Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Hebrews 10:26
For if we sin (m) wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
(m) Without any cause or occasion, or show of occasion.
For if we sin (m) wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
(m) Without any cause or occasion, or show of occasion.
Verse 26. _FOR IF WE SIN WILFULLY_] If we deliberately, for fear of persecution or from any other motive, _renounce the profession_ _of the Gospel_ and the _Author_ of that Gospel, after having recei...
FOR IF WE SIN WILLFULLY AFTER THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH - If after we are converted and become true Christians we should apostatize, it would be impossible to be recovered again...
CHAPTER 10 _ 1. The all-sufficiency of the one offering (Hebrews 10:1)_ 2. Exhortations (Hebrews 10:19) 3. Warning (Hebrews 10:26) 4. Encouragements ...
The mention of the judgment suggests the dreadful consequences of falling away from faith. It is assumed, as in Hebrews 6:4 ff_.,_ that no second repentance is possible. If men persist in sinning afte...
THE ONLY TRUE SACRIFICE (Hebrews 10:1-10)...
For, if we deliberately sin after we have received full knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sin is left. All that we can expect is to wait in terror for judgment and for that flaming wrath which...
IF, &C. = we sinning. Greek. _hamartano._ App-128. WILFULLY. Greek. _hekousios._ Only here and 1 Peter 5:2 (willingly). The adjective only in Philemon 1:14. The sin here is the deliberate turning back...
A solemn Warning of the Peril of Wilful Apostasy 26. _For if we sin wilfully_) The word "wilfully" stands in contrast with sins of weakness, ignorance and error in Hebrews 5:2. If the writer meant to...
CH. 10. The first eighteen verses of this chapter are a summary, rich with fresh thoughts and illustrations, of the topics on which he has been dwelling; namely (1) The one sacrifice of Christ compare...
ἙΚΟΥΣΊΩΣ ΓΆΡ. The word “_wilfully_” stands in contrast with sins of weakness, ignorance and error in Hebrews 5:2. If the writer meant to say that, after the commission of wilful and heinous sins, “the...
26–31. A SOLEMN WARNING OF THE PERIL OF WILFUL APOSTASY...
_THE DANGER OF WILLFUL SIN -- HEBREWS 10:21-31:_ As a Christian our duty is simply stated that we "draw near to God." With boldness let us draw near with a true heart. We must draw near to God in gene...
ΕΚΟΥΣΊΩΣ (G1596) _adv._ охотно, добровольно, сознательно, намеренно, ΆΜΑΡΤΑΝΌΝΤΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΆΜΑΡΤΆΝΩ (G264) грешить. _Gen. abs._ используется для выражения условия, ΛΑΒΕΊΝ _aor. inf. ac...
DISCOURSE: 2313 THE EVIL AND DANGER OF APOSTASY Hebrews 10:26. If we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fear...
FOR IF WE SIN WILFULLY— "For if any of us, who make a profession of Christ's name, be so much under the power of unbelief, prejudice, pride, and a worldly temper, as, not merely through some sudden hu...
_Exhortation based on the priesthood of Christ. Hebrews 10:19-39_. _TEXT_ Hebrews 10:19-39 Hebrews 10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the Holy Place by the bl
APOSTASY (Hebrews 10:25-27) We have now reached one of the most solemn and fear-inspiring passages to be found not only in this epistle, but in all the Word of God. May the Holy Spirit fit each of ou...
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, Compare Hebrews 6:4, etc. There the warning was, that if there be not dili...
7 So Christ "offers Himself flawless to God", not at the cross, but on coming into the world, as the Israelite presented his sacrifice at the door of the tabernacle (Heb_9:14; Lev_1:1-5). 11 The great...
10:26 knowledge (a-9) Clear personal knowledge ( _ epignosis_ ), Matthew 11:27 ....
SIN WILFULLY] The participial form of this condition expresses not a single act, but a deliberate and persistent state. The Levitical Law made no provision for the atonement of sins done with a high h...
