⁶ He made a mercy seat of pure gold, 1.15 metres long and 70 centimetres wide.^[a]

²⁵ God presented him as the mercy seat^[a](A) by his blood,^(B) through faith, to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his restraint God^(C) passed over the sins previously committed.^(D)

⁵ The cherubim of glory were above the ark overshadowing the mercy seat. It is not possible to speak about these things in detail at the moment.^(A)