13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow, sprinkling those who are defiled, sanctify for the purification of the flesh,  * 9:13 Lv 16:14–15; Nm 19:2,9,17–1814 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit  * 9:14 1Pt 3:18; 1Jn 1:7 offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our  * 9:14 Other mss read your consciences from dead works so that we can serve the living God?  * 9:14 Ti 2:14; Heb 6:1; 10:2,22