Hebrews 10 Clementine Vulgate
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1 Umbram enim habens lex futurorum bonorum, non ipsam imaginem rerum: per singulos annos, eisdem ipsis hostiis quas offerunt indesinenter, numquam potest accedentes perfectos facere:
1 PORQUE la ley, teniendo la sombra de los bienes venideros, no la imagen misma de las cosas, nunca puede, por los mismos sacrificios que ofrecen continuamente cada año, hacer perfectos á los que se allegan.
1 For the law, having a shadow of the good to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect those who draw near.
2 alioquin cessassent offerri: ideo quod nullam haberent ultra conscientiam peccati, cultores semel mundati:
2 De otra manera cesarían de ofrecerse; porque los que tributan [este] culto, limpios de una vez, no tendrían más conciencia de pecado.
2 Or else wouldn’t they have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins?
3 sed in ipsis commemoratio peccatorum per singulos annos fit.
3 Empero en estos [sacrificios] cada año se hace conmemoración de los pecados.
3 But in those sacrifices there is a yearly reminder of sins.
4 Impossibile enim est sanguine taurorum et hircorum auferri peccata.
4 Porque la sangre de los toros y de los machos cabríos no puede quitar los pecados.
4 For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
5 Por lo cual, entrando en el mundo, dice: Sacrificio y presente no quisiste; mas me apropiaste cuerpo:
5 Therefore when he comes into the world, he says, “You didn’t desire sacrifice and offering, but you prepared a body for me.
6 Holocaustos y [expiaciones] por el pecado no te agradaron.
6 You had no pleasure in whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin.
7 Entonces dije: Heme aquí (en la cabecera del libro está escrito de mí) para que haga, oh Dios, tu voluntad.
7 Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come (in the scroll of the book it is written of me) to do your will, O God.’”
8 Superius dicens: Quia hostias, et oblationes, et holocautomata pro peccato noluisti, nec placita sunt tibi, quæ secundum legem offeruntur,
8 Diciendo arriba: Sacrificio y presente, y holocaustos y [expiaciones] por el pecado no quisiste, ni te agradaron, (las cuales cosas se ofrecen según la ley,)
8 Previously saying, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you didn’t desire, neither had pleasure in them” (those which are offered according to the law),
9 tunc dixi: Ecce venio, ut faciam, Deus, voluntatem tuam: aufert primum, ut sequens statuat.
9 Entonces dijo: Heme aquí para que haga, oh Dios, tu voluntad. Quita lo primero, para establecer lo postrero.
9 then he has said, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He takes away the first, that he may establish the second,
10 In qua voluntate sanctificati sumus per oblationem corporis Jesu Christi semel.
10 En la cual voluntad somos santificados por la ofrenda del cuerpo de Jesucristo [hecha] una sola vez.
10 by which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11 Et omnis quidem sacerdos præsto est quotidie ministrans, et easdem sæpe offerens hostias, quæ numquam possunt auferre peccata:
11 Así que, todo sacerdote se presenta cada día ministrando y ofreciendo muchas veces los mismos sacrificios, que nunca pueden quitar los pecados:
11 Every priest indeed stands day by day serving and offering often the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins,
12 hic autem unam pro peccatis offerens hostiam, in sempiternum sedet in dextera Dei,
12 Pero éste, habiendo ofrecido por los pecados un [solo] sacrificio para siempre, está sentado á la diestra de Dios,
12 but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God,
13 de cetero exspectans donec ponantur inimici ejus scabellum pedum ejus.
13 Esperando lo que resta, hasta que sus enemigos sean puestos por estrado de sus pies.
13 from that time waiting until his enemies are made the footstool of his feet.
14 Una enim oblatione, consummavit in sempiternum sanctificatos.
14 Porque con una sola ofrenda hizo perfectos para siempre á los santificados.
14 For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
15 Contestatur autem nos et Spiritus Sanctus. Postquam enim dixit:
15 Y atestíguanos lo mismo el Espíritu Santo; que después que dijo:
15 The Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,
16 Hoc autem testamentum, quod testabor ad illos post dies illos, dicit Dominus, dando leges meas in cordibus eorum, et in mentibus eorum superscribam eas:
16 Y este es el pacto que haré con ellos después de aquellos días, dice el Señor: Daré mis leyes en sus corazones, y en sus almas las escribiré;
16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days,” says the Lord, “I will put my laws on their heart, I will also write them on their mind;” then he says,
17 et peccatorum, et iniquitatum eorum jam non recordabor amplius.
