Hebrews 10:15

Amplified Bible

And the Holy Spirit also adds His testimony to us [in confirmation of this]; for after having said,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. For after he says:

King James Version (1611)
Whereof the holy Ghost also is a witnesse to vs: for after that he had said before,

King James Version
Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,

English Standard Version
And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying,

New American Standard Bible
And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying,

New Century Version
The Holy Spirit also tells us about this. First he says:

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,

Berean Standard Bible
The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says:

Contemporary English Version
The Holy Spirit also speaks of this by telling us that the Lord said,

Complete Jewish Bible
And the Ruach HaKodesh too bears witness to us; for after saying,

Darby Translation
And the Holy Spirit also bears us witness [of it]; for after what was said:

Easy-to-Read Version
The Holy Spirit also tells us about this. First he says,

Geneva Bible (1587)
For the holy Ghost also beareth vs record: for after that he had sayd before,

George Lamsa Translation
The Holy Spirit is also a witness to us: for he had said before,

Good News Translation
And the Holy Spirit also gives us his witness. First he says,

Lexham English Bible
And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,

Literal Translation
And the Holy Spirit witnesses to us also. For after having said before,

American Standard Version
And the Holy Spirit also beareth witness to us; for after he hath said,

Bible in Basic English
And the Holy Spirit is a witness for us: for after he had said,

Hebrew Names Version
The Ruach HaKodesh also testifies to us, for after he has said,

International Standard Version
The Holy Spirit also assures us of this. For he said,

Etheridge Translation
Now the witness unto us is the Spirit of Holiness, when he saith,

Murdock Translation
And the Holy Spirit also testifieth to us, by saying:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the holy ghost also beareth vs recorde: For after that he tolde before,

English Revised Version
And the Holy Ghost also beareth witness to us: for after he hath said,

World English Bible
The Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after he has said,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And this the Holy Ghost also witnesseth to us,

Weymouth's New Testament
And the Holy Spirit also gives us His testimony; for when He had said,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Hooli Goost witnessith to vs; for aftir that he seide, This is the testament,

Update Bible Version
And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after he has said,

Webster's Bible Translation
[Of this] the Holy Spirit also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,

New English Translation
And the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us, for after saying,

New King James Version
But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before,

New Living Translation
And the Holy Spirit also testifies that this is so. For he says,

New Life Bible
The Holy Spirit tells us this: First He says,

New Revised Standard
And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But even the Holy Spirit beareth us witness; for, after having said -

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Holy Ghost also doth testify this to us. For after that he said:

Revised Standard Version
And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And ye holy goost also beareth vs recorde of this even when he tolde before:

Young's Literal Translation
and testify to us also doth the Holy Spirit, for after that He hath said before,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the holy goost also beareth vs recorde of this, euen whan he sayde before:

Mace New Testament (1729)
and this is what the holy spirit declares, when after having said,

Simplified Cowboy Version
The Holy Ghost agrees when he says,

Contextual Overview

⁷"THEN I SAID, 'BEHOLD, I HAVE COME TO DO YOUR WILL, O GOD— [TO FULFILL] WHAT IS WRITTEN OF ME IN THE SCROLL OF THE BOOK.'" ⁸After saying [in the citation] above, "YOU HAVE NEITHER DESIRED, NOR HAVE YOU TAKEN DELIGHT IN SACRIFICES AND OFFERINGS AND WHOLE BURNT OFFERINGS AND sacrifices FOR SIN" (which are offered according to the Law) ⁹then He said, "BEHOLD, I HAVE COME TO DO YOUR WILL." [And so] He does away with the first [covenant as a means of atoning for sin based on animal sacrifices] so that He may inaugurate and establish the second [covenant by means of obedience]. ¹⁰And in accordance with this will [of God] we [who believe in the message of salvation] have been sanctified [that is, set apart as holy for God and His purposes] through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) once for all. ¹¹Every priest stands [at his altar of service] ministering daily, offering the same sacrifices over and over, which are never able to strip away sins [that envelop and cover us]; ¹²whereas Christ, having offered the one sacrifice [the all-sufficient sacrifice of Himself] for sins for all time, SAT DOWN [signifying the completion of atonement for sin] AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD [the position of honor], ¹³waiting from that time onward UNTIL HIS ENEMIES ARE MADE A FOOTSTOOL FOR HIS FEET. ¹⁴For by the one offering He has perfected forever and completely cleansed those who are being sanctified [bringing each believer to spiritual completion and maturity]. ¹⁵And the Holy Spirit also adds His testimony to us [in confirmation of this]; for after having said,¹⁶"THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THEM AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAYS THE LORD: I WILL IMPRINT MY LAWS UPON THEIR HEART, AND ON THEIR MIND I WILL INSCRIBE THEM [producing an inward change]," He then says,

