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Then he sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand. <a href="/esv/hebrews/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, <a href="/bsb/hebrews/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. <a href="/blb/hebrews/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But this One, having offered one sacrifice for sins in perpetuity, sat down at the right hand of God, <a href="/kjv/hebrews/10.htm">King James Bible</a> But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/10.htm">New King James Version</a> But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD, <a href="/nasb/hebrews/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD, <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD, <a href="/lsb/hebrews/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD, <a href="/amp/hebrews/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> whereas Christ, having offered the one sacrifice [the all-sufficient sacrifice of Himself] for sins for all time, SAT DOWN [signifying the completion of atonement for sin] AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD [the position of honor], <a href="/csb/hebrews/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But this man, after offering one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God. <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But this man, after offering one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God. <a href="/asv/hebrews/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; <a href="/cev/hebrews/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But Christ offered himself as a sacrifice that is good forever. Now he is sitting at God's right side, <a href="/erv/hebrews/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; <a href="/gwt/hebrews/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> However, this chief priest made one sacrifice for sins, and this sacrifice lasts forever. Then he received the highest position in heaven. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> Christ, however, offered one sacrifice for sins, an offering that is effective forever, and then he sat down at the right side of God. <a href="/isv/hebrews/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, "he sat down at the right hand of God." <a href="/msb/hebrews/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. <a href="/net/hebrews/10.htm">NET Bible</a> But when this priest had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, he sat down at the right hand of God, <a href="/nheb/hebrews/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> but this one, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God; <a href="/wbt/hebrews/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, for ever sat down on the right hand of God; <a href="/wey/hebrews/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> this Priest, on the contrary, after offering for sins a single sacrifice of perpetual efficacy, took His seat at God's right hand, <a href="/web/hebrews/10.htm">World English Bible</a> but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> But He, having offered one sacrifice for sin—to the end, sat down at the right hand of God— <a href="/blb/hebrews/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But this One, having offered one sacrifice for sins in perpetuity, sat down at the right hand of God, <a href="/ylt/hebrews/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And He, for sin one sacrifice having offered -- to the end, did sit down on the right hand of God, -- <a href="/slt/hebrews/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> But this, having brought in one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But this man offering one sacrifice for sins, for ever sitteth on the right hand of God, <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But this man, offering one sacrifice for sins, sits at the right hand of God forever, <a href="/nabre/hebrews/10.htm">New American Bible</a> But this one offered one sacrifice for sins, and took his seat forever at the right hand of God; <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, “he sat down at the right hand of God,”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But this man after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, sat down on the right hand of God for ever. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But This One offered one sacrifice for the sake of sins, and he sat down at the right side of God for eternity.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> but after offering one sacrifice for sins, he himself sits continually at the right hand of God, <a href="/godbey/hebrews/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> and he, having offered up one sacrifice for sins, forever sat down on the right hand of God; <a href="/haweis/hebrews/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> but this person, having offered one sacrifice for sins, for ever hath seated himself at the right hand of God; <a href="/mace/hebrews/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Christ, after he had offered one sacrifice for sin, sat down on the right hand of God for ever: <a href="/wey/hebrews/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> this Priest, on the contrary, after offering for sins a single sacrifice of perpetual efficacy, took His seat at God's right hand, <a href="/worrell/hebrews/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> but This Man, having offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God; <a href="/worsley/hebrews/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> but He having offered one sacrifice for sins, is for ever sat down at the right hand of God; <a href="/parallel/hebrews/10-12.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=1823" 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> …11Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But when</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: houtos (DPro-NMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this Priest</a> <a href="/greek/4374.htm" title="4374: prosenenkas (V-APA-NMS) -- From pros and phero; to bear towards, i.e. Lead to, tender, treat.">had offered</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></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/1336.htm" title="1336: diēnekes (Adj-ANS) -- Neuter of a compound of dia and a derivative of an alternate of phero; carried through, i.e. perpetually.">for all time</a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: mian (Adj-AFS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">one</a> <a href="/greek/2378.htm" title="2378: thysian (N-AFS) -- Abstr. and concr: sacrifice; a sacrifice, offering. From thuo; sacrifice.">sacrifice</a> <a href="/greek/5228.htm" title="5228: hyper (Prep) -- Gen: in behalf of; acc: above. ">for</a> <a href="/greek/266.htm" title="266: hamartiōn (N-GFP) -- From hamartano; a sin.">sins,</a> <a href="/greek/2523.htm" title="2523: ekathisen (V-AIA-3S) -- Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle.">He sat down</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">at</a> <a href="/greek/1188.htm" title="1188: dexia (Adj-DFS) -- On the right hand, right hand, right. From dechomai; the right side or hand.">the right hand</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God.