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Christian Standard Bible ®

Hebrews 13:10

We have an altar from which those who worship at the tabernacle do not have a right to eat.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus Continued;   Types;   The Topic Concordance - Sanctification;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Altar of Burnt-Offering, the;   Types of Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Beneficence;   Discontent;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Censer;   Hebrews, the Epistle to the;   Incense;   Malachi;   Reuben;   Sacrifice;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hebrews;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Church;   Hebrews, Epistle to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Altar;   Atonement (2);   Hebrews Epistle to the;   Lord's Supper (Ii);   Mediator;   Minister Ministry;   Priest;   Right;   Sacrifices ;   Sheep, Shepherd;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - The Brazen Altar;   Hebrews, Epistle to the;   13 To Worship, Serve;   32 Altar;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Altar;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Marriage;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Altar;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Hebrews;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Authority in Religion;   Lord's Supper (Eucharist);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Altar;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for July 2;  

Parallel Translations

King James Version (1611)
Wee haue an altar whereof they haue no right to eate, which serue the Tabernacle.
King James Version
We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
English Standard Version
We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat.
New American Standard Bible
We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.
New Century Version
We have a sacrifice, but the priests who serve in the Holy Tent cannot eat from it.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.
Legacy Standard Bible
We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no authority to eat.
Berean Standard Bible
We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
Contemporary English Version
But we have an altar where even the priests who serve in the place of worship have no right to eat.
Complete Jewish Bible
We have an altar from which those who serve in the Tent are not permitted to eat.
Darby Translation
We have an altar of which they have no right to eat who serve the tabernacle;
Easy-to-Read Version
We have a sacrifice. And those priests who serve in the Holy Tent cannot eat from the sacrifice we have.
Geneva Bible (1587)
We haue an altar, whereof they haue no authoritie to eate, which serue in the tabernacle.
George Lamsa Translation
We have an altar from which those who minister in the tabernacle have no right to eat.
Good News Translation
The priests who serve in the Jewish place of worship have no right to eat any of the sacrifice on our altar.
Lexham English Bible
We have an altar from which those who serve in the tabernacle do not have the right to eat.
Literal Translation
We have an altar of which those serving the tabernacle have no authority to eat.
Amplified Bible
We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle (sacred tent) have no right to eat.
American Standard Version
We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat that serve the tabernacle.
Bible in Basic English
We have an altar from which those priests who are servants in the Tent may not take food.
Hebrew Names Version
We have an altar from which those who serve the holy tent have no right to eat.
International Standard Version
We have an altar, and those who serve in the tabernacle have no right to eat at it.1 Corinthians 9:13; 10:18;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
But we have an altar of which it is not lawful for them to eat who minister in the tabernacle.
Murdock Translation
And we have an altar, of which they who minister in the tabernacle have no right to eat.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
We haue an aulter, wherof they haue no ryght to eate which serue in the tabernacle.
English Revised Version
We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
World English Bible
We have an altar from which those who serve the holy tent have no right to eat.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat who serve the tabernacle.
Weymouth's New Testament
We Christians have an altar from which the ministers of the Jewish Tent have no right to eat.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
We han an auter, of which thei that seruen to the tabernacle, han not power to ete.
Update Bible Version
We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat that serve the tabernacle.
Webster's Bible Translation
We have an altar, of which they have no right to eat who serve the tabernacle.
New English Translation
We have an altar that those who serve in the tabernacle have no right to eat from.
New King James Version
We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.
New Living Translation
We have an altar from which the priests in the Tabernacle have no right to eat.
New Life Bible
We have an altar from which those who work in the place of worship have no right to eat.
New Revised Standard
We have an altar from which those who officiate in the tent have no right to eat.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
We have an altar - to eat out of which, they, have no right, who in the tent are doing divine service;
Douay-Rheims Bible
We have an altar whereof they have no power to eat who serve the tabernacle.
Revised Standard Version
We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
We have an altre wherof they maye not eate which serve in the tabernacle.
Young's Literal Translation
we have an altar, of which to eat they have no authority who the tabernacle are serving,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
We haue an altare, wherof they haue no power to eate, which serue in the Tabernacle.
Mace New Testament (1729)
We have a victim, whereof they, who still serve at the tabernacle, have no more right to eat,
THE MESSAGE
The altar from which God gives us the gift of himself is not for exploitation by insiders who grab and loot. In the old system, the animals are killed and the bodies disposed of outside the camp. The blood is then brought inside to the altar as a sacrifice for sin. It's the same with Jesus. He was crucified outside the city gates—that is where he poured out the sacrificial blood that was brought to God's altar to cleanse his people.
Simplified Cowboy Version
We have a sacrifice religious folks can't eat from.

