Christ’s Perfect Sacrifice and Call to Persevere
Hebrews 10:1-39
1
For the law, having only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very image of those realities, can never by the same sacrifices which are continually offered year after year make perfect the worshipers.
Heb.10.1 - Details
Translation
For the law, having only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very image of those realities, can never by the same sacrifices which are continually offered year after year make perfect the worshipers.
Original Text
Σκιαν γαρ εχων ο νομος των μελλοντων αγαθων,ουκ αυτην την εικονα των πραγματων,κατ᾽ενιαυτον ταις αυταις θυσιαις ας προσφερουσιν εις το διηνεκες ουδεποτε δυναται τους προσερχομενους τελειωσαι·
Morphology
- Σκιαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- γαρ: PART
- εχων: VERB,pres,act,ptc,nom,sg,m
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- νομος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- μελλοντων: ADJ,gen,pl,n
- αγαθων: ADJ,gen,pl,n
- ουκ: PART,neg
- αυτην: PRON,acc,sg,f
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- εικονα: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- πραγματων: NOUN,gen,pl,n
- κατ᾽ενιαυτον: PREP
- ταις: ART,dat,pl,f
- αυταις: PRON,dat,pl,f
- θυσιαις: NOUN,dat,pl,f
- ας: PRON,acc,pl,f
- προσφερουσιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,pl
- εις: PREP
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- διηνεκες: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- ουδεποτε: ADV
- δυναται: VERB,pres,mid,ind,3,sg
- τους: ART,acc,pl,m
- προσερχομενους: PART,pres,mid/pass,acc,pl,masc
- τελειωσαι·: VERB,aor,act,inf
Parallels
- Hebrews 8:5 (structural): Uses the same idea of the earthly cult as a 'copy' and 'shadow' of heavenly realities; supports the contrast between inferior ritual and superior heavenly reality.
- Hebrews 9:12-14 (verbal): Directly contrasts Christ's once-for-all entrance into the heavenly sanctuary with repeated animal sacrifices, arguing that blood of animals cannot perfect the conscience—same argument about the ineffectiveness of yearly offerings.
- Leviticus 16 (thematic): Describes the annual Day of Atonement rituals and yearly sacrifices that Hebrews 10:1 says repeatedly occur yet cannot perfect worshipers, providing the Old Testament background for the critique.
- Galatians 3:19-24 (thematic): Treats the law as a temporary guardian/tutor until Christ came, echoing the view that the old covenantal system had a provisional, preparatory role rather than final efficacy.
- Jeremiah 31:31-34 (allusion): Promises a new covenant that replaces the old written law—Hebrews appeals to this prophecy to argue that the old sacrificial system and law were insufficient and intended to be superseded.
Alternative generated candidates
- For the law, having only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very image of those things, can never by the same sacrifices year after year, which are continually offered, make perfect the worshipers.
- For the law, having only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very image of those things, can never by the same sacrifices year by year, which are continually offered, perfect the worshipers.
2
Otherwise would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have a conscience of sins?
Heb.10.2 - Details
Translation
Otherwise would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have a conscience of sins?
Original Text
επει ουκ αν επαυσαντο προσφερομεναι,δια το μηδεμιαν εχειν ετι συνειδησιν αμαρτιων τους λατρευοντας απαξ κεκαθαρισμενους.
Morphology
- επει: CONJ
- ουκ: PART,neg
- αν: PART
- επαυσαντο: VERB,aor,mid,ind,3,pl
- προσφερομεναι: VERB,pres,pass,ptc,nom,pl,f
- δια: PREP
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- μηδεμιαν: ADJ,acc,sg,f
- εχειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
- ετι: ADV
- συνειδησιν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- αμαρτιων: NOUN,gen,pl,f
- τους: ART,acc,pl,m
- λατρευοντας: VERB,pres,act,ptc,acc,pl,m
- απαξ: ADV
- κεκαθαρισμενους: VERB,perf,pass,ptc,acc,pl,m
Parallels
- Hebrews 9:13-14 (verbal): Directly parallels the argument that animal blood and ritual cannot cleanse the conscience (συνείδησις), whereas Christ's blood purifies the conscience—uses similar vocabulary and point about efficacy.
- Hebrews 9:9-10 (structural): Describes the earthly cult's regulations and repeated offerings that cannot perfect worshipers; provides the immediate structural background for why repeated sacrifices persist (i.e., conscience not truly cleansed).
- Leviticus 16 (allusion): The Day of Atonement and sacrificial regulations form the sacrificial background Hebrews presumes—rituals intended to cleanse impurity but which in the priestly system required repetition and did not effect permanent inner cleansing of conscience.
- 1 John 1:7-9 (thematic): Affirms cleansing from sin through the blood of Jesus and the assurance/forgiveness that results; thematically parallels Hebrews' claim that Christ's once-for-all work truly cleanses the believer (contrast with repeated animal sacrifices).
Alternative generated candidates
- Otherwise would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, once purified, would have had no consciousness of sins?
- Otherwise would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would have no more consciousness of sins.
3
But in those sacrifices there is a yearly reminder of sins;
Heb.10.3 - Details
Translation
But in those sacrifices there is a yearly reminder of sins;
Original Text
αλλ᾽εν αυταις αναμνησις αμαρτιων κατ᾽ενιαυτον,
Morphology
- αλλ᾽εν: CONJ
- αυταις: PRON,dat,pl,f
- αναμνησις: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- αμαρτιων: NOUN,gen,pl,f
- κατ᾽ενιαυτον: PREP
Parallels
- Hebrews 9:7 (verbal): Describes the high priest entering the Holy Place once a year with blood—directly parallels the idea of an annual ritual and the yearly reminder of sins.
- Hebrews 10:4 (thematic): States that the blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins, explaining why the sacrificial system only produced a recurring remembrance of sins rather than final removal.
- Leviticus 16:30 (allusion): Day of Atonement legislation instituting a yearly atonement for the people—background for the New Testament statement about sacrifices producing an annual remembrance of sins.
- Jeremiah 31:34 (thematic): Promises God will remember sins no more under the new covenant; serves as the theological contrast to the ongoing 'remembrance' produced by the old sacrificial system.
Alternative generated candidates
- But in those sacrifices there is a yearly reminder of sins.
- But in those sacrifices there is a yearly reminder of sins.
4
for it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
Heb.10.4 - Details
Translation
for it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
Original Text
αδυνατον γαρ αιμα ταυρων και τραγων αφαιρειν αμαρτιας.
Morphology
- αδυνατον: ADJ,nom,sg,n
- γαρ: PART
- αιμα: NOUN,nom,sg,neut
- ταυρων: NOUN,gen,pl,m
- και: CONJ
- τραγων: NOUN,gen,pl,m
- αφαιρειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
- αμαρτιας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
Parallels
- Hebrews 9:13–14 (verbal): Direct parallel within Hebrews that contrasts the blood of goats and bulls with Christ’s blood, arguing animal sacrifices cannot purify conscience while Christ’s blood effects cleansing and eternal redemption.
- Hebrews 9:12 (thematic): States that Christ entered the holy places once for all by his own blood to secure eternal redemption, presenting a positive counterpart to the impotence of animal blood in 10:4.
- Leviticus 17:11 (allusion): Old Testament principle that 'the life is in the blood' and blood makes atonement—background law that Hebrews reinterprets, showing animal blood’s limited atoning power.
- Isaiah 53:10–11 (thematic): The Suffering Servant’s sacrificial death effects justification and life for many, providing a prophetic basis for the efficacy of a human/Divine sacrifice unlike animal offerings.
- 1 Peter 1:18–19 (verbal): Contrasts redemption 'not with perishable things... but with the precious blood of Christ,' echoing the point that animal blood cannot truly take away sins.
Alternative generated candidates
- For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
- For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
5
Therefore when he came into the world he says, "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me;"
Heb.10.5 - Details
Translation
Therefore when he came into the world he says, "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me;"
Original Text
διο εισερχομενος εις τον κοσμον λεγει·Θυσιαν και προσφοραν ουκ ηθελησας,σωμα δε κατηρτισω μοι·
Morphology
- διο: CONJ
- εισερχομενος: VERB,pres,mid/pass,part,nom,sg,m
- εις: PREP
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- κοσμον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- λεγει·Θυσιαν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- και: CONJ
- προσφοραν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- ουκ: PART,neg
- ηθελησας: VERB,aor,act,ind,2,sg
- σωμα: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- δε: CONJ
- κατηρτισω: VERB,fut,act,ind,1,sg
- μοι·: PRON,dat,sg,1
Parallels
- Psalm 40:6 (LXX) (quotation): Hebrews 10:5 directly quotes the Septuagint rendering of Psalm 40:6: 'Sacrifice and offering you did not desire; a body you prepared for me.'
