Hebrews 10:9

Hebrews 10:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then he added, "Behold, I have come to do your will." He does away with the first in order to establish the second.
• New King James Version (NKJV)then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.” He takes away the first that He may establish the second.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then he said, “Look, I have come to do your will.” He cancels the first covenant in order to put the second into effect.

Context of Hebrews 10:9

7Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll— I have come to do your will, my God.’ ” 8First he said, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them”—though they were offered in accordance with the law. Then he said, “Here I am, I have come to do your will.” He sets aside the first to establish the second. 10And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

Hebrews 10:9 word by word

τότε εἴρηκεν· ἰδοὺ ἥκω τοῦ ποιῆσαι τὸ θέλημά σου. ἀναιρεῖ τὸ πρῶτον ἵνα τὸ δεύτερον στήσῃ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• said heἐρῶereō · to sayG2046
• Loὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• I comeἥκωhēkō · to come/be presentG2240
• to doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• willὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• willθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307
• O Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• He taketh awayἀναιρέωanaireō · to killG337
• the firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• he may establishἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• the secondδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208

Cross-references for Hebrews 10:9

• Hebrews 9:11But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation.
• Hebrews 7:18The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless
• Hebrews 8:7For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another.
• Hebrews 12:27The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.

Commentaries on Hebrews 10:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9He taketh away the first - The offerings, sacrifices, burnt-offerings, and sacrifices for sin, which were prescribed by the law. That he may establish the second - The offering of the body of Jesus once for all. It will make little odds in the meaning if we say, he taketh away the first covenant, that he may establish the second covenant; he takes away the first dispensation, that he may establish the second; he takes away the law, that he may establish…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Then said he - In another part of the passage quoted. When he had said that no offering which man could make would avail, then he said that he would come himself. He taketh away the first - The word “first” here refers to sacrifices and offerings. He takes them away; that is, he shows that they are of no value in removing sin. He states their inefficacy, and declares his purpose to abolish them. That he may establish the second - To wit, the doing of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10The author of Hebrews carefully follows the order of thought in the psalm. In the passage above He says, "Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire…": The author of Hebrews sees this as God rejecting the old system of sacrifices. Then He adds, “Here I am, I have come to do Your will.”: The author of Hebrews interprets this as Christ's willingness to be the ultimate sacrifice for sins. The author of Hebrews concludes…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Then said he--"At that time (namely, when speaking by David's mouth in the fortieth Psalm) He hath said." The rejection of the legal sacrifices involves, as its concomitant, the voluntary offer of Jesus to make the self-sacrifice with which God is well pleased (for, indeed, it was God's own "will" that He came to do in offering it: so that this sacrifice could not but be well pleasing to God). I come--"I am come." taketh away--"sets aside the first,"…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 10:9

• Atonement
• Gospel
• Jesus Continued
• Law
• Offerings
• Types

In the dictionaries

• God
• Approach
• Assembling
• Assurance
• Consider
• Draw
• Fearful
• 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