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Hebrews 9:28 — King James Version← Study notes

So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.


Hebrews 9:28Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 9:2821 words
GreekMeaning
οὕτωςhoutōs
soadverbG3779
καὶkai
and / alsoadverbG2532
ho
thearticleG3588
ΧριστόςChristos
ChristnounG5547
ἅπαξhapax
onceadverbG530
προσενεχθεὶςprosenechtheis
having been offeredverbG4374
εἰςeis
in orderprepositionG1519
τὸto
thearticleG3588
πολλῶνpollōn
of manyadjectiveG4183
ἀνενεγκεῖνanenenkein
to bearverbG399
ἁμαρτίαςhamartias
the sinsnounG266
ἐκek
forprepositionG1537
δευτέρουdeuterou
a second timeadjectiveG1208
χωρὶςchōris
apart fromprepositionG5565
ἁμαρτίαςhamartias
sinnounG266
ὀφθήσεταιophthēsetai
behold, perceive, seeverbG3708
τοῖςtois
to thosearticleG3588
αὐτὸνauton
HimpronounG846
ἀπεκδεχομένοιςapekdechomenois
awaitingverbG553
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
σωτηρίανsōtērian
salvationnounG4991
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 9:28

“So Christ was once offered.” By whom offered? Evidently by Himself. Here he says that He is not Priest only, but Victim also, and what is sacrificed. On this account are [the words] “was offered.” “Was once offered” (he says) “to bear the sins of many.” Why “of many,” and not “of all”? Because not all believed. For He died indeed for all, that is His part: for that death was a counterbalance against the destruction of all men. But He did not bear the sins of all men, because…

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