- Psalm 40:7-8 (quotation): Verses 7–8 continue the same Psalm ('Lo, I come...to do your will'), which Hebrews 10:5–7 also cites to present Christ's coming and obedience as fulfillment.
- Leviticus 1–7 (thematic): The Levitical sacrificial system (burnt offerings, sin offerings) provides the sacrificial background that Hebrews contrasts with the statement that God did not desire mere sacrifices and instead prepared a body for the Messiah.
- Romans 8:3 (thematic): Romans 8:3 ('God sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh') parallels the idea that God provided a body for the Son—linking incarnation with the means of atonement.
- Hebrews 10:8-10 (structural): The immediate context interprets the Psalm as fulfilled in Christ: verses 8–10 explain that 'by a body' Christ accomplishes God's will and offers himself once for all, connecting the 'body prepared' to his atoning work.
Alternative generated candidates
- Therefore, when he came into the world he says, 'Sacrifices and offerings you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me;'
- Therefore, when he comes into the world, he says, 'Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me;
6
in burnt offerings and sin offerings you took no pleasure.
Heb.10.6 - Details
Translation
in burnt offerings and sin offerings you took no pleasure.
Original Text
ολοκαυτωματα και περι αμαρτιας ουκ ευδοκησας.
Morphology
- ολοκαυτωματα: NOUN,acc,pl,n
- και: CONJ
- περι: PREP
- αμαρτιας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- ουκ: PART,neg
- ευδοκησας: VERB,aor,act,ind,2,sg
Parallels
- Psalm 40:6 (LXX 39:7) (quotation): Hebrews 10:6 directly quotes the LXX wording of Psalm 40:6—'Sacrifices and offering you did not desire'—as the source for its rejection of animal offerings.
- Psalm 51:16-17 (thematic): Affirms the same theological point: God does not delight in sacrifices and burnt offerings but in a contrite, obedient heart, echoing Hebrews' critique of ritual without obedience.
- Isaiah 1:11-17 (thematic): God rejects the people's multitudinous sacrifices and calls for righteousness and justice instead, paralleling Hebrews' emphasis that mere offerings are not what God desires.
- Psalm 50:8-13 (thematic): Yahweh declares he has no need of animal sacrifices and condemns empty ritual; this passage supports the same polemic against valuing sacrifices over true devotion found in Hebrews 10:6.
Alternative generated candidates
- in burnt offerings and sin offerings you took no pleasure.
- burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.'
7
Then I said, "Behold, I come — in the scroll of the book it is written of me — to do your will, O God."
Heb.10.7 - Details
Translation
Then I said, "Behold, I come — in the scroll of the book it is written of me — to do your will, O God."
Original Text
τοτε ειπον·Ιδου ηκω,εν κεφαλιδι βιβλιου γεγραπται περι εμου,του ποιησαι,ο θεος,το θελημα σου.
Morphology
- τοτε: ADV
- ειπον·Ιδου: VERB,aor,act,ind,1,sg
- ηκω: VERB,perf,act,ind,1,sg
- εν: PREP
- κεφαλιδι: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- βιβλιου: NOUN,gen,sg,n
- γεγραπται: VERB,perf,pass,ind,3,sg
- περι: PREP
- εμου: PRON,gen,sg,1
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- ποιησαι: VERB,aor,act,inf
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- θεος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- θελημα: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- σου: PRON,gen,sg,2
Parallels
- Psalm 40:6–8 (LXX 39:7–9) (quotation): Hebrews 10:7 is a direct citation of the Septuagint rendering of Psalm 40 (LXX), especially the phrase “Behold, I come… to do your will,” which Hebrews applies to Christ’s obedient action.
- John 6:38 (thematic): Jesus: “For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.” The language and theme of coming to do the Father’s will echo the Psalm quotation used in Hebrews.
- John 4:34 (verbal): Jesus: “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.” Verbal and thematic parallel emphasizing devotion to doing God’s will as the believer’s/Christ’s chief purpose.
- Isaiah 6:8 (allusion): Isaiah’s “Here am I; send me” (Hebrew: הִנֵּנִי) resonates with the “Behold, I come” motif (ἰδοὺ ἥκω) as an expression of willing availability to carry out God’s will.
Alternative generated candidates
- 'Then I said, “Behold, I have come — in the scroll of the book it is written of me — to do your will, O God.”'},
- Then I said, 'Behold, I have come — in the roll of the book it is written of me — to do your will, O God.'
8
Previously he says, "Sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor did you take pleasure in them" — though they are offered according to the law —
Heb.10.8 - Details
Translation
Previously he says, "Sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor did you take pleasure in them" — though they are offered according to the law —
Original Text
ανωτερον λεγων οτι Θυσιας και προσφορας και ολοκαυτωματα και περι αμαρτιας ουκ ηθελησας ουδε ευδοκησας,αιτινες κατα νομον προσφερονται,
Morphology
- ανωτερον: ADV
- λεγων: VERB,pres,act,part,nom,m,sg
- οτι: CONJ
- Θυσιας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- και: CONJ
- προσφορας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- και: CONJ
- ολοκαυτωματα: NOUN,acc,pl,n
- και: CONJ
- περι: PREP
- αμαρτιας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- ουκ: PART,neg
- ηθελησας: VERB,aor,act,ind,2,sg
- ουδε: CONJ,neg
- ευδοκησας: VERB,aor,act,ind,2,sg
- αιτινες: PRON,nom,pl,f
- κατα: PREP
- νομον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- προσφερονται: VERB,pres,mid/pass,ind,3,pl
Parallels
- Psalm 40:6-8 (LXX 39:7-9) (quotation): Hebrews 10:5-10 directly quotes and alludes to this Psalm passage — the speaker rejects sacrifices and offerings and presents obedience/'a body prepared' as God's will, which Hebrews applies to Christ.
- Psalm 51:16-17 (thematic): Expresses the idea that God does not delight in ritual sacrifices apart from true repentance ('a broken and contrite heart'), paralleling Hebrews' critique of sacrificial efficacy when divorced from God's will.
- Hosea 6:6 (allusion): Declares God's preference for steadfast love/knowledge of God over ritual sacrifice; Hebrews echoes this priority in arguing that the law's offerings are insufficient compared with God's will fulfilled in Christ.
- Leviticus 1–7 (structural): Contains the law's detailed prescriptions for burnt offerings, sin offerings, and other sacrifices — the 'sacrifices and offerings ... which are offered according to the law' that Hebrews says God did not desire to accomplish ultimate atonement.
Alternative generated candidates
- When he said above, 'You did not desire nor take pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings' (though they are offered according to the law),
- After saying above, 'Sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them' (which are offered according to the law),
9
then he says, "Behold, I come to do your will." He abolishes the first in order to establish the second.
Heb.10.9 - Details
Translation
then he says, "Behold, I come to do your will." He abolishes the first in order to establish the second.
Original Text
τοτε ειρηκεν·Ιδου ηκω του ποιησαι το θελημα σου·αναιρει το πρωτον ινα το δευτερον στηση.
Morphology
- τοτε: ADV
- ειρηκεν·Ιδου: VERB,perf,act,ind,3,sg+INTJ
- ηκω: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,sg
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- ποιησαι: VERB,aor,act,inf
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- θελημα: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- σου·αναιρει: PRON,gen,sg,2+VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- πρωτον: ADV
- ινα: CONJ
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- δευτερον: ADJ,nom,sg,ne
- στηση: VERB,aor,act,subj,3,sg
Parallels
- Psalm 40:6-8 (Heb. 40:7-8 / LXX 39:7-9) (quotation): Hebrews 10:9 echoes and cites Psalm 40's words 'Behold, I come to do your will,' applying that Psalmic speaker to Christ who does God's will and effects a covenantal change.
- Hebrews 10:5-7 (structural): Immediate context: vv.5–7 contain the fuller citation of the Psalm and introduce the theme that Christ's coming to do God's will replaces the old sacrificial system—v.9 follows directly as the theological conclusion.
- Jeremiah 31:31-34 (thematic): The idea of replacing the 'first' covenant with a 'second' (new covenant) in Hebrews 10 alludes to Jeremiah's promise of a new covenant written on hearts, which Hebrews explicitly cites elsewhere as fulfilled in Christ.
- Galatians 3:24-25 (thematic): Paul explains the law's temporary custodial role 'until Christ came'; Hebrews 10:9 likewise presents Christ's coming as effecting the transition from the old order (first covenant) to the new (second covenant).
Alternative generated candidates
- he then said, 'Behold, I have come to do your will.' He abolishes the first in order to establish the second.
- then he adds, 'Behold, I have come to do your will.' He takes away the first that he may establish the second.
