Reference

Hebrews 9:15

Completed Atonement Christ as High Priest

“And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.”

For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.

For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

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Semantic Discovery

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This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Christ as High Priest

Semantic Discovery

50% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Completed Atonement

The verse focuses on the *reason* for Christ's mediation and the *result* of his death (redemption and eternal inheritance), rather than explicitly detailing the *nature* or *duration* of the atonement process itself.

Christ as High Priest

The verse describes Jesus as a "mediator" of a "new testament" and mentions his "death for redemption," but it does not explicitly use the term "high priest" or directly reference the Levitical priesthood, Melchizedek, or the act of offering himself as a sacrifice in a priestly role.

Completed Atonement

Related Verses

Hebrews 9:16

“For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.”

Hebrews 8:6

“But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.”

Hebrews 9:12

“Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.”

Hebrews 9:17

“For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.”

Hebrews 8:13

“In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.”

Thematic Connections

Completed Atonement Christ as High Priest

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