Hebrews 10:17

17 Then he adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”[a]

Hebrews 10:17 in Other Translations

KJV
17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
ESV
17 then he adds, "I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more."
NLT
17 Then he says, “I will never again remember their sins and lawless deeds.”
MSG
17 He concludes, I'll forever wipe the slate clean of their sins.
CSB
17 [He adds]: I will never again remember their sins and their lawless acts.

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 The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says:
16 “This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.”
17 Then he adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”
18 And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary.
19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,

Cross References 1

  • 1. Jeremiah 31:34; Hebrews 8:12

Footnotes 1

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