10
By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Heb.10.10 - Details
Translation
By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Original Text
εν ω θεληματι ηγιασμενοι εσμεν δια της προσφορας του σωματος Ιησου Χριστου εφαπαξ.
Morphology
- εν: PREP
- ω: PRON,dat,sg,m
- θεληματι: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- ηγιασμενοι: PART,perf,pass,nom,pl,m
- εσμεν: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,pl
- δια: PREP
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- προσφορας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- σωματος: NOUN,gen,sg,n
- Ιησου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- Χριστου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- εφαπαξ: ADV
Parallels
- Hebrews 10:14 (verbal): Repeats the same idea: by one offering Christ has perfected/secured for all time those who are being sanctified—close verbal and theological parallel to sanctification through Christ’s single offering.
- Hebrews 9:12 (verbal): Speaks of Christ entering the holy place 'once for all' by his own blood to obtain eternal redemption—same sacrificial, once-for-all language about his offering.
- Hebrews 9:26 (verbal): States that Christ appeared 'to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself'—directly parallels the claim that believers are sanctified through his offering.
- Romans 6:10 (thematic): Affirms that Christ died to sin once for all and now lives to God—echoes the 'once' and decisive character of Christ’s death/offering that effects believers’ standing.
- 1 Peter 3:18 (thematic): Declares that Christ suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring us to God—thematically aligns with sanctification and reconciliation accomplished by a one-time sacrifice.
Alternative generated candidates
- By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
- By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11
And every priest stands daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins;
Heb.10.11 - Details
Translation
And every priest stands daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins;
Original Text
Και πας μεν ιερευς εστηκεν καθ᾽ημεραν λειτουργων και τας αυτας πολλακις προσφερων θυσιας,αιτινες ουδεποτε δυνανται περιελειν αμαρτιας.
Morphology
- Και: CONJ
- πας: ADJ,nom,sg,m
- μεν: PART
- ιερευς: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- εστηκεν: VERB,perf,act,ind,3,sg
- καθ᾽ημεραν: ADV
- λειτουργων: VERB,pres,act,ptc,nom,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- τας: ART,acc,pl,f
- αυτας: PRON,acc,pl,f
- πολλακις: ADV
- προσφερων: VERB,pres,act,ptc,nom,sg,m
- θυσιας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- αιτινες: PRON,nom,pl,f
- ουδεποτε: ADV
- δυνανται: VERB,pres,mid/pass,ind,3,pl
- περιελειν: VERB,aor,act,inf
- αμαρτιας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
Parallels
- Hebrews 10:4 (verbal): Explicitly states the same theological point: the blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins, echoing 10:11’s claim that repeated sacrifices never remove sin.
- Hebrews 10:12 (structural): Immediate literary contrast within the chapter: after describing the priests’ continual offerings (10:11), 10:12 contrasts Christ’s single, effective sacrifice and his sitting down at God’s right hand.
- Hebrews 9:6-7 (structural): Describes the recurring priestly ministrations in the earthly tabernacle (yearly entry and repeated services), providing the cultic background for 10:11’s complaint about continual, ineffectual offerings.
- Hebrews 7:27 (verbal): Contrasts the imperfect ministry of earthly priests (who must offer repeatedly) with Christ who 'offered one sacrifice for sins'—a closely related polemic to 10:11’s point.
- Leviticus 16:16 (thematic): Regulations for the Day of Atonement and repeated blood rites illustrate the cultic system of periodic sacrifices that 10:11 says cannot ultimately remove sins.
Alternative generated candidates
- Every priest stands daily at his ministry, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
- And every priest stands daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins;
12
but he, having offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,
Heb.10.12 - Details
Translation
but he, having offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,
Original Text
ουτος δε μιαν υπερ αμαρτιων προσενεγκας θυσιαν εις το διηνεκες εκαθισεν εν δεξια του θεου,
Morphology
- ουτος: PRON,nom,sg,m
- δε: CONJ
- μιαν: NUM,acc,sg,f
- υπερ: PREP
- αμαρτιων: NOUN,gen,pl,f
- προσενεγκας: VERB,aor,act,part,nom,sg,m
- θυσιαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- εις: PREP
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- διηνεκες: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- εκαθισεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- εν: PREP
- δεξια: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
Parallels
- Psalm 110:1 (quotation): Hebrews repeatedly cites Psalm 110:1 ('Sit at my right hand...') as applied to the exaltation of the Messiah; Heb 10:12 echoes the image of Christ seated at God's right hand.
- Hebrews 1:3 (verbal): Hebrews 1:3 says the Son 'when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty' — closely parallels the language of offering for sins and then sitting down.
- Hebrews 9:12 (thematic): Hebrews 9:12 speaks of Christ entering once into the holy places with his own blood to obtain eternal redemption, supporting the 'one sacrifice' and enduring effect described in Heb 10:12.
- John 19:30 (thematic): Jesus' declaration 'It is finished' at his death signals the completed, effective nature of his one sacrifice for sins, thematically parallel to the once-for-all offering in Heb 10:12.
- 1 Peter 3:18 (thematic): 1 Peter 3:18 affirms that Christ 'suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous,' echoing the idea of a single, definitive atoning act referred to in Heb 10:12.
Alternative generated candidates
- But this man, having offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God.
- but this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,
13
from then on waiting until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet.
Heb.10.13 - Details
Translation
from then on waiting until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet.
Original Text
το λοιπον εκδεχομενος εως τεθωσιν οι εχθροι αυτου υποποδιον των ποδων αυτου,
Morphology
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- λοιπον: ADJ,acc,sg,n
- εκδεχομενος: VERB,pres,act,part,nom,sg,m
- εως: CONJ
- τεθωσιν: VERB,aor,pass,subj,3,pl
- οι: ART,nom,pl,m
- εχθροι: NOUN,nom,pl,m
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
- υποποδιον: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- ποδων: NOUN,gen,pl,m
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
Parallels
- Psalm 110:1 (quotation): Direct source of the phrase: 'Sit at my right hand... until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet' — the explicit quotation underlying Hebrews 10:13.
- Hebrews 1:13 (quotation): Earlier use in the same letter of Psalm 110:1 — the author applies the 'until I make your enemies a footstool' formula to the exalted Son.
- 1 Corinthians 15:25 (thematic): Paul states Christ 'must reign... until he has put all his enemies under his feet,' echoing the eschatological dominion and timing expressed in Hebrews 10:13.
- Ephesians 1:22 (verbal): Speaks of God placing 'all things under his feet' and appointing Christ head over the church, using the same dominion imagery as Hebrews 10:13.
- Psalm 8:6 (verbal): Earlier psalmic language of 'putting all things under his feet' (human/royal dominion) provides background imagery for the New Testament's application to Christ in Hebrews 10:13.
Alternative generated candidates
- From that time he waits until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet.
- from that time waiting until his enemies be made a footstool for his feet.
14
For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
Heb.10.14 - Details
Translation
For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
Original Text
μια γαρ προσφορα τετελειωκεν εις το διηνεκες τους αγιαζομενους.
Morphology
- μια: NUM,nom,sg,f
- γαρ: PART
- προσφορα: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- τετελειωκεν: VERB,perf,act,ind,3,sg
- εις: PREP
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- διηνεκες: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- τους: ART,acc,pl,m
- αγιαζομενους: PART,pres,pass,acc,pl,m
Parallels
- Hebrews 10:10 (verbal): Uses nearly the same idea and phrasing—Christ’s single offering ('the offering of the body of Jesus Christ') effects our sanctification/perfection ('we have been sanctified').
- Hebrews 9:12 (thematic): Describes Christ entering the heavenly holy place 'once for all' by his own blood, linking the singular saving action of Christ with the permanent effect on believers that 10:14 asserts.
- Hebrews 7:27 (verbal): Contrasts repeating priestly sacrifices with Christ who 'offered himself' once, echoing the same 'one-time' sacrificial motif that accomplishes final purification in 10:14.
- 1 Peter 3:18 (thematic): Affirms that Christ 'suffered once for sins' to bring people to God, paralleling the claim that one offering has perfected those being sanctified.
- Romans 6:10 (thematic): Speaks of Christ's death as once-for-all ('the death he died, he died to sin') with continuing life for God, resonating with the once-for-all efficacy by which believers are perfected/sanctified.
Alternative generated candidates
- For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
- For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
15
And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after he had said,
Heb.10.15 - Details
Translation
And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after he had said,
Original Text
μαρτυρει δε ημιν και το πνευμα το αγιον,μετα γαρ το ειρηκεναι·
Morphology
- μαρτυρει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- δε: CONJ
- ημιν: PRON,dat,pl,1
- και: CONJ
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- πνευμα: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- αγιον: ADJ,acc,sg,neut
- μετα: PREP
- γαρ: PART
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- ειρηκεναι·: VERB,perf,act,inf
Parallels
- Jeremiah 31:33-34 (quotation): Hebrews 10:15–17 explicitly cites Jeremiah's promise of a new covenant—'I will put my law in their minds… I will forgive their iniquity'—introduced by the Spirit's testimony.
