Hebrews 10:18 Meaning and Explanation
“Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Hebrews 10:18 Mean?
With the promise of forgiveness in hand, the writer draws his plain conclusion. If God remembers sins no more, then the matter is settled, and no further offering for sin remains to be made.
This is the quiet triumph of the whole chapter. The endless sacrifices have reached their end, not because they were abandoned, but because they were fulfilled. Christ's one offering has secured a forgiveness so complete that nothing more can be added. For the believer, this means there is no debt still to be paid, no altar still to be sought. The work is finished, and the way to God stands open.
Hebrews 10:18 in the Original Language
aphesis (ἄφεσις), 'remission' -- a sending away, the full release and pardon of what was owed.
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What does Hebrews 10:18 mean?
Where sins are fully forgiven, no further sacrifice for sin is needed.