Bible Verse Review
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Hebrews 2:3, Hebrews 2:4, Hebrews 3:7, Hebrews 9:8, 2 Samuel 23:2, Nehemiah 9:30, John 15:26, Acts 28:25, 1 Peter 1:11, 1 Peter 1:12, 2 Peter 1:21, Revelation 2:7, Revelation 2:11, Revelation 2:17, Revelation 2:29, Revelation 3:6, Revelation 3:13, Revelation 3:22, Revelation 19:10

Reciprocal: John 14:26 - Holy Ghost Romans 3:31 - yea Galatians 3:25 - we Galatians 4:24 - the two

Cross-References

Genesis 10:2
the sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras;

Genesis 10:3
the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah;

Genesis 10:8
Cush became the father of Nimrod; he became a mighty one on the earth.

Genesis 10:15
Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth

Genesis 10:18
and the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanite were spread abroad.

Genesis 10:20
These are the descendants of Ham according to their constituent groups, according to their languages, by their lands, and by their nations.

Genesis 10:21
Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber [including the Hebrews], the older brother of Japheth, children were born.

Genesis 10:24
Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.

Genesis 23:3
Then Abraham stood up before his dead [wife's body], and spoke to the sons of Heth (Hittites), saying,

Genesis 49:13
"Zebulun shall dwell at the seashore; And he shall be a haven (landing place) for ships, And his flank shall be toward Sidon.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Wherefore the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us,.... In

Jeremiah 31:33. This preface to the following citation shows that the books of the Old Testament are of divine original and authority; that the penmen of them were inspired by the Holy Ghost; that he existed in the times of the Old Testament; that he is truly and properly God, the Lord, or Jehovah, that speaks in the following verses; and that he is a distinct divine Person, and the author of the covenant of grace; and in what he says in that covenant, he bears testimony to the truths before delivered, concerning the insufficiency and abolition of legal sacrifices, and of full and perfect remission of sin, by the blood and sacrifice of Christ:

for after that he had said before; what is expressed in the following verse.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whereof the Holy Ghost is a witness to us - That is, the Holy Spirit is a proof of the truth of the position here laid down - that the one atonement made by the Redeemer lays the foundation for the eternal perfection of all who are sanctified. The witness of the Holy Spirit here referred to is what is furnished in the Scriptures, and not any witness in ourselves. Paul immediately makes his appeal to a passage of the Old Testament, and he thus shows his firm conviction that the Scriptures were inspired by the Holy Spirit.

For after that he had said before - The apostle here appeals to a passage which he had before quoted from Jeremiah 31:33-34; see it explained in the notes on Hebrews 8:8-12. The object of the quotation in both cases is, to show that the new covenant contemplated the formation of a holy character or a holy people. It was not to set apart a people who should be externally holy only, or be distinguished for conformity to external rites and ceremonies, but who should be holy in heart and in life. There has been some difficulty felt by expositors in ascertaining what corresponds to the expression “after that he had said before,” and some have supposed that the phrase “then he saith” should be understood before Hebrews 10:17. But probably the apostle means to refer to two distinct parts of the quotation from Jeremiah, the former of which expresses the fact that God meant to make a new covenant with his people, and the latter expresses the nature of that covenant, and it is particularly to the latter that he refers. This is seen more distinctly in the passage in Jeremiah than it is in our translation of the quotation in this Epistle. The meaning is this, “The Holy Spirit first said, this is the covenant that I will make with them:” and having said this, he then added, “After those days, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.” The first part of it expresses the purpose to form such a covenant; the latter states what that covenant would be. The quotation is not, indeed, literally made, but the sense is retained; compare the notes on Hebrews 8:8-12. Still, it may be asked, how this quotation proves the point for which it is adduced - that the design of the atonement of Christ was “to perfect forever them that are sanctified?” In regard to this, we may observe:

(1)That it was declared that those who were interested in it would be holy, for the law would be in their hearts and written on their minds; and,

(2)That this would be “entire and perpetual.” Their sins would be “wholly” forgiven; they would never be remembered again - and thus they would be “perfected forever.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 15. The Holy Ghost - is a witness to us — The words are quoted from Jeremiah 31:33-34, and here we are assured that Jeremiah spoke by the inspiration of the Spirit of God.

Had said before — See Hebrews 8:10; Hebrews 8:12, and the notes there.