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First he says:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hebrews/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And the Holy Spirit also testifies that this is so. For he says,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hebrews/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after having said before:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hebrews/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>Whereof</i> the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hebrews/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hebrews/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hebrews/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hebrews/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hebrews/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hebrews/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the Holy Spirit also adds His testimony to us [in confirmation of this]; for after having said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hebrews/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. For after he says:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hebrews/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. For after He says: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hebrews/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Holy Spirit also beareth witness to us; for after he hath said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hebrews/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The Holy Spirit also speaks of this by telling us that the Lord said, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hebrews/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the Holy Ghost also beareth witness to us: for after he hath said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hebrews/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Holy Spirit tells us the same thing:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hebrews/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And the Holy Spirit also gives us his witness. First he says, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hebrews/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The Holy Spirit also assures us of this, for he said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hebrews/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hebrews/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us, for after saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hebrews/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hebrews/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Of this the Holy Spirit also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And the Holy Spirit also gives us His testimony; for when He had said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hebrews/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hebrews/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after that He has said before,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after having said before:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hebrews/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and testify to us also doth the Holy Spirit, for after that He hath said before,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hebrews/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And also the Holy Spirit testifies to us: for after having said before,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hebrews/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Holy Ghost also doth testify this to us. For after that he said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hebrews/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now the Holy Spirit also testifies for us about this. For afterward, he said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hebrews/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The Holy Spirit is also a witness to us: for he had said before,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But The Spirit of Holiness also testifies to us, who says:<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/hebrews/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And, indeed, the Holy Spirit is a witness for us. For after he had said before,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/hebrews/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And the Holy Ghost truly does witness to us: for afterward he said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/hebrews/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Now the Holy Ghost also beareth this testimony to us: for after declaring before,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/hebrews/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and this is what the holy spirit declares, when after having said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And the Holy Spirit also gives us His testimony; for when He had said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/hebrews/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And the Holy Spirit also testifieth to us; for after He had said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/hebrews/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And <i>of this</i> the holy Ghost also beareth witness with us:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hebrews/10-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=1847" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/10.htm">Christ's Perfect Sacrifice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- 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/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: Hagion (Adj-NNS) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">Holy</a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: Pneuma (N-NNS) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">Spirit</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">also</a> <a href="/greek/3140.htm" title="3140: Martyrei (V-PIA-3S) -- To witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report. From martus; to be a witness, i.e. Testify.">testifies</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmin (PPro-D1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">to us about this.</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason."></a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">First</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/2046.htm" title="2046: eirēkenai (V-RNA) -- Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say.">He says:</a> </span> <span class="reftext">16</span>“This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33-34</a></span><br />“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. / No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-16.htm">Romans 8:16</a></span><br />The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-26.htm">John 14:26</a></span><br />But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-6.htm">1 John 5:6</a></span><br />This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-22.htm">2 Corinthians 1:22</a></span><br />placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-10.htm">1 Corinthians 2:10-12</a></span><br />But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. / For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. / We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-6.htm">Galatians 4:6</a></span><br />And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Romans 8:15</a></span><br />For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-13.htm">John 16:13</a></span><br />However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-3.htm">2 Corinthians 3:3</a></span><br />It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-21.htm">Isaiah 59:21</a></span><br />“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-32.htm">Acts 5:32</a></span><br />We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-20.htm">1 John 2:20</a></span><br />You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-24.htm">1 John 3:24</a></span><br />Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/2-3.htm">Hebrews 2:3,4</a></b></br> How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard <i>him</i>; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7</a></b></br> Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/9-8.htm">Hebrews 9:8</a></b></br> The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/6-8.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-8.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-9.htm">First</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-8.htm">Ghost</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-28.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-12.htm">Testifies</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-17.htm">Testify</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-5.htm">Testimony</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-5.htm">Whereof</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-17.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/12-7.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/james/1-15.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-32.htm">First</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-12.htm">Ghost</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-20.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-29.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/1_john/5-6.htm">Testifies</a> <a href="/james/5-3.htm">Testify</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-28.htm">Testimony</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-8.htm">Whereof</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-23.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">The weakness of the law sacrifices.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">The sacrifice of Christ's body once offered,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm">for ever has taken away sins.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">An exhortation to hold fast the faith with patience and thanksgiving.