14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without¹ spot to God, ^acleanse your conscience from ^bdead works ^cto serve the living God?  ‡

15 And for this reason ^aHe is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that ^bthose who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.  ‡

17 For ^aa testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives.  ‡

18 ^aTherefore not even the first covenant was dedicated without blood.  ‡