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class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/hebrews/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/hebrews/13.htm">New International Version</a> We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat. <a href="/nlt/hebrews/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> We have an altar from which the priests in the Tabernacle have no right to eat. <a href="/esv/hebrews/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. <a href="/bsb/hebrews/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat. <a href="/blb/hebrews/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> We have an altar from which those serving in the tabernacle have no authority to eat. <a href="/kjv/hebrews/13.htm">King James Bible</a> We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/13.htm">New King James Version</a> We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. <a href="/nasb/hebrews/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> We have an altar, from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. <a href="/lsb/hebrews/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no authority to eat. <a href="/amp/hebrews/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle (sacred tent) have no right to eat. <a href="/csb/hebrews/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> We have an altar from which those who worship at the tabernacle do not have a right to eat. <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle do not have a right to eat. <a href="/asv/hebrews/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat that serve the tabernacle. <a href="/cev/hebrews/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But we have an altar where even the priests who serve in the place of worship have no right to eat. <a href="/erv/hebrews/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. <a href="/gwt/hebrews/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Those who serve at the tent have no right to eat what is sacrificed at our altar. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> The priests who serve in the Jewish place of worship have no right to eat any of the sacrifice on our altar. <a href="/isv/hebrews/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> We have an altar, and those who serve in the tent have no right to eat at it. <a href="/msb/hebrews/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat. <a href="/net/hebrews/13.htm">NET Bible</a> We have an altar that those who serve in the tabernacle have no right to eat from. <a href="/nheb/hebrews/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> We have an altar from which those who serve the holy tabernacle have no right to eat. <a href="/wbt/hebrews/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> We have an altar, of which they have no right to eat who serve the tabernacle. <a href="/wey/hebrews/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> We Christians have an altar from which the ministers of the Jewish Tent have no right to eat. <a href="/web/hebrews/13.htm">World English Bible</a> We have an altar from which those who serve the holy tabernacle have no right to eat. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> we have an altar from which they who are serving the Dwelling Place have no authority to eat, <a href="/blb/hebrews/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> We have an altar from which those serving in the tabernacle have no authority to eat. <a href="/ylt/hebrews/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> we have an altar, of which to eat they have no authority who the tabernacle are serving, <a href="/slt/hebrews/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> We have an altar, of which they serving the tent have no power to eat.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> We have an altar, whereof they have no power to eat who serve the tabernacle. <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> We have an altar: those who serve in the tabernacle have no authority to eat from it. <a href="/nabre/hebrews/13.htm">New American Bible</a> We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> We have an altar from which those who officiate in the tent have no right to eat.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> We have an altar from which those who minister in the tabernacle have no right to eat. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But we have an altar from which those who minister in The Tabernacle have no authority to eat.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> We have a sacrifice, of which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.<CM> <a href="/godbey/hebrews/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> We have an altar, from which those ministering in the tabernacle have no right to eat. <a href="/haweis/hebrews/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> We have an altar, of which they have no right to eat, who perform the service in the tabernacle. <a href="/mace/hebrews/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a> We have a victim, whereof they, who still serve at the tabernacle, have no more right to eat, <a href="/wey/hebrews/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> We Christians have an altar from which the ministers of the Jewish Tent have no right to eat. <a href="/worrell/hebrews/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> We have an altar, from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. <a href="/worsley/hebrews/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> We have an altar, of which those who perform service in the tabernacle have no right to eat. <a href="/parallel/hebrews/13-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=2857" 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/13.htm">Christ's Unchanging Nature</a> …9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them. 10<a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: Echomen (V-PIA-1P) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">We have</a> <a href="/greek/2379.htm" title="2379: thysiastērion (N-ANS) -- An altar (for sacrifice). From a derivative of thusia; a place of sacrifice, i.e. An altar.">an altar</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hou (RelPro-GNS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">which</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">those who</a> <a href="/greek/3000.htm" title="3000: latreuontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To serve, especially God, perhaps simply: I worship. From latris; to minister, i.e. Render religious homage.">serve</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">at the</a> <a href="/greek/4633.htm" title="4633: skēnē (N-DFS) -- A tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation. Apparently akin to skeuos and skia; a tent or cloth hut.">tabernacle</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echousin (V-PIA-3P) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">have</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">no</a> <a href="/greek/1849.htm" title="1849: exousian (N-AFS) -- From exesti; privilege, i.e. force, capacity, competency, freedom, or mastery, delegated influence.">right</a> <a href="/greek/5315.htm" title="5315: phagein (V-ANA) -- A primary verb; to eat.">to eat.</a> 11Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.…<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="/leviticus/16-27.htm">Leviticus 16:27</a> The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; and their hides, flesh, and dung must be burned up. <a href="/john/6-53.htm">John 6:53-56</a> So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you. / Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. / For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13</a> Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? <a href="/exodus/29-14.htm">Exodus 29:14</a> But burn the flesh of the bull and its hide and dung outside the camp; it is a sin offering. <a href="/matthew/26-26.htm">Matthew 26:26-28</a> While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.” / Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. / This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-18.htm">1 Corinthians 10:18</a> Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar? <a href="/leviticus/6-30.htm">Leviticus 6:30</a> But no sin offering may be eaten if its blood has been brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place; it must be burned. <a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a> The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! <a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a> you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/leviticus/4-12.htm">Leviticus 4:12</a> all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place where the ashes are poured out, and there he must burn it on a wood fire on the ash heap. <a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7</a> Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. <a href="/john/4-32.htm">John 4:32-34</a> But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” / So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?” / Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work. <a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">Leviticus 16:11</a> When Aaron presents the bull for his sin offering and makes atonement for himself and his household, he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering. <a href="/romans/15-16.htm">Romans 15:16</a> to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. <a href="/numbers/18-9.htm">Numbers 18:9-10</a> A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons. / You are to eat it as a most holy offering, and every male may eat it. You shall regard it as holy.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.an altar.<a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7,8</a> Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: … <a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13</a> Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?<a href="/1_corinthians/10-17.htm">1 Corinthians 10:17,20</a> For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread… serve.<a href="/numbers/3-7.htm">Numbers 3:7,8</a> And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle… <a href="/numbers/7-5.htm">Numbers 7:5</a> Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-9.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-15.htm">Christians</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-9.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-9.htm">Food</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-14.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/titus/1-14.htm">Jewish</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-2.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-9.htm">Ministers</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Right</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-28.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm">Serving</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-21.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-21.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-8.htm">Whereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-16.htm">Christians</a> <a href="/james/5-3.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/james/2-15.htm">Food</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-11.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/6-3.htm">Jewish</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-12.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/revelation/1-20.htm">Ministers</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-18.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/james/1-14.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-12.htm">Serving</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-13.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-13.