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </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><b>The Holy Spirit</b><br />The phrase "The Holy Spirit" refers to the third person of the Trinity, who is active in the world today, guiding, teaching, and empowering believers. In the Greek, "Holy Spirit" is "ἅγιον πνεῦμα" (hagion pneuma), emphasizing His sacred and pure nature. The Holy Spirit's role as a testifier underscores His divine authority and involvement in revealing God's truth to humanity. Historically, the Holy Spirit has been seen as the inspirer of Scripture, the one who moved prophets and apostles to speak and write God's words. In the context of Hebrews, the Holy Spirit is the one who confirms the new covenant, a theme central to the book.<p><b>also testifies</b><br />The word "testifies" comes from the Greek "μαρτυρεῖ" (martyrei), which means to bear witness or give evidence. This term is often used in legal contexts, suggesting a formal and authoritative declaration. The Holy Spirit's testimony is not just a passive observation but an active declaration of truth. In the historical context of the early church, the testimony of the Holy Spirit was crucial for affirming the teachings of the apostles and the authenticity of the new covenant established through Jesus Christ.<p><b>to us</b><br />The phrase "to us" indicates the recipients of the Holy Spirit's testimony, which includes the original audience of the letter to the Hebrews and, by extension, all believers. This personal address highlights the intimate relationship between God and His people, where the Holy Spirit communicates directly to the hearts and minds of believers. The historical context of the early Christian community, which faced persecution and doubt, underscores the importance of this divine communication as a source of encouragement and assurance.<p><b>about this</b><br />The phrase "about this" refers to the subject matter of the Holy Spirit's testimony, which, in the broader context of <a href="/hebrews/10.htm">Hebrews 10</a>, is the new covenant and the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ. The Greek word "τοῦτο" (touto) is a demonstrative pronoun, pointing to the specific revelation and promises of God. Understanding "this" in the context of the new covenant is crucial, as it represents the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies and the establishment of a new relationship between God and humanity through Christ's atoning work.<p><b>First He says</b><br />The phrase "First He says" introduces a quotation from the Old Testament, specifically from <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33-34</a>, which is a prophecy about the new covenant. The Greek word "λέγει" (legei) means "says" or "declares," indicating a direct and authoritative statement. The use of "First" suggests a sequence, implying that the Holy Spirit's testimony is ongoing and multifaceted. This introduction sets the stage for the profound truth that follows, emphasizing the continuity and fulfillment of God's promises from the Old Testament to the New Testament era.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">Whereof.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">And the Holy Ghost also beareth witness unto us.</span> The Holy Ghost, speaking in Scripture (<a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm" title="Why (as the Holy Ghost said, To day if you will hear his voice,">Hebrews 3:7</a>; <a href="/hebrews/9-8.htm" title="The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:">Hebrews 9:8</a>)--the Scripture quoted in <a href="/context/hebrews/8-8.htm" title="For finding fault with them, he said, Behold, the days come, said the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:">Hebrews 8:8-12</a>--beareth witness.<p><span class= "bld">After that he had said before.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">after He hath said.</span> The word "before" is not in the best MSS.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hebrews/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 15-18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the Holy Ghost also testifieth to us: for after that he hath said, This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;</span> (then saith he), <span class="cmt_word">And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.</span> Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. The apodosis to "after that he hath said," not distinctly marked in the Greek or in the A.V., is denoted in the above rendering by "<span class="accented">then saith he"</span> before ver. 17. Another view is that it begins earlier in the sentence, being introduced by "saith the Lord," which occurs in the quotation from Jeremiah. But this is improbable, since <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> words in the quotation itself could not well be intended to be understood as the quoter's own; <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> the quotation down to ver. 17 is continuous, whereas the citation of ver. 17 is in the original passage of Jeremiah separated from the preceding one; <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> the logical conclusion intended to be drawn requires ver. 17 to be the apodosis. For the writer's purpose in referring once more to Jeremiah's prediction of the" new covenant" is to show from it the completeness and finality of Christ's atonement; and this, he argues, follows from this characteristic of the "new covenant" being added to the previous description of it - "Their sins and iniquities will I remember no more." CH. 10:19-END. HORTATORY PORTION OF THE EPISTLE. The great doctrine of Christ's eternal priesthood having been led up to, established by argument, and at length fully expounded, it remains only to press the practical result of a belief in it in alternate tones of encouragement and of warning. We have seen that, even in the earlier chapters, hortatory passages were frequently interposed, showing the purpose all along in the writer's mind. In the central and deepest part of the argument (<a href="/hebrews/7-1.htm">Hebrews 7:1-10:19</a>) there were none, close and uninterrupted attention to the course of thought being then demanded. But now, the argument being completed, the previous exhortations are taken up again, and enforced in consequently fuller and deeper tones. The connection of thought between these final admonitions and those previously interposed is evident when we compare the very expressions in <a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-23</a> with those in <a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a>, and the warnings of <a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Hebrews 10:26</a>, etc., with those of <a href="/hebrews/6-4.htm">Hebrews 6:4</a>, etc. Thus appears, as in other ways also, the carefully arranged plan of the Epistle, different in this respect from the undoubted Epistles of St. Paul, in which the thoughts generally follow each other without great regard to artistic arrangement. This, however, is in itself by no means conclusive against St. Paul's authorship, since there would be likely to be just this difference between a set treatise composed for a purpose, and a letter written <span class="accented">currente calamo</span> by the same author. It does, however, mark a different class of composition, and is suggestive, as far as it goes, of a different writer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hebrews/10-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">The</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸ</span> <span class="translit">(to)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Holy</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἅγιον</span> <span class="translit">(Hagion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> </span><span class="str2">Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Spirit</span><br /><span class="grk">Πνεῦμα</span> <span class="translit">(Pneuma)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, spirit. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">also</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">testifies</span><br /><span class="grk">Μαρτυρεῖ</span> <span class="translit">(Martyrei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3140.htm">Strong's 3140: </a> </span><span class="str2">To witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report. From martus; to be a witness, i.e. Testify.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to us {about this}.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡμῖν</span> <span class="translit">(hēmin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[First]</span><br /><span class="grk">μετὰ</span> <span class="translit">(meta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">He says:</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰρηκέναι</span> <span class="translit">(eirēkenai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2046.htm">Strong's 2046: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/10-15.htm">Hebrews 10:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hebrews/10-15.htm">Hebrews 10:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hebrews/10-15.htm">Hebrews 10:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hebrews/10-15.htm">Hebrews 10:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hebrews/10-15.htm">Hebrews 10:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/10-15.htm">Hebrews 10:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/10-15.htm">Hebrews 10:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/10-15.htm">Hebrews 10:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/10-15.htm">Hebrews 10:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hebrews/10-15.htm">Hebrews 10:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hebrews/10-15.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 10:15 The Holy Spirit also testifies to us (Heb. 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