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Selected Verse: Hebrews 10:11 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Heb 10:11 |
King James |
And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never 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] |
And--a new point of contrast; the frequent repetition of the sacrifices.
priest--The oldest manuscripts read, "high priest." Though he did not in person stand "daily" offering sacrifices, he did so by the subordinate priests of whom, as well as of all Israel, he was the representative head. So "daily" is applied to the high priests (Heb 7:27).
standeth--the attitude of one ministering; in contrast to "sat down on the right hand of God," Heb 10:12, said of Christ; the posture of one being ministered to as a king.
which--Greek, "the which," that is, of such a kind as.
take away--utterly; literally, "strip off all round." Legal sacrifices might, in part, produce the sense of forgiveness, yet scarcely even that (see on Heb 10:4); but entirely to strip off one's guilt they never could. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And every priest standeth daily ministering - That is, this is done every day. It does not mean literally that every priest was daily concerned in offering sacrifices, for they took turns according to their courses, (notes on Luk 1:5), but that this was done each day, and that every priest was to take his regular place in doing it; Num 28:3. The object of the apostle is to prove that under the Jewish economy sacrifices were repeated constantly, showing their imperfection, but that under the Christian economy the great sacrifice had been offered once, which was sufficient for all.
And offering oftentimes the same sacrifices - The same sacrifices were offered morning and evening every day.
Which can never take away sins - notes, Heb 9:9; Heb 10:1. |
The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
sins
Sin
(See Scofield) - (Rom 3:23). |
Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Every priest (πᾶς)
Suggesting many priests. Comp. Heb 7:23.
Standeth (ἕστηκεν)
Servile attitude, contrasted with that of the exalted Savior, Heb 1:3.
Daily - often - the same
The wearisome round of daily offerings, always the same, contrasted with the one offering, once for all.
Take away (περιελεῖν)
Only here in connection with sin. See on Co2 3:16. The verb literally means to strip off all round. See Gen 41:42 (of a ring): Gen 38:14; Deu 21:13 (of clothes). Comp. εὐπερίστατος, Heb 12:1, see note, and περίκειται ἀσθένειαν is compassed about with weakness, Heb 5:2. See also clothed with shame, and with cursing, Psa 35:26; Psa 109:18. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Every priest standeth - As a servant in an humble posture. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Every priest standeth - The office of the Jewish priest is here compared with the office of our High Priest. The Jewish priest stands daily at the altar, like a servant ministering, repeating the same sacrifices; our High Priest offered himself once for all, and sat down at the right hand of God, as the only-begotten Son and Heir of all things, Heb 10:12. This continual offering argued the imperfection of the sacrifices. Our Lord's once offering, proves his was complete. |
4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
1 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
9 Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
3 And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering.
5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
18 As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.
26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
2 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
13 And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.
14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;
16 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
23 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;