Hebrews 10:15 Meaning and Explanation
“Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Hebrews 10:15 Mean?
The writer now calls a witness to confirm all he has said. He turns again to Scripture, the words of Jeremiah's promised new covenant, and names the Holy Spirit as their true author and the One who testifies through them.
To say the Holy Spirit is a witness is to ground the whole argument in the voice of God Himself. The promise of a transformed people, about to be quoted, is not human reasoning but divine assurance. What follows carries the weight of God's own pledge. The reader is invited to receive these words not as opinion but as the Spirit's living testimony to the sufficiency of Christ's work.
Hebrews 10:15 in the Original Language
martyreo (μαρτυρέω), 'witness' -- to testify, to bear firsthand confirming witness to the truth.
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What does Hebrews 10:15 mean?
The Holy Spirit himself bears witness to this, in the words of Scripture that follow.