Hebrews 9:22 BSB — MannaFest

Hebrews 9:22

According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

BSB

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ASV

And according to the law, I may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.

KJV

And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

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Commentary

2 voices

Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on Hebrews (1274)

460. – Then (v. 22) he continues with other cleansings in the Law. But cleansings were of two kinds: one from bodily stain, as leprosy, the other from spiritual, namely sin. The first could pertain to inanimate things, as the leprosy of houses: and the …

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And almost all things are by the law purged with blood,.... All "except a few things", as the Arabic version renders it; for some things were cleansed by water, and others purged by fire, Num 31:23. Some join the word almost with the word purged, as if the sense was, that all things were purged by blood, but not perfectly, only almost; but the former sense is best.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

And almost all things - For some were purified by water or fire. Are according to the law purified with blood - Offered or sprinkled. And according to the law, there is no forgiveness of sins without shedding of blood - All this pointed to the blood of Christ effectually cleansing from all sin, and intimated, there can be no purification from it by any other means.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Paul has, perhaps, in mind here, Lu 22:20, "This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you." is--Greek, "takes place": comes to pass. remission--of sins: a favorite expression of Luke, Paul's companion. Properly used of remitting a debt (Mt 6:12; 18:27, 32); our sins are debts.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
σχεδὸν	schedon	almost	G4975 →
ἐν	en	with	G1722 →
αἵματι	aimati	blood	G129 →
πάντα	panta	all things	G3956 →
καθαρίζεται	katharizetai	are purified	G2511 →
κατὰ	kata	according to	G2596 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
νόμον	nomon	law	G3551 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
χωρὶς	chōris	apart from	G5565 →
αἱματεκχυσίας	haimatekchusias	blood-shedding	G130 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
γίνεται	ginetai	there is	G1096 →
ἄφεσις.¶	aphesis	forgiveness.	G859 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Leviticus 17:11
For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement…
leads to
- 1 John 1:7
  But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- Romans 3:25
  God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.
- Revelation 1:5
  and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by…
- Mark 14:24
  He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
- Colossians 1:14
  in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Through
Leviticus 4:35
And he shall remove all the fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar along with the offerings made by…
leads to
- Leviticus 4:26
  He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the peace offerings; thus the priest will make atonement for that man’s sin, and he will be forgiven.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Leviticus 4:20
  He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Leviticus 14:14
The priest is to take some of the blood from the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and…
leads to
- Exodus 29:20
  Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their…

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