Hebrews 9:27

Hebrews 9:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
• New International Version (NIV)Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,

Context of Hebrews 9:27

25Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; 26For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment: 28So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and to them that look for him he shall appear the second time without sin to salvation.

Hebrews 9:27 word by word

καὶ καθ᾽ ὅσον ἀπόκειται τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἅπαξ ἀποθανεῖν μετὰ δὲ τοῦτο κρίσις,Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• asκατάkata · according toG2596
• asὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• appointedἀπόκειμαιapokeimai · to lay upG606
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• onceἅπαξhapax · onceG530
• dieἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• butδέde · thenG1161
• afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• thisτοῦτοtouto · thatG5124
• judgmentκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920

Cross-references for Hebrews 9:27

• Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou shalt return to the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and to dust shalt thou return.
• 2 Samuel 14:14For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not driven out from him.
• Job 14:5Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
• Job 30:23For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.
• Psalms 89:48What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
• Ecclesiastes 3:20All go to one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
• Ecclesiastes 9:5For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
• Ecclesiastes 12:7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return to God who gave it.
• Romans 5:12Therefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
• Hebrews 6:2Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
• Job 19:25For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
• Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thy eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
• Ecclesiastes 12:14For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
• Matthew 25:31When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
• John 5:26For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
• Acts 17:31Because he hath appointed a day, when he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; of which he hath given assurance to all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Commentaries on Hebrews 9:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27As it is appointed - · It is laid before them by the Divine decree: Dust thou art, and unto dust thou shalt return. Unto men generally, during the course of the present world, not all men as some falsely quote; for Enoch and Elijah have not died, and those that shall be alive at the day of judgment shall not die, but be changed. But after this the judgment - They shall die but once, and be judged but once, therefore there is no metempsychosis, no…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27And as it is appointed unto men once to die - Or, “since it is appointed unto men to die once only.” The object of this is to illustrate the fact that Christ died but once for sin, and that is done by showing that the most important events pertaining to man occur but once. Thus, it is with “death.” That does not, and cannot occur many times. It is the great law of our being that people die only once, and hence, the same thing was to be expected to occur…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-28Verses 23-28 It is evident that the sacrifices of Christ are infinitely better than those of the law, which could neither procure pardon for sin, nor impart power against it. Sin would still have been upon us, and have had dominion over us; but Jesus Christ, by one sacrifice, has destroyed the works of the devil, that believers may be made righteous, holy, and happy. As no wisdom, learning, virtue, wealth, or power, can keep one of the human race from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-28Christ's first coming was to remove the sins of many people. When he comes again, it will not be to address sins, as that is already done. Instead, he will bring salvation to everyone eagerly waiting for him (see study note on Galatians 5:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. as--inasmuch as. it is appointed--Greek, "it is laid up (as our appointed lot)," Col 1:5. The word "appointed" (so Hebrew "seth" means) in the case of man, answers to "anointed" in the case of Jesus; therefore "the Christ," that is, the anointed, is the title here given designedly. He is the representative man; and there is a strict correspondence between the history of man and that of the Son of man. The two most solemn facts of our being are here…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 9:27

• Atonement
• Blood
• Death
• Judgment
• Man
• Offerings
• Types

In the dictionaries

• Altar
• Bear
• High priest
• Judgment, The final
• Ordinance
• Remission
• Sanctuary
• Stand
• Tabernacle
• Washing

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