17 [Añade]: Y nunca más me acordaré de sus pecados é iniquidades.
17 “I will remember their sins and their iniquities no more.”
18 Ubi autem horum remissio: jam non est oblatio pro peccato.
18 Pues donde hay remisión de éstos, no hay más ofrenda por pecado.
18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
19 Habentes itaque, fratres, fiduciam in introitu sanctorum in sanguine Christi,
19 Así que, hermanos, teniendo libertad para entrar en el santuario por la sangre de Jesucristo,
19 Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
20 quam initiavit nobis viam novam, et viventem per velamen, id est, carnem suam,
20 Por el camino que él nos consagró nuevo y vivo, por el velo, esto es, por su carne;
20 by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh,
21 et sacerdotem magnum super domum Dei:
21 Y [teniendo] un gran sacerdote sobre la casa de Dios,
21 and having a great priest over God’s house,
22 accedamus cum vero corde in plenitudine fidei, aspersi corda a conscientia mala, et abluti corpus aqua munda,
22 Lleguémonos con corazón verdadero, en plena certidumbre de fe, purificados los corazones de mala conciencia, y lavados los cuerpos con agua limpia.
22 let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and having our body washed with pure water,
23 teneamus spei nostræ confessionem indeclinabilem (fidelis enim est qui repromisit),
23 Mantengamos firme la profesión de nuestra fe sin fluctuar; que fiel es el que prometió:
23 let’s hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful.
24 et consideremus invicem in provocationem caritatis, et bonorum operum:
24 Y considerémonos los unos á los otros para provocarnos al amor y á las buenas obras;
24 Let’s consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,
25 non deserentes collectionem nostram, sicut consuetudinis est quibusdam, sed consolantes, et tanto magis quanto videritis appropinquantem diem.
25 No dejando nuestra congregación, como algunos tienen por costumbre, mas exhortándonos; y tanto más, cuanto veis que aquel día se acerca.
25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
26 Voluntarie enim peccantibus nobis post acceptam notitiam veritatis, jam non relinquitur pro peccatis hostia,
26 Porque si pecáremos voluntariamente después de haber recibido el conocimiento de la verdad, ya no queda sacrificio por el pecado.
26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,
27 terribilis autem quædam exspectatio judicii, et ignis æmulatio, quæ consumptura est adversarios.
27 Sino una horrenda esperanza de juicio, y hervor de fuego que ha de devorar á los adversarios.
27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries.
28 Irritam quis faciens legem Moysi, sine ulla miseratione duobus vel tribus testibus moritur:
28 El que menospreciare la ley de Moisés, por el testimonio de dos ó de tres testigos muere sin ninguna misericordia:
28 A man who disregards Moses’ law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses.
29 quanto magis putatis deteriora mereri supplicia qui Filium Dei conculcaverit, et sanguinem testamenti pollutum duxerit, in quo sanctificatus est, et spiritui gratiæ contumeliam fecerit?
29 ¿Cuánto pensáis que será más digno de mayor castigo, el que hollare al Hijo de Dios, y tuviere por inmunda la sangre del testamento, en la cual fué santificado, é hiciere afrenta al Espíritu de gracia?
29 How much worse punishment do you think he will be judged worthy of who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?
30 Scimus enim qui dixit: Mihi vindicta, et ego retribuam. Et iterum: Quia judicabit Dominus populum suum.
30 Sabemos [quién] es el que dijo: Mía es la venganza, yo daré el pago, dice el Señor. Y otra vez: El Señor juzgará su pueblo.
30 For we know him who said, “Vengeance belongs to me. I will repay,” says the Lord. Again, “The Lord will judge his people.”
31 Horrendum est incidere in manus Dei viventis.
31 Horrenda cosa es caer en las manos del Dios vivo.
31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32 Rememoramini autem pristinos dies, in quibus illuminati, magnum certamen sustinuistis passionum:
32 Empero traed á la memoria los días pasados, en los cuales, después de haber sido iluminados, sufristeis gran combate de aflicciones:
32 But remember the former days, in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings:
33 et in altero quidem opprobriis et tribulationibus spectaculum facti: in altero autem socii taliter conversantium effecti.
