Hebrews 10:20

Hebrews 10:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
• New International Version (NIV)by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body,
• English Standard Version (ESV)by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh,
• New King James Version (NKJV)by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh,

Context of Hebrews 10:20

18When sins are forgiven, there is no longer any need to sacrifice for sins. 19Brothers and sisters, because of the blood of Jesus we can now confidently go into the holy place. Jesus has opened a new and living way for us to go through the curtain. (The curtain is his own body.) 21We have a superior priest in charge of God’s house. 22We have been sprinkled ⌞with his blood⌟ to free us from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with clean water. So we must continue to come ⌞to him⌟ with a sincere heart and strong faith.

Hebrews 10:20 word by word

ἣν ἐνεκαίνισεν ἡμῖν ὁδὸν πρόσφατον καὶ ζῶσαν διὰ τοῦ καταπετάσματος, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• By aὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• newπρόσφατοςprosphatos · newG4372
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he hath consecratedἐγκαινίζωegkainizō · to inaugurateG1457
• for usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• throughδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the veilὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the veilκαταπέτασμαkatapetasma · curtainG2665
• thatοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• is to sayεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561

Cross-references for Hebrews 10:20

• John 10:7Jesus emphasized, “I can guarantee this truth: I am the gate for the sheep.
• John 14:6Jesus answered him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one goes to the Father except through me.
• Hebrews 6:19We have this confidence as a sure and strong anchor for our lives. This confidence goes into the ⌞holy⌟ place behind the curtain
• Hebrews 9:3Behind the second curtain was the part of the tent called the most holy place.
• Exodus 26:31“Make a canopy of violet, purple, and bright red yarn. Creatively work an angel design into fine linen yarn.
• Exodus 36:35They made the canopy out of violet, purple, and bright red yarn and fine linen yarn. An angel design was creatively worked into the fabric.
• Leviticus 16:2The Lord said, “Tell your brother Aaron that he cannot go into the holy place whenever he wants to. If he goes up to the canopy and stands in front of the throne of mercy on the ark, he will die, because I appear in the smoke above the throne of mercy.
• Leviticus 21:23However, he must never come up to the canopy or to the altar, since he has a physical defect. He must never dishonor the holy places because I, the Lord, set them apart as holy.”
• Matthew 27:51Suddenly, the curtain in the temple was split in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split open.
• Mark 15:38The curtain in the temple was split in two from top to bottom.
• Luke 23:45The sun had stopped shining. The curtain in the temple was split in two.
• John 6:51I am the living bread that came from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. The bread I will give to bring life to the world is my flesh.”
• Ephesians 2:15He brought an end to the commandments and demands found in Moses’ Teachings so that he could take Jewish and non-Jewish people and create one new humanity in himself. So he made peace.
• 1 Timothy 3:16The mystery that gives us our reverence for God is acknowledged to be great: He appeared in his human nature, was approved by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was announced throughout the nations, was believed in the world, and was taken to heaven in glory.
• 1 Peter 3:18This is true because Christ suffered for our sins once. He was an innocent person, but he suffered for guilty people so that he could bring you to God. His body was put to death, but he was brought to life through his spirit.
• 1 John 4:2This is how you can recognize God’s Spirit: Every person who declares that Jesus Christ has come as a human has the Spirit that is from God.

Commentaries on Hebrews 10:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20By a new and living way - It is a new way; no human being had ever before entered into the heaven of heavens; Jesus in human nature was the first, and thus he has opened the way to heaven to mankind, his own resurrection and ascension to glory being the proof and pledge of ours. The way is called ̔ , new or fresh, and living. This is evidently an allusion to the blood of the victim newly shed, uncoagulated, and consequently proper to be used for…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20By a new and living way - By a new method or manner. It was a mode of access that was till then unknown. No doubt many were saved before the Redeemer came, but the method by which they approached God was imperfect and difficult. The word which is rendered here “new” - ́ prosphaton- occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It properly means “slain, or killed thereto;” that is, “newly killed, just dead; and then fresh, recent.” Passow. It does not so much…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-25Verses 19-25 The apostle having closed the first part of the epistle, the doctrine is applied to practical purposes. As believers had an open way to the presence of God, it became them to use this privilege. The way and means by which Christians enjoy such privileges, is by the blood of Jesus, by the merit of that blood which he offered up as an atoning sacrifice. The agreement of infinite holiness with pardoning mercy, was not clearly understood till the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20The death of Jesus has created a new and life-giving path for us through the curtain. This refers to the curtain that separated the first and second rooms of the tabernacle (see Hebrews 9:1–5). Believers may now enter the Most Holy Place of God's presence because of the sacrificial death of Jesus.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. which, &c.--The antecedent in the Greek is "the entering"; not as English Version, "way." Translate, "which (entering) He has consecrated (not as though it were already existing, but has been the first to open, INAUGURATED as a new thing; see on He 9:18, where the Greek is the same) for us (as) a new (Greek, 'recent'; recently opened, Ro 16:25, 26) and living way" (not like the lifeless way through the law offering of the blood of dead victims, but…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 10:20

• Atonement
• Blood
• Jesus, the Christ
• Offerings
• Suffering
• Types
• Vail

In the dictionaries

• Approach
• Assembling
• Assurance
• Consider
• Draw
• Fearful
• High priest
• Judge
• Provoke
• Shadow

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