Jesus, our High Priest

We have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God. 1 Christ did not enter into a holy place made with human hands, which was only a copy of the true one in heaven. He entered into heaven itself to appear now before God on our behalf. 2

We have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ the one who is truly righteous. 3 For there is only one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity – the man Christ Jesus. 4

This High Priest of ours weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. 5 He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. 6

Our High Priest offered himself to God as a single sacrifice for sins, good for all time. Then he sat down in the place of honour at God’s right hand. 7 Because Jesus lives forever, his priesthood last forever. Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf. 8

Since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. 9

 

1 Heb 4.14 2 Heb 9.24 3 1Jn 2.1 4 1Tim 2.5 5 Heb 4.15 6 Heb 7.26 7 Heb 10.12 8 Heb 7.24-25 9 Heb 10.21-22