KJV King James Version
For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
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Hebrews 10:1
For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.
WEB World English Bible
For the law, having a shadow of the good to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect those who draw near.
ASV American Standard Version
For the law having a shadow of the good things to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect them that draw nigh.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For the law having a shadow of the coming good things—not the very image of the matters, every year, by the same sacrifices that they offer continually, is never able to make perfect those coming near,
Surrounding context — Hebrews 10
1 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
3 But in those [sacrifices there is] a remembrance again [made] of sins every year.
4 For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΣκιὰνG4639 · skiashadowγὰρG1063 · garforἔχωνG2192 · echōto have/beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoνόμοςG3551 · nomoslawτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoμελλόντωνG3195 · mellōto ensueἀγαθῶν,G18 · agathosgoodοὐκG3756 · ounoαὐτὴνG846 · autosit/s/heτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoεἰκόναG1504 · eikōnimageτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπραγμάτων,G4229 · pragmathingκατ᾽G2596 · kataaccording toἐνιαυτὸνG1763 · eniautosyearταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoαὐταῖςG846 · autosit/s/heθυσίαιςG2378 · thusiasacrificeἃςG3739 · hos, hēwhichπροσφέρουσινG4374 · prospherōto bring toεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoδιηνεκὲςG1336 · diēnekēsperpetualοὐδέποτεG3763 · oudepoteneverδύναταιG1410 · dunamaibe ableτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπροσερχομένουςG4334 · proserchomaito come near/agreeτελειῶσαι·G5048 · teleioōto perfect
Cross-references
Colossians 2:17Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ.Hebrews 9:11But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;Hebrews 8:5Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, [that] thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.Hebrews 9:23[It was] therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.Hebrews 7:18-19For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.Hebrews 9:25Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;Hebrews 9:8-9The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:Hebrews 10:11-18And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:Hebrews 10:3-4But in those [sacrifices there is] a remembrance again [made] of sins every year.
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