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Hebrews 10:19

So, friends, we can now—without hesitation—walk right up to God, into "the Holy Place." Jesus has cleared the way by the blood of his sacrifice, acting as our priest before God. The "curtain" into God's presence is his body.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Atonement;   Blood;   Boldness;   God;   Jesus, the Christ;   Offerings;   Suffering;   Types;   Thompson Chain Reference - Access to God;   Admission, Exclusion;   Boldness;   Christ;   Door, Christ the;   Prayer;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Access to God;   Atonement, the;   Boldness, Holy;   Excellency and Glory of Christ, the;   Holy of Holies;   Prayer;   Tabernacle;   Vail, the Sacred;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ascension;   Law;   Testament;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Blood;   Day of atonement;   Prayer;   Priest;   Tabernacle;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Building;   Death of Christ;   Holy, Holiness;   Sanctification;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ascension of Christ;   Atonement;   Covenant;   Peace;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Angels;   Bartholomew;   Blood;   Church;   Hebrews, the Epistle to the;   High Priest;   Jacob;   Priest;   Sacrifice;   Tabernacle;   Veil of the Temple;   Wilderness of the Wanderings;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Access;   Boldness;   Hebrews;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Access;   Ascension;   Eucharist;   Faith;   Forerunner;   Forgiveness;   Hebrews, Epistle to;   Holiness;   Holy Spirit;   Prayer;   Priest;   Sanctification, Sanctify;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Access ;   Ascension;   Blood;   Blood ;   Boldness;   Christian Life;   Day of Atonement ;   Death of Christ;   Fear;   Grace;   Guilt (2);   Hebrews Epistle to the;   Man;   Messenger;   Metaphor;   Priest;   Priest (2);   Propitiation (2);   Sacrifice;   Sanctuary;   Session;   Unpardonable Sin;   Way (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hebrews, Epistle to the;   Priest, Priesthood;   Sanctuary;   Tabernacle, the;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Christ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Tabernacle;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Ascension of Christ;   Temple;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Tabernacle, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Assurance;   Boldness;   Fear;   Holy of Holies;   Holy Place;   Intercession of Christ;   Jesus Christ (Part 1 of 2);   Lord's Supper (Eucharist);   Prayer;   Tabernacle;  

Devotionals:

- Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life - Devotion for September 5;   Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for December 29;   Every Day Light - Devotion for November 5;   My Utmost for His Highest - Devotion for May 4;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have boldness to enter the sanctuary through the blood of Jesus—
King James Version (1611)
Hauing therefore, brethren, boldnesse to enter into the Holiest by the blood of Iesus,
King James Version
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
English Standard Version
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,
New American Standard Bible
Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
New Century Version
So, brothers and sisters, we are completely free to enter the Most Holy Place without fear because of the blood of Jesus' death.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,
Berean Standard Bible
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
Contemporary English Version
My friends, the blood of Jesus gives us courage to enter the most holy place
Complete Jewish Bible
So, brothers, we have confidence to use the way into the Holiest Place opened by the blood of Yeshua.
Darby Translation
Having therefore, brethren, boldness for entering into the [holy of] holies by the blood of Jesus,
Easy-to-Read Version
And so, brothers and sisters, we are completely free to enter the Most Holy Place. We can do this without fear because of the blood sacrifice of Jesus.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Seeing therefore, brethren, that by the blood of Iesus we may be bolde to enter into the Holy place,
George Lamsa Translation
Having therefore, my brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Good News Translation
We have, then, my friends, complete freedom to go into the Most Holy Place by means of the death of Jesus.
Lexham English Bible
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence for the entrance into the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,
Literal Translation
Therefore, brothers, having confidence for the entering of the Holy of Holies by the blood of Jesus,
Amplified Bible
Therefore, believers, since we have confidence and full freedom to enter the Holy Place [the place where God dwells] by [means of] the blood of Jesus,
American Standard Version
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
Bible in Basic English
So then, my brothers, being able to go into the holy place without fear, because of the blood of Jesus,
Hebrew Names Version
Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Yeshua,
International Standard Version
Therefore, my brothers, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,Romans 5:2; Ephesians 2:18; 3:12; Hebrews 9:8,12;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
We have, therefore, my brethren, confidence [fn] to enter [fn] the holy place through the blood of Jeshu;
Murdock Translation
We have therefore, my brethren, assurance in entering into the sanctuary, by the blood of Jesus, and by a way of life,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Hauyng therefore brethren, libertie to enter into holy [places] in the blood of Iesus,
English Revised Version
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
World English Bible
Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Having therefore, brethren, free liberty to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Weymouth's New Testament
Since then, brethren, we have free access to the Holy place through the blood of Jesus,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor, britheren, hauynge trist in to the entring of hooli thingis in the blood of Crist,
Update Bible Version
Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
Webster's Bible Translation
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
New English Translation
Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,
New King James Version
Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,
New Living Translation
And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven's Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus.
New Life Bible
Christian brothers, now we know we can go into the Holiest Place of All because the blood of Jesus was given.
New Revised Standard
Therefore, my friends, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Having therefore, brethren, freedom of speech for the entrance through the Holy place, by the blood of Jesus,
Douay-Rheims Bible
Having therefore, brethren, a confidence in the entering into the holies by the blood of Christ:
Revised Standard Version
Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Seynge brethren that by the meanes of the bloud of Iesu we maye be bolde to enter into that holy place
Young's Literal Translation
Having, therefore, brethren, boldness for the entrance into the holy places, in the blood of Jesus,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Seynge now brethre, that we haue a fre sure intraunce in to that Holy place,
Mace New Testament (1729)
Wherefore, my brethren, since by virtue of the blood of Jesus we have the liberty of entring into the holy of holies,
Simplified Cowboy Version
So, here's the deal now, we can walk right into the throne room of God because of what Jesus did for us.

