Hebrews 10:2
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New International Version (©1984)
If it could, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins.

New Living Translation (©2007)
If they could have provided perfect cleansing, the sacrifices would have stopped, for the worshipers would have been purified once for all time, and their feelings of guilt would have disappeared.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have any consciousness of sins?

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have had consciousness of sins?

International Standard Version (©2008)
Otherwise, would they not have stopped offering them, because the worshipers, cleansed once for all, would no longer be aware of any sins?

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
If these sacrifices could have made the worshipers perfect, the sacrifices would have stopped long ago. Those who worship would have been cleansed once and for all. Their consciences would have been free from sin.

King James Bible
For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.

American King James Version
For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.

American Standard Version
Else would they not have ceased to be offered? because the worshippers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins.

Bible in Basic English
For if this had been possible, would there not have been an end of those offerings, because the worshippers would have been made completely clean and would have been no longer conscious of sins?

Douay-Rheims Bible
For then they would have ceased to be offered: because the worshippers once cleansed should have no conscience of sin any longer:

Darby Bible Translation
Since, would they not indeed have ceased being offered, on account of the worshippers once purged having no longer any conscience of sins?

English Revised Version
Else would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshippers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more conscience of sins?

Webster's Bible Translation
For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshipers once cleansed, would have had no more conscience of sins.

Weymouth New Testament
For then would not the sacrifices have ceased to be offered, because the consciences of the worshippers--who in that case would now have been cleansed once for all--would no longer be burdened with sins?

World English Bible
Or else wouldn't they have ceased to be offered, because the worshippers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins?

Young's Literal Translation
since, would they not have ceased to be offered, because of those serving having no more conscience of sins, having once been purified?

Geneva Study Bible

For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.

People's New Testament

10:2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? If the legal sacrifices secured complete forgiveness, they would not have been offered over and over.

Should have had no more conscience of sins. The fact that it was done showed that there was still a consciousness of sin.

Wesley's Notes

10:2 They who had been once perfectly purged, would have been no longer conscious either of the guilt or power of their sins.

King James Translators' Notes

would...: or, they would have ceased to be offered, because, etc.

Scofield Reference Notes

Margin sins

Sin. See Scofield Note: "Rom 3:23".

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

2. For-if the law could, by its sacrifices, have perfected the worshippers.

they-the sacrifices.

once purged-IF they were once for all cleansed (Heb 7:27).

conscience-"consciousness of sin" (Heb 9:9).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

10:1-10 The apostle having shown that the tabernacle, and ordinances of the covenant of Sinai, were only emblems and types of the gospel, concludes that the sacrifices the high priests offered continually, could not make the worshippers perfect, with respect to pardon, and the purifying of their consciences. But when God manifested in the flesh, became the sacrifice, and his death upon the accursed tree the ransom, then the Sufferer being of infinite worth, his free-will sufferings were of infinite value. The atoning sacrifice must be one capable of consenting, and must of his own will place himself in the sinner's stead: Christ did so. The fountain of all that Christ has done for his people, is the sovereign will and grace of God. The righteousness brought in, and the sacrifice once offered by Christ, are of eternal power, and his salvation shall never be done away. They are of power to make all the comers thereunto perfect; they derive from the atoning blood, strength and motives for obedience, and inward comfort.


1 Peter 2:19 For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unjustly. (NASB ©1995)

Account Burdened Case Ceased Clean Cleansed Completely Conscience Consciences Conscious Consciousness End Felt Indeed Longer Offered Offerings Once Otherwise Possible Purged Sacrifices Sin Sins Stopped Worshipers Worshippers Wouldn't


For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.

would they not have. or, they would have. once. 17 9:13,14 Ps 103:12 Isa 43:25 44:22 Mic 7:19

conscience. Our translators use the word conscience here, as elsewhere, for consciousness.

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