Hebrews 10:12

Hebrews 10:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
• New International Version (NIV)But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,
• English Standard Version (ESV)But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,

Context of Hebrews 10:12

10Jesus Christ was ready to do what God wanted. He offered his own body to God once, for all time. Because of Christ's sacrifice, God has made us clean so that we belong to him. 11Every day, the priests do their work to serve God. They offer the same sacrifices to God again and again. But those sacrifices can never take away people's sins. But Christ, our special priest, offered one sacrifice to take away our sins. He did that once, for all time. After that, he sat down at God's right side to rule with him. 13Since then, he waits for God to win against his enemies completely. They will become like a place for him to put his feet. 14So, as a result of his one sacrifice, Christ has made God's people completely clean for all time.

Hebrews 10:12 word by word

οὗτος δὲ μίαν ὑπὲρ ἁμαρτιῶν προσενέγκας θυσίαν εἰς τὸ διηνεκὲς ἐκάθισεν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ θεοῦ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• this manαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• after he had offeredπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• sacrificeθυσίαthusia · sacrificeG2378
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• everδιηνεκήςdiēnekes · perpetualG1336
• sat downκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
• onἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the right handδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• of Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Hebrews 10:12

• Hebrews 1:3The Son shows us completely what God is like. He shines with God's great glory. His nature is the same as God's nature. The Son's powerful word causes everything to continue. He himself made it possible for us to be clean from our sins. After he had done that, he returned to heaven. He went and he sat at the right side of God, who rules with all authority.
• Hebrews 8:1The most important thing that we are saying is this: In Jesus, we do have this kind of special priest. He has now sat down to rule with God in heaven. He sits at the right side of God, who rules with all authority.
• Hebrews 9:12Christ went into the Most Holy Place on our behalf. He did this once, for all time. He did not take with him the blood of goats or young cows when he went in there. Instead, he took the blood of his own death to offer to God. In that way, he made us free from sin for ever.
• Acts 2:33God took Jesus back up to heaven. He caused Jesus to sit at his right side, the place of great honour. Jesus received the Holy Spirit from his Father God, so that he could give the Spirit to us. This is what God had promised to do. God has poured his Holy Spirit on us. Now you are seeing and hearing the result of this.
• Romans 8:34So nobody can say that God should still punish us. Nobody can say that, because Christ Jesus himself died on our behalf. And God raised him so that he became alive again after his death. Now Christ is sitting at God's right side in heaven. He himself is praying to God on our behalf.
• Colossians 3:1God has raised you with Christ to a new life. So you should want more and more the things that belong to heaven. That is where Christ is now. He sits there at God's right side.

Commentaries on Hebrews 10:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12But this man - The Lord Jesus. The word “man” is not in the original here. The Greek is literally “but this;” to wit, this priest. The apostle does not state here whether he was a man, or a being of a higher order. He merely mentions him as a priest in contradistinction from the Jewish priests. After he had offered one sacrifice for sins - By dying on the cross. This he did but once; this could not be repeated; and need not be repeated, for it was…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-18Verses 11-18 Under the new covenant, or gospel dispensation, full and final pardon is to be had. This makes a vast difference between the new covenant and the old one. Under the old, sacrifices must be often repeated, and after all, only pardon as to this world was to be obtained by them. Under the new, one Sacrifice is enough to procure for all nations and ages, spiritual pardon, or being freed from punishment in the world to come. Well might this be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13Christ’s sacrifice was different from that of the earthly high priests. He offered himself to God, rather than offering animal sacrifices. After his sacrifice, Christ sat in a place of honor (see Psalm 110:1). Unlike the old covenant priests who stood daily (Hebrews 10:11), he waits until his enemies are humbled and become a footstool under his feet (Psalm 110:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. this man--emphatic (He 3:3). for ever--joined in English Version with "offered one sacrifice"; offered one sacrifice, the efficacy of which endures for ever; literally. "continuously," (compare He 10:14). "The offering of Christ, once for all made, will continue the one and only oblation for ever; no other will supersede it" [Bengel]. The mass, which professes to be the frequent repetition of one and the same sacrifice of Christ's body, is hence…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 10:12

• Atonement
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Law
• Offerings
• Types

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Approach
• Assembling
• Assurance
• Consider
• Draw
• Fearful
• High priest
• Judge

Commentaries on Hebrews 10

• 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
• 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