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Hebrews 10:8
8First, Christ said, “You did not want animal sacrifices or sin offerings or burnt offerings or other offerings for sin, nor were you pleased with them” (though they are required by the law of Moses).
Hebrews 10:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
- New International Version (NIV)First 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When he said above, "You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings" (these are offered according to the law),
- New King James Version (NKJV)Previously saying, “Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the law),
Context of Hebrews 10:8
6You were not pleased with burnt offerings or other offerings for sin. 7Then I said, ‘Look, I have come to do your will, O God— as is written about me in the Scriptures.’” First, Christ said, “You did not want animal sacrifices or sin offerings or burnt offerings or other offerings for sin, nor were you pleased with them” (though they are required by the law of Moses). 9Then he said, “Look, I have come to do your will.” He cancels the first covenant in order to put the second into effect. 10For God’s will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time.
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ἀνώτερον λέγων ὅτι θυσίας καὶ προσφορὰς καὶ ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας οὐκ ἠθέλησας οὐδὲ εὐδόκησας, αἵτινες κατὰ νόμον προσφέρονται,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Aboveἀνώτεροςanōteros · higherG511
- whenὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Sacrificeθυσίαthusia · sacrificeG2378
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- offeringπροσφοράprosphora · offeringG4376
- burnt offeringsὁλοκαύτωμαholokautōma · burnt offeringG3646
- forπερίperi · aboutG4012
- sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
- thou wouldestθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
- notοὐou · noG3756
- neitherοὐδέoude · norG3761
- hadst pleasureεὐδοκέωeudokeō · to delightG2106
- whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
- are offeredπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
- byκατάkata · according toG2596
- the lawὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
Commentaries on Hebrews 10:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Above when he said - That is, the Messiah. The word “above” refers here to the former part of the quotation. That is, “having in the former part of what was quoted said that God did not require sacrifices, in the latter part he says that he came to do the will of God in the place of them.” Sacrifice and offering, and burnt-offerings - These words are not all used in the Psalm from which the apostle quotes, but the idea is, that the specification there…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. 88. he--Christ. Sacrifice, &c.--The oldest manuscripts read, "Sacrifices and offerings" (plural). This verse combines the two clauses previously quoted distinctly, He 10:5, 6, in contrast to the sacrifice of Christ with which God was well pleased.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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