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Selected Verse: Hebrews 10:4 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Heb 10:4 |
Strong Concordance |
For [1063] it is not possible [102] that the blood [129] of bulls [5022] and [2532] of goats [5131] should take away [851] sins [266]. |
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King James |
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
For, &c.--reason why, necessarily, there is a continually recurring "remembrance of sins" in the legal sacrifices (Heb 10:3). Typically, "the blood of bulls," &c., sacrificed, had power; but it was only in virtue of the power of the one real antitypical sacrifice of Christ; they had no power in themselves; they were not the instrument of perfect vicarious atonement, but an exhibition of the need of it, suggesting to the faithful Israelite the sure hope of coming redemption, according to God's promise.
take away--"take off." The Greek, Heb 10:11, is stronger, explaining the weaker word here, "take away utterly." The blood of beasts could not take away the sin of man. A MAN must do that (see on Heb 9:12-14). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins - The reference here is to the sacrifices which were made on the great day of the atonement, for on that day the blood of bulls and of goats alone was offered; see the notes on Heb 9:7. Paul here means to say, doubtless, that it was not possible that the blood of these animals should make a complete expiation so as to purify the conscience, and so as to save the sinner from deserved wrath. According to the divine arrangement, expiation was made by those sacrifices for offences of various kinds against the ritual law of Moses, and pardon for such offences was thus obtained. But the meaning here is, that there was no efficacy in the blood of a mere animal to wash away a "moral" offence. It could not repair the Law; it could not do anything to maintain the justice of God; it had no efficacy to make the heart pure. The mere shedding of the blood of an animal never could make the soul pure. This the apostle states as a truth which must be admitted at once as indisputable, and yet it is probable that many of the Jews had imbibed the opinion that there was such efficacy in blood shed according to the divine direction, as to remove all stains of guilt from the soul; see the notes, Heb 9:9-10. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
sins
Sin
(See Scofield) - (Rom 3:23). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| It is impossible the blood of goats should take away sins - Either the guilt or the power of them. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| For it is not possible - Common sense must have taught them that shedding the blood of bulls and goats could never satisfy Divine justice, nor take away guilt from the conscience; and God intended that they should understand the matter so: and this the following quotation from the Psalmist sufficiently proves. |
12 Neither [3761] by [1223] the blood [129] of goats [5131] and [2532] calves [3448], but [1161] by [1223] his own [2398] blood [129] he entered in [1525] once [2178] into [1519] the holy place [39], having obtained [2147] eternal [166] redemption [3085] for us.
13 For [1063] if [1487] the blood [129] of bulls [5022] and [2532] of goats [5131], and [2532] the ashes [4700] of an heifer [1151] sprinkling [4472] the unclean [2840], sanctifieth [37] to [4314] the purifying [2514] of the flesh [4561]:
14 How much [4214] more [3123] shall [2511] the blood [129] of Christ [5547], who [3739] through [1223] the eternal [166] Spirit [4151] offered [4374] himself [1438] without spot [299] to God [2316], purge [2511] your [5216] conscience [4893] from [575] dead [3498] works [2041] to [1519] serve [3000] the living [2198] God [2316]?
11 And [2532] [3303] every [3956] priest [2409] standeth [2476] daily [2596] [2250] ministering [3008] and [2532] offering [4374] oftentimes [4178] the same [846] sacrifices [2378], which [3748] can [1410] never [3763] take away [4014] sins [266]:
3 But [235] in [1722] those [846] sacrifices there is a remembrance again [364] made of sins [266] every [2596] year [1763].
9 Which [3748] was a figure [3850] for [1519] the time [2540] then present [1764], in [2596] which [3739] were offered [4374] both [5037] gifts [1435] and [2532] sacrifices [2378], that could [1410] not [3361] make [5048] him that did the service [3000] perfect [5048], as pertaining to [2596] the conscience [4893];
10 Which stood only [3440] in [1909] meats [1033] and [2532] drinks [4188], and [2532] divers [1313] washings [909], and [2532] carnal [4561] ordinances [1345], imposed [1945] on them until [3360] the time [2540] of reformation [1357].
7 But [1161] into [1519] the second [1208] went the high priest [749] alone [3441] once [530] every year [1763], not [3756] without [5565] blood [129], which [3739] he offered [4374] for [5228] himself [1438], and [2532] for the errors [51] of the people [2992]:
23 For [1063] all [3956] have sinned [264], and [2532] come short [5302] of the glory [1391] of God [2316];