Hebrews 9:20

Hebrews 9:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.
• New International Version (NIV)He said, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)saying, "This is the blood of the covenant that God commanded for you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)saying, “This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you.”

Context of Hebrews 9:20

18So even the first covenant was not put in force without [the shedding of] blood. 19For when every commandment in the Law had been read by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of the calves and goats [which had been sacrificed], together with water and scarlet wool and with a bunch of hyssop, and he sprinkled both the scroll itself and all the people, saying, “This is the blood of the covenant [that seals and ratifies the agreement] which God ordained and commanded [me to deliver to] you.” 21And in the same way he sprinkled both the tabernacle and all the containers and sacred utensils of worship with the blood. 22In fact under the Law almost everything is cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness [neither release from sin and its guilt, nor cancellation of the merited punishment].

Hebrews 9:20 word by word

λέγων· τοῦτο τὸ αἷμα τῆς διαθήκης ἧς ἐνετείλατο πρὸς ὑμᾶς ὁ θεός·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• the bloodὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• of the testamentδιαθήκηdiathēkē · covenantG1242
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• hath enjoinedἐντέλλωentellomai · to orderG1781
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for Hebrews 9:20

• Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of peace [the source of serenity and spiritual well-being] who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood that sealed and ratified the eternal covenant,
• Zechariah 9:11As for you also, because of the blood of My covenant with you [My chosen people, the covenant that was sealed with blood] I have freed your prisoners from the waterless pit.
• Matthew 26:28for this is My blood of the [new and better] covenant, which [ratifies the agreement and] is being poured out for many [as a substitutionary atonement] for the forgiveness of sins.
• Hebrews 9:16For where there is a will and testament involved, the death of the one who made it must be established,
• Hebrews 9:17for a will and testament takes effect [only] at death, since it is never in force as long as the one who made it is alive.
• Deuteronomy 29:12so that you may enter into the covenant of the Lord your God, and into His oath and agreement which the Lord your God is making with you today,
• Joshua 9:6They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country; so now, make a covenant (treaty) with us.”

Commentaries on Hebrews 9:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20This is the blood of the testament - (covenant.) Our Lord refers to the conduct of Moses here, and partly quotes his words in the institution of the eucharist: This is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins, Matthew 26:28. And by thus using the words and applying them, he shows that his sacrificial blood was intended by the blood shed and sprinkled on this occasion, and that by it alone the remission of sins is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Saying, This is the blood of the testament - Of the covenant; see notes on Hebrews 9:16-17. That is, this is the blood by which the covenant is ratified. It was the means used to confirm it; the sacred and solemn form by which it was made sure. When this was done, the covenant between God and the people was confirmed - as a covenant between man and man is when it is sealed. Which God hath enjoined unto you - In Exodus 24:8, “which God hath made with you.”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 The solemn transactions between God and man, are sometimes called a covenant, here a testament, which is a willing deed of a person, bestowing legacies on such persons as are described, and it only takes effect upon his death. Thus Christ died, not only to obtain the blessings of salvation for us, but to give power to the disposal of them. All, by sin, were become guilty before God, had forfeited every thing that is good; but God, willing to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20“This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you” (Exodus 24:8): Jesus used similar words at the Last Supper, talking about his own death (Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24; 1 Corinthians 11:25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. Ex 24:8, "Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord has made with you concerning all these words." The change is here made to accord with Christ's inauguration of the new testament, or covenant, as recorded in Lu 22:20, "This cup (is) the new Testament in My blood, which is shed for you": the only Gospel in which the "is" has to be supplied. Luke was Paul's companion, which accounts for the correspondence, as here too "is" has to be supplied…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 9:20

• Atonement
• Blood
• Colors
• Law
• Offerings
• Purification
• Quotations and Allusions
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Types

In the dictionaries

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• Ordinance
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Commentaries on Hebrews 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings