Hebrews 10:11

11 Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

Hebrews 10:11 in Other Translations

11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

11 And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

11 Under the old covenant, the priest stands and ministers before the altar day after day, offering the same sacrifices again and again, which can never take away sins.

11 Every priest goes to work at the altar each day, offers the same old sacrifices year in, year out, and never makes a dent in the sin problem.

11 And every priest indeed standeth day by day ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, the which can never take away sins:

11 Every day each priest performed his religious duty. He offered the same type of sacrifice again and again. Yet, these sacrifices could never take away sins.

11 Now every priest stands day after day ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

11 Day after day every priest stands and does his special duties. He offers the same sacrifices again and again. But they can never take away sins.

Hebrews 10:11 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 10:11

And every priest standeth daily ministering
The Alexandrian copy, one of Stephens's, the Complutensian edition, the Syriac and Ethiopic versions, read, "every high priest"; who might minister daily, if he would; but since the daily sacrifice was generally offered by the common priests, these are rather designed. The apostle passes from the anniversary sacrifices offered by the high priest on the day of atonement, having shown the insufficiency and imperfection of them, to the lambs of the daily sacrifice, which were offered morning and evening, and whatsoever else might be daily offered on other accounts; and which he also shows are equally ineffectual to take away sin; almost every word he uses shows the imperfection of the priesthood of Aaron, and serves to illustrate the priesthood of Christ. When he says "every priest", it supposes there were more than one, as indeed there were many, not only in succession to one another, but together, having different parts of service to perform; and everyone of them "standeth" at the altar, showing that his work was not done; and the present tense is used, because sacrifice in fact had not ceased at the writing of this epistle, though of right it ought to have done; and he stood "daily ministering"; every day, and sometimes often in a day, and always morning and night, ( Exodus 29:38 Exodus 29:39 ) The priest always stood to minister, ( Deuteronomy 18:5 ) . Hence the Jews say ^F20, there is no ministration or service, (dmwem ala) , "but standing"; and perhaps some reference may be had to (twdmem) , the "stations" ^F21, or stationary men, who were always upon the spot at Jerusalem, to offer for such as were at a distance.

And offering oftentimes the same sacrifices;
as a lamb in the morning, and another at evening; and if it was a burnt offering, or a sin offering, or an offering for the purification of a woman, or for the cleansing of the leper, they were always the same: and this frequent offering, and the offering of the same things, show that they were such

which can never take away sins;
for notwithstanding these many and repeated offerings, even the sins of Old Testament saints remained to be atoned for by Christ; see ( Romans 3:25 ) ( Hebrews 9:15 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 Jarchi in Deut. xviii. 5. Maimon. Biath Hamikdash, c. 5. sect. 16.
F21 Misn. Taanith, c. 4. sect. 2.

Hebrews 10:11 In-Context

9 Then he said, “Here I am, I have come to do your will.” He sets aside the first to establish the second.

10 And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

11 Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

12 But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,

13 and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool.

Cross References

• 1. Hebrews 5:1
• 2. ver 1,4