- Ezekiel 36:26-27 (allusion): Ezekiel speaks of God giving a new heart and putting his Spirit within, a background to Hebrews' theme of internalizing the law by the Spirit under the new covenant.
- Romans 8:16 (verbal): Paul states 'the Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit,' echoing Hebrews' language that the Holy Spirit 'testifies'—parallel testimony-function of the Spirit.
- 2 Corinthians 3:3-6 (structural): Paul contrasts the old and new covenants, describing believers as the 'letter... written with the Spirit' and ministers of a new covenant—aligning with Hebrews' use of Jeremiah and the Spirit's role.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying,
- Moreover the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after he had said before,
16
"This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,"
Heb.10.16 - Details
Translation
"This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,"
Original Text
Αυτη η διαθηκη ην διαθησομαι προς αυτους μετα τας ημερας εκεινας,λεγει κυριος,διδους νομους μου επι καρδιας αυτων,και επι την διανοιαν αυτων επιγραψω αυτους,
Morphology
- Αυτη: DEM,nom,sg,f
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- διαθηκη: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- ην: VERB,impf,act,ind,3,sg
- διαθησομαι: VERB,fut,mid,ind,1,sg
- προς: PREP
- αυτους: PRON,acc,pl,m
- μετα: PREP
- τας: ART,acc,pl,f
- ημερας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- εκεινας: PRON,dem,acc,pl,f
- λεγει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- κυριος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- διδους: PART,pres,act,nom,sg,m
- νομους: NOUN,acc,pl,m
- μου: PRON,gen,sg,1
- επι: PREP
- καρδιας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- αυτων: PRON,gen,pl,m
- και: CONJ
- επι: PREP
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- διανοιαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- αυτων: PRON,gen,pl,m
- επιγραψω: VERB,fut,act,ind,1,sg
- αυτους: PRON,acc,pl,m
Parallels
- Jeremiah 31:33 (quotation): The original source that Hebrews quotes here — God’s promise to put his law on the heart and write it on the mind as the basis for the new covenant.
- Hebrews 8:10 (quotation): An earlier citation of the same Jeremiah promise within the same epistle, using it to argue that the new covenant replaces the old.
- Ezekiel 36:26-27 (thematic): Promises a new heart and the giving of the Spirit to enable obedience; complements Hebrews’ emphasis on internal transformation and God’s indwelling work.
- 2 Corinthians 3:3 (verbal): Paul contrasts letters written with ink and letters of Christ written on hearts by the Spirit — echoing the motif of God’s law being inscribed on the inner person.
- Romans 2:15 (thematic): Speaks of the law written on the heart as manifested in conscience, reflecting the same idea of internalized moral law found in Hebrews’ citation.
Alternative generated candidates
- 'This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws on their hearts, and I will write them on their minds,'
- 'This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,'
17
then he adds, "Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more."
Heb.10.17 - Details
Translation
then he adds, "Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more."
Original Text
και των αμαρτιων αυτων και των ανομιων αυτων ου μη μνησθησομαι ετι·
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- αμαρτιων: NOUN,gen,pl,f
- αυτων: PRON,gen,pl,m
- και: CONJ
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- ανομιων: NOUN,gen,pl,f
- αυτων: PRON,gen,pl,m
- ου: PART,neg
- μη: PART
- μνησθησομαι: VERB,fut,mp,ind,1,sg
- ετι·: ADV
Parallels
- Jeremiah 31:34 (quotation): Hebrews 10:17 directly cites Jeremiah 31:34 (LXX), using the same language: 'I will remember their sins no more' as the promise of the new covenant.
- Hebrews 8:12 (quotation): Earlier in the same letter the author quotes Jeremiah 31:34 (Heb 8:12) to introduce the new covenant's forgiveness—verbal parallel within Hebrews.
- Isaiah 43:25 (verbal): Isaiah uses similar language ('I blot out your transgressions... and I will not remember your sins') expressing God's deliberate forgetting/forgiveness of sins, a close verbal/thematic parallel.
- Psalm 103:12 (thematic): Speaks of God removing sins from the penitent ('as far as the east is from the west'), thematically related to God not remembering sins anymore.
- Romans 4:8 (cf. Psalm 32:1–2) (thematic): Paul’s idea that God does not 'impute' sin to the righteous (citing Psalm 32) parallels the concept that God will not count or remember sins—theological parallel concerning divine forgiveness and non-imputation.
Alternative generated candidates
- 'and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.'
- then he adds, 'Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.'
18
Now where remission of these is, there is no longer an offering for sin.
Heb.10.18 - Details
Translation
Now where remission of these is, there is no longer an offering for sin.
Original Text
οπου δε αφεσις τουτων,ουκετι προσφορα περι αμαρτιας.
Morphology
- οπου: ADV,rel
- δε: CONJ
- αφεσις: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- τουτων: PRON,gen,pl,m
- ουκετι: ADV
- προσφορα: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- περι: PREP
- αμαρτιας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
Parallels
- Hebrews 10:14 (verbal): States that by one offering Christ has perfected those who are sanctified — supports the claim that, where sins are forgiven by this one offering, no further sin-offering is needed.
- Hebrews 9:26 (verbal): Says Christ appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself — a direct parallel affirming the once-for-all efficacy that makes further offerings unnecessary.
- Hebrews 7:27 (structural): Contrasts the high priests' repeated offerings with Christ, who 'offered himself' once — supports the finality implied in 'no more offering for sin.'
- Hebrews 9:12 (thematic): Describes Christ entering once into the holy place with his own blood to obtain eternal redemption — underlines the one-time, effective nature of his sacrifice.
- Isaiah 53:10 (allusion): Foretells the servant making his soul an offering for sin and bearing iniquities — prophetic background for understanding Christ's single, atoning offering that removes the need for further sacrifices.
Alternative generated candidates
- Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.
- Now where remission of these is, there is no longer an offering for sin.
19
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,
Heb.10.19 - Details
Translation
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,
Original Text
Εχοντες ουν,αδελφοι,παρρησιαν εις την εισοδον των αγιων εν τω αιματι Ιησου,
Morphology
- Εχοντες: VERB,pres,act,ptc,nom,pl,m
- ουν: CONJ
- αδελφοι: NOUN,nom,pl,m
- παρρησιαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- εις: PREP
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- εισοδον: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- αγιων: ADJ,gen,pl,m
- εν: PREP
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- αιματι: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- Ιησου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
Parallels
- Leviticus 16:2 (allusion): Background for ‘entrance into the holy place’—the Day of Atonement/holy of holies imagery that Hebrews reinterprets in light of Christ’s work.
- Hebrews 9:12 (verbal): Directly parallels the claim that Christ entered the holy places 'by his own blood,' linking his sacrifice to access into God's presence.
- Hebrews 4:16 (verbal): Uses the same idea/term of 'boldness' (παρρησία) to encourage confident approach to God's throne of grace.
- Ephesians 2:18 (thematic): Affirms the theological point that through Christ believers have access to the Father (access in the Spirit) — the New Testament parallel about entry to God.
- Matthew 27:51 (thematic): The temple curtain is torn at Jesus’ death, symbolizing new access to the holy place effected by his sacrificial death.
Alternative generated candidates
- Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,
- Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,
20
by a new and living way which he opened for us through the curtain, that is to say, his flesh,
Heb.10.20 - Details
Translation
by a new and living way which he opened for us through the curtain, that is to say, his flesh,
Original Text
ην ενεκαινισεν ημιν οδον προσφατον και ζωσαν δια του καταπετασματος,τουτ᾽εστιν της σαρκος αυτου,
Morphology
- ην: VERB,impf,act,ind,3,sg
- ενεκαινισεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- ημιν: PRON,dat,pl,1
- οδον: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- προσφατον: ADV
- και: CONJ
- ζωσαν: VERB,pres,act,ptc,acc,sg,f
- δια: PREP
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- καταπετασματος: NOUN,gen,sg,n
- τουτ᾽εστιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- σαρκος: NOUN,gen,sg,fem
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
Parallels
- Hebrews 9:3-8 (structural): Description of the tabernacle curtain (veil) and the holy place; provides the background contrast (old cultic veil) for Hebrews' claim that Christ's flesh is the new access.
- Hebrews 6:19-20 (thematic): Speaks of Jesus entering 'behind the curtain' as our forerunner, linking his entry and access with the imagery of a way opened through the veil.
