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22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem.[a] You have come to a place where thousands of angels have gathered to celebrate. 23 You have come to the meeting of God’s firstborn[b] children. Their names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all people. And you have come to the spirits of good people who have been made perfect. 24 You have come to Jesus—the one who brought the new agreement from God to his people. You have come to the sprinkled blood[c] that tells us about better things than the blood of Abel.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:22 Jerusalem Here, the spiritual city of God’s people.
  2. Hebrews 12:23 firstborn The first son born in a Jewish family had the most important place in the family and received special blessings. All of God’s children are like that.
  3. Hebrews 12:24 sprinkled blood The blood (death) of Jesus.

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