Revised Literal Translation

Hebrews 10

1ForγὰρgarG1063the lawνόμοςnomosG3588 G3551havingἔχωνechōnG2192a shadowΣκιὰνSkianG4639of good thingsἀγαθῶν,agathōnG18to comeμελλόντωνmellontōnG3588 G3195, andnotοὐκoukG3756theG3588 G1504veryαὐτὴνautēnG846imageG3588 G1504of the thingsπραγμάτων,pragmatōnG3588 G4229,canδύναταιdunataiG1410neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763withG3588 G2378thoseαὐταῖςautaisG846sacrificesG3588 G2378whichἃςhasG3739they offeredπροσφέρουσινprospherousinG4374yearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763byκατ᾽kat᾽G2596yearG1763continuallyεἰς διηνεκὲςeis diēnekesG1519 G3588 G1336makeG5048the comersπροσερχομένουςproserchomenousG3588 G4334thereunto perfectG5048.

2For thenἐπεὶepeiG1893would theyG3973notοὐκoukG3756ἂνanG302have ceasedG3973to be offeredπροσφερόμεναιprospheromenaiG4374?becauseδιὰdiaG1223that the worshippersλατρεύονταςlatreuontasG3000onceἅπαξhapaxG530purgedG2508should have hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367moreἔτιetiG2089conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266.τὸtoG3588τοὺςtousG3588

3Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722thoseαὐταῖςautaisG846sacrifices there isa remembrance againἀνάμνησιςanamnēsisG364madeof sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266everyκατ᾽kat᾽G2596yearἐνιαυτόν·eniautonG1763.

4ForγὰρgarG1063it isnot possibleἀδύνατονadunatonG102thatG851the bloodαἷμαhaimaG129of bullsταύρωνtaurōnG5022andκαὶkaiG2532of goatsτράγωνtragōnG5131should take awayἀφαιρεῖνaphaireinG851sinsἁμαρτίας.¶hamartiasG266.

5WhereforeΔιὸDioG1352when he comethεἰσερχόμενοςeiserchomenosG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the worldτὸν κόσμονton kosmonG3588 G2889,he saithλέγει·legeiG3004,SacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378andκαὶkaiG2532offeringπροσφορὰνprosphoranG4376thou wouldestἠθέλησας,ēthelēsasG2309notοὐκoukG3756,butδὲdeG1161a bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983hast thou preparedκατηρτίσωkatērtisōG2675meG1473:

6In burnt offeringsὁλοκαυτώματαholokautōmataG3646andκαὶkaiG2532sacrificesforπερὶperiG4012sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266thou hast hadG2106noοὐκoukG3756pleasureG2106.

7ThenτότεtoteG5119said IG3004,LoG3708,I comeἥκω,hēkōG2240(inἐνenG1722the volumeκεφαλίδιkephalidiG2777of the bookβιβλίουbibliouG975it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125ofπερὶperiG4012meἐμοῦ,emouG1473,)to doποιῆσαι,poiēsaiG4160thyσου.souG4771willτοῦ θέλημάtou thelēmaG3588 G2307,O Godὁ θεός,ho theosG3588 G2316.τὸtoG3588

8AboveἀνώτερονanōteronG511whenὅτιhotiG3754he saidλέγωνlegōnG3004,SacrificeθυσίαςthusiasG2378andκαὶkaiG2532offeringπροσφορὰςprosphorasG4376andκαὶkaiG2532burnt offeringsὁλοκαυτώματαholokautōmataG3646andκαὶkaiG2532offeringforπερὶperiG4012sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266thou wouldestἠθέλησαςēthelēsasG2309notοὐκoukG3756,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761hadst pleasureεὐδόκησας,eudokēsasG2106therein;whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748are offeredπροσφέρονται,prospherontaiG4374byκατὰkataG2596the lawνόμονnomonG3588 G3551;

9ThenτότεtoteG5119said heεἴρηκεν·eirēkenG2046,LoG3708,I comeἥκωhēkōG2240to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160thyσου.souG4771willθέλημάthelēmaG3588 G2307,O GodG3588 G2316.He taketh awayἀναιρεῖanaireiG337the firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413,thatἵναinaG2443he may establishστήσῃ·stēsēG2476the secondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208.G3588G3588G3588

10ByἐνenG1722theG2307whichᾧhōG3739willG2307we areἐσμὲνesmenG1510sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιhēgiasmenoiG37throughδιὰdiaG1223the offeringπροσφορᾶςprosphorasG3588 G4376of the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG3588 G4983of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG3588 G2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547onceἐφάπαξ.¶ephapaxG2178for all.