</a> 13Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet,…<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/110-1.htm">Psalm 110:1</a> A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.” <a href="/acts/2-34.htm">Acts 2:34-35</a> For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand / until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’ <a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a> The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. <a href="/hebrews/8-1.htm">Hebrews 8:1</a> The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, <a href="/romans/8-34.htm">Romans 8:34</a> Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us. <a href="/colossians/3-1.htm">Colossians 3:1</a> Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. <a href="/ephesians/1-20.htm">Ephesians 1:20</a> which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, <a href="/mark/16-19.htm">Mark 16:19</a> After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. <a href="/1_peter/3-22.htm">1 Peter 3:22</a> who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him. <a href="/matthew/22-44.htm">Matthew 22:44</a> ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’ <a href="/luke/20-42.htm">Luke 20:42-43</a> For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand / until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’ <a href="/1_corinthians/15-25.htm">1 Corinthians 15:25</a> For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. <a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Isaiah 53:12</a> Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a> In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. <a href="/philippians/2-9.htm">Philippians 2:9-11</a> Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, / that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;See on ch.<a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a> Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;<a href="/hebrews/8-1.htm">Hebrews 8:1</a> Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;<a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a> Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-13.htm">Contrary</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Efficacy</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-2.htm">End</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-28.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-27.htm">God's</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-24.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-8.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/galatians/3-23.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-30.htm">Perpetuity</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Right</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-1.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-5.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/galatians/5-14.htm">Single</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-1.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/11-26.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-22.htm">Contrary</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Efficacy</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm">End</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-36.htm">God's</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-33.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-4.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/genesis/9-12.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm">Perpetuity</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-21.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-24.htm">Right</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/james/2-3.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm">Single</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-17.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/james/2-3.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-13.htm">Time</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'; 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In the context of the Book of Hebrews, Jesus is compared to the Levitical priests of the Old Testament. Unlike those priests who had to offer sacrifices repeatedly, Jesus, as the High Priest, offers a singular, perfect sacrifice. The priesthood of Jesus is in the order of Melchizedek, a figure who appears in <a href="/genesis/14.htm">Genesis 14</a> and is mentioned in <a href="/psalms/110-4.htm">Psalm 110:4</a>, symbolizing an eternal and superior priesthood.had offered for all time The sacrifice of Jesus is described as being once and for all, contrasting with the repeated sacrifices under the Old Covenant. This highlights the sufficiency and completeness of Christ's atoning work. The phrase "for all time" underscores the eternal efficacy of His sacrifice, fulfilling the prophecy of a new covenant found in <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>, where God promises to remember sins no more.one sacrifice for sins This refers to the crucifixion of Jesus, where He offered Himself as the perfect and final sacrifice for the sins of humanity. The concept of sacrifice is deeply rooted in the Old Testament, where animals were offered to atone for sin. However, these were only a foreshadowing of the ultimate sacrifice of Christ, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, which prophesies the suffering servant who bears the sins of many.He sat down The act of sitting down signifies completion and rest. In the context of the priestly duties, no priest ever sat down in the temple because their work was never finished. Jesus sitting down indicates that His sacrificial work is complete and fully sufficient. This is a powerful image of His authority and the finality of His atoning work.at the right hand of God Sitting at the right hand of God is a position of honor and authority. This imagery is drawn from <a href="/psalms/110.htm">Psalm 110:1</a>, which is frequently quoted in the New Testament to affirm Christ's exaltation and divine authority. It signifies Jesus' role as King and Priest, ruling with God and interceding on behalf of believers. This position also indicates His victory over sin and death, affirming His divine nature and the fulfillment of His messianic role.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_priest.htm">The Priest (Jesus Christ)</a> The central figure in this verse, Jesus is depicted as the ultimate High Priest who offers Himself as the perfect sacrifice for sins. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_sacrifice.htm">The Sacrifice</a> Refers to the singular, all-sufficient sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, which contrasts with the repeated sacrifices of the Old Testament. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_right_hand_of_god.htm">The Right Hand of God</a> A position of honor and authority, indicating Jesus' exaltation and His completed work of redemption. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_old_testament_sacrificial_system.htm">The Old Testament Sacrificial System</a> The backdrop against which this verse is set, highlighting the insufficiency of animal sacrifices compared to Christ's perfect offering. