Hebrews 9:25

nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest enters into the holy place year by year with blood not his own,

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WEBBE

nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest enters into the holy place year by year with blood not his own,

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.

KJV

Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;

ASV

nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place year by year with blood not his own;

BBE

And he did not have to make an offering of himself again and again, as the high priest goes into the holy place every year with blood which is not his;

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οὐδ oud᾽ nor G3761 ἵνα ina that G2443 πολλάκις pollakis repeatedly G4178 προσφέρῃ prospherē He may offer G4374 ἑαυτόν he'auton Himself G1438 ὥσπερ hōsper just as G5618 ὁ ho the G3588 ἀρχιερεὺς archiereus high priest G749 εἰσέρχεται eiserchetai enters G1525 εἰς eis into G1519 τὰ ta the G3588 ἅγια hagia Holy [Places] G39 κατ kat᾽ every G2596 ἐνιαυτὸν eniauton year G1763 ἐν en with G1722 αἵματι aimati [the] blood G129 ἀλλοτρίῳ allotriō of another G245

The early church

"Nor yet that He should offer Himself often, as the High Priest entereth into the Holy place every year with blood of others." Seest Thou how many are the differences? The "often" for the "once"; "the blood of others," for "His own." Great is the distance. He is Himself then both victim and Priest and sacrifice. For if it had not been so, and it had been necessary to offer many sacrifices, He must have been many times crucified. "For then," he says, "He must often have suffered since the foundation of the world."
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Hebrews

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 23–28

It is evident that the sacrifices of Christ are infinitely better than those of the law, which could neither procure pardon for sin, nor impart power against it. Sin would still have been upon us, and have had dominion over us; but Jesus Christ, by one sacrifice, has destroyed the works of the devil, that believers may be made righteous, holy, and happy. As no wisdom, learning, virtue, wealth, or power, can keep one of the human race from death, so nothing can deliver a sinner from being condemned at the day of judgment, except the atoning sacrifice of Christ; nor will one be saved from eternal punishment who despises or neglects this great salvation. The believer knows that his Redeemer liveth, and that he shall see him. Here is the faith and patience of the church, of all sincere believers. Hence is their continual prayer as the fruit and expression of their faith, Even so come, Lord Jesus.

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