Berean Standard Bible

Hebrews 10

(Psalm 40:1–17)

1ForγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551isἔχωνechōnG2192only a shadowΣκιὰνSkianG4639of theτῶνtōnG3588good thingsἀγαθῶν,agathōnG18to comeμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195,notοὐκoukG3756theτὴνtēnG3588realitiesεἰκόνα τῶν πραγμάτων,eikona tōn pragmatōnG1504 G3588 G4229themselvesαὐτὴνautēnG846.It canδύναταιdunataiG1410neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763,by theταῖςtaisG3588sameαὐταῖςautaisG846sacrificesθυσίαιςthusiaisG2378ἃς εἰς τὸhas eis toG1519 G3588 G3739offeredπροσφέρουσινprospherousinG4374year after yearκατ᾽ ἐνιαυτὸν διηνεκὲςkat᾽ eniauton diēnekesG1336 G2596 G1763,make perfectτελειῶσαι·teleiōsaiG5048those whoτοὺςtousG3588draw nearπροσερχομένουςproserchomenousG4334to worship.

2If it couldἐπεὶ ἂνepei anG1893 G302,would not the offerings have ceasedοὐκ ἐπαύσαντο προσφερόμεναιouk epausanto prospheromenaiG3756 G3973 G4374?ForδιὰdiaG1223theτὸtoG3588worshipersλατρεύονταςlatreuontasG3000would have been cleansedκεκαθαρισμένους.kekatharismenousG2511onceἅπαξhapaxG530for allτοὺςtousG3588, andwouldἔχεινecheinG2192noμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367longerἔτιetiG2089have felt the guiltσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893of their sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266.

3Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ἐνenG1722,thoseαὐταῖςautaisG846sacrifices arean annualκατ᾽ ἐνιαυτόν·kat᾽ eniautonG2596 G1763reminderἀνάμνησιςanamnēsisG364of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,

4becauseγὰρgarG1063it isimpossibleἀδύνατονadunatonG102for thebloodαἷμαhaimaG129of bullsταύρωνtaurōnG5022andκαὶkaiG2532goatsτράγωνtragōnG5131to take awayἀφαιρεῖνaphaireinG851sinsἁμαρτίας.¶hamartiasG266.

5ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352,when Christ cameεἰσερχόμενοςeiserchomenosG1525intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,He saidλέγει·legeiG3004: “SacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378andκαὶkaiG2532offeringπροσφορὰνprosphoranG4376You did not desireοὐκ ἠθέλησας,ouk ēthelēsasG3756 G2309,butδὲdeG1161a bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983You preparedκατηρτίσωkatērtisōG2675for MeG1473.

6In burnt offeringsὁλοκαυτώματαholokautōmataG3646andκαὶkaiG2532sinπερὶ ἁμαρτίαςperi hamartiasG4012 G266offeringsYou took no delightοὐκ εὐδόκησας·ouk eudokēsasG3756 G2106.

7ThenτότεtoteG5119I saidεἶπον·eiponG2036, ‘Here I amἰδοὺidouG2400,it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125aboutπερὶperiG4012Meἐμοῦ,emouG1473inἐνenG1722thescrollκεφαλίδι βιβλίουkephalidi bibliouG2777 G975:I have comeἥκω,hēkōG2240τοῦtouG3588to doποιῆσαι,poiēsaiG4160Yourσου.souG4771ὁhoG3588willθέλημάthelēmaG2307τὸtoG3588,O Godθεός,theosG2316.’”

8In the passageaboveἀνώτερονanōteronG511He saysλέγωνlegōnG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “SacrificesθυσίαςthusiasG2378andκαὶkaiG2532offeringsπροσφορὰςprosphorasG4376καὶkaiG2532,burnt offeringsὁλοκαυτώματαholokautōmataG3646andκαὶkaiG2532sinπερὶ ἁμαρτίαςperi hamartiasG4012 G266offeringsYou did not desireοὐκ ἠθέλησαςouk ēthelēsasG3756 G2309,norοὐδὲoudeG3761did You delight inεὐδόκησας,eudokēsasG2106them” (althoughαἵτινεςaitinesG3748they are offeredπροσφέρονται,prospherontaiG4374according toκατὰkataG2596thelawνόμονnomonG3551).

