Passage

Copies and the heavenly things

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

²³It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

Hebrews 9:23World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The letter distinguishes cleansing the copies of heavenly things from cleansing the heavenly things with better sacrifices.

To understand

The preceding line discusses cleansing with blood under the law. The next says Christ entered heaven itself to appear before God.

A question

Which places does the next verse distinguish when it describes Christ entering?