Hebrews 9:27 BSB — MannaFest

Hebrews 9:27

Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment;

KJV

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And as it is appointed unto men once to die - Or, “since it is appointed unto men to die once only.” The object of this is to illustrate the fact that Christ died but once for sin, and that is done by showing that the most important events pertaining to man occur but once. Thus, it is with “death.” That does not, and cannot occur many times. It is the great law of our being that people die only once, and hence, the same thing was to be expected to occur in regard to him who made the atonement.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

After this, the judgment - Of the great day. At the moment of death every man's final state is determined. But there is not a word in scripture of a particular judgment immediately after death.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(2.) It is appointed to men that after death they shall come to judgment, to a particular judgment immediately after death; for the soul returns to God as to its judge, to be determined to its eternal state; and men shall be brought to the general judgment, at the end of the world. This is the unalterable decree of God concerning men--they must die, and they must be judged.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 430: “Two Advents Of Christ” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1861)

We must begin by noticing the parallel which the Apostle here draws. The words "as" and "so" suggest a comparison between two Truths of God, the correspondence of which he designed to set forth. The one a fact generally allowed, the other a fact he was anxious to inculcate. Now you will note that he says, "It is appointed unto men once to die," and only once. This is a truism. The rule is universal. The exceptions are inconsiderable. One or two persons may have died twice.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
καθ᾽	kath᾽	in	G2596 →
ὅσον	hoson	as much as	G3745 →
ἀπόκειται	apokeitai	it is apportioned	G606 →
τοῖς	tois	<the>	G3588 →
ἀνθρώποις	anthrōpois	to men	G444 →
ἅπαξ	hapax	once	G530 →
ἀποθανεῖν	apothanein	to die	G599 →
μετὰ	meta	after	G3326 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
τοῦτο	touto	this	G3778 →
κρίσις,	krisis	[to face] judgment,	G2920 →

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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The walk8

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
Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
leads to
- Romans 2:16
  on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10
  For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
- Matthew 12:36
  But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
Through
2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
leads to
- Matthew 16:27
  For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
- Revelation 22:12
  “Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14
  For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
- Ephesians 6:8
  because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
- Psalms 62:12
  and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Hebrews

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Hebrews