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_new_covenant.htm">The New Covenant</a> The new relationship between God and humanity established through Jesus' sacrifice, fulfilling the promises of the Old Testament.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_sufficiency_of_christ's_sacrifice.htm">The Sufficiency of Christ's Sacrifice</a> Jesus' sacrifice is once and for all, unlike the repeated sacrifices of the Old Testament. This underscores the completeness and sufficiency of His atonement for our sins. <a href="/topical/t/the_authority_of_christ.htm">The Authority of Christ</a> Sitting at the right hand of God signifies Jesus' authority and His finished work. Believers can rest in the assurance of their salvation and His ongoing intercession. <a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">The Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> Jesus' position fulfills Old Testament prophecies, affirming the reliability of Scripture and God's faithfulness to His promises. <a href="/topical/l/living_under_the_new_covenant.htm">Living Under the New Covenant</a> As beneficiaries of the New Covenant, believers are called to live in the freedom and grace provided by Christ's sacrifice, no longer bound by the old sacrificial system. <a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_perseverance.htm">Encouragement in Perseverance</a> Understanding Christ's completed work encourages believers to persevere in faith, knowing that their salvation is secure and their High Priest is interceding for them.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 10</a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_burnt_altar_important.htm">Why is the altar of burnt offering significant?</a> <a href="/q/is_the_priory_of_sion_real.htm">Is the Priory of Sion a real organization?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_chuck_smith.htm">What are spiritual sacrifices in religious practices?</a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'it_is_finished'.htm">What did Jesus mean by saying "It is finished"?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) But this man.--Rather, but He. In the main this verse is a combination of <a href="/hebrews/7-27.htm" title="Who needs not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.">Hebrews 7:27</a> (<a href="/hebrews/9-26.htm" title="For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world has he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.">Hebrews 9:26</a>) and <a href="/hebrews/8-1.htm" title="Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;">Hebrews 8:1</a>. One addition is made, in the words, "for ever." These words (which occur in three other places, <a href="/hebrews/7-3.htm" title="Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like to the Son of God; stays a priest continually.">Hebrews 7:3</a>; <a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm" title="For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.">Hebrews 10:1</a>; <a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm" title="For by one offering he has perfected for ever them that are sanctified.">Hebrews 10:14</a>) are by many joined with what precedes, by others with the latter part of the sentence, "it down on the right hand of God." The different editions of our Bible and Prayer Book (Epistle for Good Friday) are divided, some (including the earliest) having a comma at the word "ever," others at "sins." In most of our earlier English versions the construction adopted was shown by the arrangement of the words. Thus Tyndale has, "sat him down for ever;" and the Bishops' Bible, "is set down for ever." Coverdale (following Luther) is very clear on the other side: "when He had offered for sins one sacrifice which is of value for ever." Most modern commentators seem to adopt the latter view ("for ever sat down"), but hardly, perhaps, with sufficient reason. The analogy of <a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm" title="For by one offering he has perfected for ever them that are sanctified.">Hebrews 10:14</a> is distinctly on the other side; and the Greek phrase rendered "for ever" is more suitably applied to the offering of a sacrifice than to the thought of the following words. The contrast to <a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm" title="And every priest stands daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:">Hebrews 10:11</a> is strongly marked. The sacrificial work has been performed, and the High Priest no longer "standeth ministering." The words "sat down" (<a href="/psalms/110-1.htm" title="The LORD said to my Lord, Sit you at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.">Psalm 110:1</a>) add to the priestly imagery that of kingly state. . . . <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/10-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But [when] δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. this [Priest] οὗτος (houtos) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. had offered προσενέγκας (prosenenkas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4374.htm">Strong's 4374: </a> From pros and phero; to bear towards, i.e. Lead to, tender, treat. for all time διηνεκὲς (diēnekes) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1336.htm">Strong's 1336: </a> Neuter of a compound of dia and a derivative of an alternate of phero; carried through, i.e. perpetually. one μίαν (mian) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. sacrifice θυσίαν (thysian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2378.htm">Strong's 2378: </a> Abstr. and concr: sacrifice; a sacrifice, offering. From thuo; sacrifice. for ὑπὲρ (hyper) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_5228.htm">Strong's 5228: </a> Gen: in behalf of; acc: above. sins, ἁμαρτιῶν (hamartiōn) Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_266.htm">Strong's 266: </a> From hamartano; a sin. He sat down ἐκάθισεν (ekathisen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2523.htm">Strong's 2523: </a> Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle. at ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] right hand δεξιᾷ (dexia) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1188.htm">Strong's 1188: </a> On the right hand, right hand, right. From dechomai; the right side or hand. of God. Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/10-12.htm">Hebrews 10:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/hebrews/10-12.htm">Hebrews 10:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/hebrews/10-12.htm">Hebrews 10:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/hebrews/10-12.htm">Hebrews 10:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/hebrews/10-12.htm">Hebrews 10:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/10-12.htm">Hebrews 10:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/10-12.htm">Hebrews 10:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/10-12.htm">Hebrews 10:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/10-12.htm">Hebrews 10:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/hebrews/10-12.htm">Hebrews 10:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-12.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 10:12 But he when he had offered one (Heb. He. 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