying, |This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:20saying, 'This is the blood of the covenant that God enjoined unto you,'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:20Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God has enjoined to you.