Contextual Overview

19So, friends, we can now—without hesitation—walk right up to God, into "the Holy Place." Jesus has cleared the way by the blood of his sacrifice, acting as our priest before God. The "curtain" into God's presence is his body. 22So let's do it—full of belief, confident that we're presentable inside and out. Let's keep a firm grip on the promises that keep us going. He always keeps his word. Let's see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out, not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on, especially as we see the big Day approaching. 26If we give up and turn our backs on all we've learned, all we've been given, all the truth we now know, we repudiate Christ's sacrifice and are left on our own to face the Judgment—and a mighty fierce judgment it will be! If the penalty for breaking the law of Moses is physical death, what do you think will happen if you turn on God's Son, spit on the sacrifice that made you whole, and insult this most gracious Spirit? This is no light matter. God has warned us that he'll hold us to account and make us pay. He was quite explicit: "Vengeance is mine, and I won't overlook a thing" and "God will judge his people." Nobody's getting by with anything, believe me. 32Remember those early days after you first saw the light? Those were the hard times! Kicked around in public, targets of every kind of abuse—some days it was you, other days your friends. If some friends went to prison, you stuck by them. If some enemies broke in and seized your goods, you let them go with a smile, knowing they couldn't touch your real treasure. Nothing they did bothered you, nothing set you back. So don't throw it all away now. You were sure of yourselves then. It's still a sure thing! But you need to stick it out, staying with God's plan so you'll be there for the promised completion. It won't be long now, he's on the way; he'll show up most any minute. But anyone who is right with me thrives on loyal trust; if he cuts and runs, I won't be very happy. But we're not quitters who lose out. Oh, no! We'll stay with it and survive, trusting all the way.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Having: Hebrews 4:16, Hebrews 12:28, Romans 8:15, Galatians 4:6, Galatians 4:7, Ephesians 3:12, 2 Timothy 1:7, 1 John 3:19-21, 1 John 4:17

boldness: or, liberty

to enter: Hebrews 7:25, Hebrews 9:3, Hebrews 9:7, Hebrews 9:8, Hebrews 9:12, Hebrews 9:23-25, Romans 5:2, Ephesians 2:18, 1 John 2:1, 1 John 2:2

