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He takes away the first that He might establish the second. <a href="/kjv/hebrews/10.htm">King James Bible</a> Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/10.htm">New King James Version</a> then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.” He takes away the first that He may establish the second. <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> then He said, “BEHOLD, I HAVE COME TO DO YOUR WILL.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second. <a href="/nasb/hebrews/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> then He said, &#8220BEHOLD, I HAVE COME TO DO YOUR WILL.&#8221 He takes away the first in order to establish the second. <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> then He said, “BEHOLD, I HAVE COME TO DO THY WILL.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second. <a href="/lsb/hebrews/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> then He said, “BEHOLD, I HAVE COME TO DO YOUR WILL.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second. <a href="/amp/hebrews/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> then He said, “BEHOLD, I HAVE COME TO DO YOUR WILL.” [And so] He does away with the first [covenant as a means of atoning for sin based on animal sacrifices] so that He may inaugurate and establish the second [covenant by means of obedience]. <a href="/csb/hebrews/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> he then says, See, I have come to do your will. He takes away the first to establish the second. <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He then says, See, I have come to do Your will. He takes away the first to establish the second. <a href="/asv/hebrews/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> then hath he said, Lo, I am come to do thy will. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. <a href="/cev/hebrews/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Well, it was to do away with offerings and sacrifices and to replace them. This is what he meant by saying to God, "I have come to do what you want." <a href="/erv/hebrews/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> then hath he said, Lo, I am come to do thy will. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. <a href="/gwt/hebrews/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then Christ says, "I have come to do what you want." He did away with sacrifices in order to establish the obedience that God wants. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then he said, "Here I am, O God, to do your will." So God does away with all the old sacrifices and puts the sacrifice of Christ in their place. <a href="/isv/hebrews/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then he says, "See, I have come to do your will." He takes away the first in order to establish the second. <a href="/msb/hebrews/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then He adds, “Here I am, I have come to do Your will, O God.” He takes away the first to establish the second. <a href="/net/hebrews/10.htm">NET Bible</a> then he says, "Here I am: I have come to do your will." He does away with the first to establish the second. <a href="/nheb/hebrews/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> then he said, "Look, I have come to do your will." He takes away the first, that he may establish the second, <a href="/wbt/hebrews/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. <a href="/wey/hebrews/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> He then adds, "I have come to do Thy will." He does away with the first in order to establish the second. <a href="/web/hebrews/10.htm">World English Bible</a> then he has said, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He takes away the first, that he may establish the second, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> then He said, “Behold, I come to do, O God, Your will”; He takes away the first that He may establish the second; <a href="/blb/hebrews/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> then He said, "Behold, I have come to do Your will." He takes away the first that He might establish the second. <a href="/ylt/hebrews/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> then he said, 'Lo, I come to do, O God, Thy will;' he doth take away the first that the second he may establish; <a href="/slt/hebrews/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Then he said, Behold, I am here to do, O God, thy will. He takes away the first, that he might set up the second.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Then said I: Behold, I come to do thy will, O God: he taketh away the first, that he may establish that which followeth. <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God,’ ” he takes away the first, so that he may establish what follows. <a href="/nabre/hebrews/10.htm">New American Bible</a> Then he says, “Behold, I come to do your will.” He takes away the first to establish the second. <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> then he added, “See, I have come to do your will.” He abolishes the first in order to establish the second.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And after that he said, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. Thus he put an end to the first in order to establish the second. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And afterward he said, “Behold, I have come to do your will, oh God.” In this he abolishes the first to establish the second.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> then he said, Behold, I come to do thy will: he takes away the first, that he may establish the second. <a href="/godbey/hebrews/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> then he has said, Lo, I come to do thy will. He takes away the first, that he may establish the second; <a href="/haweis/hebrews/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> he then added, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He abolishes the first that he may establish the second. <a href="/mace/hebrews/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a> he immediately adds, "lo, I come to do thy WILL, O God." he abolishes the first to establish the second: <a href="/wey/hebrews/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> He then adds, "I have come to do Thy will." He does away with the first in order to establish the second. <a href="/worrell/hebrews/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> then hath He said, "Lo, I have come to do Thy will." He taketh away the first, that He may establish the second: <a href="/worsley/hebrews/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> "Lo I come to do thy will, O God." (He taketh away the first, that He may establish the second.) <a href="/parallel/hebrews/10-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=1793" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hebrews/10.htm">Christ's Perfect Sacrifice</a> …8In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law). 