• Hebrews 9:9
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 9 ἥτις which παραβολὴ parable εἰς into τὸν the καιρὸν appointed time τὸν the (one) ἐνεστηκότα, having stood in, καθ’ according to ἣν which [parable] δῶρά gifts τε and καὶ and θυσίαι sacrifices προσφέρονται are being borne toward μὴ not δυνάμεναι being able κατὰ according to συνείδησιν conscience τελειῶσαι to perfect τὸν the (one) λατρεύοντα, doing sacred service,

  • Hebrews 9:9
    American Standard Version

    • 9 which is a figure for the time present; according to which are offered both gifts and sacrifices that cannot, as touching the conscience, make the worshipper perfect,

  • Hebrews 9:9
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 9 The which is a similitude for the present season, According to which both gifts and sacrifices are offered Which cannot as to the conscience perfect him that rendereth the divine service:—

  • Hebrews 9:9
    King James Version

    • 9 Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;

  • Hebrews Study Notes—Chapter 9
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 9:9

      This tent is an illustration: The Greek word here rendered “illustration” (pa·ra·bo·leʹ) conveys the idea of placing two things side by side for comparison. In the Gospel accounts, it is used regarding the parables with which Jesus taught his disciples. (See study note on Mt 13:3.) But in this context, the word is used in the sense of “a symbol” or “a comparison of things.” In some Bible translations, this word is rendered “symbol” or “picture.”

      for the present time: This phrase shows that “the true tent” that was pictured by the tabernacle was then already in existence. (Heb 8:2 and study note; Heb 9:11 and study note) The spiritual temple became a reality when Jesus, the great High Priest, began his earthly ministry in 29 C.E.​—Lu 3:21-23; Heb 4:14; 10:5-9.

      these are not able to make the conscience . . . perfect: The sacrifices Jehovah’s people offered under the Mosaic Law allowed them to approach their holy God in worship. However, such offerings could not remove sin and give those Jewish worshippers a perfectly clean conscience. (Heb 7:11 and study note) Instead, as Paul later explains, those sacrifices were “a reminder of sins year after year,” and the Israelites had to offer them repeatedly. (Heb 10:1-4) Only Jesus’ sacrifice could fully cleanse the consciences of his followers.​—Heb 9:13, 14 and study note, 28.

      the man doing sacred service: That is, any of the Israelite worshippers who brought a sacrifice to the priest.​—Heb 10:1; see also study note on Ac 7:7.