New King James Version
Hebrews 10:11
11And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which 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 Living Translation (NLT)Under the old covenant, the priest stands and ministers before the altar day after day, offering the same sacrifices again and again, which can never take away sins.
Context of Hebrews 10:11
9then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.” He takes away the first that He may establish the second. 10By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, 13from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool.
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 7:27who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people’s, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself.
- Exodus 29:38“Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs of the first year, day by day continually.
- Numbers 28:3“And you shall say to them, ‘This is the offering made by fire which you shall offer to the Lord: two male lambs in their first year without blemish, day by day, as a regular burnt offering.
- Numbers 29:6besides the burnt offering with its grain offering for the New Moon, the regular burnt offering with its grain offering, and their drink offerings, according to their ordinance, as a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord.
- Ezekiel 45:4It shall be a holy section of the land, belonging to the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who come near to minister to the Lord; it shall be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary.
- Daniel 8:11He even exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down.
- Daniel 9:21yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, reached me about the time of the evening offering.
- Daniel 11:31And forces shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation.
- Daniel 12:11“And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days.
- Luke 1:9according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot fell to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
- Hebrews 10:4For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.
- Psalms 50:8I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices Or your burnt offerings, Which are continually before Me.
- Isaiah 1:11“To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?” Says the Lord. “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle. I do not delight in the blood of bulls, Or of lambs or goats.
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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