Hebrews 9:28

Hebrews 9:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
• New International Version (NIV)so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.

Context of Hebrews 9:28

26Otherwise, he would have had to suffer many times since the foundation of the world. But now he has appeared one time, at the end of the ages, for the removal of sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27And just as it is appointed for people to die once — and after this, judgment — so also Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

Hebrews 9:28 word by word

οὕτως καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἅπαξ προσενεχθεὶς εἰς τὸ πολλῶν ἀνενεγκεῖν ἁμαρτίας ἐκ δευτέρου χωρὶς ἁμαρτίας ὀφθήσεται τοῖς αὐτὸν ἀπεκδεχομένοις εἰς σωτηρίαν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• Christὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• wasπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
• onceἅπαξhapax · onceG530
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• bearἀναφέρωanapherō · to carry upG399
• the sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• of manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• and unto them that look forἀπεκδέχομαιapekdechomai · to expectG553
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• shall he appearὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• ·ἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the second timeδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208
• withoutχωρίςchōris · withoutG5565
• salvationσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991

Cross-references for Hebrews 9:28

• Hebrews 9:25He did not do this to offer himself many times, as the high priest enters the sanctuary yearly with the blood of another.
• Romans 6:10For the death he died, he died to sin once for all time; but the life he lives, he lives to God.
• 1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,
• 1 John 3:5You know that he was revealed so that he might take away sins, and there is no sin in him.
• Leviticus 10:17“Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the sanctuary area? For it is especially holy, and he has assigned it to you to take away the guilt of the community and make atonement for them before the Lord.
• Numbers 18:1The Lord said to Aaron, “You, your sons, and your ancestral family will be responsible for iniquity against the sanctuary. You and your sons will be responsible for iniquity involving your priesthood.
• Isaiah 53:4Yet he himself bore our sicknesses, and he carried our pains; but we in turn regarded him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.
• Matthew 26:28For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
• Romans 5:15But the gift is not like the trespass. For if by the one man’s trespass the many died, how much more have the grace of God and the gift which comes through the grace of the one man Jesus Christ overflowed to the many.
• 1 Peter 2:24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree; so that, having died to sins, we might live for righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
• Philippians 3:20Our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly wait for a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:10and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead — Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.
• 2 Timothy 4:8There is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me, but to all those who have loved his appearing.
• 2 Peter 3:12as you wait for the day of God and hasten its coming. Because of that day, the heavens will be dissolved with fire and the elements will melt with heat.
• Zechariah 14:5You will flee by my mountain valley, for the valley of the mountains will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come and all the holy ones with him.
• John 14:3If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, so that where I am you may be also.

Commentaries on Hebrews 9:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28So Christ was once offered - He shall die no more; he has borne away the sins of many, and what he has done once shall stand good for ever. Yet he will appear a second time without sin, ̔, without a sin-offering; That he has already made. Unto salvation - To deliver the bodies of believers from the empire of death, to reunite them to their purified souls, and bring both into his eternal glory. This is salvation, and the very highest of which the human…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28So Christ was once offered - Since people are to die but once; and as all beyond the grave is fixed by the judgment, so that his death there would make no change in the destiny, there was a propriety that he should die but once for sin. The argument is, there is one probation only, and therefore there was need of but one sacrifice, or of his dying but once. If death were to occur frequently in the existence of each individual, and if each intermediate…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-28Verses 23-28 It is evident that the sacrifices of Christ are infinitely better than those of the law, which could neither procure pardon for sin, nor impart power against it. Sin would still have been upon us, and have had dominion over us; but Jesus Christ, by one sacrifice, has destroyed the works of the devil, that believers may be made righteous, holy, and happy. As no wisdom, learning, virtue, wealth, or power, can keep one of the human race from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-28Christ's first coming was to remove the sins of many people. When he comes again, it will not be to address sins, as that is already done. Instead, he will bring salvation to everyone eagerly waiting for him (see study note on Galatians 5:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. Christ--Greek, "THE Christ"; the representative Man; representing all men, as the first Adam did. once offered--not "often," He 9:25; just as "men," of whom He is the representative Head, are appointed by God once to die. He did not need to die again and again for each individual, or each successive generation of men, for He represents all men of every age, and therefore needed to die but once for all, so as to exhaust the penalty of death incurred by…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 9:28

• Atonement
• Blood
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Offerings
• Righteous
• Seekers
• Suffering
• Types

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Altar
• Bear
• Coming of Christ
• High priest
• Ordinance
• Remission
• Sanctuary
• Stand

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