Hebrews 9:27

Hebrews 9:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
• New International Version (NIV)Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,

Context of Hebrews 9:27

25Every year the chief priest went into the holy place to make a sacrifice with blood that isn’t his own. However, Christ didn’t go into heaven to sacrifice himself again and again. 26Otherwise, he would have had to suffer many times since the world was created. But now, at the end of the ages, he has appeared once to remove sin by his sacrifice. People die once, and after that they are judged. 28Likewise, Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of humanity, and after that he will appear a second time. This time he will not deal with sin, but he will save those who eagerly wait for him.

Hebrews 9:27 word by word

καὶ καθ᾽ ὅσον ἀπόκειται τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἅπαξ ἀποθανεῖν μετὰ δὲ τοῦτο κρίσις,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ·κατάkata · according toG2596
• asὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• it is appointedἀπόκειμαιapokeimai · to lay upG606
• unto menὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• unto menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• onceἅπαξhapax · onceG530
• to dieἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• butδέde · thenG1161
• afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• the judgmentκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920

Cross-references for Hebrews 9:27

• Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your brow, you will produce food to eat until you return to the ground, because you were taken from it. You are dust, and you will return to dust.”
• 2 Samuel 14:14We are all going to die; we are all like water that is poured on the ground and can’t be gathered up. But doesn’t God forgive a person? He never plans to keep a banished person in exile.
• Job 14:5If the number of his days and the number of his months are determined by you, and you set his limit, then he cannot go past it.
• Job 30:23I know you will lead me to death, to the dwelling place appointed for all living beings.
• Psalms 89:48Can a mortal go on living and never see death? Who can set himself free from the power of the grave? Selah
• Ecclesiastes 3:20All ⌞life⌟ goes to the same place. All ⌞life⌟ comes from the ground, and all of it goes back to the ground.
• Ecclesiastes 9:5The living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything. There is no more reward for the dead when the memory of them has faded.
• Ecclesiastes 12:7Then the dust ⌞of mortals⌟ goes back to the ground as it was before, and the breath of life goes back to God who gave it.
• Romans 5:12Sin came into the world through one person, and death came through sin. So death spread to everyone, because everyone sinned.
• Hebrews 6:2We shouldn’t repeat the basic teachings about such things as baptisms, setting people apart for holy tasks, dead people coming back to life, and eternal judgment.
• Job 19:25But I know that my defender lives, and afterwards, he will rise on the earth.
• Ecclesiastes 11:9You young people should enjoy yourselves while you’re young. You should let your hearts make you happy when you’re young. Follow wherever your heart leads you and whatever your eyes see. But realize that God will make you give an account for all these things when he judges everyone.
• Ecclesiastes 12:14God will certainly judge everything that is done. This includes every secret thing, whether it is good or bad.
• Matthew 25:31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all his angels are with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.
• John 5:26The Father is the source of life, and he has enabled the Son to be the source of life too.
• Acts 17:31He has set a day when he is going to judge the world with justice, and he will use a man he has appointed to do this. God has given proof to everyone that he will do this by bringing that man back to life.”

Commentaries on Hebrews 9:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27As it is appointed - · It is laid before them by the Divine decree: Dust thou art, and unto dust thou shalt return. Unto men generally, during the course of the present world, not all men as some falsely quote; for Enoch and Elijah have not died, and those that shall be alive at the day of judgment shall not die, but be changed. But after this the judgment - They shall die but once, and be judged but once, therefore there is no metempsychosis, no…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27And as it is appointed unto men once to die - Or, “since it is appointed unto men to die once only.” The object of this is to illustrate the fact that Christ died but once for sin, and that is done by showing that the most important events pertaining to man occur but once. Thus, it is with “death.” That does not, and cannot occur many times. It is the great law of our being that people die only once, and hence, the same thing was to be expected to occur…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-28Verses 23-28 It is evident that the sacrifices of Christ are infinitely better than those of the law, which could neither procure pardon for sin, nor impart power against it. Sin would still have been upon us, and have had dominion over us; but Jesus Christ, by one sacrifice, has destroyed the works of the devil, that believers may be made righteous, holy, and happy. As no wisdom, learning, virtue, wealth, or power, can keep one of the human race from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-28Christ's first coming was to remove the sins of many people. When he comes again, it will not be to address sins, as that is already done. Instead, he will bring salvation to everyone eagerly waiting for him (see study note on Galatians 5:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. as--inasmuch as. it is appointed--Greek, "it is laid up (as our appointed lot)," Col 1:5. The word "appointed" (so Hebrew "seth" means) in the case of man, answers to "anointed" in the case of Jesus; therefore "the Christ," that is, the anointed, is the title here given designedly. He is the representative man; and there is a strict correspondence between the history of man and that of the Son of man. The two most solemn facts of our being are here…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 9:27

• Atonement
• Blood
• Death
• Judgment
• Man
• Offerings
• Types

In the dictionaries

• Altar
• Bear
• High priest
• Judgment, The final
• Ordinance
• Remission
• Sanctuary
• Stand
• Tabernacle
• Washing

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