- Matthew 27:51 (allusion): Reports the temple curtain torn at Jesus' death, symbolizing removal of the barrier to God—echoed in Hebrews' 'new and living way' through his flesh.
- John 14:6 (verbal): Jesus' declaration 'I am the way' parallels Hebrews' language of a 'new and living way' opened by Christ for access to the Father.
- Romans 5:2 (thematic): Speaks of 'access into this grace' through Christ, thematically paralleling Hebrews' emphasis on access to God opened by Jesus' flesh.
Alternative generated candidates
- by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is to say, his flesh,
- a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is to say, his flesh,
21
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
Heb.10.21 - Details
Translation
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
Original Text
και ιερεα μεγαν επι τον οικον του θεου,
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- ιερεα: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- μεγαν: ADJ,acc,sg,m
- επι: PREP
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- οικον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
Parallels
- Hebrews 4:14 (verbal): Explicitly calls Jesus a 'great/high priest' who has passed through the heavens—directly parallels the designation of a 'great priest' over God’s house.
- Hebrews 7:26 (thematic): Describes the character and suitability of the high priest (holy, blameless, exalted)—develops the theme of Christ as the supreme priest over God's house.
- Psalm 110:4 (quotation): Proclaims 'You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek,' a foundational Old Testament basis Hebrews uses to establish Christ’s permanent priesthood over God's house.
- Hebrews 9:11 (structural): Presents Christ as high priest of the good things to come who entered the greater, heavenly tabernacle—connects to the idea of a priestly ministry over the house of God.
- Hebrews 3:1 (thematic): Calls Christ 'the Apostle and High Priest of our confession,' linking the role of high priest to the community of believers and the house of God.
Alternative generated candidates
- and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
- and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
22
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Heb.10.22 - Details
Translation
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Original Text
προσερχωμεθα μετα αληθινης καρδιας εν πληροφορια πιστεως,ρεραντισμενοι τας καρδιας απο συνειδησεως πονηρας και λελουσμενοι το σωμα υδατι καθαρω·
Morphology
- προσερχωμεθα: VERB,pres,mid/dep,subj,1,pl
- μετα: PREP
- αληθινης: ADJ,gen,sg,f
- καρδιας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- εν: PREP
- πληροφορια: NOUN,dat,sg,f
- πιστεως: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- ρεραντισμενοι: PART,perf,pass,nom,pl,m
- τας: ART,acc,pl,f
- καρδιας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- απο: PREP
- συνειδησεως: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- πονηρας: ADJ,gen,sg,f
- και: CONJ
- λελουσμενοι: PART,perf,pass,nom,pl,m
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- σωμα: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- υδατι: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- καθαρω·: ADJ,dat,sg,n
Parallels
- Ezekiel 36:25 (verbal): Direct verbal echo—'I will sprinkle clean water on you' provides the prophetic background for 'having our hearts sprinkled', linking divine sprinkling with purification.
- Hebrews 9:14 (structural): Within the same letter the author argues Christ's blood 'cleanses your conscience from dead works', closely paralleling the idea of hearts purified from an evil conscience.
- Titus 3:5 (thematic): Speaks of salvation as 'the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit', echoing the motif of cleansing by water and renewal found in Hebrews 10:22.
- 1 Peter 3:21 (allusion): Links water (baptism) with an appeal to God for a good conscience—parallels Hebrews' coupling of washed bodies and hearts cleansed from a guilty conscience.
- Leviticus 16:15-16 (thematic): Day of Atonement sprinkling rites (sprinkling/atonement for uncleanness) form the cultic-ritual background for the image of sprinkling hearts for purification.
Alternative generated candidates
- let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
- let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
23
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
Heb.10.23 - Details
Translation
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
Original Text
κατεχωμεν την ομολογιαν της ελπιδος ακλινη,πιστος γαρ ο επαγγειλαμενος·
Morphology
- κατεχωμεν: VERB,pres,act,subj,1,pl
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- ομολογιαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- ελπιδος: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- ακλινη: ADJ,acc,sg,f
- πιστος: ADJ,nom,sg,m
- γαρ: PART
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- επαγγειλαμενος·: PART,aor,mid,nom,sg,m
Parallels
- Hebrews 4:14 (verbal): Uses the same verb and noun—'let us hold fast our confession'—linking the call to cling to Christ as high priest with holding the confession of hope.
- Hebrews 3:6 (verbal): Speaks of holding fast firm to the 'confidence' and 'boast of hope,' a near verbal and thematic parallel urging perseverance in hope.
- Hebrews 10:35-36 (thematic): Immediate context: exhorts believers not to discard their confidence and to endure, developing the practical implication of holding fast to hope.
- Romans 4:20-21 (thematic): Describes Abraham's unwavering faith and conviction that God who promised is able to fulfill—parallels the assurance that 'he who promised is faithful.'
- Numbers 23:19 (allusion): Old Testament affirmation that God does not lie or change his mind—background theological ground for the claim that the one who promised is faithful.
Alternative generated candidates
- Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
- Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
24
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works,
Heb.10.24 - Details
Translation
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works,
Original Text
και κατανοωμεν αλληλους εις παροξυσμον αγαπης και καλων εργων,
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- κατανοωμεν: VERB,pres,act,subj,1,pl
- αλληλους: PRON,acc,pl,m
- εις: PREP
- παροξυσμον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- αγαπης: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- και: CONJ
- καλων: ADJ,gen,pl,n
- εργων: NOUN,gen,pl,n
Parallels
- Hebrews 10:25 (structural): Immediate context: follows with an exhortation not to neglect assembling, linking mutual consideration with corporate encouragement and action.
- Hebrews 3:13 (verbal): Calls believers to exhort one another daily so hearts are not hardened—similar language and purpose of mutual provocation/encouragement.
- Romans 12:10-11 (thematic): Urges brotherly love, honor, and zeal in service—parallels the call to stimulate one another to love and good works.
- Titus 2:14 (thematic): Speaks of Christ purifying a people zealous for good works, aligning the goal of mutual exhortation with producing righteous deeds.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (thematic): Commands believers to encourage and build up one another, reflecting the communal intent to stir one another toward love and good works.
Alternative generated candidates
- And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,
- And let us consider how to stir one another up to love and good works,
25
not neglecting to assemble together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
Heb.10.25 - Details
Translation
not neglecting to assemble together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
Original Text
μη εγκαταλειποντες την επισυναγωγην εαυτων,καθως εθος τισιν,αλλα παρακαλουντες,και τοσουτω μαλλον οσω βλεπετε εγγιζουσαν την ημεραν.
Morphology
- μη: PART
- εγκαταλειποντες: VERB,pres,act,part,nom,pl,m
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- επισυναγωγην: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- εαυτων: PRON,gen,pl,3
- καθως: CONJ
- εθος: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- τισιν: PRON,dat,pl,m
- αλλα: CONJ
- παρακαλουντες: VERB,pres,act,part,nom,pl,m
- και: CONJ
- τοσουτω: PRON,dat,sg,n
- μαλλον: ADV
- οσω: ADV
- βλεπετε: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,pl
- εγγιζουσαν: VERB,pres,act,part,acc,sg,f
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- ημεραν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
Parallels
- Hebrews 10:24 (structural): Immediate context urging believers to consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds; verse 25 continues that exhortation by warning against abandoning the assembly and commanding mutual encouragement.
- Hebrews 3:13 (verbal): Uses the same verb of exhortation/parakaleo (to encourage/exhort) and warns believers to exhort one another daily so that none be hardened by sin—paralleling the mutual encouragement motif in 10:25.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (verbal): Directly commands believers to encourage and build up one another, echoing the exhortation in Heb 10:25 to continue meeting and to exhort each other.
- Acts 2:42-47 (thematic): Portrait of the early Christian community devoted to fellowship, breaking of bread and communal meeting—an example of the regular assembly and mutual care Heb 10:25 advocates.
- Matthew 18:20 (thematic): Affirms the significance of believers gathering together ('where two or three are gathered...'), supporting the theological rationale for not neglecting the assembly as in Heb 10:25.
Alternative generated candidates
- not neglecting to meet together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
- not neglecting to meet together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
26
For if we deliberately keep on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
Heb.10.26 - Details
Translation
For if we deliberately keep on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
Original Text
Εκουσιως γαρ αμαρτανοντων ημων μετα το λαβειν την επιγνωσιν της αληθειας,ουκετι περι αμαρτιων απολειπεται θυσια,
Morphology
- Εκουσιως: ADV
- γαρ: PART
- αμαρτανοντων: VERB,pres,act,part,gen,pl,m
- ημων: PRON,gen,pl,1
- μετα: PREP
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- λαβειν: VERB,aor,act,inf
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- επιγνωσιν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- αληθειας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- ουκετι: ADV
- περι: PREP
- αμαρτιων: NOUN,gen,pl,f
- απολειπεται: VERB,pres,mid/pas,ind,3,sg
- θυσια: NOUN,nom,sg,f
Parallels
- Numbers 15:30-31 (quotation): Explicit Old Testament precedent for willful/'high-handed' sin that is not atoned for by sacrifice — Hebrews echoes this law when warning that deliberate sin after knowing the truth leaves no sacrifice.