9<a href="/greek/5119.htm" title="5119: tote (Adv) -- Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/2046.htm" title="2046: eirēken (V-RIA-3S) -- Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say.">He adds,</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: Idou (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!">“Here I am,</a> <a href="/greek/2240.htm" title="2240: hēkō (V-PIA-1S) -- To have come, be present, have arrived. A primary verb; to arrive, i.e. Be present.">I have come</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiēsai (V-ANA) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">to do</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">Your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2307.htm" title="2307: thelēma (N-ANS) -- An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination.">will.” </a> <a href="/greek/337.htm" title="337: anairei (V-PIA-3S) -- From ana and haireomai; to take up, i.e. Adopt; by implication, to take away, i.e. Abolish, murder.">He takes away</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4413.htm" title="4413: prōton (Adj-ANS) -- First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost.">first</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">to</a> <a href="/greek/2476.htm" title="2476: stēsē (V-ASA-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.">establish</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1208.htm" title="1208: deuteron (Adj-ANS) -- Second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time. As the compare of duo; second.">second.</a> 10And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/40-6.htm">Psalm 40:6-8</a> Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require. / Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll: / I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.” <a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm">Hebrews 8:6-13</a> Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises. / For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second. / But God found fault with the people and said: “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. ... <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a> 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. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. ... <a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a> This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. <a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Romans 8:3-4</a> For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, / so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. <a href="/galatians/3-24.htm">Galatians 3:24-25</a> So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. / Now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian. <a href="/colossians/2-14.htm">Colossians 2:14</a> having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross! <a href="/ephesians/2-15.htm">Ephesians 2:15</a> by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace <a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Isaiah 42:1-4</a> “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations. / He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets. / A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. ... <a href="/luke/22-20.htm">Luke 22:20</a> In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you. <a href="/john/1-17.htm">John 1:17</a> For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. <a href="/romans/7-4.htm">Romans 7:4-6</a> Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God. / For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death. / But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code. <a href="/2_corinthians/3-6.htm">2 Corinthians 3:6-11</a> And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. / Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory, / will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? ... <a href="/philippians/3-9.htm">Philippians 3:9</a> and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith. <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a> I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then said he, See, I come to do your will, O God. He takes away the first, that he may establish the second.Lo.<a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11-14</a> But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; … He taketh.<a href="/hebrews/7-18.htm">Hebrews 7:18,19</a> For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof… <a href="/hebrews/8-7.htm">Hebrews 8:7-13</a> For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second… <a href="/hebrews/12-27.htm">Hebrews 12:27,28</a> And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Added</a> <a href="/galatians/3-15.htm">Adds</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-8.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-28.htm">First</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">New</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-28.htm">Order</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-8.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-28.htm">Second</a> <a href="/1_timothy/3-1.htm">Sets</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/12-19.htm">Added</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-17.htm">Adds</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-16.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-15.htm">First</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-20.htm">New</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-36.htm">Order</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-1.htm">Second</a> <a href="/james/3-6.htm">Sets</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 10</div>1. <a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">The weakness of the law sacrifices.</a> 10. <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">The sacrifice of Christ's body once offered,</a> 14. <a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm">for ever has taken away sins.