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Hebrews 10:8 — King James Version← Study notes

Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;


Hebrews 10:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 10:819 words
GreekMeaning
ἀνώτερονanōteron
AboveadjectiveG511
λέγωνlegōn
sayingverbG3004
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ΘυσίαςThysias
sacrificenounG2378
καὶkai
andwordG2532
προσφορὰςprosphoras
offering (up)nounG4376
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ὁλοκαυτώματαholokautōmata
burnt offeringsnounG3646
καὶkai
andwordG2532
περὶperi
offerings forprepositionG4012
ἁμαρτίαςhamartias
sinnounG266
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἠθέλησαςēthelēsas
You have desiredverbG2309
οὐδὲoude
norwordG3761
εὐδόκησαςeudokēsas
You delighted inverbG2106
αἵτινεςhaitines
whichrelative pronounG3748
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
νόμονnomon
LawnounG3551
προσφέρονταιprospherontai
are offeredverbG4374
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 10:8

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
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