Hebrews 10:4
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
For it is not possible that the blood of Bulles and of Goats, should take away sinnes.
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- Hebrews 10:11Rank 1 from verse 4
- Isaiah 1:11–15Rank 2 from verse 4
11To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
12When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
13Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
14Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.
15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
11To what purpose is the multitude of your *sacrifices vnto me, sayth the LORD? I am full of the burnt offerings of rammes, and the fat of fedde beasts, and I delight not in the blood of bullockes, or of lambes, or of †hee goates.
12When ye come to †appeare before mee, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
13Bring no more vaine oblations, incense is an abomination vnto me: the new Moones, and Sabbaths, the calling of assemblies I cannot away with; it is ‖iniquitie, euen the solemne meeting.
14Your new Moones, and your appointed Feasts my soule hateth: they are a trouble vnto me, I am weary to beare them.
15And when ye spread foorth your *handes, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when yee †make many prayers I will not heare: your hands are full of *†blood.
- Micah 6:6–8Rank 3 from verse 4
6¶ Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
7Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
6¶ †Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow my selfe before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calues of a yeere olde?
7†Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rammes, or with tenne thousands of riuers of oyle? shall I giue my first borne for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sinne of my soule?
8*†Hee hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doeth the LORD require of thee, but to do iustly, and to loue mercy, and to walke humbly with thy God?
- Romans 11:27Rank 4 from verse 4
- 1 John 3:5Rank 5 from verse 4
- Hebrews 10:8Rank 6 from verse 4
8Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
8Aboue when hee said, Sacrifice, and offering, and burnt offerings, and offering for sinne thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein, which are offered by the Law:
- Mark 12:33Rank 7 from verse 4
33And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
33And to loue him with all the heart, and with all the vnderstanding, and with all the soule, and with all the strength, and to loue his neighbour as himselfe, is more then all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
- Amos 5:21–22Rank 8 from verse 4
21¶ I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
22Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
21¶ *I hate, I despise your feast dayes, and I will not ‖smell in your solemne assemblies.
22Though ye offer me burnt offerings, and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the ‖peace offerings of your fat beasts.
- Hebrews 9:9Rank 9 from verse 4
9Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
9Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offred both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the seruice perfect, as pertayning to the conscience,
- Psalms 51:16Rank 12 from verse 4
- Hebrews 9:12–13Rank 13 from verse 4
12Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
13For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
12Neither by the blood of Goats and Calues: but by his owne blood hee entred in once into the Holy place, hauing obtained eternall redemption for vs.
13For if the blood of Bulls, and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the vncleane, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
- Hosea 14:2Rank 14 from verse 4
2Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
2‖*Take with you words, and turne to the LORD, say vnto him, Take away all iniquitie, and receiue vs graciously: so will wee render the calues of our lips.
- Jeremiah 7:21–22Rank 15 from verse 4
21¶ Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.
22For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:
21¶ *Thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel, Put your burnt offrings vnto your sacrifices, & eate flesh.
22†For I spake not vnto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices.
- Isaiah 66:3Rank 16 from verse 4
3He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
3‖†He that killeth an oxe is as if he slue a man: he that sacrificeth a lambe, as if he cut off a dogs necke: he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swines blood: he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idole: yea, they haue chosen their owne wayes, and their soule delighteth in their abominations.
- Jeremiah 6:20Rank 17 from verse 4
20To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
20*To what purpose cōmeth there to me incense from Sheba? and the sweet cane from a farre countrey? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet vnto me.
- Psalms 50:8–12Rank 18 from verse 4
8I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.
9I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.
10For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.
11I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.
12If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
8I will not reproue thee for thy sacrifices, or thy burnt offerings, to haue bene continually before me.
9I will take no bullocke out of thy house, nor hee goates out of thy folds.
10For euery beast of the forrest is mine, and the cattell vpon a thousand hilles.
11†I know all the foules of the mountaines: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.
12**If I were hungry, I would not tell thee, for the world is mine, and the fulnesse thereof.
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Hebrews 10:4
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Able to be, happen, or be done.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: The bodily fluid associated with physical life. Sense 2: Life taken, bloodshed, or guilt and responsibility for it. Sense 3: Kindred, shared human descent, or natural human nature. Sense 4: The juice of grapes.
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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.
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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.
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Transgressions or offences against God and his law, and the guilt for them.
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10:1FOR the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
10:1¶ For the Law hauing a shadow of good things to come, and not the very Image of the things, can neuer with those sacrifices which they offered yeere by yeere continually, make the commers thereunto perfect:
10:2For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
10:2For then would they not haue ceased to be offered, because that the worshippers once purged, should haue had no more conscience of sinnes?
10:3But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
10:3But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance againe made of sinnes euery yeere.
10:4For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
10:4For it is not possible that the blood of Bulles and of Goats, should take away sinnes.
Selected passage10:5Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
10:5Wherefore when hee commeth into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou ‖prepared mee:
10:6In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
10:6In burnt offerings, and sacrifices for sinne thou hast had no pleasure:
10:7Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
10:7Then said I, Loe, I come. (In the volume of the booke it is written of me) to doe thy will, O God.
10:8Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
10:8Aboue when hee said, Sacrifice, and offering, and burnt offerings, and offering for sinne thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein, which are offered by the Law:
10:9Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
10:9Then said he, Loe, I come to doe thy will (O God:) He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
10:10By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
10:10By the which will wee are sanctified, through the offering of the body of Iesus Christ once for all.
10:11And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
10:11And euery Priest standeth dayly ministring and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices which can neuer take away sinnes.
10:12But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
10:12But this man after he had offered one sacrifice for sinnes for euer, sate downe on the right hand of God,
10:13From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
10:13From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstoole.
10:14For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
10:14For by one offering hee hath perfected for euer them that are sanctified.
10:15Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
10:15 Whereof the holy Ghost also is a witnesse to vs: for after that he had said before,
10:16This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
10:16This is the Couenant that I wil make with them after those dayes, saith the Lord: I will *put my Lawes into their hearts, and in their mindes will I write them:
10:17And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
10:17And their sinnes and iniquities will I remember no more.
10:18Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
10:18Now, where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sinne.