Hebrews 9:25
in Hebrews 9Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.
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ASV
nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place year by year with blood not his own;
KJV
Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;
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This verse in Hebrews 9
Commentary
11 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Nor yet that he should offer himself often - The Jewish high priest entered the most holy place with blood once every year. In this respect the offering made by Christ, and the work which he performed, differed from that of the Jewish high priest. It was not needful that he should enter the holy place but once. Having entered there, he permanently remains there. With the blood of others - That is, with the blood of calves, and goats. This is a second point in which the work of Christ differs from that of the Jewish high priest.
This site's exposition
did not enter a man-made copy
on Hebrews 9:24-26
Christ entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God. Repeated entries would have required Him to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. He has appeared once for all, hapax, at the end of the ages, sunteleia, to do away with sin.
This site's exposition
blood that is not his own
John Chrysostom counts the differences, often against once and the blood of others against His own. Christ is Himself both Priest and sacrifice. Adam Clarke adds that the one offering keeps the same power, the crucified body still standing as a sacrifice of full merit before the throne.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers3 voices
"now to appear." With the flesh, he says, it appears. "in the presence of God." What do you say? Unless he had entered into heaven, he would not appear in the sight of the Father, who is present everywhere and fills all things? Do you …
He completely destroyed the force of sin, promising us immortality; sin is incapable of proving a problem to immortal bodies.
"Nor yet that He should offer Himself often, as the High Priest entereth into the Holy place every year with blood of others." Seest Thou how many are the differences? The "often" for the "once"; "the blood of others," for "His own." Great is the distance. He is Himself then both victim and Priest and sacrifice. For if it had not been so, and it had been necessary to offer many sacrifices, He must have been many times crucified. "For then," he says, "He must often have suffered since the foundation of the world."
The Medieval Church2 voices
468. – Then (v. 25) he shows that the cleansing effected by the New Testament is more complete than that of the Old. But he shows this in two ways: first, by the fact that the former were repeated every day, but this only once. …
But He did not enter heaven now in order to enter again a second time, offering Himself. Notice the superiority of Christ. The former — "every year," Christ — once. And in this is the superiority. That one — "with the blood of others," of …
3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Nor yet that he should offer himself often,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Construe, "Nor yet did He enter for this purpose that He may offer Himself often," that is, "present Himself in the presence of God, as the high priest does (Paul uses the present tense, as the legal service was then existing), year by year, on the day of atonement, entering the Holy of Holies. with--literally, "in." blood of others--not his own, as Christ did.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — odd-straight-quotes
Nor yet that he should offer himself often - The sacrifice of Christ is not like that of the Jewish high priest; his must be offered every year, Christ has offered himself once for all: and this sacrificial act has ever the same efficacy, his crucified body being still a powerful and infinitely meritorious sacrifice before the throne.
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| οὐδ᾽ | oud᾽ | nor | G3761 → | 141 times |
| ἵνα | ina | that | G2443 → | 668 times |
| πολλάκις | pollakis | repeatedly | G4178 → | 18 times |
| προσφέρῃ | prosphere | He may offer | G4374 → | 47 times |
| ἑαυτόν, | he'auton | Himself, | G1438 → | 322 times |
| ὥσπερ | hosper | just as | G5618 → | 36 times |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀρχιερεὺς | archiereus | high priest | G749 → | 122 times |
| εἰσέρχεται | eiserchetai | enters | G1525 → | 194 times |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἅγια | hagia | Holy [Places] | G39 → | 11 times |
| κατ᾽ | kat᾽ | every | G2596 → | 468 times |
| ἐνιαυτὸν | eniauton | year | G1763 → | 14 times |
| ἐν | en | with | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| αἵματι | aimati | [the] blood | G129 → | 97 times |
| ἀλλοτρίῳ· | allotrio | of another; | G245 → | 14 times |
οὐδ᾽nor
oud᾽G3761 →141 times
ἵναthat
inaG2443 →668 times
πολλάκιςrepeatedly
pollakisG4178 →18 times
προσφέρῃHe may offer
prosphereG4374 →47 times
ἑαυτόν,Himself,
he'autonG1438 →322 times
ὥσπερjust as
hosperG5618 →36 times
ὁthe
hoG3588 →19766 times
ἀρχιερεὺςhigh priest
archiereusG749 →122 times
εἰσέρχεταιenters
eiserchetaiG1525 →194 times
εἰςinto
eisG1519 →1755 times
τὰthe
taG3588 →19766 times
ἅγιαHoly [Places]
hagiaG39 →11 times
κατ᾽every
kat᾽G2596 →468 times
ἐνιαυτὸνyear
eniautonG1763 →14 times
ἐνwith
enG1722 →2738 times
αἵματι[the] blood
aimatiG129 →97 times
ἀλλοτρίῳ·of another;
allotrioG245 →14 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 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
Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
it leads to
- Hebrews 9:12
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 10:22
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
- 1 Peter 1:19
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
- 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.
- 1 Peter 2:24
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
- Hebrews 9:12
Through
Hebrews 9:12He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
it leads to
- Hebrews 10:4
because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Peter 1:18–19
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
- Hebrews 10:4
Through
Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
it leads to
- Ephesians 2:18
For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
- Ephesians 2:18
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies35
- Prayers, Merits, and the Dead
- The General Epistles
- Blue, Purple and Scarlet
- Clean and Unclean
- The Covenants
- The Day of Atonement
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- The Hebrew Feasts
- Forgiving Yourself: What Scripture Says
- Heaven
- The Anchor of the Soul
- How the Cross Saves: The Views of the Atonement
- Incense and the Censers
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- The Words Tom and Tamim
- Who May Dwell on Your Holy Mountain?
- Theological Words
- Manna
- Noah's Ark as a Type
- Once for All: the Finished Sacrifice
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About Hebrews
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Hebrews 17; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Oecumenius, The Pseudo-Oecumenian Catena on Hebrews; Theodoret of Cyrus, INTERPRETATION OF HEBREWS 9; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Hebrews and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Hebrews.