20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;



Ver. 20. By a new] Fresh, and as effectual at all times as if Christ were but newly sacrificed for us. Tam recens mihi nunc Christus est, ac si hac hora fudisset sanguinem, saith Luther. Christ is even now as fresh to me as if this very hour he had shed his precious blood. ðñïóöáôïí , Recens mactatus.



Which he hath consecrated, or new made for us] Paradise had a way out, but none that ever we could find in again. Heaven hath now a way in (sc. this new and living, or life giving, way, a milky way to us, a bloody way to Christ), but no way out again.



Through the veil, that is; his flesh] Whereby we come to God, dwelling bodily therein. Like as where I see the body of a man, there I know his soul is also, because they are not severed; so is it here. The veil or curtain in the sanctuary did hide the glory of the holy of holies; and withal ministered an entrance into it for the high priest.