Hebrews 13:12 (DRB)

Passage

Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people by his own blood, suffered without the gate.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 13:10 We have an altar whereof they have no power to eat who serve the tabernacle.

Hebrews 13:11 For the bodies of those beasts whose blood is brought into the holies by the high priest for sin are burned without the camp.

Hebrews 13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people by his own blood, suffered without the gate.

Hebrews 13:13 Let us go forth therefore to him without the camp, bearing his reproach.

Hebrews 13:14 For, we have not here a lasting city: but we seek one that is to come.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "jesus", "might", "sanctify", "people", "blood", "suffered", and "without". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherefore" and "jesus", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "For the bodies of those beasts whose..." into verse 13's "Let us go forth therefore to him...", so "wherefore" and "jesus" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wherefore" and "jesus" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.