Hebrews 10:6

Hebrews 10:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
• New International Version (NIV)with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased.
• English Standard Version (ESV)in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure.

Context of Hebrews 10:6

4We know that the blood of bulls and of goats cannot remove the punishment for sins. 5So, when Christ came into the world, he said to his Father, ‘You have not wanted people to offer sacrifices and other gifts to you. Instead, you have prepared a body for me to offer to you. Sacrifices do not make you happy. If people burn whole animals as a sacrifice, or if they offer a sacrifice to make them clean from their sins, that does not make you happy. 7Then I said, “Here I am, my God. I have come to do what you want. That is what it says about me in the Bible.” ’ 8So think about what Christ said there. First he said to God, ‘You have not wanted gifts and sacrifices of animals. Any kind of sacrifice like that does not make you happy.’ But we know that Moses' rules taught about those sacrifices. God's law said that they were necessary.

Hebrews 10:6 word by word

ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας οὐκ εὐδόκησας·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In burnt offeringsὁλοκαύτωμαholokautōma · burnt offeringG3646
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• forπερίperi · aboutG4012
• sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• thou hast hadεὐδοκέωeudokeō · to delightG2106
• noοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Hebrews 10:6

• Hebrews 10:4We know that the blood of bulls and of goats cannot remove the punishment for sins.
• Leviticus 1:1The Lord spoke to Moses from the Tent of Meeting. He told him the rules that Israel's people must obey.
• Psalms 147:11Who does make the Lord happy? People who respect him and serve him well. People who trust him because they know he loves them.
• Malachi 1:10‘It would be better if one of you shut the temple doors! Then you would not be able to offer useless sacrifices on my altar. I am not happy with you. I will not accept any more gifts from you.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says.
• Matthew 3:17Then a voice spoke from heaven, which said, ‘This man is my Son and I love him. He makes me very happy.’
• Ephesians 5:2Show that you love other people. Remember how much Christ loved us. He gave himself as a sacrifice on our behalf. He offered himself in a way that pleased God, like a sacrifice with a lovely smell.
• Philippians 4:18Epaphroditus has brought the gifts that you sent to me. I have received those gifts, so that I no longer need anything. You have sent me more than enough. Your gifts are like a sacrifice with a nice smell that you have offered to God. God accepts that kind of sacrifice. It makes him very happy.

Commentaries on Hebrews 10:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Thou hast had no pleasure - Thou couldst never be pleased with the victims under the law; thou couldst never consider them as atonements for sin; as they could never satisfy thy justice, nor make thy law honorable.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6In burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure - This is not quoted literally from the Psalm, but the sense is retained. The reading there is, “burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required.” The quotation by the apostle is taken from the Septuagint, with the change of a single word, which does not materially affect the sense - the word ̓ ̓́ ouk eudokēsas- “ouk eudokesas” - “thou hast no pleasure,” instead of ̓ ̓́ ouk…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7These verses quote Psalm 40:6–8. Psalm 40 is a song praising God, where the writer expresses a wish to follow God's will. The author of Hebrews sees Christ as the one speaking.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. burnt offerings--Greek, "whole burnt offerings." thou hast had no pleasure--as if these could in themselves atone for sin: God had pleasure in (Greek, "approved," or "was well pleased with") them, in so far as they were an act of obedience to His positive command under the Old Testament, but not as having an intrinsic efficacy such as Christ's sacrifice had. Contrast Mt 3:17.Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 10:6

• Atonement
• Law
• Offerings
• Quotations and Allusions
• Types

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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