Hebrews 10:11 Meaning and Explanation
“And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:”
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Read Full Chapter →The old-covenant priests stood and offered the same sacrifices daily, which could never take sins away.
What Does Hebrews 10:11 Mean?
The writer draws a vivid contrast that will run through the next verses. He pictures the ordinary priest at his post, standing day after day, offering the same sacrifices in an endless round.
The repetition tells its own story. Work that is never finished must be repeated; and these offerings, however faithful, could never reach the root of the problem and take sins away. The priest stands because his task is not done. Held up against the seated, finished work of Christ that follows, this tireless standing reveals the limit of the old order and the longing it could not satisfy.
Hebrews 10:11 in the Original Language
histemi (ἵστημι), 'standeth' -- to stand, the posture of a servant whose work is ongoing and unfinished.
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What does Hebrews 10:11 mean?
The old-covenant priests stood and offered the same sacrifices daily, which could never take sins away.