Hebrews 9:27

Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,

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WEBBE

Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgement,

BSB

Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

KJV

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

ASV

And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this [cometh] judgment;

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καὶ kai And G2532 καθ kath᾽ in G2596 ὅσον hoson as much as G3745 ἀπόκειται apokeitai it is apportioned G606 τοῖς tois (the) G3588 ἀνθρώποις anthrōpois to men G444 ἅπαξ hapax once G530 ἀποθανεῖν apothanein to die G599 μετὰ meta after G3326 δὲ de then G1161 τοῦτο touto this G3778 κρίσις krisis [to face] judgment G2920

The early church

"And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this, the Judgment." He next says also why He died once only: because He became a ransom by one death. "It had been appointed" (he says) "unto men once to die." This then is the meaning of "He died once," for all. (What then? Do we no longer die that death? We do indeed die, but we do not continue in it: which is not to die at all. For the tyranny of death, and death indeed, is when he who dies is never more allowed to return to life. But when after dying is living, and that a better life, this is not death, but sleep.) Since then death was to have possession of all, therefore He died that He might deliver us.

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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Death Judgment Man

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.