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how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
"then certainly Christ's blood will cleanse our conscience even more from dead works to serve the living God! Because, through the eternal Spirit, he offered himself without even the smallest fault to God."
the blood of Christ
The "blood" of Christ stands for his death.
cleanse our conscience
Believers no longer have to feel guilty for the sins they have committed because Jesus sacrificed himself and has forgiven them.
dead works
Sinful deeds are spoken of as if they belonged to the world of the dead.