9ThenτότεtoteG5119He addsεἴρηκεν·eirēkenG2046, “Here I amἰδοὺidouG2400,I have comeἥκωhēkōG2240τοῦtouG3588to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160Yourσου.souG4771τὸtoG3588willθέλημάthelēmaG2307.”He takes awayἀναιρεῖanaireiG337theτὸtoG3588firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413toἵναinaG2443establishστήσῃ·stēsēG2476theτὸtoG3588secondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208.

10AndbyἐνenG1722thatᾧhōG3739willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307,weἐσμὲνesmenG1510have been sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιhēgiasmenoiG37throughδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588sacrificeπροσφορᾶςprosphorasG4376of theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547once for allἐφάπαξ.¶ephapaxG2178.

11ΚαὶKaiG2532μὲνmenG3303Day after dayκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250everyπᾶςpasG3956priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409standsἕστηκενhestēkenG2476to ministerλειτουργῶνleitourgōnG3008andκαὶkaiG2532to offerπροσφέρωνprospherōnG4374again and againπολλάκιςpollakisG4178theτὰςtasG3588sameαὐτὰςautasG846sacrificesθυσίας,thusiasG2378,whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748canδύνανταιdunantaiG1410neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763take awayπεριελεῖνperieleinG4014sinsἁμαρτίας·hamartiasG266.

12ButδὲdeG1161whenthisοὗτοςhoutosG3778Priesthad offeredπροσενέγκαςprosenegkasG4374for all timeεἰς τὸ διηνεκὲςeis to diēnekesG1519 G3588 G1336oneμίανmianG1520sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378forὑπὲρhuperG5228sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,He sat downἐκάθισενekathisenG2523atἐνenG1722theright handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316.

13Since that timeτὸ λοιπὸνto loiponG3588 G3063,He waitsἐκδεχόμενοςekdechomenosG1551forἕωςhe'ōsG2193HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588enemiesἐχθροὶechthroiG2190to be madeτεθῶσινtethōsinG5087a footstoolὑποπόδιονhupopodionG5286forτῶνtōnG3588Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846feetποδῶνpodōnG4228,

14becauseγὰρgarG1063by a singleμιᾷmiaG1520offeringπροσφορᾷprosphoraG4376He has made perfectτετελείωκενteteleiōkenG5048forεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588all timeδιηνεκὲςdiēnekesG1336those whoτοὺςtousG3588are being sanctifiedἁγιαζομένους.hagiazomenousG37.

15δὲdeG1161TheτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588Holyἅγιον·hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151alsoκαὶkaiG2532testifiesμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140to us about thisG1473γὰρgarG1063. FirstμετὰmetaG3326τὸtoG3588He saysεἰρηκέναι·eirēkenaiG2046:

16“ThisαὕτηhautēG3778istheἡhēG3588covenantδιαθήκηdiathēkēG1242ἣνhēnG3739I will makeδιαθήσομαιdiathēsomaiG1303withπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846afterμετὰmetaG3326thoseἐκείνας,ekeinasG1565τὰςtasG3588daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,declaresλέγειlegeiG3004theLordκύριος,kuriosG2962.I will putδιδοὺςdidousG1325MyG1473lawsνόμουςnomousG3551inἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588andκαὶkaiG2532inscribeἐπιγράψωepigrapsōG1924themαὐτῶνautōnG846onἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτούς·autousG846τὴνtēnG3588mindsδιάνοιανdianoianG1271.”

17Then He addsκαὶkaiG2532: “TheirαὐτῶνautōnG846τῶνtōnG3588sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266andκαὶkaiG2532αὐτῶνautōnG846τῶνtōnG3588lawless actsἀνομιῶνanomiōnG458I will rememberμνησθήσομαιmnēsthēsomaiG3403noοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361moreἔτι.etiG2089.”

18AndδὲdeG1161whereὅπουhopouG3699theseτούτων,toutōnG3778have been forgivenἄφεσιςaphesisG859,an offeringπροσφορὰprosphoraG4376forπερὶperiG4012sinἁμαρτίας.¶hamartiasG266isno longerG3765needed.

A Call to Persevere

(Jude 1:17–23)

19Thereforeοὖν,ounG3767,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, sincewe haveἜχοντεςEchontesG2192confidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588enterεἴσοδονeisodonG1529theτῶνtōnG3588MostHoly PlaceG40byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588bloodαἵματιaimatiG129of JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,

20by the newπρόσφατονprosphatonG4372andκαὶkaiG2532livingζῶσανzōsanG2198wayὁδὸνhodonG3598ἣνhēnG3739openedἐνεκαίνισενenekainisenG1457for usG1473throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588curtainκαταπετάσματος,katapetasmatosG2665τοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778ἔστινestinG1510of Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τῆςtēsG3588bodyσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,

21andκαὶkaiG2532since we havea greatμέγανmeganG3173priestἱερέαhi'ereaG2409overἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588houseοἶκονoikonG3624τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

22let us draw nearπροσερχώμεθαproserchōmethaG4334withμετὰmetaG3326a sincereἀληθινῆςalēthinēsG228heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588inἐνenG1722full assuranceπληροφορίᾳplērophoriaG4136of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,having ourτὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588sprinkled to cleanse usῥεραντισμένοιrherantismenoiG4472fromἀπὸapoG575a guiltyπονηρᾶςponērasG4190conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893andκαὶkaiG2532ourτὸtoG3588bodiesσῶμαsōmaG4983washedλελουσμένοιlelousmenoiG3068with pureκαθαρῷ.katharōG2513waterὕδατιhudatiG5204.

23Let us holdκατέχωμενkatechōmenG2722resolutelyἀκλινῆ,aklinēG186to theτὴνtēnG3588τῆςtēsG3588hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680we professὁμολογίανhomologianG3671,forγὰρgarG1063He whoὁhoG3588promisedἐπαγγειλάμενος,epangeilamenosG1861isfaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103.

24AndκαὶkaiG2532let us considerκατανοῶμενkatanoōmenG2657howεἰςeisG1519to spurπαροξυσμὸνparoxusmonG3948one another onἀλλήλουςallēlousG240to loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26andκαὶkaiG2532goodκαλῶνkalōnG2570deedsἔργωνergōnG2041.

25Let us not neglectμὴ ἐγκαταλείποντεςmē egkataleipontesG3361 G1459τὴνtēnG3588meeting togetherἐπισυναγωγὴν ἑαυτῶνepisunagōgēn he'autōnG1997 G1438,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531someτισίν,tisinG5100have made ahabitἔθοςethosG1485,butἀλλὰallaG235let us encourageπαρακαλοῦντες,parakalountesG3870one another,andκαὶkaiG2532allτοσούτῳtosoutōG5118themoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123asὅσῳhosōG3745you seeβλέπετεblepeteG991theτὴνtēnG3588Dayἡμέραν.¶hēmeranG2250approachingἐγγίζουσανengizousanG1448.

26γὰρgarG1063IfweG1473deliberatelyἙκουσίωςHekousiōsG1596go on sinningἁμαρτανόντωνhamartanontōnG264afterμετὰmetaG3326τὸtoG3588we have receivedλαβεῖνlabeinG2983theτὴνtēnG3588knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922of theτῆςtēsG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,no furtherG3765sacrificeθυσία,thusiaG2378forπερὶperiG4012sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266remainsἀπολείπεταιapoleipetaiG620,

27but onlyδέdeG1161aτιςtisG5100fearfulφοβερὰphoberaG5398expectationἐκδοχὴekdochēG1561of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920andκαὶkaiG2532of ragingζῆλοςzēlosG2205fireπυρὸςpurosG4442that willμέλλοντοςmellontosG3195consumeἐσθίεινesthieinG2068allτοὺςtousG3588adversariesὑπεναντίους.hupenantiousG5227.

28Anyone whoτιςtisG5100rejectedἀθετήσαςathetēsasG114thelawνόμονnomonG3551of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475diedἀποθνῄσκει·apothnēskeiG599withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565mercyοἰκτιρμῶνoiktirmōnG3628onἐπὶepiG1909the testimony oftwoδυσὶνdusinG1417orἢēG2228threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140witnessesμάρτυσινmartusinG3144.

29How muchπόσῳ,posōG4214more severelyχείρονοςcheironosG5501do you thinkδοκεῖτε,dokeiteG1380oneὁhoG3588deservesἀξιωθήσεταιaxiōthēsetaiG515to be punishedτιμωρίαςtimōriasG5098whohas trampled onκαταπατήσαςkatapatēsasG2662theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316καὶkaiG2532,profanedκοινὸν ἡγησάμενοςkoinon hēgēsamenosG2233 G2839theτὸtoG3588bloodαἷμαhaimaG129of theτῆςtēsG3588covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242thatἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739sanctified himἡγιάσθηhēgiasthēG37,andκαὶkaiG2532insultedἐνυβρίσας;enubrisasG1796theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151τῆςtēsG3588of graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485?

30ForγὰρgarG1063we knowG1492Him whoτὸνtonG3588saidεἰπόντα·eipontaG2036, “Vengeanceἐκδίκησις,ekdikēsisG1557isMineἐμοὶemoiG1473;IἐγὼegōG1473will repayἀνταποδώσωantapodōsōG467,”andκαὶkaiG2532againπάλιν·palinG3825, “TheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962will judgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992.”

31It isa fearful thingφοβερὸνphoberonG5398τὸtoG3588to fallἐμπεσεῖνempeseinG1706intoεἰςeisG1519thehandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495of the livingζῶντος.¶zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

32δὲdeG1161RememberἈναμιμνῄσκεσθεAnamimnēskestheG363theτὰςtasG3588earlyπρότερονproteronG4386daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250that you were in the lightφωτισθέντεςphōtisthentesG5461.InἐνenG1722those daysαἷςhaisG3739,you enduredὑπεμείνατεhupemeinateG5278a greatπολλὴνpollēnG4183conflictἄθλησινathlēsinG119in the face of sufferingπαθημάτων,pathēmatōnG3804.

33Sometimesτοῦτο μὲνtouto menG3778 G3303you were publicly exposedθεατριζόμενοι,theatrizomenoiG2301τεteG5037to ridiculeὀνειδισμοῖςoneidismoisG3680andκαὶkaiG2532persecutionθλίψεσινthlipsesinG2347δὲdeG1161;at other timesτοῦτοtoutoG3778you wereγενηθέντες·genēthentesG1096partnersκοινωνοὶkoinōnoiG2844with those whoτῶνtōnG3588weresoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779treatedἀναστρεφομένωνanastrephomenōnG390.

34γὰρgarG1063καὶkaiG2532You sympathizedσυνεπαθήσατεsunepathēsateG4834with thoseτοῖςtoisG3588in prisonδεσμίοιςdesmioisG1198andκαὶkaiG2532joyfullyμετὰ χαρᾶςmeta charasG3326 G5479acceptedπροσεδέξασθεprosedexastheG4327theτὴνtēnG3588confiscationἁρπαγὴνharpagēnG724ofτῶνtōnG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771propertyὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontōnG5225,knowing thatγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097you yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438hadἔχεινecheinG2192a betterG2909andκαὶkaiG2532permanentμένουσαν.menousanG3306possessionὕπαρξινhuparxinG5223.

35SoοὖνounG3767do notμὴmēG3361throw awayἀποβάλητεapobalēteG577yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588confidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954; itἥτιςhētisG3748holdsἔχειecheiG2192a greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173rewardμισθαποδοσίαν.misthapodosianG3405.

36γὰρgarG1063YouἔχετεecheteG2192needχρείαν,chreianG5532to persevereὑπομονῆςhupomonēsG5281,so thatἵναinaG2443after you have doneποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160τὸtoG3588theτοῦtouG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,you will receiveκομίσησθεkomisēstheG2865whatτὴνtēnG3588He has promisedἐπαγγελίαν.epangelianG1860.

37ForγὰρgarG1063, “In just aἔτι ὅσονeti hosonG2089 G3745littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileὅσον,hosonG3745,He whoὁhoG3588is comingἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240andκαὶkaiG2532will not delayοὐ χρονίσει.ou chroniseiG3756 G5549.

38ButδὲdeG1161MyG1473righteousδίκαιόςdikaiosG1342oneὁhoG3588will liveζήσεται·zēsetaiG2198byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102;andκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437he shrinks backὑποστείληται,huposteilētaiG5288,Iἡ ψυχήhē psuchēG1473 G3588 G5590will take noοὐκoukG3756pleasureεὐδοκεῖeudokeiG2106inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷ.autōG846.”

39ButδὲdeG1161weG1473areἐσμὲνesmenG1510notοὐκoukG3756of those who shrink backὑποστολῆςhupostolēsG5289andεἰςeisG1519are destroyedἀπώλειανapōleianG684,butἀλλὰallaG235of those who have faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andεἰςeisG1519preserveπεριποίησινperipoiēsinG4047theirsoulsψυχῆς.¶psuchēsG5590.

(Psalm 40:1–17)

A Call to Persevere

(Jude 1:17–23)

Commentaries on Hebrews 10