20 saying, “This is the blood of the covenant that God commanded for you.” 21 And in the same way he sprinkled with the blood both the tent and all the vessels used in worship. 22 Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and ^awithout the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.

23 Thus it was necessary for the ^bcopies of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.