Hebrews 10:1 “For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the reali…”

Hebrews 10:1

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

For the Law hauing the shadowe of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can neuer with those sacrifices, which they offer yeere by yeere continually, sanctifie the commers thereunto.

Darby Translation

For the law, having a shadow of the coming good things, not the image itself of the things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually yearly, perfect those who approach.

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,

Bible in Basic English

For the law, being only a poor copy of the future good things, and not the true image of those things, is never able to make the people who come to the altar every year with the same offerings completely clean.

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Cross references

“having”

Hebrews 8:5 Hebrews 9:11 Colossians 2:17 Hebrews 9:23 Hebrews 9:9

Hebrews 8:5 · BSB

The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the…

Hebrews 9:11 · BSB

But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.

Colossians 2:17 · BSB

These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.

Hebrews 9:23 · BSB

So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

Hebrews 9:9 · BSB

It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.

“with”

Hebrews 9:25 Hebrews 10:11–18 Hebrews 10:3 Hebrews 10:4 Hebrews 7:18 Hebrews 7:19

Hebrews 9:25 · BSB

Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.

Hebrews 10:11–18 · BSB

Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

Hebrews 10:3 · BSB

Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins,

Hebrews 10:4 · BSB

because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

Hebrews 7:18 · BSB

So the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless

Hebrews 7:19 · BSB

(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins.

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