Hebrews 9:1

Hebrews 9:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
• New International Version (NIV)Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly place of holiness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then indeed, even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary.

Context of Hebrews 9:1

Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary. 2For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the lampstand, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary. 3And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;

Hebrews 9:1 word by word

Εἶχεν μὲν οὖν καὶ ἡ πρώτη δικαιώματα λατρείας, τό τε ἅγιον κοσμικόν.Read the interlinear

• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• verilyμένmen · on the other handG3303
• the firstὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• ordinancesδικαίωμαdikaiōma · righteous actG1345
• of divine serviceλατρείαlatreia · ministryG2999
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• aἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• worldlyκοσμικόςkosmikos · earthlyG2886

Cross-references for Hebrews 9:1

• Hebrews 8:7For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
• Hebrews 9:10Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
• Leviticus 18:3After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.
• Leviticus 22:9They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I Yhwh do sanctify them.
• Numbers 9:12They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.
• Ezekiel 43:11And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them.
• Luke 1:6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
• Hebrews 8:2A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
• Exodus 25:8And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
• Colossians 2:8Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

Commentaries on Hebrews 9:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The first covenant had also ordinances - Our translators have introduced the word covenant, as if had been, if not originally in the text, yet in the apostle's mind. Several MSS., but not of good note, as well as printed editions, with the Coptic version, have tabernacle; but this is omitted by ABDE, several others, both the Syriac, Ethiopic, Armenian, Vulgate, some copies of the Itala, and several of the Greek fathers; it is in all probability a spurious…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Then verily - Or, moreover. The object is to describe the tabernacle in which the service of God was celebrated under the former dispensation, and to show that it had a reference to what was future, and was only an imperfect representation of the reality. It was important to show this, as the Jews regarded the ordinances of the tabernacle and of the whole Levitical service as of divine appointment, and of perpetual obligation. The object of Paul is to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The Jewish tabernacle and its utensils. (1-5) Their use and meaning. (6-10) These fulfilled in Christ. (11-22) The necessity, superior dignity, and power of his priesthood and sacrifice. (23-28) Verses 1-5 The apostle shows to the Hebrews the typical reference of their ceremonies to Christ. The tabernacle was a movable temple, shadowing forth the unsettled state of the church upon earth, and the human nature of the Lord Jesus Christ, in whom the fulness…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5These verses describe the tabernacle, which was Israel's place of worship before they built the temple.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-281. Then verily--Greek, "Accordingly then." Resuming the subject from He 8:5. In accordance with the command given to Moses, "the first covenant had," &c. had--not "has," for as a covenant it no longer existed, though its rites were observed till the destruction of Jerusalem. ordinances--of divine right and institution. service--worship. a worldly sanctuary--Greek, "its (literally, 'the') sanctuary worldly," mundane; consisting of the elements of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 9:1

• Church
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• Ordinance
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Tabernacle
• Types
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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