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Hebrews 12:24

Hebrews 12:24
And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

See that ye refuse not him that speaketh,.... Jesus, the Mediator of the new covenant, whose blood speaks better things than Abel, or than his blood and sacrifice: he was the speaker in the council…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant - This was the crowning excellence of the new dispensation in contradistinction from the old. They had been made acquainted with the true Messiah; they…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant - The old covenant and its mediator, Moses, are passed away. See Heb 8:13. The new covenant, i.e. the Gospel, is now in force, and will be to the end of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Hebrews 12:18-29

Here the apostle goes on to engage the professing Hebrews to perseverance in their Christian course and conflict, and not to relapse again into Judaism. This he does by showing them how much the state…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

the mediator of the new covenant Rather, "Mediator of a New Covenant." The word for "new" is here νέας ("new in time"), not καινῆς ("fresh in quality"), implying not only that it is "fresh" or…