- Hebrews 6:4-6 (structural): Within the same epistle: a parallel warning about the grave consequence of falling away after having tasted the heavenly gift and knowledge of the truth, stressing the apparent impossibility of restoral.
- Matthew 12:31-32 (thematic): Jesus' teaching on the unforgivable/blasphemy against the Spirit parallels the idea that certain deliberate rejections of God's work cannot be forgiven — a theological analogue to 'no sacrifice remains.'
- Isaiah 1:11-15 (allusion): Prophetic critique that God rejects empty or hypocritical sacrifices (and that offerings are unacceptable when people persist in sin) echoes Hebrews' claim that sacrifice ceases to avail against willful sin.
- Galatians 5:4 (thematic): Paul's statement that those who seek justification by the law have 'fallen away from grace' resonates with the theme that turning away after receiving truth severs access to the means of forgiveness.
Alternative generated candidates
- For if we deliberately keep on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
- For if we willfully continue in sin after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
27
but a terrifying expectation of judgment and fiery indignation that will consume the adversaries.
Heb.10.27 - Details
Translation
but a terrifying expectation of judgment and fiery indignation that will consume the adversaries.
Original Text
φοβερα δε τις εκδοχη κρισεως και πυρος ζηλος εσθιειν μελλοντος τους υπεναντιους.
Morphology
- φοβερα: ADJ,nom,sg,f
- δε: CONJ
- τις: PRON,nom,sg,?
- εκδοχη: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- κρισεως: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- και: CONJ
- πυρος: NOUN,gen,sg,n
- ζηλος: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- εσθιειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
- μελλοντος: PART,pres,act,gen,sg,m
- τους: ART,acc,pl,m
- υπεναντιους: ADJ,acc,pl,m
Parallels
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 (verbal): Speaks of the Lord returning 'in flaming fire' to repay those who do not know God—language of fiery retribution and impending judgment echoes Hebrews' 'fearful expectation of judgment' and 'fiery zeal' that will devour opponents.
- Jude 1:7 (thematic): Contrasts the punishment of Sodom and Gomorrah—'under punishment of eternal fire'—which parallels Hebrews' motif of divine, consuming fire as the fate of the unrighteous/opponents.
- Revelation 20:9-10 (verbal): Describes fire coming down from heaven and devouring God's enemies and the final torment of the devil—directly parallels the image of fire devouring the adversaries in Hebrews 10:27.
- Isaiah 66:15-16 (allusion): Prophetic depiction of the Lord coming with fire to judge and to execute retribution—provides Old Testament background for Hebrews' picture of fearful expectation and consuming fire.
- Nahum 1:6 (verbal): Speaks of who can stand before God's indignation and his fury poured out like fire—language of unstoppable divine wrath corresponds closely with Hebrews' 'fearful expectation of judgment' and consuming fire.
Alternative generated candidates
- but a fearful expectation of judgment and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.
- but a fearful expectation of judgment and a raging fire that will consume the adversaries.
28
Anyone who rejected Moses' law died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Heb.10.28 - Details
Translation
Anyone who rejected Moses' law died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Original Text
αθετησας τις νομον Μωυσεως χωρις οικτιρμων επι δυσιν η τρισιν μαρτυσιν αποθνησκει·
Morphology
- αθετησας: VERB,aor,act,ptcp,nom,sg,m
- τις: PRON,nom,sg,?
- νομον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- Μωυσεως: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- χωρις: PREP,gen
- οικτιρμων: NOUN,gen,pl,m
- επι: PREP
- δυσιν: NUM,dat,pl,m
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- τρισιν: NUM,dat,pl
- μαρτυσιν: NOUN,dat,pl,m
- αποθνησκει·: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
Parallels
- Deuteronomy 19:15 (quotation): States the Mosaic legal principle that a charge must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses — the exact rule Hebrews invokes.
- Deuteronomy 17:6 (quotation): Specifies that a person accused of a capital crime shall die on the testimony of two or three witnesses, paralleling the death penalty mentioned in Hebrews.
- Numbers 15:30-31 (thematic): Describes punishment (being 'cut off' / death) for a presumptuous, willful sin under the Mosaic covenant — thematically related to Hebrews' reference to merciless death for lawlessness.
- Matthew 18:16 (verbal): Jesus cites the rule of two or three witnesses (Deut. 19:15) as the procedure for confirming wrongdoing in the community — a New Testament echo of the same legal criterion.
- 2 Corinthians 13:1 (verbal): Paul explicitly cites the 'two or three witnesses' principle (echoing Deut. 19:15) when discussing the establishment of charges, paralleling Hebrews' appeal to Mosaic law.
Alternative generated candidates
- Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses.
- Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy under two or three witnesses.
29
How much worse punishment do you think will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?
Heb.10.29 - Details
Translation
How much worse punishment do you think will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?
Original Text
ποσω δοκειτε χειρονος αξιωθησεται τιμωριας ο τον υιον του θεου καταπατησας,και το αιμα της διαθηκης κοινον ηγησαμενος εν ω ηγιασθη,και το πνευμα της χαριτος ενυβρισας.
Morphology
- ποσω: ADV
- δοκειτε: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,pl
- χειρονος: ADJ,gen,sg,f
- αξιωθησεται: VERB,fut,pass,ind,3,sg
- τιμωριας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- υιον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- καταπατησας: VERB,aor,act,part,nom,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- αιμα: NOUN,nom,sg,neut
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- διαθηκης: NOUN,gen,sg,fem
- κοινον: ADJ,acc,sg,n
- ηγησαμενος: VERB,aor,mid,part,nom,sg,m
- εν: PREP
- ω: PRON,dat,sg,m
- ηγιασθη: VERB,aor,pass,ind,3,sg
- και: CONJ
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- πνευμα: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- χαριτος: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- ενυβρισας: VERB,aor,act,part,nom,sg,m
Parallels
- Exodus 24:8 (quotation): Moses sprinkles blood and declares it 'the blood of the covenant'—Hebrews echoes this OT covenantal formula when condemning one who treats that blood as common.
- Matthew 12:31-32 (allusion): Jesus' warning about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit as an unforgivable sin parallels Hebrews' charge that insulting 'the Spirit of grace' is a grave, culpable offense.
- Mark 3:28-30 (verbal): The Markan formulation of blaspheming the Holy Spirit (and Jesus' diagnosis of the speaker as having an unclean spirit) closely parallels Hebrews' language about dishonoring the Spirit.
- Hebrews 6:4-6 (structural): An earlier warning in the same epistle about those who have tasted heavenly gifts and then fall away—both passages treat apostasy as involving a decisive rejection deserving severe judgment.
- Acts 7:52 (thematic): Stephen accuses his hearers of resisting the Holy Spirit and murdering the Righteous One; this connects the twin motifs in Hebrews of trampling the Son of God and ill-treating the Spirit.
Alternative generated candidates
- How much worse punishment do you think will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?
- How much worse punishment do you think will be deserved by the one who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?
30
For we know him who said, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay," and again, "The Lord will judge his people."
Heb.10.30 - Details
Translation
For we know him who said, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay," and again, "The Lord will judge his people."
Original Text
οιδαμεν γαρ τον ειποντα·Εμοι εκδικησις,εγω ανταποδωσω·και παλιν·Κρινει κυριος τον λαον αυτου.
Morphology
- οιδαμεν: VERB,perf,act,ind,1,pl
- γαρ: PART
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- ειποντα·Εμοι: VERB,aor,act,ptcp,acc,sg,m;PRON,dat,1,sg
- εκδικησις: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- εγω: PRON,nom,sg,1
- ανταποδωσω·και: VERB,fut,act,ind,1,sg;CONJ
- παλιν·Κρινει: ADV;VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- κυριος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- λαον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
Parallels
- Deuteronomy 32:35 (quotation): Hebrews directly echoes the words “Vengeance is mine; I will repay,” citing the divine declaration found in Deut 32:35 (LXX/MT).
- Deuteronomy 32:36 (quotation): The second clause “The Lord will judge his people” corresponds to Deut 32:36 (verse numbering varies), which immediately follows the vengeance statement in the Song of Moses; Hebrews links both verses together.
