Hebrews 6:8

6:8 But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is useless and about to be cursed; ¹  its fate is to be burned.

Hebrews 9:23

9:23 So it was necessary for the sketches ²  of the things in heaven to be purified with these sacrifices, ³  but the heavenly things themselves required ⁴  better sacrifices than these.

¹ tn Grk “near to a curse.”

² tn Or “prototypes,” “outlines,” referring to the earthly sanctuary. See Heb 8:5 above for the prior use of this term.

³ tn Grk “with these”; in the translation the referent (sacrifices) has been specified for clarity.

⁴ tn Grk “the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.”