Hebrews 9:1

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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then indeed, even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary.
• New Living Translation (NLT)That first covenant between God and Israel had regulations for worship and a place of worship here on earth.

Context of Hebrews 9:1

Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly place of holiness. 2For a tent was prepared, the first section, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence. It is called the Holy Place. 3Behind the second curtain was a second section called the Most Holy Place,

Hebrews 9:1 word by word

Εἶχεν μὲν οὖν καὶ ἡ πρώτη δικαιώματα λατρείας, τό τε ἅγιον κοσμικόν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• verilyμένmen · on the other handG3303
• the firstὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• ordinancesδικαίωμαdikaiōma · righteous actG1345
• of divine serviceλατρείαlatreia · ministryG2999
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• aἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• worldlyκοσμικόςkosmikos · earthlyG2886

Cross-references for Hebrews 9:1

• Hebrews 8:7For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second.
• Hebrews 9:10but deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.
• Leviticus 18:3You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall not walk in their statutes.
• Leviticus 22:9They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it and die thereby when they profane it: I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
• Numbers 9:12They shall leave none of it until the morning, nor break any of its bones; according to all the statute for the Passover they shall keep it.
• Ezekiel 43:11And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the temple, its arrangement, its exits and its entrances, that is, its whole design; and make known to them as well all its statutes and its whole design and all its laws, and write it down in their sight, so that they may observe all its laws and all its statutes and carry them out.
• Luke 1:6And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.
• Hebrews 8:2a minister in the holy places, in the true tent that the Lord set up, not man.
• Exodus 25:8And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst.
• Colossians 2:8See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits 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

Topics related to Hebrews 9:1

• Church
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• Ordinance
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Tabernacle
• Types
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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