11AndΚαὶKaiG2532μὲνmenG3303everyπᾶςpasG3956priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409standethἕστηκενhestēkenG2476καθ᾽kath᾽G2596dailyἡμέρανhēmeranG2250ministeringλειτουργῶνleitourgōnG3008andκαὶkaiG2532offeringπροσφέρωνprospherōnG4374oftentimesπολλάκιςpollakisG4178theG2378sameτὰς αὐτὰςtas autasG3588 G846sacrificesG2378,whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748canδύνανταιdunantaiG1410neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763take awayπεριελεῖνperieleinG4014sinsἁμαρτίας·hamartiasG266:

12ButδὲdeG1161this manG846,after he had offeredπροσενέγκαςprosenegkasG4374oneμίανmianG1520sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378forὑπὲρhuperG5228sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266forεἰςeisG1519everδιηνεκὲςdiēnekesG1336,sat downἐκάθισενekathisenG2523onἐνenG1722the right handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188of Godτὸ θεοῦ,to theouG3588 G2316;τοῦtouG3588

13From henceforthλοιπὸνloiponG3063expectingἐκδεχόμενοςekdechomenosG1551tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193hisαὐτοῦautouG846enemiesἐχθροὶechthroiG2190be madeτεθῶσινtethōsinG5087hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846footstoolὑποπόδιονhupopodionG5286.τὸ ποδῶνto podōnG3588 G4228οἱhoiG3588τῶνtōnG3588

14ForγὰρgarG1063by oneμιᾷmiaG1520offeringπροσφορᾷprosphoraG4376he hath perfectedτετελείωκενteteleiōkenG5048forεἰςeisG1519everδιηνεκὲςdiēnekesG1336them that are sanctifiedἁγιαζομένους.hagiazomenousG37.τὸtoG3588τοὺςtousG3588

15Whereofthe Holyτὸ ἅγιον·to hagionG3588 G40Ghostπνεῦμα τὸpneuma toG3588 G4151alsoκαὶkaiG2532is a witnessμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140δὲdeG1161to usG1473:forγὰρgarG1063afterμετὰmetaG3326that he had said beforeτὸtoG3588 G4302,

16ThisαὕτηhautēG3778isthe covenantἡ διαθήκηhē diathēkēG3588 G1242thatἣνhēnG3739I will makeδιαθήσομαιdiathēsomaiG1303withπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846afterμετὰmetaG3326thoseἐκείνας,ekeinasG1565daysτὰς ἡμέραςtas hēmerasG3588 G2250,saithλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962,I will putδιδοὺςdidousG1325myG1473lawsνόμουςnomousG3551intoἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶνautōnG846mindsτὴν διάνοιανtēn dianoianG3588 G1271will I writeἐπιγράψωepigrapsōG1924themαὐτούς·autousG846;

17AndκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846sinsτῶν ἁμαρτιῶνtōn hamartiōnG3588 G266andκαὶkaiG2532αὐτῶνautōnG846iniquitiesτῶν ἀνομιῶνtōn anomiōnG3588 G458will I rememberμνησθήσομαιmnēsthēsomaiG3403noοὐouG3756μὴmēG3361moreἔτι.etiG2089.

18NowδὲdeG1161whereὅπουhopouG3699remissionἄφεσιςaphesisG859of theseτούτων,toutōnG3778is, there isno moreG3765offeringπροσφορὰprosphoraG4376forπερὶperiG4012sinἁμαρτίας.¶hamartiasG266.

19HavingἜχοντεςEchontesG2192thereforeοὖν,ounG3767,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,boldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954toεἰςeisG1519enter intoτὴν εἴσοδονtēn eisodonG3588 G1529the holiestτῶνtōnG3588 G40byἐνenG1722the bloodτῷ αἵματιtō aimatiG3588 G129of JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,

20By aG3598newπρόσφατονprosphatonG4372andκαὶkaiG2532livingζῶσανzōsanG2198wayὁδὸνhodonG3598,whichἣνhēnG3739he hath consecratedἐνεκαίνισενenekainisenG1457for usG1473,throughδιὰdiaG1223the veilτοῦ καταπετάσματος,tou katapetasmatosG3588 G2665,thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778is to sayἔστινestinG1510,hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846fleshτῆς σαρκὸςtēs sarkosG3588 G4561;