- Romans 12:19 (quotation): Paul cites the same Deuteronomic formula (“Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord”) to forbid personal revenge, echoing the verbal tradition Hebrews also employs.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6-8 (thematic): Paul’s depiction of God repaying affliction with righteous judgment and recompense shares the same theme of divine vengeance and vindication found in Hebrews’ appeal to God’s judgment.
Alternative generated candidates
- For we know him who said, 'Vengeance is mine; I will repay.' And again, 'The Lord will judge his people.'
- For we know him who said, 'Vengeance is mine; I will repay,' and again, 'The Lord will judge his people.'
31
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Heb.10.31 - Details
Translation
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Original Text
φοβερον το εμπεσειν εις χειρας θεου ζωντος.
Morphology
- φοβερον: ADJ,nom,sg,neut
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- εμπεσειν: VERB,aor,act,inf
- εις: PREP
- χειρας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- ζωντος: VERB,pres,act,part,gen,sg,m
Parallels
- Deuteronomy 32:35 (quotation): Hebrews 10:30–31 explicitly echoes Deut 32:35 (“Vengeance is mine; I will repay”), grounding the warning about divine retribution in Moses’ oracle.
- Deuteronomy 32:36 (quotation): Hebrews cites the following line of the same oracle (“The Lord will judge his people”), which frames the statement that it is fearful to fall into the hands of the living God.
- Luke 12:4–5 (thematic): Jesus’ warning to ‘fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell’ parallels the theme of fearing God’s final judgment and the danger of falling under His hands.
- Hebrews 12:29 (structural): Within the same epistle God is described as ‘a consuming fire’; this reinforces Hebrews’ recurrent theme of awe and fear before the living, righteous judge.
Alternative generated candidates
- It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
- It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32
But remember the former days, when, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle of sufferings,
Heb.10.32 - Details
Translation
But remember the former days, when, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle of sufferings,
Original Text
Αναμιμνησκεσθε δε τας προτερον ημερας,εν αις φωτισθεντες πολλην αθλησιν υπεμεινατε παθηματων,
Morphology
- Αναμιμνησκεσθε: VERB,pres,mid/dep,imp,2,pl
- δε: CONJ
- τας: ART,acc,pl,f
- προτερον: ADV
- ημερας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- εν: PREP
- αις: PRON,dat,pl,f
- φωτισθεντες: PART,aor,pass,nom,pl,m
- πολλην: ADJ,acc,sg,f
- αθλησιν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- υπεμεινατε: VERB,aor,act,ind,2,pl
- παθηματων: NOUN,gen,pl,n
Parallels
- Hebrews 10:33-34 (structural): Immediate context: continues the exhortation to remember earlier days when, after being enlightened, the recipients endured persecutions and showed sacrificial solidarity—direct continuation of v.10:32's thought.
- Hebrews 11:32-38 (thematic): Chapter 11 catalogues many who endured trials and persecutions for faith; parallels the theme of perseverance after conversion and suffering praised in 10:32.
- Hebrews 12:1-3 (thematic): Exhorts believers to run with endurance and consider Jesus' endurance of suffering; connects the call to persevere amid hardships to the example and purpose of Christ.
- James 1:2-4 (thematic): Encourages rejoicing in trials because testing produces steadfastness and maturity—echoes the positive valuation of enduring suffering after being 'enlightened.'
- 1 Peter 4:12-13 (thematic): Admonishes believers not to be surprised by trials but to rejoice in sharing Christ's sufferings; parallels the call to endure persecutions as part of the Christian vocation.
Alternative generated candidates
- But remember the former days, when, after you were enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings,
- But remember the former days, when, after you were enlightened, you endured a great conflict of suffering,
33
sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes becoming companions with those so treated.
Heb.10.33 - Details
Translation
sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes becoming companions with those so treated.
Original Text
τουτο μεν ονειδισμοις τε και θλιψεσιν θεατριζομενοι,τουτο δε κοινωνοι των ουτως αναστρεφομενων γενηθεντες·
Morphology
- τουτο: PRON,nom,sg,n
- μεν: PART
- ονειδισμοις: NOUN,dat,pl,m
- τε: CONJ
- και: CONJ
- θλιψεσιν: NOUN,dat,pl,f
- θεατριζομενοι: VERB,pres,mid,part,nom,pl,m
- τουτο: PRON,nom,sg,n
- δε: CONJ
- κοινωνοι: NOUN,nom,pl,m
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- ουτως: ADV
- αναστρεφομενων: VERB,pres,mid,part,gen,pl,m
- γενηθεντες·: VERB,aor,pass,part,nom,pl,m
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 4:9 (verbal): Paul speaks of apostles being made a spectacle to the world (similar theatrical imagery — 'made a spectacle' / θεατριζομενοι).
- Matthew 5:11-12 (thematic): Beatitude regarding being reviled and persecuted for righteousness' sake and the exhortation to rejoice — parallels suffering and reproach endured by believers.
- 1 Peter 4:13-16 (thematic): Calls believers to rejoice in sharing Christ's sufferings and warns against shame when suffering for being Christians — echoes companionship in reproach and tribulation.
- Philippians 3:10 (verbal): Paul's desire to know Christ and to be a 'partaker' (κοινωνός) of his sufferings resonates with Hebrews' language of becoming 'companions' (κοινωνοι) of those treated thus.
- Hebrews 11:36-38 (structural): Within the same epistle gives a catalogue of reproaches, imprisonments and being made spectacles — closely parallels the description of persecution and being displayed to contempt in 10:33.
Alternative generated candidates
- sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated.
- sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes becoming companions of those so treated.
34
For you sympathized with those in prison and accepted the seizure of your property with joy, knowing that you have for yourselves a better and abiding possession.
Heb.10.34 - Details
Translation
For you sympathized with those in prison and accepted the seizure of your property with joy, knowing that you have for yourselves a better and abiding possession.
Original Text
και γαρ τοις δεσμιοις συνεπαθησατε,και την αρπαγην των υπαρχοντων υμων μετα χαρας προσεδεξασθε,γινωσκοντες εχειν εαυτους κρειττονα υπαρξιν και μενουσαν.
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- γαρ: PART
- τοις: ART,dat,pl,n
- δεσμιοις: NOUN,dat,pl,m
- συνεπαθησατε: VERB,aor,act,ind,2,pl
- και: CONJ
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- αρπαγην: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- υπαρχοντων: VERB,pres,act,part,gen,pl,n
- υμων: PRON,gen,pl,2
- μετα: PREP
- χαρας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- προσεδεξασθε: VERB,aor,mid,ind,2,pl
- γινωσκοντες: VERB,pres,act,part,nom,pl,m
- εχειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
- εαυτους: PRON,acc,pl,m
- κρειττονα: ADJ,acc,sg,m,comp
- υπαρξιν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- και: CONJ
- μενουσαν: PART,pres,act,acc,sg,f
Parallels
- Hebrews 13:3 (verbal): Same authorial exhortation to remember/sympathize with prisoners (μνημονεύετε τῶν δεσμῶν), closely echoing the concern for those in prison.
- Acts 4:34-35 (thematic): Early believers sold property and shared proceeds for the needy—parallel to accepting loss of possessions for the sake of the community and gospel.
- Acts 5:41 (thematic): The apostles 'rejoiced' to suffer dishonor for Jesus—resonates with joyfully accepting confiscation and persecution mentioned in Heb.10:34.
- 1 Peter 1:4-5 (thematic): Speaks of an imperishable, undefiled, unfading inheritance kept in heaven—parallels the 'better and lasting possession' motif of Hebrews 10:34.
- Philippians 3:8-9 (thematic): Paul counts earthly gains as loss for Christ in order to gain a surpassing righteousness/possession—echoes the valuation of a superior, lasting possession over present goods.
Alternative generated candidates
- For you had compassion on those in prison and joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and abiding possession.
- For you had compassion on those in chains, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you yourselves had a better and an enduring possession.
35
Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
Heb.10.35 - Details
Translation
Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
Original Text
μη αποβαλητε ουν την παρρησιαν υμων,ητις εχει μεγαλην μισθαποδοσιαν,
Morphology
- μη: PART
- αποβαλητε: VERB,aor,act,subj,2,pl
- ουν: CONJ
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- παρρησιαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- υμων: PRON,gen,pl,2
- ητις: PRON,rel,nom,sg,f
- εχει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- μεγαλην: ADJ,acc,sg,f
- μισθαποδοσιαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
Parallels
- Hebrews 3:6 (structural): Calls for holding fast confidence/boast of hope (internal parallel in the same letter urging perseverance and retention of confidence).
- Hebrews 4:16 (verbal): Uses the same concept of approaching God 'with confidence' (παρρησία) — encourages bold access to God's throne, echoing the idea of not discarding confidence.
