Hebrews 10:5

Hebrews 10:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, "Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me.

Context of Hebrews 10:5

3Instead, this yearly cycle of sacrifices reminded people of their sins. 4(The blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins.) For this reason, when Christ came into the world, he said, “ ‘You did not want sacrifices and offerings, but you prepared a body for me. 6You did not approve of burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin.’ 7Then I said, ‘I have come! (It is written about me in the scroll of the book.) I have come to do what you want, my God.’ ”

Hebrews 10:5 word by word

Διὸ εἰσερχόμενος εἰς τὸν κόσμον λέγει· θυσίαν καὶ προσφορὰν οὐκ ἠθέλησας, σῶμα δὲ κατηρτίσω μοι·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
• when he comethεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the worldὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• he saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Sacrificeθυσίαthusia · sacrificeG2378
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• offeringπροσφοράprosphora · offeringG4376
• thou wouldestθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• notοὐou · noG3756
• butδέde · thenG1161
• a bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• hast thou preparedκαταρτίζωkatartizō · to completeG2675
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Hebrews 10:5

• Hebrews 10:7Then I said, ‘I have come! (It is written about me in the scroll of the book.) I have come to do what you want, my God.’ ”
• Hebrews 1:6When God was about to send his firstborn Son into the world, he said, “All of God’s angels must worship him.”
• Matthew 11:3to ask Jesus, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for someone else?”
• Luke 7:19and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for someone else?”
• Psalms 40:6You were not pleased with sacrifices and offerings. You have dug out two ears for me. You did not ask for burnt offerings or sacrifices for sin.
• Psalms 50:8I am not criticizing you for your sacrifices or burnt offerings, which are always in front of me.
• Isaiah 1:11The Lord asks, “What do your many animal sacrifices mean to me? I’ve had enough of your burnt offerings of rams and enough fat from your fattened calves. I’m not pleased with the blood of bulls, lambs, or male goats.
• Jeremiah 6:20Incense that comes from Sheba is no good to me. Sugar cane that comes from a distant land is no good to me. I won’t accept your burnt offerings. I’m not pleased with your sacrifices.
• Amos 5:21I hate your festivals; I despise them. I’m not pleased with your religious assemblies.
• Hebrews 10:10We have been set apart as holy because Jesus Christ did what God wanted him to do by sacrificing his body once and for all.
• Hebrews 2:14Since all of these sons and daughters have flesh and blood, Jesus took on flesh and blood to be like them. He did this so that by dying he would destroy the one who had power over death (that is, the devil).
• Hebrews 8:3Every chief priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices. Therefore, this chief priest had to offer something.
• Genesis 3:15I will make you and the woman hostile toward each other. I will make your descendants and her descendant hostile toward each other. He will crush your head, and you will bruise his heel.”
• Isaiah 7:14So the Lord himself will give you this sign: A virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and she will name him Immanuel [God Is With Us].
• Jeremiah 31:22How long will you wander around, you unfaithful people? The Lord will create something new on earth: A woman will protect a man.
• Matthew 1:20Joseph had this in mind when an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. The angel said to him, “Joseph, descendant of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife. She is pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

Commentaries on Hebrews 10:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5When he (the Messiah) cometh into the world - Was about to be incarnated, He saith to God the Father, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not - it was never thy will and design that the sacrifices under thy own law should be considered as making atonement for sin, they were only designed to point out my incarnation and consequent sacrificial death, and therefore a body hast thou prepared me, by a miraculous conception in the womb of a virgin, according…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Wherefore - This word shows that the apostle means to sustain what he had said by a reference to the Old Testament itself. Nothing could be more opposite to the prevailing Jewish opinions about the efficacy of sacrifice, than what he had just said. It was, therefore, of the highest importance to defend the position which he had laid down by authority which they would not presume to call in question, and he therefore makes his appeal to their own…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5but a body You prepared for Me: God had prepared the psalm writer to obey and be ready to do God's will. Hebrews now applies this idea to Christ. For Hebrews, preparing a human body, especially Christ's body, shows that God would use it as a better sacrifice.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Christ's voluntary self offering, in contrast to those inefficient sacrifices, is shown to fulfill perfectly "the will of God" as to our redemption, by completely atoning "for (our) sins." Wherefore--seeing that a nobler than animal sacrifices was needed to "take away sins." when he cometh--Greek, "coming." The time referred to is the period before His entrance into the world, when the inefficiency of animal sacrifices for expiation had been proved…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 10:5

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

In the dictionaries

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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