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

25nor was it that He would offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the holy place year by year with blood that is not his own. 26Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, 28so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.

Hebrews 9:27 word by word

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

• And inasmuchκατάkata · according toG2596
• And inasmuchὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• appointedἀπόκειμαιapokeimai · to lay upG606
• for menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• to dieἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• onceἅπαξhapax · onceG530
• and afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• judgmentκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920

Cross-references for Hebrews 9:27

• Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return.”
• 2 Samuel 14:14For we will surely die and are like water spilled on the ground which cannot be gathered up again. Yet God does not take away life, but plans ways so that the banished one will not be cast out from him.
• Job 14:5Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; And his limits You have set so that he cannot pass.
• Job 30:23For I know that You will bring me to death And to the house of meeting for all living.
• Psalms 89:48What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.
• Ecclesiastes 3:20All go to the same place. All came from the dust and all return to the dust.
• Ecclesiastes 9:5For the living know they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward, for their memory is forgotten.
• Ecclesiastes 12:7then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
• Romans 5:12Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned--
• Hebrews 6:2of instruction about washings and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.
• Job 19:25As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, And at the last He will take His stand on the earth.
• Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things.
• Ecclesiastes 12:14For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.
• Matthew 25:31“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.
• John 5:26For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself;
• Acts 17:31because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead.”

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