Hebrews 9:10 Parallel Translations

These gifts and sacrifices were meant to be food, drink, and items used in various purification ceremonies. These ceremonies were required for the body until God would establish a new way of doing things.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

ASV:

being only (with meats and drinks and divers washings) carnal ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation.

BBE:

Because they are only rules of the flesh, of meats and drinks and washings, which have their place till the time comes when things will be put right.

DBY:

consisting only of meats and drinks and divers washings, ordinances of flesh, imposed until the time of setting things right.

ERV:

being only (with meats and drinks and divers washings) carnal ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation.

WEY:

For their efficacy depends only on meats and drinks and various washings, ceremonies pertaining to the body and imposed until a time of reformation.

WBS:

Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

WEB:

being only (with meats and drinks and various washings) fleshly ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation.

YLT:

only in victuals, and drinks, and different baptisms, and fleshly ordinances -- till the time of reformation imposed upon them.

Hebrews 9:10 Cross References

XREF:

Leviticus 11:2 "Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'These are the creatures which you may eat from all the animals that are on the earth.

Leviticus 11:25 and whoever picks up any of their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.

Numbers 6:3 he shall abstain from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar, whether made from wine or strong drink, nor shall he drink any grape juice nor eat fresh or dried grapes.

Numbers 19:13 'Anyone who touches a corpse, the body of a man who has died, and does not purify himself, defiles the tabernacle of the LORD; and that person shall be cut off from Israel. Because the water for impurity was not sprinkled on him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is still on him.

Mark 7:4 and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.)

Colossians 2:16 Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day--

Hebrews 7:12 For when the priesthood is changed, of necessity there takes place a change of law also.

Hebrews 7:16 who has become such not on the basis of a law of physical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

9:10 {5} [Which stood] only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, {g} imposed [on them] until the time of reformation.
(5) Another reason why they could not clear the conscience of the worshipper is because they were outward and carnal or material things.
(g) For they were as you would say, a burden, from which Christ delivered us.

PNT:

9:10 [Which stood] only... carnal ordinances. The Revised Version is much clearer: [Being] only (with meats and drinks and divers washings) carnal ordinances
Divers washings. Baptisms in the Greek. Immersions of the whole body were often required in the Jewish service. For examples see Ex 29:4; Le 16:4 17:15 Nu 19:7. These washings were all carnal ordinances for ceremonial purification.
Carnal ordinances. These rites pertained to the flesh, were outward, did not renew the spirit, and were temporal, imposed
until the time of reformation. That is, until the new covenant was ushered in.

WES:

9:10 They could not so perfect him, with all their train of precepts relating to meats and drinks, and carnal, gross, external ordinances; and were therefore imposed only till the time of reformation - Till Christ came.

MHC:

9:6-10 The apostle goes on to speak of the Old Testament services. Christ, having undertaken to be our High Priest, could not enter into heaven till he had shed his blood for us; and none of us can enter, either into God's gracious presence here, or his glorious presence hereafter, but by the blood of Jesus. Sins are errors, great errors, both in judgment and practice; and who can understand all his errors? They leave guilt upon the conscience, not to be washed away but by the blood of Christ. We must plead this blood on earth, while he is pleading it for us in heaven. A few believers, under the Divine teaching, saw something of the way of access to God, of communion with him, and of admission into heaven through the promised Redeemer, but the Israelites in general looked no further than the outward forms. These could not take away the defilement or dominion of sin. They could neither discharge the debts, nor resolve the doubts, of him who did the service. Gospel times are, and should be, times of reformation, of clearer light as to all things needful to be known, and of greater love, causing us to bear ill-will to none, but good-will to all. We have greater freedom, both of spirit and speech, in the gospel, and greater obligations to a more holy living.

CONC:

Ablutions Applying Baptisms Body Carnal Ceremonial Ceremonies Consisting Deal Depends Different Divers Drink Drinks Efficacy External Flesh Fleshly Imposed Meats Order Ordinances Pertaining Reformation Regulations Relate Rules Setting Stood Till Various Victuals Washings

Ablutions Applying Body Carnal Ceremonial Ceremonies Consisting Deal Depends Divers Drink Drinks Efficacy External Flesh Fleshly Food Imposed Matter Meats New Order Ordinances Pertaining Reformation Regulations Relate Right Rules Setting Stood Time Various Washings

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