Hebrews 13:12 (YLT)

Passage

Wherefore, also Jesus--that he might sanctify through <FI>his<Fi> own blood the people--without the gate did suffer;

Nearby Context

Hebrews 13:10 we have an altar, of which to eat they have no authority who the tabernacle are serving,

Hebrews 13:11 for of those beasts whose blood is brought for sin into the holy places through the chief priest--of these the bodies are burned without the camp.

Hebrews 13:12 Wherefore, also Jesus--that he might sanctify through <FI>his<Fi> own blood the people--without the gate did suffer;

Hebrews 13:13 now, then, may we go forth unto him without the camp, his reproach bearing;

Hebrews 13:14 for we have not here an abiding city, but the coming one we seek;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "for of those beasts whose blood is..." into verse 13's "now then may we go forth unto...", so "wherefore" and "jesus--that" 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--that" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.