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Hebrews 10:4
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For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
For it is not possible that the blood of Bulles and of Goats, should take away sinnes.
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
For blood of bulls and goats [is] incapable of taking away sins.
because it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
For it is vnpossible that the blood of bulles and goates should take away sinnes.
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats could take away sins.
For the blood of bulls and goats can never take away sins.
For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
for it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
for it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
Because it is not possible for the blood of oxen and goats to take away sins.
For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
for it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.Micah 6:6-7; Hebrews 9:11,13;">[xr]
For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and of goats to purify (from) sins.
For the blood of bulls and of goats cannot purge away sins.
For it is not possible that the blood of Bulles & of Goates shoulde take away sinnes.
For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
For it is impossible, that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
For it is impossible that synnes be doon awei bi blood of boolis, and of buckis of geet.
For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.
For it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
The blood of animals cannot take away the sins of men.
For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
For it is impossible for blood of bulls and goats to be taking away sins.
For it is impossible that with the blood of oxen and goats sin should be taken away.
For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
For it is vnpossible that the bloud of oxen and of gotes shuld take awaye synnes.
for it is impossible for blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
For it is vnpossible yt the bloude of oxen and of goates shulde take awaye synnes.
And indeed it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats, should take away the guilt of sin.
You've heard us say it and we'll say it again, the blood of bulls and goats doesn't take away sin.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
not: Hebrews 10:8, Hebrews 9:9, Hebrews 9:13, Psalms 50:8-12, Psalms 51:16, Isaiah 1:11-15, Isaiah 66:3, Jeremiah 6:20, Jeremiah 7:21, Jeremiah 7:22, Hosea 6:6, Amos 5:21, Amos 5:22, Micah 6:6-8, Mark 12:33
take: There were essential defects in these sacrifices. 1st - They were not of the same nature with those who sinned. 2nd - They were not of sufficient value to make satisfaction for the affronts done to the justice and government of God. 3rd - The beasts offered up under the law could not consent to put themselves in the sinner's room and place. The atoning sacrifice must be one capable of consenting, and must voluntarily substitute himself in the sinner's stead: Christ did so. Hebrews 10:11, Hosea 14:2, John 1:29, Romans 11:27, 1 John 3:5
Reciprocal: Exodus 24:8 - Behold Exodus 29:12 - the blood Leviticus 1:4 - atonement Leviticus 4:29 - General Leviticus 9:9 - General Leviticus 16:14 - General Numbers 8:12 - the one Numbers 19:21 - General 1 Samuel 3:14 - the iniquity 1 Samuel 15:22 - Hath the Lord 2 Samuel 21:3 - wherewith Job 42:8 - seven bullocks Psalms 50:9 - General Ezekiel 18:22 - his transgressions Ezekiel 43:18 - to offer Ezekiel 45:18 - and cleanse Daniel 9:27 - cause Matthew 26:28 - my John 1:17 - grace John 13:8 - If Acts 13:38 - that Acts 13:39 - from which Romans 3:25 - remission 1 Corinthians 15:17 - ye are Galatians 1:4 - according Galatians 3:13 - redeemed Ephesians 1:7 - whom Hebrews 9:12 - by the Hebrews 9:19 - the blood Hebrews 9:23 - the heavenly Hebrews 9:26 - he appeared Hebrews 10:6 - burnt
Cross-References
"But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, And they shall oppress Asshur and oppress Eber; So they also will come to destruction."
The pronouncement concerning Tyre: Wail, you ships of Tarshish, For Tyre is destroyed, without house or harbor; It is reported to them from the land of Cyprus.
He has said, "You shall not be jubilant anymore, you crushed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, pass over to Cyprus; even there you will find no rest."
"Tarshish was your customer because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth; with silver, iron, tin, and lead they paid for your merchandise.
"The ships of Tarshish were the carriers for your merchandise. And you were filled and were very glorious In the heart of the seas.
"For ships of Kittim will come against him; therefore he will withdraw in fear and will return and curse the holy covenant and take action; so he will come back and pay attention to those who abandon the holy covenant.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For it is not possible,.... There is a necessity of sin being taken away, otherwise it will be remembered; and there will be a conscience of it, and it must be answered for, or it will remain marked, and the curse and penalty of the law must take place: but it is impossible
that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins; which was shed on the day of atonement: sin is a breach of the moral law, but these sacrifices belong to, the ceremonial law, which are less acceptable to God than moral duties; sin is committed against God, and has an objective infiniteness in it, and therefore can never be atoned for by the blood of such creatures; it leaves a stain on the mind and conscience, which this blood cannot reach; besides, this is not the same blood, nor of the same kind with the person that has sinned; yea, if this could take away sin, it would do more than the blood of the man himself could do; such blood shed can never answer the penalty of the law, satisfy divine justice, or secure the honour of divine holiness: but what the blood of these creatures could not do, the blood of Christ has done, and does: that takes away sin from the sight of justice, and from the consciences of the saints. Compare with this the Septuagint version of Jeremiah 11:15.
"what, has the beloved committed abomination in my house? shall prayers, and the holy flesh take away thy wickednesses from thee, or by these shall thou escape?''
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins - The reference here is to the sacrifices which were made on the great day of the atonement, for on that day the blood of bulls and of goats alone was offered; see the notes on Hebrews 9:7. Paul here means to say, doubtless, that it was not possible that the blood of these animals should make a complete expiation so as to purify the conscience, and so as to save the sinner from deserved wrath. According to the divine arrangement, expiation was made by those sacrifices for offences of various kinds against the ritual law of Moses, and pardon for such offences was thus obtained. But the meaning here is, that there was no efficacy in the blood of a mere animal to wash away a “moral” offence. It could not repair the Law; it could not do anything to maintain the justice of God; it had no efficacy to make the heart pure. The mere shedding of the blood of an animal never could make the soul pure. This the apostle states as a truth which must be admitted at once as indisputable, and yet it is probable that many of the Jews had imbibed the opinion that there was such efficacy in blood shed according to the divine direction, as to remove all stains of guilt from the soul; see the notes, Hebrews 9:9-10.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Hebrews 10:4. For it is not possible — Common sense must have taught them that shedding the blood of bulls and goats could never satisfy Divine justice, nor take away guilt from the conscience; and God intended that they should understand the matter so: and this the following quotation from the Psalmist sufficiently proves.
