Hebrews 10:26

Hebrews 10:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
• New International Version (NIV)If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left,
• English Standard Version (ESV)For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

Context of Hebrews 10:26

24and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, 25not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. 28Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Hebrews 10:26 word by word

Ἑκουσίως γὰρ ἁμαρτανόντων ἡμῶν μετὰ τὸ λαβεῖν τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν τῆς ἀληθείας οὐκέτι περὶ ἁμαρτιῶν ἀπολείπεται θυσία,Read the interlinear

• sinningἁμαρτάνωhamartanō · to sinG264
• willfullyἑκουσίωςhekousiōs · voluntarilyG1596
• afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• receivingλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• the knowledgeἐπίγνωσιςepignōsis · knowledgeG1922
• of the truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225
• there noοὐκέτιouketi · not any moreG3765
• remainsἀπολείπωapoleipō · to leaveG620
• a sacrificeθυσίαthusia · sacrificeG2378
• for sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266

Cross-references for Hebrews 10:26

• Hebrews 6:4For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
• Leviticus 4:2“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘If a person sins unintentionally in any of the things which the Lord has commanded not to be done, and commits any of them,
• Numbers 15:28The priest shall make atonement before the Lord for the person who goes astray when he sins unintentionally, making atonement for him that he may be forgiven.
• Deuteronomy 17:12The man who acts presumptuously by not listening to the priest who stands there to serve the Lord your God, nor to the judge, that man shall die; thus you shall purge the evil from Israel.
• Psalms 19:12Who can discern his errors? Acquit me of hidden faults.
• Daniel 5:22Yet you, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this,
• Matthew 12:31“Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.
• John 9:41Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.
• 1 Timothy 1:13even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief;
• 2 Peter 2:20For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
• 1 John 5:16If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask and God will for him give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death; I do not say that he should make request for this.
• Luke 12:47And that slave who knew his master’s will and did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will receive many lashes,
• John 13:17If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.
• John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:10and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.
• James 4:17Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.

Commentaries on Hebrews 10:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26For if we sin wilfully - If we deliberately, for fear of persecution or from any other motive, renounce the profession of the Gospel and the Author of that Gospel, after having received the knowledge of the truth so as to be convinced that Jesus is the promised Messiah, and that he had sprinkled our hearts from an evil conscience; for such there remaineth no sacrifice for sins; for as the Jewish sacrifices are abolished, as appears by the declaration of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth - If after we are converted and become true Christians we should apostatize, it would be impossible to be recovered again, for there would be no other sacrifice for sin; no way by which we could be saved. This passage, however, like Hebrews 6:4-6, has given rise to much difference of opinion. But that the above is the correct interpretation, seems evident to me from the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-31Verses 26-31 The exhortations against apostacy and to perseverance, are urged by many strong reasons. The sin here mentioned is a total and final falling away, when men, with a full and fixed will and resolution, despise and reject Christ, the only Saviour; despise and resist the Spirit, the only Sanctifier; and despise and renounce the gospel, the only way of salvation, and the words of eternal life. Of this destruction God gives some notorious sinners…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-27deliberately: Open rebellion against God's laws was called "sinning with a high hand" (see study note on Numbers 15:30–31). Here, the author refers to rejecting Christ and his work. Christ's sacrifice for sins ended the old covenant's sacrificial system (Hebrews 9:11–10:18). If someone rejects the Son's sacrifice, there is no other sacrifice for forgiveness. A person who rejects Christ can only expect judgment as one of God's enemies (compare Isaiah…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. Compare on this and following verses, He 6:4, &c. There the warning was that if there be not diligence in progressing, a falling off will take place, and apostasy may ensue: here it is, that if there be lukewarmness in Christian communion, apostasy may ensue. if we sin--Greek present participle: if we be found sinning, that is, not isolated acts, but a state of sin [Alford]. A violation not only of the law, but of the whole economy of the New…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 10:26

• Apostasy
• Backsliders
• Conscience
• Godlessness
• Judgment
• Reprobacy
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Approach
• Assembling
• Assurance
• Consider
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• Eternal death
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• High priest
• Judge
• Provoke

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