New English Translation
Hebrews 10:11
11And every priest stands day after day serving and offering the same sacrifices again and again – sacrifices that can never take away sins.
Hebrews 10:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
- New International Version (NIV)Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
Context of Hebrews 10:11
9then he says, “Here I am: I have come to do your will.” He does away with the first to establish the second. 10By his will we have been made holy through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest stands day after day serving and offering the same sacrifices again and again – sacrifices that can never take away sins. 12But when this priest had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, he sat down at the right hand of God, 13where he is now waiting until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet.
Read all of Hebrews 10Hebrews 10:11 word by word
Καὶ πᾶς μὲν ἱερεὺς ἕστηκεν καθ᾽ ἡμέραν λειτουργῶν καὶ τὰς αὐτὰς πολλάκις προσφέρων θυσίας, αἵτινες οὐδέποτε δύνανται περιελεῖν ἁμαρτίας·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
- everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
- priestἱερεύςhiereus · priestG2409
- standethἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
- ·κατάkata · according toG2596
- dailyἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- ministeringλειτουργέωleitourgeō · to ministerG3008
- offeringπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
- oftentimesπολλάκιςpollakis · oftenG4178
- theθυσίαthusia · sacrificeG2378
- sameὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
- canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
- neverοὐδέποτεoudepote · neverG3763
- take awayπεριαιρέωperiaireō · to take awayG4014
- sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
Cross-references for Hebrews 10:11
- Hebrews 7:27He has no need to do every day what those priests do, to offer sacrifices first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people, since he did this in offering himself once for all.
- Exodus 29:38“Now this is what you are to prepare on the altar every day continually: two lambs a year old.
- Numbers 28:3You will say to them, ‘This is the offering made by fire which you must offer to the Lord: two unblemished lambs one year old each day for a continual burnt offering.
- Numbers 29:6this is in addition to the monthly burnt offering and its grain offering, and the daily burnt offering with its grain offering and their drink offerings as prescribed, as a sweet aroma, a sacrifice made by fire to the Lord.
- Ezekiel 45:4It will be a holy portion of the land; it will be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary who approach the Lord to minister to him. It will be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary.
- Daniel 8:11It also acted arrogantly against the Prince of the army, from whom the daily sacrifice was removed and whose sanctuary was thrown down.
- Daniel 9:21yes, while I was still praying, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen previously in a vision, was approaching me in my state of extreme weariness, around the time of the evening offering.
- Daniel 11:31His forces will rise up and profane the fortified sanctuary, stopping the daily sacrifice. In its place they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.
- Daniel 12:11From the time that the daily sacrifice is removed and the abomination that causes desolation is set in place, there are 1,290 days.
- Luke 1:9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the holy place of the Lord and burn incense.
- Hebrews 10:4For the blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins.
- Psalms 50:8I am not condemning you because of your sacrifices, or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me.
- Isaiah 1:11“Of what importance to me are your many sacrifices?” says the Lord. “I am stuffed with burnt sacrifices of rams and the fat from steers. The blood of bulls, lambs, and goats I do not want.
Commentaries on Hebrews 10:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Every priest standeth - The office of the Jewish priest is here compared with the office of our High Priest. The Jewish priest stands daily at the altar, like a servant ministering, repeating the same sacrifices; our High Priest offered himself once for all, and sat down at the right hand of God, as the only-begotten Son and Heir of all things, Hebrews 10:12. This continual offering argued the imperfection of the sacrifices. Our Lord's once offering…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And every priest standeth daily ministering - That is, this is done every day. It does not mean literally that every priest was daily concerned in offering sacrifices, for they took turns according to their courses, (notes on Luke 1:5), but that this was done each day, and that every priest was to take his regular place in doing it; Numbers 28:3. The object of the apostle is to prove that under the Jewish economy sacrifices were repeated constantly…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-18Verses 11-18 Under the new covenant, or gospel dispensation, full and final pardon is to be had. This makes a vast difference between the new covenant and the old one. Under the old, sacrifices must be often repeated, and after all, only pardon as to this world was to be obtained by them. Under the new, one Sacrifice is enough to procure for all nations and ages, spiritual pardon, or being freed from punishment in the world to come. Well might this be…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11every priest stands: See Deuteronomy 18:5. Day after day: For example, see 2 Chronicles 13:11.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. And--a new point of contrast; the frequent repetition of the sacrifices. priest--The oldest manuscripts read, "high priest." Though he did not in person stand "daily" offering sacrifices, he did so by the subordinate priests of whom, as well as of all Israel, he was the representative head. So "daily" is applied to the high priests (He 7:27). standeth--the attitude of one ministering; in contrast to "sat down on the right hand of God," He 10:12, said…Read the comment
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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
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