Contextual Overview

1Let brotherly love continue. 2Don’t neglect to show hospitality, for by doing this some have welcomed angels as guests without knowing it. 3Remember those in prison, as though you were in prison with them, and the mistreated, as though you yourselves were suffering bodily. 4Marriage is to be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, because God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. 5Keep your life free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for he himself has said, I will never leave you or abandon you. 6Therefore, we may boldly say, 7Remember your leaders who have spoken God’s word to you. As you carefully observe the outcome of their lives, imitate their faith. 8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. 9Don’t be led astray by various kinds of strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established by grace and not by food regulations, since those who observe them have not benefited. 10We have an altar from which those who worship at the tabernacle do not have a right to eat.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

an altar: 1 Corinthians 5:7, 1 Corinthians 5:8, 1 Corinthians 9:13, 1 Corinthians 10:17, 1 Corinthians 10:20

serve: Numbers 3:7, Numbers 3:8, Numbers 7:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 8:20 - builded Exodus 27:1 - altar of shittim wood Exodus 37:25 - General Exodus 38:1 - the altar Exodus 40:6 - General Exodus 40:29 - the altar Numbers 7:84 - the dedication Deuteronomy 26:4 - before the Judges 21:4 - built there 2 Chronicles 7:7 - hallowed Isaiah 6:6 - which Isaiah 19:19 - General Isaiah 53:10 - when thou shalt make his soul Isaiah 60:7 - they shall Ezekiel 44:29 - eat Ezekiel 45:17 - he shall prepare Luke 5:38 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 3:6
The woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
Genesis 6:2
the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves.
Genesis 13:1
Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev—he, his wife, and all he had, and Lot with him.
Genesis 13:8
So Abram said to Lot, “Please, let’s not have quarreling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, since we are relatives.
Genesis 13:10
Lot looked out and saw that the entire plain of the Jordan as far as Zoar was well watered everywhere like the Lord’s garden and the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
Genesis 13:15
for I will give you and your offspring forever all the land that you see.
Genesis 13:16
I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.
Genesis 13:17
Get up and walk around the land, through its length and width, for I will give it to you.”
Genesis 14:2
waged war against King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, and King Shemeber of Zeboiim, as well as the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
Genesis 14:8
Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out and lined up for battle in the Siddim Valley

Gill's Notes on the Bible

We have an altar,.... By which is meant, not the cross of Christ, on which he was crucified; nor the Lord's table, where his flesh and blood are presented to faith, as food, though not offered; but Christ himself, who is altar, sacrifice, and priest; he was typified by the altar of the burnt offering, and the sacrifice that was offered upon it; the altar was made of Shittim wood, and covered with brass, denoting the incorruptibleness, duration, and strength of Christ: the horns of it, at the four corners, were for refuge; whoever fled to it, and laid hold on them, were safe; so Christ is a refuge to his people, that come from the four corners of the earth; and who believe in him, and lay hold on him, are preserved and protected by his power and grace: the use of it was for sacrifice to be offered upon it; which being a male, without blemish, and wholly burnt with fire, was a sweet savour to God; and which was typical of Christ's human nature, offered on the altar of his divine nature; which was pure and holy, suffered the fire of divine wrath, and was for a sweet smelling savour to God: this altar was but one, and most holy, and sanctified what was put upon it; all which is true of Christ: now this altar the saints have, and have a right to eat of it; even all Christ's friends and beloved ones; all that are made priests unto God by him; all that know him, believe in him, have a spiritual discerning of him, and hunger and thirst after him:

whereof they have no right to eat that serve the tabernacle: there is something of this altar, or that was offered up upon this altar, that is to be eaten, even the flesh and blood of Christ; and to "eat" of it is to believe that Christ is come in the flesh, and is become an offering for sin, and for us that eat; it is to receive, embrace, and possess the blessings procured by it; which is done by faith, with spiritual joy and gladness, and with sincerity and singleness of heart: now those, who served the tabernacle, or adhered to the service of the ceremonial law, they had no right to eat of this altar: the allusion is to the priests' eating of the sacrifices, and to some sacrifices, of which they might not eat, Leviticus 2:10 and this is not to be understood of believers, before the coming of Christ, who did attend tabernacle service; for they ate the same spiritual meat, and drank the same spiritual drink, as believers do now; but of such, who obstinately persisted in the ceremonies of the law, when they were abolished; and so cut off themselves from all right to the substance of these shadows. See Galatians 5:2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

We have an altar - We who are Christians. The Jews had an altar on which their sacrifices were offered which was regarded as sacred, and of the benefit of which no others might partake. The design of the apostle is to show that the same thing substantially, so far as “privilege” and “sanctifying influence” were concerned, was enjoyed by Christians. The “altar” to which he here refers is evidently the cross on which the great sacrifice was made.

Whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle - A part of the meat offered in sacrifice among the Jews became the property of the priests and Levites, and they had, by the Law, a right to this as a part of their support; see Leviticus 6:25-26; Numbers 18:9-10. But the apostle says that there is a higher and more valuable sacrifice of which they have no right to partake while they remain in the service of the “tabernacle” or temple; that is, while they remain Jews. The participation in the great Christian sacrifice appertained only to those who were the friends of the Redeemer, and however much they might value themselves on the privilege of partaking of the sacrifices offered under the Jewish Law, that of partaking of the great sacrifice made by the Son of God was much greater.

Which serve the tabernacle - notes, Hebrews 9:2-3. The Jewish priests and Levites.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Hebrews 13:10. We have an altar — The altar is here put for the sacrifice on the altar; the Christian altar is the Christian sacrifice, which is Christ Jesus, with all the benefits of his passion and death. To these privileges they had no right who continued to offer the Levitical sacrifices, and to trust in them for remission of sins.


 
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