- 2 Corinthians 3:12 (verbal): Explicitly uses παρρησίαν ('we have great boldness/confidence') — a verbal parallel linking confidence/pardoning boldness in ministry and hope.
- James 1:12 (thematic): Promises a crown/certain reward for persevering under trial — thematically parallels the 'great reward' connected with holding fast confidence.
- Revelation 2:10 (thematic): Urges faithfulness unto death with the promise of the crown of life — another NT assurance of reward for steadfast endurance and confidence.
Alternative generated candidates
- Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
- Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
36
For you need endurance, so that after you have done the will of God you may receive the promise.
Heb.10.36 - Details
Translation
For you need endurance, so that after you have done the will of God you may receive the promise.
Original Text
υπομονης γαρ εχετε χρειαν ινα το θελημα του θεου ποιησαντες κομισησθε την επαγγελιαν·
Morphology
- υπομονης: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- γαρ: PART
- εχετε: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,pl
- χρειαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- ινα: CONJ
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- θελημα: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- ποιησαντες: VERB,aor,act,part,nom,pl,m
- κομισησθε: VERB,fut,mid,ind,2,pl
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- επαγγελιαν·: NOUN,acc,sg,f
Parallels
- Hebrews 6:12 (verbal): Uses the same ideas and language — faith and endurance/patience (υπομονή) leading to inheriting or receiving God's promises (κληρονομήσαι/ἐπαγγελία).
- James 1:12 (thematic): Both promise a reward for those who persevere under trial: 'blessed is the one who endures... he will receive the crown of life that God has promised.'
- Galatians 6:9 (thematic): Encourages perseverance in doing good so that, in due time, believers will 'reap' or receive the promised benefit — a parallel exhortation to endure to obtain God's reward.
- Hebrews 12:1-2 (verbal): Calls believers to 'run with endurance/perseverance (ὑπομονῇ) the race set before us,' a similar exhortation to steadfastness in order to obtain the goal placed by God.
- 2 Timothy 4:7-8 (thematic): Paul's testimony of having 'fought the good fight' and the promised crown of righteousness parallels the idea of completing God's will through endurance and receiving the promised reward.
Alternative generated candidates
- For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
- For you need endurance, so that after you have done the will of God you may receive the promise.
37
For yet a little while, and he who is coming will come and will not delay.
Heb.10.37 - Details
Translation
For yet a little while, and he who is coming will come and will not delay.
Original Text
ετι γαρ μικρον οσον οσον,ο ερχομενος ηξει και ου χρονισει·
Morphology
- ετι: ADV
- γαρ: PART
- μικρον: ADV
- οσον: CONJ
- οσον: CONJ
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- ερχομενος: PART,pres,mid,nom,sg,m
- ηξει: VERB,fut,act,ind,3,sg
- και: CONJ
- ου: PART,neg
- χρονισει·: VERB,fut,act,ind,3,sg
Parallels
- Habakkuk 2:3 (quotation): Hebrews 10:37 directly cites Habakkuk 2:3 (LXX): the vision is for an appointed time—though it linger, wait for it—for it will surely come and will not delay.
- Habakkuk 2:4 (structural): The next clause in Hebrews (10:38) follows Habakkuk 2:4 (“the righteous shall live by faith”); Hebrews links the assurance of the coming with the call to live by faith.
- Revelation 22:20 (verbal): John’s repeated formula “Yes, I am coming soon” (cf. Rev 22:20) echoes the same eschatological imminence expressed in “he who is coming will come.”
- James 5:7-8 (thematic): James urges patience “until the coming of the Lord” and stresses endurance during the ‘little while,’ reflecting Hebrews’ theme of waiting for the coming without losing heart.
- 2 Peter 3:9 (thematic): 2 Peter addresses the appearance of delay—‘The Lord is not slow...’—explaining God’s timing for the coming, which corresponds to Hebrews’ assertion that the coming ‘will not delay.’
Alternative generated candidates
- For yet a little while, 'He who is coming will come and will not delay;'
- For yet a little while, 'The one who is coming will come and will not delay.'
38
But my righteous one shall live by faith; and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.
Heb.10.38 - Details
Translation
But my righteous one shall live by faith; and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.
Original Text
ο δε δικαιος μου εκ πιστεως ζησεται,και εαν υποστειληται,ουκ ευδοκει η ψυχη μου εν αυτω.
Morphology
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- δε: CONJ
- δικαιος: ADJ,nom,sg,m
- μου: PRON,gen,sg,1
- εκ: PREP
- πιστεως: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- ζησεται: VERB,fut,mid,ind,3,sg
- και: CONJ
- εαν: CONJ
- υποστειληται: VERB,aor,mid,subj,3,sg
- ουκ: PART,neg
- ευδοκει: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- ψυχη: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- μου: PRON,gen,sg,1
- εν: PREP
- αυτω: PRON,dat,sg,m
Parallels
- Habakkuk 2:4 (quotation): The original OT source of the line 'the righteous shall live by faith… and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him' which Hebrews cites verbatim.
- Romans 1:17 (quotation): Paul cites 'the righteous shall live by faith' to state the gospel's power for salvation, directly echoing Habakkuk's formula.
- Galatians 3:11 (quotation): Paul again appeals to the same Habakkuk citation ('the righteous shall live by faith') to contrast justification by faith with the law.
- Hebrews 10:39 (structural): Immediate contextual follow-up in Hebrews: contrasts those who 'shrink back' with those who have faith and preserve their souls, applying the Habakkuk citation.
- 2 Corinthians 5:7 (thematic): Expresses the same faith-centered way of life—'we walk by faith, not by sight'—resonating thematically with 'the righteous shall live by faith.'
Alternative generated candidates
- but 'my righteous one shall live by faith; and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.'
- 'But my righteous one shall live by faith; and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.'
39
But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith and preserve the soul.
Heb.10.39 - Details
Translation
But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith and preserve the soul.
Original Text
ημεις δε ουκ εσμεν υποστολης εις απωλειαν,αλλα πιστεως εις περιποιησιν ψυχης.
Morphology
- ημεις: PRON,nom,pl,1
- δε: CONJ
- ουκ: PART,neg
- εσμεν: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,pl
- υποστολης: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- εις: PREP
- απωλειαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- αλλα: CONJ
- πιστεως: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- εις: PREP
- περιποιησιν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- ψυχης: NOUN,gen,sg,f
Parallels
- Habakkuk 2:4 (quotation): Hebrews 10:38–39 echoes Habakkuk 2:4's language ('the righteous shall live by faith' and warning about drawing back); the author explicitly grounds the call to faith and perseverance in this OT citation.
- Romans 1:17 (verbal): Paul's citation of Habakkuk 2:4 ('the righteous shall live by faith') parallels Hebrews' emphasis on living/being preserved by faith, linking faith with life/salvation.
- 1 Peter 1:9 (thematic): Peter describes the outcome of faith as 'the salvation of your souls,' which parallels Hebrews' description of faith leading to the preserving/receiving of the soul.
- Hebrews 3:14 (structural): Within the same letter Hebrews insists on persevering to the end ('partakers of Christ if we hold firm to the end'), echoing 10:39's contrast between shrinking back and continuing in faith for the keeping of the soul.
Alternative generated candidates
- But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
- But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul.
For the law, having only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very image of those realities, can never by the same sacrifices which are continually offered year after year make perfect the worshipers.
Otherwise would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have a conscience of sins? But in those sacrifices there is a yearly reminder of sins;
for it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
Therefore when he came into the world he says, "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me;"
in burnt offerings and sin offerings you took no pleasure.
Then I said, "Behold, I come — in the scroll of the book it is written of me — to do your will, O God."
Previously he says, "Sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor did you take pleasure in them" — though they are offered according to the law —
then he says, "Behold, I come to do your will." He abolishes the first in order to establish the second.
By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest stands daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins;
but he, having offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,
from then on waiting until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet.
For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after he had said,
"This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,"
then he adds, "Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more." Now where remission of these is, there is no longer an offering for sin.
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,
by a new and living way which he opened for us through the curtain, that is to say, his flesh,
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works,
not neglecting to assemble together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
For if we deliberately keep on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
but a terrifying expectation of judgment and fiery indignation that will consume the adversaries.
Anyone who rejected Moses' law died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
How much worse punishment do you think will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?
For we know him who said, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay," and again, "The Lord will judge his people."
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. But remember the former days, when, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle of sufferings,
sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes becoming companions with those so treated.
For you sympathized with those in prison and accepted the seizure of your property with joy, knowing that you have for yourselves a better and abiding possession.
Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
For you need endurance, so that after you have done the will of God you may receive the promise.
For yet a little while, and he who is coming will come and will not delay. But my righteous one shall live by faith; and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him. But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith and preserve the soul.