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-12.htm">Whereof</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 13</div>1. <a href="/hebrews/13-1.htm">Various admonitions as to love;</a> 4. <a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">to honest life;</a> 5. <a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">to avoid covetousness;</a> 7. <a href="/hebrews/13-7.htm">to regard God's preachers;</a> 9. <a href="/hebrews/13-9.htm">to take heed of strange doctrines;</a> 10. <a href="/hebrews/13-10.htm">to confess Christ;</a> 16. <a href="/hebrews/13-16.htm">to give alms;</a> 17. <a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">to obey governors;</a> 18. <a href="/hebrews/13-18.htm">to pray for the apostles.</a> 20. <a href="/hebrews/13-20.htm">The conclusion.</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> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hebrews/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>We have an altar This phrase signifies the spiritual altar of the New Covenant, contrasting with the physical altar of the Old Covenant. In the context of Hebrews, the altar represents the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who is both the high priest and the offering. This altar is not a physical structure but a spiritual reality, emphasizing the believer's access to God through Christ's atoning work. The concept of an altar is deeply rooted in Jewish tradition, where altars were central to worship and sacrifice. However, the New Covenant altar is superior, as it is based on the once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus, fulfilling and surpassing the Old Testament sacrificial system.from which those who serve at the tabernacle This refers to the Levitical priests who served in the earthly tabernacle, performing rituals and sacrifices according to the Mosaic Law. The tabernacle was a temporary, movable structure used by the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings and later replaced by the temple in Jerusalem. The priests had specific duties and privileges, including eating portions of certain sacrifices. However, the author of Hebrews highlights the limitations of the Levitical priesthood and the tabernacle system, which were shadows of the heavenly realities fulfilled in Christ. The tabernacle and its services pointed forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, who entered the heavenly sanctuary on behalf of believers.have no right to eat. This phrase underscores the exclusivity of the New Covenant altar. Those who continue to rely on the Old Covenant system, represented by the tabernacle, do not partake in the benefits of Christ's sacrifice. The right to "eat" symbolizes participation in the spiritual blessings and eternal life offered through Jesus. In the Old Testament, eating from the altar was a privilege for the priests, but in the New Covenant, all believers are invited to partake in the spiritual nourishment provided by Christ. This reflects the broader theme of Hebrews, which encourages believers to move beyond the old system and embrace the new and living way opened by Jesus. The imagery of eating also connects to the Lord's Supper, where believers remember and proclaim the Lord's death until He comes, signifying their participation in the New Covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_author_of_hebrews.htm">The Author of Hebrews</a> Traditionally attributed to Paul, though the exact authorship is uncertain. The author writes to Jewish Christians, encouraging them to remain faithful to Christ. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jewish_christians.htm">Jewish Christians</a> The primary audience of the letter, who were familiar with Jewish customs and the sacrificial system of the Old Testament. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a> The portable earthly dwelling place of God used by the Israelites from the Exodus until the building of Solomon's Temple. It was central to Jewish worship and sacrificial practices. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a> In the context of Hebrews, this refers to the spiritual altar of the New Covenant, symbolizing the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. 5. <a href="/topical/l/levitical_priests.htm">Levitical Priests</a> Those who served in the tabernacle, performing sacrifices and rituals according to the Old Covenant.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_supremacy_of_christ's_sacrifice.htm">The Supremacy of Christ's Sacrifice</a> Christ's sacrifice on the cross is superior to the Old Covenant sacrifices. Believers have access to a spiritual altar that offers eternal sustenance and forgiveness. <a href="/topical/s/separation_from_the_old_covenant.htm">Separation from the Old Covenant</a> The New Covenant in Christ calls believers to move beyond the rituals of the Old Covenant, embracing the fullness of life in Christ. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_nourishment.htm">Spiritual Nourishment</a> Just as physical food sustains the body, Christ's sacrifice provides spiritual nourishment. Believers are called to partake in this through faith and communion. <a href="/topical/e/exclusive_access_through_christ.htm">Exclusive Access through Christ</a> Only those who are in Christ have the right to partake in the benefits of His sacrifice. This exclusivity emphasizes the importance of faith in Jesus. <a href="/topical/l/living_a_sacrificial_life.htm">Living a Sacrificial Life</a> As followers of Christ, believers are called to live sacrificially, offering themselves as living sacrifices in service to God and others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 13</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_an_altar.htm">What defines an altar?</a> <a href="/q/what_constitutes_anointing_oil.htm">What constitutes anointing oil?</a> <a href="/q/does_heb._13_10_contradict_ot_sacrifice_laws.htm">Does Hebrews 13:10's mention of an altar contradict Old Testament laws allowing priests to eat sacrifices?