Hebrews 10 · Verse 8

Hebrews 10:8

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 10:8, King James Version

Hebrews 10:8 in other translations

BSBIn the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law).
WEBPreviously saying, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you didn’t desire, neither had pleasure in them” (those which are offered according to the law),
ASVSaying above, Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein (the which are offered according to the law),
YLTsaying above--‘Sacrifice, and offering, and burnt-offerings, and concerning sin-offering Thou didst not will, nor delight in,' --which according to the law are offered--
DARBYAbove, saying Sacrifices and offerings and burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin thou willedst not, neither tookest pleasure in (which are offered according to the law);
BBEAfter saying, You had no desire for offerings, for burned offerings or offerings for sin (which are made by the law) and you had no pleasure in them,
WebsterAbove, when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt-offerings and offering for sin thou wouldst not, neither hadst pleasure in them; which are offered by the law;

What does Hebrews 10:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. he--Christ. Sacrifice, &c.--The oldest manuscripts read, "Sacrifices and offerings" (plural). This verse combines the two clauses previously quoted distinctly, He 10:5, 6, in contrast to the sacrifice of Christ with which God was well pleased.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 8. Above, when he said. That is, the Messiah. The word "above" refers here to the former part of he quotation. That is, "having in the former part of what was quoted said that God did not require sacrifices, in the latter part he says that he came to do the will of God in the place of them."

Sacrifice and offering and burnt, offerings, etc. These words are not all used in the Psalm from which the apostle quotes, but the idea is, that the specification there included all kinds of offerings. The apostle dwells upon it because it was important to show that the same remark applied to all the sacrifices which could be offered by man. When the Redeemer made the observation about the inefficacy of sacrifices, he meant that there was none of them which would be sufficient to take away sin.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hebrews 10:1-10

Chapter Outline The insufficiency of sacrifices for taking away sin, The necessity and power of the sacrifice of Christ for that purpose. (1-18) An argument for holy boldness in the believer's access to God through Jesus Christ, And for steadfastness in faith, and mutual love and duty. (19-25) The danger of apostacy. (26-31) The sufferings of believers, and encouragement to maintain their holy profession. (32-39)…

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Hebrews 10:8 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἀνώτερονanōteronAboveG511
λέγωνlegōnsayingG3004
ὅτιhotithatG3754
θυσίαςthusiassacrificesG2378
καὶkaiandG2532
προσφορὰςprosphorasofferingsG4376
καὶkaiandG2532
ὁλοκαυτώματαholokautōmataburnt offeringsG3646
καὶkaiandG2532
περὶperi[offerings] forG4012
ἁμαρτίαςhamartiassinG266
οὐκouknotG3756
ἠθέλησαςēthelēsasYou have desiredG2309
οὐδὲoudenorG3761
εὐδόκησας,eudokēsasYou delighted in,G2106
αἵτινεςaitineswhichG3748
κατὰkataaccording toG2596
νόμονnomonLawG3551
προσφέρονται,prospherontaiare offered,G4374

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Hebrews 10:8

  • Hebrews 10:5

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

  • Mark 12:33

    And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

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Context

  • Hebrews 10:7

    Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

  • Hebrews 10:8

    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 10:9

    Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

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Hebrews 10:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Diciendo arriba: Sacrificio y presente, y holocaustos y expiaciones por el pecado no quisiste, ni te agradaron, (las cuales cosas se ofrecen según la ley,)
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ayant dit plus haut: « Tu n’as pas voulu de sacrifices, ni d’offrandes, ni d’holocaustes, ni de sacrifices pour le péché, et tu n’y as pas pris plaisir » – lesquels sont offerts selon la loi,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Indem er vorher sagt: "Schlachtopfer und Speisopfer und Brandopfer und Opfer für die Sünde hast du nicht gewollt, noch Wohlgefallen daran gefunden", sprach er dann:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Superius dicens: Quia hostias, et oblationes, et holocautomata pro peccato noluisti, nec placita sunt tibi, quæ secundum legem offeruntur,