SACRIFICE COMPLETE IN THE FULFILMENT OF GOD'S WILL. THE OPEN WAY TO GOD Recapitulation and close of the argument. The sacrifices of the Law were ineffective to cleanse the conscience, as shown by thei...
HOW CAN I GET TO HEAVEN? HEBREWS _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 10 A NEW *SACRIFICE AND WAY TO LIFE 10:1-39 THE LAW WAS A SHADOW OF THINGS TO COME 10:1-4 V1 The law of Moses provides only a poor copy...
FOR. — The connecting links are the thought of the consequences to which such sinful neglect (Hebrews 10:25) may lead, and the awful revelation of judgment which the final day will bring. Even more cl...
CHAPTER IX. AN ADVANCE IN THE EXHORTATION. "Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by the way which He dedicated for us, a new and living way, throug...
Dreadful result of falling from faith....
Ἑκουσίως γὰρ ἁμαρτανόντων ἡμῶν.… “For if we go on sinning wilfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no more remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain dreadful waiting for judgment a...
BEWARE OF BACKSLIDING Hebrews 10:26 The willful sin here referred to does not consist in isolated acts, but in a determined course of action, persisted in until the very desire for a better life wan...
The writer now deals with the subject of the better worship. In this connection he again quotes from the prophecy of Jeremiah in order to emphasize the prediction of the new covenant concerning the fo...
THE DANGER OF WILLFUL SIN Forsaking the assemblies was a willful sin which, along with other willful sins, pushed away the sacrifice of Christ. Therefore, there was no more sacrifice available to the...
MOSES AND FAITH At his birth, Moses' parents displayed a great faith in God. They knew Pharaoh had commanded all male children be thrown in the river, but they hid their son three months (Exodus 1:22;...
_If we sin wilfully. He speaks of the sin of wilful apostacy from the known truth; after which, as we cannot be baptized again, we cannot expect to have that abundant remission of sins, which Christ p...
(26) For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, (27) But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignatio...
The apostle now resumes his great theme, Christ called a Priest of God for ever after the order of Melchisedec. He alludes, in the beginning of our chapter, to the historical facts of Genesis. We must...
_‘IF WE SIN WILFULLY ——’_ ‘If we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins … It is a fearful thing to fall into the bands of the...
_RESULTS OF PRAYER_ ‘Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering … and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.’ Hebrews 10:23 Here we have the results of prayer offered i...
26._For if we sin willfully, _or _voluntarily etc. _He shows how severe a vengeance of God awaits all those who fall away from the grace of Christ; for being without that one true salvation, they are...
In Chapter 10 this principle is applied to the sacrifice. Its repetition proved that sin was there. That the sacrifice of Christ was only offered once, was the demonstration of its eternal efficacy. H...
FOR IF WE SIN WILFULLY,....] Which is not to be understood of a single act of sin, but rather of a course of sinning; nor of sins of infirmity through temptation, or even of grosser acts of sin, but o...
῾εκουσίως γὰρ ἁμαρτανόντων ἡμῶν μετὰ τὸ λαβεῖν τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν τῆς ἀληθείας, οὐκ ἔτι περὶ ἁμαρτιῶν ἀπολείπεται θυσία, φοβερὰ δέ τις ἐκδοχὴ κρίσεως, καὶ πυρὸς ζῆλος ἐσθίειν μέλλοντος τοὺς ὑπεναντίους. He...
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, Ver. 26. _For if we sin wilfully_] Against the grace of the gospel, despisin...
HEB. 10:26. FOR IF WE SIN WILLFULLY AFTER THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH, THERE REMAINETH NO MORE SACRIFICE OF SINS, _ Blank Bible: _ _ sin willfully, etc._] By sinning after comi...
_For_, &c. As if he had said, It concerns us to use all means to ensure our perseverance, because apostacy is so dangerous; _if we_ Any of us Christians; _sin wilfully_ By total apostacy from God; (se...
SIN WILLFULLY; by renouncing Christ after having embraced him, and rejecting his gospel after having known and acknowledged it to be his. Chap Hebrews 6:4-8. No other atonement will ever be made, and...
The sacred writer now supports his admonition by a very solemn warning:...
