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Hebrews 10:5 — King James Version← Study notes

Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:


Hebrews 10:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 10:515 words
GreekMeaning
διὸdio
ThereforewordG1352
εἰσερχόμενοςeiserchomenos
comingverbG1525
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
κόσμονkosmon
worldnounG2889
λέγειlegei
He saysverbG3004
ΘυσίανThysian
SacrificenounG2378
καὶkai
andwordG2532
προσφορὰνprosphoran
offeringnounG4376
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἠθέλησαςēthelēsas
You have desiredverbG2309
σῶμαsōma
a bodynounG4983
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
κατηρτίσωkatērtisō
You have preparedverbG2675
μοιmoi
mepronounG1473
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 10:5

You see again the superabundance [of his proofs]? This sacrifice (he says) is one; whereas the others were many: therefore they had no strength, because they were many. For, tell me, what need of many, if one had been sufficient? So that their being many, and offered “continually,” proves that they [the worshipers] were never made clean. For as a medicine, when it is powerful and productive of health, and able to remove the disease entirely, effects all after one application;…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 17 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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