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_bible's_songs_of_ascent.htm">What are the Songs of Ascent in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10, 11) "We need not such profitless teaching; we already have sustenance which is 'meat indeed,' by which the heart is established." According to the Law, the priests (they. who "serve the Tabernacle," see <a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm" title="Who serve to the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, said he, that you make all things according to the pattern showed to you in the mount.">Hebrews 8:5</a>) received for themselves a greater or smaller portion of the animals offered as peace-offerings and trespass-offerings; in some cases, also, the flesh of the sin-offerings fell to their lot (Leviticus 4, 5, 7, 23). When the high priest presented a sin-offering on his own behalf (<a href="/context/leviticus/4-3.htm" title="If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he has sinned, a young bullock without blemish to the LORD for a sin offering.">Leviticus 4:3-12</a>), or for the congregation (<a href="/context/hebrews/13-13.htm" title="Let us go forth therefore to him without the camp, bearing his reproach.">Hebrews 13:13-21</a>), he sprinkled some of the blood in the Holy Place in front of the veil; on the Day of Atonement alone was the blood taken within the veil into the Most Holy Place. In the case of these three offerings the priest received no part of the animal sacrificed; certain portions were burnt on the altar of burnt-offering, and the rest of the body was carried forth "without the camp," and wholly consumed by fire. Though the writer here speaks of animals whose blood is brought into the Holy Place through the high priest, as an offering for sin, it is probable that (as in Hebrews 5-9) he has in thought the Day of Atonement only, so that here "the Holy Place" bears the sense of the "Holiest of all." (See Note on <a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm" title="For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the show bread; which is called the sanctuary.">Hebrews 9:2</a>.) (It will be noted that throughout he uses the present tense; see the same Note). For us there is but one sacrifice for sin, the efficacy of which endures for ever (<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>): Jesus entering the Holiest Place for us in virtue of His own sacrifice has fulfilled the type contained in the high priest's sprinkling of the blood. But whereas those priests might not eat of their sin-offering, to us greater privilege is given; we feed on Him who was slain for us, whose flesh war for the life of the world (<a href="/context/john/6-51.htm" title="I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.">John 6:51-56</a>). We then (who are all "priests unto God") "have an altar of which," on the very principles of their Law, "they that serve the Tabernacle (see <a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm" title="Who serve to the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, said he, that you make all things according to the pattern showed to you in the mount.">Hebrews 8:5</a>) have no right to eat." The stress is laid on the sacrifice, of which we eat, not upon the altar itself. If separately interpreted, the altar will be the place of sacrifice, the Cross. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hebrews/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. Here there is a plain allusion to the eating of offered sacrifices. If, then, there was no such allusion in the preceding verse, what is the connection of thought? It appears to be this: "Some would teach you that meats are of religious importance. Nay, but what are meats to us who have Christ himself for our spiritual food? This is our peculiar privilege, not shared by the very priests of the old dispensation." Then, in ver. 11, "That this is so is shown by the very symbolism of the Day of Atonement." Then, in ver. 12, "Let us, then, be well content to leave Judaism entirely, and cleave to Christ alone." By "those that serve (λατρεύοντες) the tabernacle" are meant the priests of the Law, whose service is, as in former passages, referred to as still going on. It is evidently implied that we have the right which they have not. <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/13-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>We have Ἔχομεν (Echomen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. an altar θυσιαστήριον (thysiastērion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2379.htm">Strong's 2379: </a> An altar (for sacrifice). From a derivative of thusia; a place of sacrifice, i.e. An altar. from ἐξ (ex) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. which οὗ (hou) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. those who οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <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. serve λατρεύοντες (latreuontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3000.htm">Strong's 3000: </a> To serve, especially God, perhaps simply: I worship. From latris; to minister, i.e. Render religious homage. at the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine 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. tabernacle σκηνῇ (skēnē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4633.htm">Strong's 4633: </a> A tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation. Apparently akin to skeuos and skia; a tent or cloth hut. have ἔχουσιν (echousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. no οὐκ (ouk) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. right ἐξουσίαν (exousian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1849.htm">Strong's 1849: </a> From exesti; privilege, i.e. force, capacity, competency, freedom, or mastery, delegated influence. to eat. φαγεῖν (phagein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A primary verb; to eat. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-10.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 13:10 We have an altar from which those (Heb. 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