Bible Passage Scripture Block

Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own, for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

Nor was it (necessary) to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest does – entering the holy places to offer blood that’s not his. If it was, he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. Rather, he has appeared once for all at the end of ages in order to put away sin by sacrificing himself.

The Hebrews writer is in the midst of his argument about why Jesus and the new covenant are better than the old – here specifically arguing about His superiority as a High Priest.