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Hebrews 13:12-14
New Catholic Bible
Hebrews 13:12-14
New Catholic Bible
12 Therefore, Jesus also suffered outside the city gate in order to sanctify the people by his own blood.[a]
13 Let us then go to him outside the camp[b] and bear the abuse he endured. 14 For here we have no lasting city, but we are seeking the one that is to come.
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- Hebrews 13:12 Christ’s death outside Jerusalem symbolized the removal of sin in the same way that the removal of the bodies of sacrificed animals outside the camp of Israel had done.
- Hebrews 13:13 Let us then go to him outside the camp: this is a call to separate from Judaism. Just as Christ died in disgrace outside the city, so Christians should be willing to face scorn by leaving Judaism for Christ.
