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Hebrews 9:1
1The first therefore also indeed had ordinances of service, and the sanctuary, a worldly one.
Hebrews 9:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
- New International Version (NIV)Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly place of holiness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then indeed, even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary.
Context of Hebrews 9:1
The first therefore also indeed had ordinances of service, and the sanctuary, a worldly one. 2For a tabernacle was set up; the first, in which [were] both the candlestick and the table and the exposition of the loaves, which is called Holy; 3but after the second veil a tabernacle which is called Holy of holies,
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Εἶχεν μὲν οὖν καὶ ἡ πρώτη δικαιώματα λατρείας, τό τε ἅγιον κοσμικόν.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Hebrews 9:1
- Hebrews 8:7For if that first was faultless, place had not been sought for a second.
- Hebrews 9:10[consisting] only of meats and drinks and divers washings, ordinances of flesh, imposed until [the] time of setting things right.
- Leviticus 18:3After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do; and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their customs.
- Leviticus 22:9And they shall keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die by it, if they profane it: I am Jehovah who do hallow them.
- Numbers 9:12They shall leave none of it until the morning, nor break a bone thereof: according to every ordinance of the passover shall they hold it.
- Ezekiel 43:11And if they be confounded at all that they have done, make known to them the form of the house, and its fashion, and its goings out, and its comings in, and all its forms, and all its statutes, yea, all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof; and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the statutes thereof, and do them.
- Luke 1:6And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
- Hebrews 8:2minister of the holy places and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord has pitched, [and] not man.
- Exodus 25:8And they shall make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.
- Colossians 2:8See that there be no one who shall lead you away as a prey through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the teaching of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ.
Commentaries on Hebrews 9:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The first covenant had also ordinances - Our translators have introduced the word covenant, as if had been, if not originally in the text, yet in the apostle's mind. Several MSS., but not of good note, as well as printed editions, with the Coptic version, have tabernacle; but this is omitted by ABDE, several others, both the Syriac, Ethiopic, Armenian, Vulgate, some copies of the Itala, and several of the Greek fathers; it is in all probability a spurious…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Then verily - Or, moreover. The object is to describe the tabernacle in which the service of God was celebrated under the former dispensation, and to show that it had a reference to what was future, and was only an imperfect representation of the reality. It was important to show this, as the Jews regarded the ordinances of the tabernacle and of the whole Levitical service as of divine appointment, and of perpetual obligation. The object of Paul is to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The Jewish tabernacle and its utensils. (1-5) Their use and meaning. (6-10) These fulfilled in Christ. (11-22) The necessity, superior dignity, and power of his priesthood and sacrifice. (23-28) Verses 1-5 The apostle shows to the Hebrews the typical reference of their ceremonies to Christ. The tabernacle was a movable temple, shadowing forth the unsettled state of the church upon earth, and the human nature of the Lord Jesus Christ, in whom the fulness…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5These verses describe the tabernacle, which was Israel's place of worship before they built the temple.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-281. Then verily--Greek, "Accordingly then." Resuming the subject from He 8:5. In accordance with the command given to Moses, "the first covenant had," &c. had--not "has," for as a covenant it no longer existed, though its rites were observed till the destruction of Jerusalem. ordinances--of divine right and institution. service--worship. a worldly sanctuary--Greek, "its (literally, 'the') sanctuary worldly," mundane; consisting of the elements of the…Read the comment
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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
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