“Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?”
How much more will it be deserved by the one who has spurned the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and outraged the Spirit of grace? — the how-much-more (posō... mallon) argument reaches its peak: rejecting Christ is qualitatively worse than rejecting Moses. Spurn (katapateoō, tread under foot) the Son, profane (koinoō) his sanctifying blood, and outrage (hybrizō) the Spirit constitute compound apostasy.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 10:29
If then under the Old [Covenant], when the law of Moses is set at nought, there is so great punishment, Hebrews 10:29 “Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who has trodden under foot the Son of God and has counted the blood of the covenant an unholy [a common] thing, and has done despite unto the Spirit of grace?” And how does a man “tread under foot the Son of God”? When partaking of Him in the mysteries (he would say) he has wrought sin,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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