Hebrews 10:17

17 And I won't remember their sins and their lawless behavior anymore.

Hebrews 10:17 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 10:17

And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
] (See Gill on Hebrews 8:10). The words are cited to a different purpose here than there; the principal thing for which they are cited here, is to observe God's promise of non-remembrance of sin; which is no other than remission of sin, and which is not consistent with legal sacrifices, in which there is a remembrance of sin every year, ( Hebrews 10:3 ) and consequently, since this new covenant has taken place, legal sacrifices must be abolished, as the apostle argues in the next verse. In one of Beza's copies are inserted, at the, beginning of this verse, these words, "then he said", which seem necessary to answer to the last clause of ( Hebrews 10:15 ) .

Hebrews 10:17 In-Context

15 The Holy Spirit affirms this when saying,

16 This is the covenant that I will make with them. After these days, says the Lord, I will place my laws in their hearts and write them on their minds.

17 And I won't remember their sins and their lawless behavior anymore.

18 When there is forgiveness for these things, there is no longer an offering for sin.

19 Brothers and sisters, we have confidence that we can enter the holy of holies by means of Jesus' blood,

Footnotes

• [a]. Jer 31:33-34