Hebrews 10:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For the law, being only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very image of those realities, can never, through the same sacrifices that are continually offered year after year, make those who draw near perfect.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come and not the actual form of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offer year by year continually make those who come perfect.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For the law having a shadow of the good [things] to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, {G1519} which they offer continually, make perfect them that draw nigh.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    For the lawe which hath but the shadowe of good thynges to come and not the thynges in their awne fassion can never with ye sacryfises which they offer yere by yere continually make the comers thervnto parfayte.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For the lawe which hath but the shadowe off good thinges to come, and not the thinges in their awne fashion, can neuer by the sacrifices which they offer yeare by yeare continually, make the commers there vnto perfecte:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For the Lawe hauing the shadowe of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can neuer with those sacrifices, which they offer yeere by yeere continually, sanctifie the commers thereunto.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For the lawe, hauyng the shadow of good thynges to come, and not the very fashion of the thinges the selues, can neuer with those sacrifices whiche they offer yere by yere continually, make the commers therevnto perfect.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For the law, having a shadow of the good to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect those who draw near.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    For the law having a shadow of the coming good things -- not the very image of the matters, every year, by the same sacrifices that they offer continually, is never able to make perfect those coming near,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For the law having a shadow of the good `things' to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect them that draw nigh.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For the law having a shadow of the good [things] to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect them that draw nigh.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For the law, being only a poor copy of the future good things, and not the true image of those things, is never able to make the people who come to the altar every year with the same offerings completely clean.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    For the law, having a shadow of the good to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect those who draw near.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Concluding Exposition: Old and New Sacrifices Contrasted For the law possesses a shadow of the good things to come but not the reality itself, and is therefore completely unable, by the same sacrifices offered continually, year after year, to perfect those who come to worship.

Referenced Verses

  • Heb 8:5 : 5 These priests serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned when he was about to set up the tabernacle. For God said, 'See that you make everything according to the pattern shown to you on the mountain.'
  • Col 2:17 : 17 These are a shadow of the things to come, but the reality belongs to Christ.
  • Heb 9:11 : 11 But Christ came as the high priest of the good things that are to come. He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is, not of this creation.
  • Heb 9:23 : 23 Therefore, it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves require better sacrifices than these.
  • Heb 7:18-19 : 18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless, 19 (for the law made nothing perfect), but a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.
  • Heb 9:8-9 : 8 By this, the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing. 9 This is a symbol for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered cannot perfect the worshiper in conscience.
  • Heb 9:25 : 25 Nor did He enter to offer Himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place year after year with blood that is not his own.
  • Heb 10:3-4 : 3 But instead, these sacrifices serve as a reminder of sins year after year. 4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
  • Heb 10:11-18 : 11 Every priest stands daily ministering and offering the same sacrifices time after time, which can never take away sins. 12 But this One, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God. 13 From that time on, He waits until His enemies are made a footstool for His feet. 14 For by one offering, He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. 15 The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First, He says: 16 "This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts and write them on their minds." 17 Then He adds: 'Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no longer.' 18 Now where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Heb 10:2-6
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    2Otherwise, wouldn’t they have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having been cleansed once for all, would no longer have any consciousness of sins?

    3But instead, these sacrifices serve as a reminder of sins year after year.

    4For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

    5Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but You prepared a body for Me.

    6You were not pleased with whole burnt offerings and offerings for sin.

  • Heb 9:5-13
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    5Above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot now speak about these things in detail.

    6When these things were arranged this way, the priests would regularly enter the first room of the tabernacle to perform their ministry.

    7But only the high priest entered the second room, and only once a year, never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.

    8By this, the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.

    9This is a symbol for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered cannot perfect the worshiper in conscience.

    10They are only regulations concerning food and drink and various ceremonial washings, external ordinances imposed until the time of reformation.

    11But Christ came as the high priest of the good things that are to come. He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is, not of this creation.

    12He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood. He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.

    13For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so their bodies are outwardly clean,

  • Heb 7:18-20
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    18The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless,

    19(for the law made nothing perfect), but a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.

    20And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath,

  • Heb 10:8-12
    5 verses
    78%

    8After saying above that sacrifices, offerings, whole burnt offerings, and offerings for sins You did not desire nor were pleased with—which are offered according to the law—

    9then He said, 'Behold, I have come to do Your will.' He takes away the first to establish the second.

    10And by that will, we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

    11Every priest stands daily ministering and offering the same sacrifices time after time, which can never take away sins.

    12But this One, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God.

  • Heb 10:14-15
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    14For by one offering, He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.

    15The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First, He says:

  • Heb 9:22-26
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    22Indeed, according to the Law, almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

    23Therefore, it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves require better sacrifices than these.

    24For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands, which is only a copy of the true one, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.

    25Nor did He enter to offer Himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place year after year with blood that is not his own.

    26Otherwise, He would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

  • Heb 8:4-7
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    4If he were on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law.

    5These priests serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned when he was about to set up the tabernacle. For God said, 'See that you make everything according to the pattern shown to you on the mountain.'

    6But now Jesus has obtained a more excellent ministry, as he is the mediator of a better covenant, which has been established on better promises.

    7If that first covenant had been without fault, there would have been no need to seek a second one.

  • Heb 7:27-28
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    27He does not need to offer sacrifices every day, as high priests do—first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people. He did this once for all when he offered himself.

    28For the law appoints men who are weak as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

  • Col 2:17
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    17These are a shadow of the things to come, but the reality belongs to Christ.

  • Heb 10:18-19
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    18Now where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.

    19Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,

  • Heb 7:11-12
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    11If perfection could have been achieved through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), why was there still a need for another priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, rather than one according to the order of Aaron?

    12For when there is a change in the priesthood, there must also be a change in the law.

  • Heb 11:40
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    40Since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.

  • Heb 13:10
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    10We have an altar from which those who serve in the tabernacle have no right to eat.

  • Heb 8:2
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    2He serves in the holy place and the true tabernacle, which was set up by the Lord and not by man.

  • Heb 8:13
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    13By calling this covenant 'new,' he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.

  • 2 Cor 3:10
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    10Indeed, what once had glory now has no glory at all because of the surpassing glory.

  • Heb 9:1
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    1The first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary.

  • Heb 9:18
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    18This is why even the first covenant was not inaugurated without blood.

  • Heb 7:16
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    16one who has become a priest not on the basis of a law of physical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life.

  • Lev 16:34
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    34This shall be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement for the Israelites for all their sins once a year." And it was done as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Heb 10:26
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    26For if we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left,