Reciprocal: Exodus 19:24 - but let Exodus 34:34 - he took Exodus 40:5 - the altar Exodus 40:20 - mercy Exodus 40:21 - and covered Exodus 40:28 - General Leviticus 3:8 - kill it Leviticus 16:2 - he come not Leviticus 16:14 - General Leviticus 16:24 - wash Numbers 3:10 - and the stranger Numbers 4:20 - they shall Numbers 16:5 - will cause Numbers 17:13 - any thing Numbers 35:25 - abide in it Deuteronomy 12:14 - General 1 Kings 6:31 - doors 2 Chronicles 3:8 - the most holy Psalms 26:6 - wash Psalms 72:15 - prayer Psalms 73:13 - washed Psalms 73:28 - But Song of Solomon 2:9 - he standeth Isaiah 25:7 - he will Jeremiah 3:16 - The ark Ezekiel 45:18 - and cleanse Ezekiel 46:3 - General Matthew 27:51 - the veil Mark 15:38 - General Mark 16:19 - he was Luke 23:45 - and the veil John 10:7 - I am John 10:9 - the door John 14:6 - I am John 16:23 - Whatsoever John 19:34 - came Acts 11:23 - and exhorted Acts 16:17 - the way Romans 3:25 - through Romans 8:34 - It is Christ Ephesians 2:15 - in his Hebrews 7:19 - we Hebrews 10:22 - in full Hebrews 13:6 - boldly Hebrews 13:22 - suffer Revelation 8:3 - offer it with the prayers

Cross-References

Genesis 10:1
This is the family tree of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. After the flood, they themselves had sons.
Genesis 10:2
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras.
Genesis 10:7
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba, Dedan.
Genesis 10:8
Cush also had Nimrod. He was the first great warrior on Earth. He was a great hunter before God . There was a saying, "Like Nimrod, a great hunter before God ." His kingdom got its start with Babel; then Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the country of Shinar. From there he went up to Asshur and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah.
Genesis 10:15
Canaan had Sidon his firstborn, Heth, the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanites spread out, going from Sidon toward Gerar, as far south as Gaza, and then east all the way over to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and on to Lasha.
Genesis 10:21
Shem, the older brother of Japheth, also had sons. Shem was ancestor to all the children of Eber.
Genesis 10:24
Arphaxad had Shelah and Shelah had Eber. Eber had two sons, Peleg (so named because in his days the human race divided) and Joktan.
Genesis 18:20
God continued, "The cries of the victims in Sodom and Gomorrah are deafening; the sin of those cities is immense. I'm going down to see for myself, see if what they're doing is as bad as it sounds. Then I'll know."
Genesis 20:1
Abraham traveled from there south to the Negev and settled down between Kadesh and Shur. While he was camping in Gerar, Abraham said of his wife Sarah, "She's my sister." So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her. But God came to Abimelech in a dream that night and told him, "You're as good as dead—that woman you took, she's a married woman." Now Abimelech had not yet slept with her, hadn't so much as touched her. He said, "Master, would you kill an innocent man? Didn't he tell me, ‘She's my sister'? And didn't she herself say, ‘He's my brother'? I had no idea I was doing anything wrong when I did this." God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know your intentions were pure, that's why I kept you from sinning against me; I was the one who kept you from going to bed with her. So now give the man's wife back to him. He's a prophet and will pray for you—pray for your life. If you don't give her back, know that it's certain death both for you and everyone in your family." Abimelech was up first thing in the morning. He called all his house servants together and told them the whole story. They were shocked. Then Abimelech called in Abraham and said, "What have you done to us? What have I ever done to you that you would bring on me and my kingdom this huge offense? What you've done to me ought never to have been done." Abimelech went on to Abraham, "Whatever were you thinking of when you did this thing?" Abraham said, "I just assumed that there was no fear of God in this place and that they'd kill me to get my wife. Besides, the truth is that she is my half sister; she's my father's daughter but not my mother's. When God sent me out as a wanderer from my father's home, I told her, ‘Do me a favor; wherever we go, tell people that I'm your brother.'" Then Abimelech gave Sarah back to Abraham, and along with her sent sheep and cattle and servants, both male and female. He said, "My land is open to you; live wherever you wish." And to Sarah he said, "I've given your brother a thousand pieces of silver—that clears you of even a shadow of suspicion before the eyes of the world. You're vindicated." Then Abraham prayed to God and God healed Abimelech, his wife and his maidservants, and they started having babies again. For God had shut down every womb in Abimelech's household on account of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
Genesis 26:1
There was a famine in the land, as bad as the famine during the time of Abraham. And Isaac went down to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, in Gerar.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Having therefore, brethren,.... As they were to the apostle, in a natural and civil sense, being Hebrews, as well as in a spiritual relation, being believers in Christ; which is observed, to testify his affection to them, and to engage their regard to the duties hereafter urged, particularly brotherly love, and to signify their common and equal right to the privilege next mentioned, which is

boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus: the place saints have boldness to enter into is heaven, called "the holiest", in reference to the holy of holies, in the tabernacle; which was a type of it, for the sacredness and invisibility of it, and for what was in it, went into it, or was brought thither; as the Shechinah, or divine Majesty, which resided there; the high priest who went into it once a year; the blood of sacrifices which was carried into it; the sweet incense; the ark of the testimony, in which was the law; and the mercy seat; all which were typical of Christ, his person, blood, sacrifice, righteousness, intercession, and the grace and mercy which come through him. Heaven was symbolically shut by the sin of man, when he was drove out of the garden of Eden; it was typically opened by the entrance of the high priest into the holy of holies, on the day of atonement; Christ has in person entered into it by his blood, and opened the way for his people; and believers in him may "enter" now, and they do, when they exercise grace on him, who is there, and when they come and present their prayers and praises to God by him; and they have now an actual right to enter into the place itself, and will hereafter enter in person: and the manner of their present entrance is, "with boldness"; which signifies their right unto it, the liberty granted them by God, and the liberty which they sometimes have in their own souls, and great courage and intrepidity of mind; which arises from a sense of remission of sins, as may be concluded from the connection of these words with the preceding; and is found to be true by experience; and such boldness is consistent with reverence, humility, and submission. The way of entrance is "by the blood of Jesus"; and which gives both entrance and boldness; for hereby sin is removed both from the sight of God, and the conscience of the believer; peace is made with God, and spoken to him; pardon is procured, law and justice satisfied, and neither to be feared, and the everlasting covenant confirmed.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Having therefore, brethren - The apostle, in this verse, enters on the hortatory part of his Epistle, which continues to the end of it. He had gone into an extensive examination of the Jewish and Christian systems; he had compared the Founders of the two - Moses and the Son of God, and shown how far superior the latter was to the former; he had compared the Christian Great High Priest with the Jewish high priest, and shown his superiority; he had compared the sacrifices under the two dispensations, and showed that in all respects the Christian sacrifice was superior to the Jewish - that it was an offering that cleansed from sin; that it was sufficient when once offered without being repeated, while the Jewish offerings were only typical, and were unable to put away sin; and he had shown that the great High Priest of the Christian profession had opened a way to the mercy-seat in heaven, and was himself now seated there; and having shown this, he now exhorts Christians to avail themselves fully of all their advantages, and to enjoy to the widest extent all the privileges now conferred on them. One of the first of these benefits was, that they had now free access to the mercy-seat.

Boldness to enter into the holiest - Margin, “liberty.” The word rendered “boldness” - παῤῥησίαν parrēsian - properly means “boldness of speech,” or freedom where one speaks all that he thinks (notes, Acts 4:13); and then it means boldness in general, license, authority, pardon. Here the idea is, that before Christ died and entered into heaven, there was no such access to the throne of grace as man needed. Man had no offering which he could bring that would make him acceptable to God. But now the way was open. Access was free for all, and all might come with the utmost freedom. The word “holiest” here is taken from the holy of holies in the temple (notes on Hebrews 9:3), and is there applied to heaven, of which that was the emblem. The entrance into the most holy place was forbidden to all but the high priest; but now access to the real “holy of holies” was granted to all in the name of the great High Priest of the Christian profession.

By the blood of Jesus - The blood of Jesus is the means by which this access to heaven is procured. The Jewish high priest entered the holy of holies with the blood of bullocks and of rams (notes, Hebrews 9:7); but the Saviour offered his own blood, and that became the means by which we may have access to God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 19. Having therefore, brethren, boldness — The apostle, having now finished the doctrinal part of his epistle, and fully shown the superiority of Christ to all men and angels, and the superiority of his priesthood to that of Aaron and his successors, the absolute inefficacy of the Jewish sacrifices to make atonement for sin, and the absolute efficacy of that of Christ to make reconciliation of man to God, proceeds now to show what influence these doctrines should have on the hearts and lives of those who believe in his merits and death.

Boldness to enter — παρρησιαν εις την εισοδον. Liberty, full access to the entrance of the holy place, τωναγιων. This is an allusion to the case of the high priest going into the holy of holies. He went with fear and trembling, because, if he had neglected the smallest item prescribed by the law, he could expect nothing but death. Genuine believers can come even to the throne of God with confidence, as they carry into the Divine presence the infinitely meritorious blood of the great atonement; and, being justified through that blood, they have a right to all the blessings of the eternal kingdom.


 
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