Hebrews 10:16
in Hebrews 10“This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”
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ASV
This is the covenant that I will make with them After those days, saith the Lord: I will put my laws on their heart, And upon their mind also will I write them; then saith he,
KJV
This 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;
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This verse in Hebrews 10
Commentary
7 notes on this verseDo you see: God Himself testifies that He granted the cleansing of sins. And He granted it at the time when He was giving the New Testament. And He granted and established the New Testament by the death of His Son, as was shown earlier …
This site's exposition
The Holy Spirit also testifies
on Hebrews 10:15-18
The Holy Spirit also testifies through Jeremiah 31, quoted a second time in the letter and cut to two promises. Verse 18 draws the conclusion, where these have been forgiven, an offering for sin is no longer needed.
This site's exposition
I will put My laws in their hearts
Matthew Henry reads this promise as the gift of the Spirit, who gives God's people wisdom, will and power to obey His word. Duty becomes plain, easy and pleasant. Adam Clarke takes the citation as proof that Jeremiah spoke by the inspiration of the Spirit of God.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us." He had said that those sacrifices are not offered; he reasoned from what is written, and from what is not written; moreover also he put forward the prophetic word which says, "sacrifice and offering Thou wouldest not." He had said that He had forgiven their sins. Again this also He proves from the testimony of what is written, for "the Holy Ghost" (he says) "is a witness to us: for after that He had said, This 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, and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Now where remission of these is there is no more offering for sin." So then He forgave their sins, when He gave the Covenant, and He gave the Covenant by sacrifice. If therefore He forgave the sins through the one sacrifice, there is no longer need of a second.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
This is the covenant that I will make with them,.... See Gill on Heb 8:10.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
WE have all heard of Utopia, that imaginary land where all things are such as one might desire. A man who should conceive a spiritual Utopia might well be supposed to say, "What a delightful thing it would be if a man could, in this life, be completely saved! What a priceless gift would be bestowed upon a man if he could know, by infallible authority, that his every sin was pardoned as to the past, and that, as to his sins in the future, there is provided the certainty of pardon!
WE have all heard of Utopia, that imaginary land where all things are such as one might desire. A man who should conceive a spiritual Utopia might well be supposed to say, "What a delightful thing it would be if a man could, in this life, be completely saved! What a priceless gift would be bestowed upon a man if he could know, by infallible authority, that his every sin was pardoned as to the past, and that, as to his sins in the future, there is provided the certainty of pardon! And what if such a man should also possess the invaluable blessing of another nature, a nature which would be prone to good, just as his present nature is inclined to sin? "A nature which would prompt him to every holy thing, and spur him forward to the loftiest aims! What a thrice happy man would he be who could feel that death itself would be gain to him, and that the trials of life will cause him no real loss! He would be blest, indeed, who could rest secure at all times, because whenever the messenger of doom might come he was ready to meet him, prepared with the absolute certainty that he should enter into immortal glories!" A vision of such a supposable blessing as this has crossed the minds of many, but they have permitted it to melt into thin air, and have said, "The thing is impossible, but, if it could be attained, what a blessing it would be!" Now, I have come here this morning to tell you that this priceless blessing is obtainable! No, more—that it has been obtained, and is now enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of persons now living upon the face of the earth—and that you, my dear Hearers, shall every one of you enjoy it if you are led to put your trust in that Savior who came into this world on purpose to bring a perfect salvation to the sons of men! It is true that every man who has believed in Jesus is perfectly pardoned.
The words behind it
26 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| αὕτη | haute | This [is] | G3778 → | 1381 times |
| ἡ | he | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| διαθήκη | diatheke | covenant | G1242 → | 33 times |
| ἣν | hen | that | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| διαθήσομαι | diathesomai | I will make | G1303 → | 7 times |
| πρὸς | pros | with | G4314 → | 700 times |
| αὐτοὺς | autous | them | G846 → | 5565 times |
| μετὰ | meta | after | G3326 → | 461 times |
| τὰς | tas | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἡμέρας | hemeras | days | G2250 → | 389 times |
| ἐκείνας, | ekeinas | those, | G1565 → | 260 times |
| λέγει | legei | says | G3004 → | 1325 times |
| κύριος, | kurios | [the] Lord, | G2962 → | 711 times |
| διδοὺς | didous | putting | G1325 → | 412 times |
| νόμους | nomous | [the] laws | G3551 → | 192 times |
| μου | mou | of Mine | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| ἐπὶ | epi | into | G1909 → | 883 times |
| καρδίας | kardias | [the] hearts | G2588 → | 156 times |
| αὐτῶν | auton | of them | G846 → | 5565 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἐπὶ | epi | into | G1909 → | 883 times |
| τὴν | ten | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| διάνοιαν | dianoian | mind | G1271 → | |
| αὐτῶν | auton | of them | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἐπιγράψω | epigrapso | I will inscribe | G1924 → | |
| αὐτούς· | autous | them; | G846 → | 5565 times |
αὕτηThis [is]
hauteG3778 →1381 times
ἡthe
heG3588 →19766 times
διαθήκηcovenant
diathekeG1242 →33 times
ἣνthat
henG3739 →1405 times
διαθήσομαιI will make
diathesomaiG1303 →7 times
πρὸςwith
prosG4314 →700 times
αὐτοὺςthem
autousG846 →5565 times
μετὰafter
metaG3326 →461 times
τὰςthe
tasG3588 →19766 times
ἡμέραςdays
hemerasG2250 →389 times
ἐκείνας,those,
ekeinasG1565 →260 times
λέγειsays
legeiG3004 →1325 times
κύριος,[the] Lord,
kuriosG2962 →711 times
διδοὺςputting
didousG1325 →412 times
νόμους[the] laws
nomousG3551 →192 times
μουof Mine
mouG3165 →1936 times
ἐπὶinto
epiG1909 →883 times
καρδίας[the] hearts
kardiasG2588 →156 times
αὐτῶνof them
autonG846 →5565 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἐπὶinto
epiG1909 →883 times
τὴνthe
tenG3588 →19766 times
διάνοιανmind
dianoianG1271 →
αὐτῶνof them
autonG846 →5565 times
ἐπιγράψωI will inscribe
epigrapsoG1924 →
αὐτούς·them;
autousG846 →5565 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 11:27And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”
it leads to
- Jeremiah 31:31–34
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
- Isaiah 59:21
“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your…
- Jeremiah 32:38–40
They will be My people, and I will be their God.
- Ezekiel 36:25–29
I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
- Isaiah 27:9
Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah…
- Jeremiah 31:31–34
Where this verse is studied
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Studies42
On this verse
On this chapter
- The General Epistles
- The Day of Atonement
- Eternal Security, and the Five Warnings of Hebrews
- Faith
- The Hall of Faith
- The Fall Feasts
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- Hope
- The Anchor of the Soul
- Entertaining Angels Unaware
- How the Cross Saves: The Views of the Atonement
- Jephthah's vow
- The Joy Set Before Him
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- The Messianic Psalms
- Nadab and Abihu: the unauthorized fire
- Patience and the Impulse
- The Farmer Waits for the Rain
- The Scarlet Thread
- The Tabernacle
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- The Appointed Times Read as a Calendar of Prophecy
- The Ark of the Covenant
- The Ascension: Acts 1:1-11 · Luke 24:50-53
- The Blood
- The Bronze Laver
- The Burnt Offering
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About Hebrews

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 714: “A Savior Such As You Need” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition); John Chrysostom, Homily on Hebrews 18; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Hebrews.