</a> 19. <a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">An exhortation to hold fast the faith with patience and thanksgiving.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/hebrews/10.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>Then He adds This phrase introduces a continuation of a thought or statement, indicating that what follows is a further elaboration or addition to what has been previously mentioned. In the context of Hebrews, this is a reference to the words of Christ, emphasizing His role as the ultimate revelation and fulfillment of God's plan. The Greek word for "adds" (προστίθημι, prostithēmi) suggests an intentional and purposeful addition, underscoring the completeness and finality of Christ's mission.‘Behold, I have come to do Your will.&#8217 This declaration is central to understanding the mission of Jesus. The word "Behold" (ἰδού, idou) is an imperative that calls for attention, highlighting the significance of the statement. "I have come" (ἥκω, hēkō) indicates a deliberate arrival or presence, reflecting Jesus' incarnation and His active participation in God's redemptive plan. "To do Your will" (ποιῆσαι τὸ θέλημά σου, poiēsai to thelēma sou) reveals Jesus' submission and obedience to the Father, fulfilling the divine purpose. This echoes <a href="/psalms/40-7.htm">Psalm 40:7-8</a>, showing the continuity of God's plan from the Old Testament to the New Testament.He takes away the first This phrase refers to the removal or setting aside of the old covenant, which was based on the law and sacrifices. The Greek word for "takes away" (ἀναιρέω, anaireō) implies a decisive action of removal or abolition. The "first" (πρῶτον, prōton) signifies the initial covenant, which was provisional and preparatory, pointing towards something greater. This action is not a rejection of the law but a fulfillment and completion of its purpose through Christ.to establish the second Here, the "second" (δεύτερον, deuteron) refers to the new covenant, established through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The word "establish" (στήκω, stēkō) conveys the idea of setting something firmly in place, indicating the permanence and superiority of the new covenant. This new covenant is characterized by grace, internal transformation, and direct access to God, fulfilling the promises of the prophets and providing a better hope for believers.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) Then said he, Lo, I come.--Rather, then hath he said, Lo, I am come to do Thy will. The words "O God" are not in the true text, but have been accidentally repeated from <a href="/hebrews/10-7.htm" title="Then said I, See, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do your will, O God.">Hebrews 10:7</a>.He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.--It is important to inquire how this is done, first in the case of the writer of the psalm, then as the words are used of Jesus. David, perceiving that that which God seeks is the subjection of man's will, refuses to rest in the sacrifices of the law. No one will think that burnt offering or gift or sacrifice for sin was henceforth at an end for him: the confession of his iniquities (<a href="/hebrews/10-12.htm" title="But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;">Hebrews 10:12</a>) implied a recourse to the appointed means of approach to God: even the sacrifices themselves were taken up into the service of obedience. But to the symbols shall be added the consecration and the sacrifice of praise (<a href="/psalms/50-23.htm" title="Whoever offers praise glorifies me: and to him that orders his conversation aright will I show the salvation of God.">Psalm 50:23</a>) which they typified. The application to the Saviour must be interpreted by this context. In making these words His own, He declares the sacrifices of the law to be in themselves without virtue; Jehovah seeks them not from Him, but, having prepared a human body for Him, seeks only the fulfilment of His will. But included in that will of God was Christ's offering of Himself for the world; and, on the other hand, it was His perfect surrender of Himself that gave completeness to that offering. His death was at once the antitype of the sacrifice for sin and the consummation of the words, "I am come to do Thy will, O God." Hence, in saying, "Lo, I am come to do Thy will" (that which God has really willed), He taketh away the sacrifices of slain animals that He may establish the doing of God's will. That such sacrifices as were formerly offered are no longer according to God's pleasure follows as an inference from this. <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/10-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Then τότε (tote) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5119.htm">Strong's 5119: </a> Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that. He adds, εἴρηκεν (eirēken) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2046.htm">Strong's 2046: </a> Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say. “Here I am, Ἰδοὺ (Idou) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo! I have come ἥκω (hēkō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2240.htm">Strong's 2240: </a> To have come, be present, have arrived. A primary verb; to arrive, i.e. Be present. to do ποιῆσαι (poiēsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. Your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. will.” θέλημά (thelēma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2307.htm">Strong's 2307: </a> An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination. He takes away ἀναιρεῖ (anairei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_337.htm">Strong's 337: </a> From ana and haireomai; to take up, i.e. Adopt; by implication, to take away, i.e. Abolish, murder. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. first πρῶτον (prōton) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4413.htm">Strong's 4413: </a> First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost. to ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. establish στήσῃ (stēsē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2476.htm">Strong's 2476: </a> A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. second. δεύτερον (deuteron) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1208.htm">Strong's 1208: </a> Second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time. 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