Hebrews 9:20

Hebrews 9:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.
• New International Version (NIV)He said, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)saying, "This is the blood of the covenant that God commanded for you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)saying, “This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you.”

Context of Hebrews 9:20

18That is why even the first covenant was put into effect with the blood of an animal. 19For after Moses had read each of God’s commandments to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, and sprinkled both the book of God’s law and all the people, using hyssop branches and scarlet wool. Then he said, “This blood confirms the covenant God has made with you.” 21And in the same way, he sprinkled blood on the Tabernacle and on everything used for worship. 22In fact, according to the law of Moses, nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness.

Hebrews 9:20 word by word

λέγων· τοῦτο τὸ αἷμα τῆς διαθήκης ἧς ἐνετείλατο πρὸς ὑμᾶς ὁ θεός·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• the bloodὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• of the testamentδιαθήκηdiathēkē · covenantG1242
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• hath enjoinedἐντέλλωentellomai · to orderG1781
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for Hebrews 9:20

• Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of peace— who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood—
• Zechariah 9:11Because of the covenant I made with you, sealed with blood, I will free your prisoners from death in a waterless dungeon.
• Matthew 26:28for this is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many.
• Hebrews 9:16Now when someone leaves a will, it is necessary to prove that the person who made it is dead.
• Hebrews 9:17The will goes into effect only after the person’s death. While the person who made it is still alive, the will cannot be put into effect.
• Deuteronomy 29:12You are standing here today to enter into the covenant of the Lord your God. The Lord is making this covenant, including the curses.
• Joshua 9:6When they arrived at the camp of Israel at Gilgal, they told Joshua and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land to ask you to make a peace treaty with us.”

Commentaries on Hebrews 9:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20This is the blood of the testament - (covenant.) Our Lord refers to the conduct of Moses here, and partly quotes his words in the institution of the eucharist: This is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins, Matthew 26:28. And by thus using the words and applying them, he shows that his sacrificial blood was intended by the blood shed and sprinkled on this occasion, and that by it alone the remission of sins is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Saying, This is the blood of the testament - Of the covenant; see notes on Hebrews 9:16-17. That is, this is the blood by which the covenant is ratified. It was the means used to confirm it; the sacred and solemn form by which it was made sure. When this was done, the covenant between God and the people was confirmed - as a covenant between man and man is when it is sealed. Which God hath enjoined unto you - In Exodus 24:8, “which God hath made with you.”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 The solemn transactions between God and man, are sometimes called a covenant, here a testament, which is a willing deed of a person, bestowing legacies on such persons as are described, and it only takes effect upon his death. Thus Christ died, not only to obtain the blessings of salvation for us, but to give power to the disposal of them. All, by sin, were become guilty before God, had forfeited every thing that is good; but God, willing to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20“This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you” (Exodus 24:8): Jesus used similar words at the Last Supper, talking about his own death (Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24; 1 Corinthians 11:25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. Ex 24:8, "Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord has made with you concerning all these words." The change is here made to accord with Christ's inauguration of the new testament, or covenant, as recorded in Lu 22:20, "This cup (is) the new Testament in My blood, which is shed for you": the only Gospel in which the "is" has to be supplied. Luke was Paul's companion, which accounts for the correspondence, as here too "is" has to be supplied…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 9:20

• Atonement
• Blood
• Colors
• Law
• Offerings
• Purification
• Quotations and Allusions
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Types

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Altar
• Bear
• Blood
• High priest
• Ordinance
• Remission
• Sanctuary
• Stand

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