• Hebrews 9:11
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 11 Χριστὸς Christ δὲ but παραγενόμενος having come to be beside ἀρχιερεὺς chief priest τῶν of the γενομένων having occurred ἀγαθῶν good (things) διὰ through τῆς the μείζονος greater καὶ and τελειοτέρας more perfect σκηνῆς tent οὐ not χειροποιήτου, made by hand, τοῦτ’ this ἔστιν is οὐ not ταύτης of this τῆς the κτίσεως, creation,

  • Hebrews 9:11
    The Bible in Living English

    • 11 But when Christ arrived, high priest of good things that had come into existence, by way of the greater and more perfect tent, not man-made,—that is, not of this creation,—and not by virtue of blood of goats and steers but by his own blood,

  • Hebrews 9:11
    American Standard Version

    • 11 But Christ having come a high priest of the good things to come, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation,

  • Hebrews 9:11
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 11 But when Christ approached as high-priest of the coming good things, Through the greater and more perfect tent not made by hand, That is not of this creation,—

  • Hebrews 9:11
    King James Version

    • 11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

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

    • 9:11

      when Christ came as a high priest: When Jesus got baptized and was anointed with Jehovah’s holy spirit in the year 29 C.E., he “came as a high priest.” He presented himself to do God’s will, as foretold. (Ps 40:7, 8; Heb 10:7) He carried out God’s will to the death, offering up his life as the ransom sacrifice. After entering the heavenly Most Holy, he presented the value of his perfect offering to Jehovah. (Heb 9:12) God then empowered Jesus to pour out holy spirit on his followers at Pentecost 33 C.E. (Ac 2:2-4, 33) Afterward, he continued to serve as High Priest, applying the benefits of the ransom to his followers.​—Heb 4:16 and study note.

      of the good things that have already taken place: When Paul wrote these words, what Jesus had already accomplished as High Priest did indeed amount to “good things.” With the new covenant now in force, his followers could receive true forgiveness of sins, a clean conscience, and free approach to God in prayer. (Heb 8:8, 12; 9:14; 10:19, 22) These and many other blessings resulted, just as Jesus had promised and earlier prophets had foretold.​—Joh 14:26; Ac 2:14-18, 29-33; 1Co 12:7-11.

      the greater and more perfect tent: A reference to Jehovah’s spiritual temple, which went into operation when Jesus “came as a high priest” in 29 C.E. The original earthly tent, or tabernacle, was “made with hands” according to the perfect pattern, or design, that God gave to Moses. (Ex 25:9; ftn.) Once a year, the high priest entered the Most Holy compartment of that tabernacle. There he saw the ark of the covenant. The cover of that sacred chest was gold, with two golden cherubs on top facing each other. (See study note on Heb 9:5.) That cover represented the throne of Jehovah God. Most features of the tabernacle were later incorporated in the inspired design of the temple built by Solomon. (1Ch 28:12) Awesome though these structures and their features were, they were only “a shadow of the heavenly things” and “a copy of the reality.” (Heb 8:5; 9:24) The reality was far “greater and more perfect” than the physical tent or the temple.