Hebreos 10:11

11 Bajo el antiguo pacto, el sacerdote oficia de pie delante del altar día tras día, ofreciendo los mismos sacrificios una y otra vez, los cuales nunca pueden quitar los pecados;

Hebreos 10:11 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 10:11

And every priest standeth daily ministering
The Alexandrian copy, one of Stephens's, the Complutensian edition, the Syriac and Ethiopic versions, read, "every high priest"; who might minister daily, if he would; but since the daily sacrifice was generally offered by the common priests, these are rather designed. The apostle passes from the anniversary sacrifices offered by the high priest on the day of atonement, having shown the insufficiency and imperfection of them, to the lambs of the daily sacrifice, which were offered morning and evening, and whatsoever else might be daily offered on other accounts; and which he also shows are equally ineffectual to take away sin; almost every word he uses shows the imperfection of the priesthood of Aaron, and serves to illustrate the priesthood of Christ. When he says "every priest", it supposes there were more than one, as indeed there were many, not only in succession to one another, but together, having different parts of service to perform; and everyone of them "standeth" at the altar, showing that his work was not done; and the present tense is used, because sacrifice in fact had not ceased at the writing of this epistle, though of right it ought to have done; and he stood "daily ministering"; every day, and sometimes often in a day, and always morning and night, ( Exodus 29:38 Exodus 29:39 ) The priest always stood to minister, ( Deuteronomy 18:5 ) . Hence the Jews say ^F20, there is no ministration or service, (dmwem ala) , "but standing"; and perhaps some reference may be had to (twdmem) , the "stations" ^F21, or stationary men, who were always upon the spot at Jerusalem, to offer for such as were at a distance.

And offering oftentimes the same sacrifices;
as a lamb in the morning, and another at evening; and if it was a burnt offering, or a sin offering, or an offering for the purification of a woman, or for the cleansing of the leper, they were always the same: and this frequent offering, and the offering of the same things, show that they were such

which can never take away sins;
for notwithstanding these many and repeated offerings, even the sins of Old Testament saints remained to be atoned for by Christ; see ( Romans 3:25 ) ( Hebrews 9:15 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 Jarchi in Deut. xviii. 5. Maimon. Biath Hamikdash, c. 5. sect. 16.
F21 Misn. Taanith, c. 4. sect. 2.

Hebreos 10:11 In-Context

9 Luego dijo: «Aquí estoy, he venido a hacer tu voluntad». Él anula el primer pacto para que el segundo entre en vigencia.

10 Pues la voluntad de Dios fue que el sacrificio del cuerpo de Jesucristo nos hiciera santos, una vez y para siempre.

11 Bajo el antiguo pacto, el sacerdote oficia de pie delante del altar día tras día, ofreciendo los mismos sacrificios una y otra vez, los cuales nunca pueden quitar los pecados;

12 pero nuestro Sumo Sacerdote se ofreció a sí mismo a Dios como un solo sacrificio por los pecados, válido para siempre. Luego se sentó en el lugar de honor, a la derecha de Dios.

13 Allí espera hasta que sus enemigos sean humillados y puestos por debajo de sus pies.