FOR IF WE SIN WILLFULLY AFTER THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH, THERE REMAINETH NO MORE SACRIFICE FOR SINS,...
The attentive reader cannot but notice the thoroughness with which this subject is treated in these Chapter s. It is a matter of profound importance, basic as regards any true knowledge of God, and as...
26-31 The exhortations against apostacy and to perseverance, are urged by many strong reasons. The sin here mentioned is a total and final falling away, when men, with a full and fixed will and resol...
IF WE SIN WILFULLY: the severe exaction which God will take upon such as apostatize from him, is further enforcing the former duty, and is introduced by the particle _for, _ to that end; if we by a fr...
Shepherd of Hermas Commandment Fourth And therefore I say to you, that if any one is tempted by the devil, and sins after that great and holy calling. in which the Lord has called His people to everl...
Hebrews 10:26 For G1063 if G2257 sin G264 (G5723) willfully G1596 after G3326 received G2983 (G5629) knowledge...
‘For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire whic...
Hebrews 10:19-39. For nearly four Chapter s the argument has remained unbroken by those exhortations which abound in the earlier parts of the Epistle. From chapter Hebrews 7:1 to Hebrews 10:18 the rea...
Hebrews 10:26. FOR IF WE SIN WILFULLY; rather, are wilfully continuing in sin. It is a word which needs to be noted. First of all there is no ‘if' in the passage; it is stated as an actual case, not a...
IF WE SIN WILFULLY (εκουσιως αμαρτανοντων ημων). Genitive absolute with the present active participle of αμαρτανω, circumstantial participle here in a conditional sense.AFTER THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED...
SIN SIN (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 3:23). _...
Hebrews 10:26 Warning against Apostasy. I. Note briefly some misconceptions which prevent some readers of Scripture from receiving in a meek and docile spirit solemn admonitions of the Holy Ghost, su...
Hebrews 10:1. _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 the...
Hebrews 10:19. Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his fl...
CONTENTS: Law only a shadow of things to come. Through Christ a way made into the Holiest for all believers. Warning to the Hebrews who were wavering between Jewish sacrifices and Christ's finished wo...
Hebrews 10:1. _The law having a shadow of good things to come._ St. Paul, ere his epistles were engrossed, weighed his words, adjusted his thoughts, collated them with the prophets, and knew the suppo...
FOR THERE IS NO LONGER. "Giving up the habit of meeting together" in Hebrews 10:25 is not indifference or neglect, but a deliberate act. Some would renounce the New Covenant and try to go back to the...
HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 10:26 AFTER RECEIVING. The author refers especially to people within the Christian community, who have thus heard the TRUTH. The fact that they go on sinning deliberately even...
HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 10:19 Call to Faith and Endurance. The discussion of Christ’s superiority concludes with calls to faith and perseverance (Hebrews 10:19;...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 10:26. SIN WILFULLY.—Such sins contrast with sins of ignorance, frailty, and error. Involving the _will_, they put men outside the influence of remedial or reco...
EXPOSITION HEBREWS 10:1 CONCLUDING SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT WITH RESPECT TO CHRIST'S ETERNAL PRIESTHOOD....
For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very substance of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perf...
1 John 5:16; 1 Timothy 1:13; 2 Peter 2:20; 2 Thessalonians 2:10;...
We sin willfully [ε κ ο υ σ ι ω ς α μ α ρ τ α ν ο ν τ ω ν η μ ω ν]. JEkousiwv willfully, only here and 1 Peter 5:2. Comp. Philippians 1:14, kat' eJkousion of free will. See LXX, Numbers 14:3. The will...
For when we — Any of us Christians. Sin wilfully — By total apostasy from God, termed "drawing back," Hebrews 10:38. After having received the experimental knowledge of the gospel truth, there remaine...
Does this passage teach that it is possible for Christians to lose their salvation? PROBLEM: Hebrews 6:4-6 seems to be written for Christians because it contains certain characteristics that would be...
In these verses the apostle gives. vehement enforcement of his preceding exhortation, to an unfainting perseverance in the profession of Christianity, and this is drawn from the dreadful consequences...