20Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.
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And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.
For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day:
As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-22)In these verses the apostle considers the gospel under the notion of a will or testament, the new or last will and testament of Christ, and shows the necessity and efficacy of the blood of Christ to make this testament valid and effectual. I. The gospel is here considered as a testament, the new and last will and testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It is observable that the solemn tran…
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