21AndκαὶkaiG2532havinganG2409highμέγανmeganG3173priestἱερέαhi'ereaG2409overἐπὶepiG1909the houseτὸν οἶκονton oikonG3588 G3624of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316;

22Let us draw nearπροσερχώμεθαproserchōmethaG4334withμετὰmetaG3326aG2588trueἀληθινῆςalēthinēsG228heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588inἐνenG1722full assuranceπληροφορίᾳplērophoriaG4136of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,havingG4472our heartsτὰς καρδίαςtas kardiasG3588 G2588sprinkledG4472fromἀπὸapoG575anG4893evilπονηρᾶςponērasG4190conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893,andκαὶkaiG2532our bodiesτὸ σῶμαto sōmaG3588 G4983washedλελουσμένοιlelousmenoiG3068withG5204pureκαθαρῷ.katharōG2513waterὕδατιhudatiG5204.

23Let us hold fastκατέχωμενkatechōmenG2722the professionὁμολογίανhomologianG3588 G3671ofG3588 G1680ourfaithG3588 G1680without waveringἀκλινῆ,aklinēG186; (forγὰρgarG1063heG3588 G1861isfaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103that promisedG3588 G1861;)

24AndκαὶkaiG2532let us considerκατανοῶμενkatanoōmenG2657one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240toεἰςeisG1519provokeπαροξυσμὸνparoxusmonG3948unto loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26andκαὶkaiG2532toG2041goodκαλῶνkalōnG2570worksἔργωνergōnG2041:

25NotμὴmēG3361forsakingἐγκαταλείποντεςegkataleipontesG1459the assemblingG3588 G1997of ourselvesἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438togetherἐπισυναγωγὴνepisunagōgēnG3588 G1997,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531the mannerἔθοςethosG1485of someτισίν,tisinG5100is;butἀλλὰallaG235exhortingπαρακαλοῦντες,parakalountesG3870one another:andκαὶkaiG2532so muchτοσούτῳtosoutōG5118the moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123,asὅσῳhosōG3745ye seeβλέπετεblepeteG991the dayἡμέραν.¶hēmeranG3588 G2250approachingἐγγίζουσανengizousanG1448.

26ForγὰρgarG1063ifG264weG1473sinἁμαρτανόντωνhamartanontōnG264wilfullyἙκουσίωςHekousiōsG1596afterμετὰmetaG3326that we have receivedλαβεῖνlabeinG2983the knowledgeτὸ ἐπίγνωσινto epignōsinG3588 G1922of the truthτὴν ἀληθείαςtēn alētheiasG3588 G225,there remainethἀπολείπεταιapoleipetaiG620no moreG3765sacrificeθυσία,thusiaG2378forπερὶperiG4012sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,τῆςtēsG3588

27ButδέdeG1161a certainτιςtisG5100fearfulφοβερὰphoberaG5398looking forἐκδοχὴekdochēG1561of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920andκαὶkaiG2532fieryπυρὸςpurosG4442indignationζῆλοςzēlosG2205,whichG2068shallμέλλοντοςmellontosG3195devourG2068the adversariesὑπεναντίους.hupenantiousG5227.τοὺςtousG3588

28He thatτιςtisG5100despisedἀθετήσαςathetēsasG114Moses’ΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475lawνόμονnomonG3551diedἀποθνῄσκει·apothnēskeiG599withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565mercyοἰκτιρμῶνoiktirmōnG3628underἐπὶepiG1909twoδυσὶνdusinG1417orἢēG2228threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140witnessesμάρτυσινmartusinG3144:

29Of how muchπόσῳ,posōG4214sorerχείρονοςcheironosG5501punishmentτιμωρίαςtimōriasG5098,suppose yeδοκεῖτε,dokeiteG1380,shall he be thought worthyἀξιωθήσεταιaxiōthēsetaiG515,who hath trodden under footὁ καταπατήσαςho katapatēsasG3588 G2662the Sonτὸν υἱὸνton huionG3588 G5207of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532hath countedἡγησάμενοςhēgēsamenosG2233the bloodτὸ αἷμαto haimaG3588 G129of the covenantτῆς διαθήκηςtēs diathēkēsG3588 G1242,wherewithἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739he was sanctifiedἡγιάσθηhēgiasthēG37,an unholy thingκοινὸνkoinonG2839,andκαὶkaiG2532hath done despite untoἐνυβρίσας;enubrisasG1796the Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151of graceτῆς χάριτοςtēs charitosG3588 G5485?

