for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins.
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Fulfilled here (this verse)Leviticus 17:11
Jesus calls His own poured-out blood the blood of the covenant given for the remission of sins, the atonement-by-blood principle reaching its intended end.
“For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes atonement by reason of the life.”