Hebrews 10:17

17 [He] also [says], "Their sins and their lawless deeds I will never remember again."

Hebrews 10:17 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 10:17

And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
] (See Gill on Hebrews 8:10). The words are cited to a different purpose here than there; the principal thing for which they are cited here, is to observe God's promise of non-remembrance of sin; which is no other than remission of sin, and which is not consistent with legal sacrifices, in which there is a remembrance of sin every year, ( Hebrews 10:3 ) and consequently, since this new covenant has taken place, legal sacrifices must be abolished, as the apostle argues in the next verse. In one of Beza's copies are inserted, at the, beginning of this verse, these words, "then he said", which seem necessary to answer to the last clause of ( Hebrews 10:15 ) .

Hebrews 10:17 In-Context

15 And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,
16 "This [is] the covenant that I will decree for them after those days, says the Lord: I am putting my laws on their hearts, and I will write them on their minds."
17 [He] also [says], "Their sins and their lawless deeds I will never remember again."
18 Now where [there is] forgiveness of these, [there is] no longer an offering for sin.
19 Therefore, brothers, [since we] have confidence for the entrance into the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,
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