Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
Parallel translations
- KJV Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
- BSB Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
- NKJV Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,
- NASB Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
- NLT And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus.
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- Eph 2:18For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.
- Heb 9:12nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption.
- Heb 4:16Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.
- Eph 3:12in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.
- Rom 5:2through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
- Heb 12:28Therefore, receiving a Kingdom that can’t be shaken, let us have grace, through which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,
- 1 Jn 4:17In this love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so are we in this world.
- Rom 8:15For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
- 1 Jn 3:19–21And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him,
- 2 Tim 1:7For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
- Gal 4:6–7And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”
- Heb 9:7–8but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself, and for the errors of the people.
- Heb 9:3After the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,
- Heb 7:25Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.
- 1 Jn 2:1–2My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.
- Heb 9:23–25It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
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