Hebrews 8:12

Hebrews 8:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
• New International Version (NIV)For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.”

Context of Hebrews 8:12

10For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 11And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest. For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more." 13In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the first one obsolete. And what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.

Hebrews 8:12 word by word

ὅτι ἵλεως ἔσομαι ταῖς ἀδικίαις αὐτῶν καὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν οὐ μὴ μνησθῶ ἔτι.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• I will beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• mercifulἵλεωςhileōs · propitious/graciousG2436
• toὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• toἀδικίαadikia · unrighteousnessG93
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• iniquitiesἀνομίαanomia · lawlessnessG458
• will I rememberμιμνήσκωmimnēskō · to rememberG3403
• noοὐou · noG3756
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• moreἔτιeti · stillG2089

Cross-references for Hebrews 8:12

• Hebrews 10:16"This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds,"
• Psalms 25:7Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!
• Psalms 65:3When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions.
• Isaiah 43:25"I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.
• Isaiah 44:22I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you.
• Jeremiah 33:8I will cleanse them from all the guilt of their sin against me, and I will forgive all the guilt of their sin and rebellion against me.
• Jeremiah 50:20In those days and in that time, declares the Lord, iniquity shall be sought in Israel, and there shall be none, and sin in Judah, and none shall be found, for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.
• Micah 7:19He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
• Acts 13:38Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,
• Romans 11:27"and this will be my covenant with them when I take away their sins."
• Ephesians 1:7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
• Colossians 1:14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
• 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
• 1 John 2:1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood

Commentaries on Hebrews 8:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12I will be merciful to their unrighteousness - In order to be their God, as mentioned under the preceding verse, it is requisite that their iniquity should be pardoned; this is provided for by the immolation of Jesus Christ as the covenant sacrifice. By his blood, redemption has been purchased, and all who with penitent hearts believe on the Lord Jesus receive remission of sins, and God remembers their iniquities no more against them so as to punish them…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness … - That is, the blessing of “pardon” will be much more richly enjoyed under the new dispensation than it was under the old. This is the “fourth” circumstance adduced in which the new covenant will surpass the old. That was comparatively severe in its inflictions (see Hebrews 10:28); marked every offence with strictness, and employed the language of mercy much less frequently than that of justice. It was a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 The superior excellence of the priesthood of Christ, above that of Aaron, is shown from that covenant of grace, of which Christ was Mediator. The law not only made all subject to it, liable to be condemned for the guilt of sin, but also was unable to remove that guilt, and clear the conscience from the sense and terror of it. Whereas, by the blood of Christ, a full remission of sins was provided, so that God would remember them no more. God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12A key feature of the new covenant is that God will forgive their wickedness and never again remember their sins. The sacrifice of Jesus fully cleanses his people from sin (Hebrews 9:13–15; 10:14–18, 22; 1 John 1:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. For, &c.--the third of "the better promises" (He 8:6). The forgiveness of sins is, and will be, the root of this new state of inward grace and knowledge of the Lord. Sin being abolished, sinners obtain grace. I will be merciful--Greek, "propitious"; the Hebrew, "salach," is always used of God only in relation to men. and their iniquities--not found in Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, and one oldest Greek manuscript; but most oldest manuscripts have the words…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Hebrews 8

• 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