Previously saying, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you didn’t desire, neither had pleasure in them” (those which are offered according to the law),
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Previously saying, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you didn’t desire, neither had pleasure in them” (those which are offered according to the law),
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Above when he had sayed sacrifice and offerynge and burnt sacrifices and synne offerynges thou woldest not have nether hast alowed (which yet are offered by the lawe)
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Aboue, when he sayd, Sacrifice and offring, and burnt offrings, and sinne offrings thou wouldest not haue, neither hadst pleasure therein (which are offered by the Lawe)
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Passages linked to Hebrews 10:8 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Hebrews 10:5 Therefore when he comes into the world, he says, “You didn’t desire sacrifice and offering, but you prepared a body for me.
- Mark 12:33 and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and…
8 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;
Ver. 8. Which are offered by the law] To the great cost and charge of the offerers. This we are freed from, and are required no more than to cover God’s altar with the calves of our lips.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain In this verse the apostle repeats the whole testimony,…
In this verse the apostle repeats the whole testimony, produced out of the Psalm, only with a specification in a parenthesis,
which are offered by the law, viz. such sacrifices, against which the apostle argueth, which could not purge away sin, nor procure righteousness, nor make no more conscience of sins. He observes from the Psalm, that the will of God was plainly signified by his Spirit to David under the law, about the nature, state, and design of his institution of sacrifices, that they were typical of, and leading to, a better sacrifice than themselves; and that for their own sake only they were no way acceptable to God, and so rejected by him.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Above when he said, .... In the afore cited…
Above when he said, .... In the afore cited place, Psa 40:7
Sacrifice and offering, and burnt offerings, and offering for sin thou wouldst not, neither hadst pleasure therein; this is a recapitulation of what is before said; and all kind of sacrifices are mentioned, to show that they are all imperfect, and insufficient, and are abolished; and the abrogation of them is expressed in the strongest terms, as that God would not have them, and that he took no pleasure in them:
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which are offered by the law; according as that directs and enjoins: this clause is added, to distinguish these sacrifices from spiritual ones, under the Gospel dispensation, and which are well pleasing to God; and to prevent an objection against the abolition of them, taken from hence, that they are according to the law; and yet, notwithstanding this, God will not have them, nor accept of them.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Above when he said, Sacrifice thou hast not chosen…
Above when he said, Sacrifice thou hast not chosen - That is, when the Psalmist pronounced those words in his name.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Above when he said - That is, the Messiah.…
Above 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 included all kinds of offerings. The apostle dwells upon it because it was important to show that the same remark applied to all the sacrifices which could be offered by man. When the Redeemer made the observation about the inefficacy of sacrifices, he meant that there was none of them which would be sufficient to take away sin.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Sacrifice, &c.--The oldest manuscripts read, "Sacrifices and offerings" (plural).…
he--Christ.
Sacrifice, &c.--The oldest manuscripts read, "Sacrifices and offerings" (plural). This verse combines the two clauses previously quoted distinctly, Heb 10:5-6, in contrast to the sacrifice of Christ with which God was well pleased.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 8, 9. Now for our author’s application of the…
8, 9. Now for our author’s application of the passage quoted. He argues that the psalmist, first, (Heb_10:9,) depreciates sacrifices and offerings; and, second, exalts willing obedience; and then (Heb_10:10) infers that by that obedient will our atonement was wrought.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 8. which are offered by the law] Rather, “according…
8. which are offered by the law] Rather, “according to the Law.” A whole argument is condensed into these words, which the context would enable readers to develop for themselves.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (8) Above when he said.—Better, Whereas he saith above;…
(8) Above when he said.—Better, Whereas he saith above; or, as we might express it, “Saying at the outset,” “Setting out with saying.” In the following words the best MSS. have the plural, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and (sacrifices) for sin.” The change from singular to plural is in harmony with the thought of Heb_10:1-4, the repetition of sacrifices.
Which are offered by the law.—Rather, such as are offered according to law. The change from “the law” to “law” seems intentional, as if the writer had in thought the contrast between any external law of ritual and a principle of inward obedience.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 8-10. Saying above that Sacrifices and offerings and…
Vers. 8-10. Saying above that Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and offerings for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein (such as are offered according to the Law); then hath he said, Lo, I come to do thy will; i.e. he has made this second assertion while making the first also. The purpose of thus putting it is to show the connection between the two assertions; that fulfillment of God"s will is spoken of as a substitute for sacrifices, whose inutility in themselves had been declared. Yes; he taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. In the which will (the Divine will, willing our redemption through Christ, and perfectly fulfilled by him) we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. For the sense to be attached to the verb agiazw see under Heb_2:11. It is not our progressive sanctification by the Holy Ghost that is intended, but the hallowing effected for us once for all, as denoted by the perfect participle hgiasmenoi . The remainder of this concluding summary (vers. 11-19) serves to weave together the various threads of the foregoing argument and emphasize the result.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 8, 9. Then said he. He said, first, “The…
8, 9. Then said he. He said, first, “The Levitical sacrifices do not please God;” then he said, second; Lo, I come to do thy will. This is pleasing to God. Hence he taketh away the first, the old covenant with its sacrifices, and establishes the second, the new covenant inaugurated by complete submission to the will of God.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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Though changing the wording slightly, the author repeats these quotations from a psalm of David for emphasis.
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sacrifices ... offerings ... whole burnt offerings ... sacrifices for sin
See how you translated these words in Hebrews 10:5-6.
that are offered
This can be stated in active form. AT: "that priests offer" (See: Active or Passive)
See
"Look" or "Listen" or "Pay attention to what I am about to tell you"
He takes away the first practice in order to establish the second practice
The abstract noun "practice" here refers to a way of atoning for sins. Stopping doing it is spoken of as if it were an object that could be taken away. Starting the second way of atoning for sins is spoken of as establishing that practice. AT: "He stops people atoning for sins the first way in order to atone for sins the second way" (See: Abstract Nouns and Metaphor)
first practice ... the second practice
The words "first" and "second" are ordinal numbers. AT: "old practice ... the new practice" (See: Ordinal Numbers)
we have been sanctified
This can be stated in active form. AT: "God has sanctified us" or "God has dedicated us to himself" (See: Active or Passive)
through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ
The abstract noun "offering" can be expressed with the verb "offer" or "sacrifice." AT: "because Jesus Christ offered his body as a sacrifice" or "because Jesus Christ sacrificed his body" (See: Abstract Nouns)
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sacrifice
burnt offering
sin
law
will of God
sanctify
body
Jesus
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 10:8-10 The author follows the flow of thought in…
10:8-10 The author follows the flow of thought in the psalm with great precision. • First, Christ said, “You did not want animal sacrifices . . .”: The author of Hebrews understands this as God’s rejection of the old system of sacrifices. • Then he said, “Look, I have come to do your will”: The author of Hebrews takes this to be Christ’s willingness to be the supreme sacrifice for sins. • The author of Hebrews concludes that because of Christ’s sacrifice, God has canceled the first covenant—God’s will, as shown by Ps 40:6-8, was that Christ would die for sins as a sacrifice, and this only had to be done once for all time.
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