King James Version
What Does Hebrews 10:18 Mean?
“Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.”
Context
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This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
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And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. And their: some copies have, Then he said, And their
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Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
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Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, boldness: or, liberty
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By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; consecrated: or, new made
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(18) **Now where.**—Bather, *But where remission* (or *forgiveness, *see Hebrews 9:22) *of these is, there is no longer offering for sin.* Here the argument reaches its triumphant close.
At this point we enter on the last great division of the Epistle (Hebrews 10:19 to Hebrews 13:25), which is occupied with earnest exhortation, encouragement to perseverance alternating with solemn warning against apostasy. The first section of this main division extends to the end of this chapter.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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