30ForγὰρgarG1063we knowG1492him that hath saidτὸνtonG3588 G3004,Vengeanceἐκδίκησις,ekdikēsisG1557belongethunto meἐμοὶemoiG1473,IἐγὼegōG1473will recompenseἀνταποδώσωantapodōsōG467,saithG3004the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962.AndκαὶkaiG2532againπάλιν·palinG3825,The LordG2962shall judgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846peopleτὸν λαὸνton laonG3588 G2992.

31It isa fearful thingφοβερὸνphoberonG5398to fallἐμπεσεῖνempeseinG1706intoεἰςeisG1519the handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495of theG2316livingζῶντος.¶zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316.τὸtoG3588

32ButδὲdeG1161call to remembranceἈναμιμνῄσκεσθεAnamimnēskestheG363theG2250formerπρότερονproteronG4386daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250,inἐνenG1722whichαἷςhaisG3739,after ye were illuminatedφωτισθέντεςphōtisthentesG5461,ye enduredὑπεμείνατεhupemeinateG5278aG119greatπολλὴνpollēnG4183fightG119of afflictionsπαθημάτων,pathēmatōnG3804;τὰςtasG3588

33PartlyτοῦτοtoutoG3778,μὲνmenG3303whilst ye were made a gazingstockθεατριζόμενοι,theatrizomenoiG2301bothτεteG5037by reproachesὀνειδισμοῖςoneidismoisG3680andκαὶkaiG2532afflictionsθλίψεσινthlipsesinG2347;andδὲdeG1161partlyτοῦτοtoutoG3778,whilst ye becameγενηθέντες·genēthentesG1096companionsκοινωνοὶkoinōnoiG2844of them that wereG390soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779usedG390.τῶνtōnG3588

34καὶkaiG2532ForγὰρgarG1063ye had compassionσυνεπαθήσατεsunepathēsateG4834of meG1473in my bondsτοῖςtoisG3588 G1199,andκαὶkaiG2532tookπροσεδέξασθεprosedexastheG4327μετὰmetaG3326joyfullyχαρᾶςcharasG5479the spoilingτὴν ἁρπαγὴνtēn harpagēnG3588 G724ofG5225yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771goodsG5225,knowingγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097inG1722yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438that ye haveἔχεινecheinG2192inG1722heavenG3772aG5223betterG2909andκαὶkaiG2532an enduringμένουσαν.menousanG3306substanceG5223.τῶνtōnG3588

35CastG577notμὴmēG3361awayἀποβάλητεapobalēteG577thereforeοὖνounG3767yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771confidenceτὴν παρρησίανtēn parrēsianG3588 G3954,whichἥτιςhētisG3748hathἔχειecheiG2192greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173recompence of rewardμισθαποδοσίαν.misthapodosianG3405.

36ForγὰρgarG1063ye haveἔχετεecheteG2192needχρείαν,chreianG5532of patienceὑπομονῆςhupomonēsG5281,thatἵναinaG2443,after ye have doneποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160the willτὸ θέλημαto thelēmaG3588 G2307of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,ye might receiveκομίσησθεkomisēstheG2865the promiseτὴν ἐπαγγελίαν.tēn epangelianG3588 G1860.

37ForγὰρgarG1063yetἔτιetiG2089a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileὅσονhosonG3745,ὅσον,hosonG3745andhe that shall comeἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240,andκαὶkaiG2532willG5549notοὐouG3756tarryG5549.ὁhoG3588

38NowδὲdeG1161the justδίκαιόςdikaiosG1342shall liveζήσεται·zēsetaiG2198byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102:butκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437any mandraw backὑποστείληται,huposteilētaiG5288,myG1473soulὁ ψυχήho psuchēG3588 G5590shall haveG2106noοὐκoukG3756pleasureεὐδοκεῖeudokeiG2106inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷ.autōG846.ἡhēG3588

39ButδὲdeG1161weG1473areἐσμὲνesmenG1510notοὐκoukG3756of them who draw backὑποστολῆςhupostolēsG5289untoεἰςeisG1519perditionἀπώλειανapōleianG684;butἀλλὰallaG235of them that believeπίστεωςpisteōsG4102toεἰςeisG1519the savingπεριποίησινperipoiēsinG4047of the soulψυχῆς.¶psuchēsG5590.

Commentaries on Hebrews 10