Hebrews 10:7

Translations

Modern

Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’”

Traditional

Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

Literal

Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come—in the scroll of the book it has been written about Me—to do Your will, O God.’”

Latin

Tunc dixi: Ecce venio: in capite libri scriptum est de me: Ut faciam, Deus, voluntatem tuam.

Original

Greek

English

Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’”

Notes

Hebrews 10:5–7

These verses quote Psalm 40:6 –8. Psalm 40 is a song praising God, where the writer expresses a wish to follow God's will. The author of Hebrews sees Christ as the one speaking.

Hebrews 9:11–10:18

The author compares the old system (Hebrews 9:1 –10) with Christ's superior sacrifice as high priest. Christ offered his own blood, not animal blood (9:13 –22; see also 9:7). His offering took place in the heavenly tabernacle, not the earthly one (9:23 –24; see also 9:1 –5). Unlike repeated offerings, Christ's sacrifice happened only once (9:25–10:18; see also 7:27; 9:6 –7).

Hebrews 9:1–10:18

This section explains that Christ's death, as the sacrifice in the new covenant, is better than the sacrifices in the old covenant. In Hebrews 9:1 –10, the author describes worship practices under the old covenant rules (see Exodus 28 –29; Leviticus 1–10; 16:1–17:16). In Hebrews 9:11–10:18, these rules are compared to Christ's superior offering.

Hebrews 8:1–10:18

This passage explains that the role of Jesus as the heavenly high priest is better than the role of earthly priests.

Theme notes and profiles

Aaron Moses God’s New Covenant God’s Word Psalms of Suffering Pure Worship Temple Design as a Picture of God's Truth The Ark of the Covenant The Cities of Refuge The Limitations of Law The Superiority of the Son The Tabernacle

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