From 624a22cf765db684e72351b3f53c57969e5220a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PaulDeYoung Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2023 19:27:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'heb/12/24.md' --- heb/12/24.md | 10 +--------- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/heb/12/24.md b/heb/12/24.md index c6ec887cd2..727247ca54 100644 --- a/heb/12/24.md +++ b/heb/12/24.md @@ -2,15 +2,7 @@ The man Abel was the son of the first man and woman, Adam and Eve. Cain, also their son, murdered Abel. -# the mediator of a new covenant - -A mediator is a person who helps two parties come to an agreement. Christ, as mediator, made it possible for a better covenant between God and humans to exist. See how you translated this phrase in [Hebrews 9:15](../09/15.md). - # the sprinkled blood that speaks better than Abel's blood -The blood of Jesus and the blood of Abel are spoken of as if they were people calling out. Alternate translation: "the sprinkled blood of Jesus that says better things than the blood of Abel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]]) - -# the sprinkled blood - -Here "blood" stands for Jesus's death, as Abel's blood stands for his death. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]]) +"the sprinkled blood of Jesus that says better things than the blood of Abel"