Hebrews 10:1
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
μέλλω
to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation)
προσέρχομαι
drawing near
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προσέρχομαι
To come to, to approach, to draw near. Proserchomai. Come to Me all who are weary and burdened. The invitation is always open. Bring what you have and He will give what you need.
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νόμος
law
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νόμος
Law, rule, principle. Nomos. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free. The highest law is not written on stone. It is written by the Spirit on the heart.
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θυσία
sacrifices
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θυσία
Sacrifice, offering. Thusia. Present your bodies as a living sacrifice. The sacrifice God wants is not an animal on an altar. It is a life fully surrendered to His purposes.
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δύναμαι
is able
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δύναμαι
To be able, to have power, to be capable. Dunamai. With God all things are possible. The limit of what is possible is not human ability but divine will.
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ἔχω
having
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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εἰκών
form
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εἰκών
Image, likeness, representation. Jesus is the image of the invisible God. In Him we see exactly what God is like.
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διηνεκής
continuous
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διηνεκής
carried through, i.e. (adverbially with G1519 (εἰς) and G3588 (ὁ) prefixed) perpetually
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τελειόω
to perfect;
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τελειόω
to complete, i.e. (literally) accomplish, or (figuratively) consummate (in character)
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σκιά
A shadow
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σκιά
"shade" or a shadow (literally or figuratively (darkness of error or an adumbration))
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πρᾶγμα
things,
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πρᾶγμα
a deed; by implication, an affair; by extension, an object (material)
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προσφέρω
they offer
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προσφέρω
to bear towards, i.e. lead to, tender (especially to God), treat
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οὐδέποτε
never
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οὐδέποτε
not even at any time, i.e. never at all
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ἐνιαυτός
year
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ἐνιαυτός
a year
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