Hebrews 9:8

Hebrews 9:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
• New International Version (NIV)The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning.
• English Standard Version (ESV)By this the Holy Spirit indicates that the way into the holy places is not yet opened as long as the first section is still standing
• New King James Version (NKJV)the Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing.

Context of Hebrews 9:8

6So with these things prepared like this, the priests enter continually into the outer tent as they perform their duties. 7But only the high priest enters once a year into the inner tent, and not without blood that he offers for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance. The Holy Spirit is making clear that the way into the holy place had not yet appeared as long as the old tabernacle was standing. 9This was a symbol for the time then present, when gifts and sacrifices were offered that could not perfect the conscience of the worshiper. 10They served only for matters of food and drink and various washings; they are external regulations imposed until the new order came.

Hebrews 9:8 word by word

τοῦτο δηλοῦντος τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ ἁγίου, μήπω πεφανερῶσθαι τὴν τῶν ἁγίων ὁδὸν ἔτι τῆς πρώτης σκηνῆς ἐχούσης στάσιν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Holyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• The Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Ghostπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• signifyingδηλόωdēloō · to make clearG1213
• the wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• into the holiest of allἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• wasφανερόωphaneroō · to revealG5319
• not yetμήπωmēpō · not yetG3380
• while asἔτιeti · stillG2089
• theσκηνήskēnē · tentG4633
• firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• wasἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• standingστάσιςstasis · uprisingG4714

Cross-references for Hebrews 9:8

• Hebrews 3:7Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, “Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks!
• Hebrews 10:15And the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us, for after saying,
• Isaiah 63:11His people remembered the ancient times. Where is the one who brought them up out of the sea, along with the shepherd of his flock? Where is the one who placed his holy Spirit among them,
• Acts 7:51“You stubborn people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors did!
• Acts 28:25So they began to leave, unable to agree among themselves, after Paul made one last statement: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah
• Galatians 3:8And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time, saying, “All the nations will be blessed in you.”
• 2 Peter 1:21for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
• Hebrews 9:3And after the second curtain there was a tent called the holy of holies.
• Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a high priest incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way just as we are, yet without sin.
• Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,
• John 10:7So Jesus said to them again, “I tell you the solemn truth, I am the door for the sheep.
• John 14:6Jesus replied, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
• Ephesians 2:18so that through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.

Commentaries on Hebrews 9:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The Holy Ghost this signifying - These services were divinely appointed, and by each of them the Holy Spirit of God is supposed to speak. The way into the holiest - That full access to God was not the common privilege of the people, while the Mosaic economy subsisted. That the apostle means that it is only by Christ that any man and every man can approach God, is evident from Hebrews 10:19-22, and it is about this, and not about the tabernacle of this…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The Holy Ghost - Who appointed all this. The whole arrangement in the service of the tabernacle is represented as having been under the direction of the Holy Spirit, or this was one of his methods of teaching the great truths of religion, and of keeping them before the minds of people. Sometimes that Spirit taught by direct revelation; sometimes by the written word, and sometimes by symbols. The tabernacle, with its different apartments, utensils, and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 The apostle goes on to speak of the Old Testament services. Christ, having undertaken to be our High Priest, could not enter into heaven till he had shed his blood for us; and none of us can enter, either into God's gracious presence here, or his glorious presence hereafter, but by the blood of Jesus. Sins are errors, great errors, both in judgment and practice; and who can understand all his errors? They leave guilt upon the conscience, not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8had not yet been disclosed: Under the old covenant system, people could not freely enter God's presence. The outer room of the tabernacle, which served as a sacred barrier, kept people from entering the Most Holy Place. This barrier symbolized the entire system, which kept people away from God's presence instead of guiding them into it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. The Holy Ghost--Moses himself did not comprehend the typical meaning (1Pe 1:11, 12). signifying--by the typical exclusion of all from the holiest, save the high priest once a year. the holiest of all--heaven, the antitype. the first tabernacle--the anterior tabernacle, representative of the whole Levitical system. While it (the first tabernacle, and that which represents the Levitical system) as yet "has a standing" (so the Greek, that is, "has…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 9:8

• Blood
• Gospel
• Law
• Offerings
• Ordinance
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Tabernacle
• Types
• Way
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Holy Ghost
• Altar
• Bear
• High priest
• 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