33 Por una parte, ciertamente, con vituperios y tribulaciones fuisteis hechos espectáculo; y por otra parte hechos compañeros de los que estaban en tal estado.
33 partly, being exposed to both reproaches and oppressions, and partly, becoming partakers with those who were treated so.
34 Nam et vinctis compassi estis, et rapinam bonorum vestrorum cum gaudio suscepistis, cognoscentes vos habere meliorem et manentem substantiam.
34 Porque de mis prisiones también os resentisteis conmigo, y el robo de vuestros bienes padecisteis con gozo, conociendo que tenéis en vosotros una mejor sustancia en los cielos, y que permanece.
34 For you both had compassion on me in my chains and joyfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and an enduring one in the heavens.
35 Nolite itaque amittere confidentiam vestram, quæ magnam habet remunerationem.
35 No perdáis pues vuestra confianza, que tiene grande remuneración de galardón:
35 Therefore don’t throw away your boldness, which has a great reward.
36 Patientia enim vobis necessaria est: ut voluntatem Dei facientes, reportetis promissionem.
36 Porque la paciencia os es necesaria; para que, habiendo hecho la voluntad de Dios, obtengáis la promesa.
36 For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.
37 Adhuc enim modicum aliquantulum, qui venturus est, veniet, et non tardabit.
37 Porque aun un poquito, y el que ha de venir vendrá, y no tardará.
37 “In a very little while, he who comes will come and will not wait.
38 Justus autem meus ex fide vivit: quod si subtraxerit se, non placebit animæ meæ.
38 Ahora el justo vivirá por fe; mas si se retirare, no agradará á mi alma.
38 But the righteous one will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.”
39 Nos autem non sumus subtractionis filii in perditionem, sed fidei in acquisitionem animæ.
39 Pero nosotros no somos tales que nos retiremos para perdición, sino fieles para ganancia del alma.
39 But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the saving of the soul.
Cross references (39)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Hebrews 8:5; Colossians 2:17; Hebrews 9:11; Hebrews 9:23; Hebrews 7:18–19
- 2 Isaiah 43:25; Micah 7:19; Psalm 103:12; Isaiah 44:22; Hebrews 9:13–14
- 3 Hebrews 9:7; Exodus 30:10; Leviticus 23:27–28; Leviticus 16:34; Leviticus 16:6–11
- 4 Hebrews 10:11; Isaiah 1:11–15; Micah 6:6–8; Romans 11:27; 1 John 3:5
- 5 Psalm 40:6–8; Isaiah 1:11; Isaiah 7:14; 1 Peter 2:24; Matthew 1:20–23
- 6 Hebrews 10:4; Matthew 3:17; Malachi 1:10; Leviticus 1:1–6; Psalm 147:11
- 7 Psalm 40:7–8; John 4:34; John 6:38; John 5:30; Hebrews 10:9–10
- 8 Hebrews 10:5; Mark 12:33
- 9 Hebrews 7:18–19; Hebrews 12:27–28; Hebrews 10:7; Hebrews 9:11–14; Hebrews 8:7–13
- 10 Hebrews 10:14; Hebrews 10:12; 1 Corinthians 6:11; Hebrews 7:27; John 17:19
- 11 Hebrews 10:4; Hebrews 5:1; Numbers 28:3; Psalm 50:8–13; Hebrews 7:27
- 12 Hebrews 1:3; Colossians 3:1; Romans 8:34; Hebrews 8:1; Acts 2:33–34
- 13 Hebrews 1:13; Psalm 110:1; Luke 20:43; 1 Corinthians 15:25; Mark 12:36
- 14 Hebrews 9:14; Hebrews 7:25; Hebrews 10:1; Hebrews 2:11; Romans 15:16
- 15 Hebrews 3:7; Revelation 2:11; Revelation 3:6; 2 Peter 1:21; John 15:26
- 16 Jeremiah 31:33–34; Hebrews 8:8–12; Romans 11:27
- 17 Hebrews 8:12; Jeremiah 31:34
- 18 Hebrews 10:2; Hebrews 10:14
- 19 Ephesians 2:18; Hebrews 9:12; Hebrews 4:16; Ephesians 3:12; Romans 5:2
- 20 John 14:6; John 10:9; Hebrews 9:3; Hebrews 9:8; Hebrews 6:19
- 21 Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 4:14–16; Hebrews 6:20; Hebrews 8:1; Hebrews 3:1
- 22 Ezekiel 36:25; John 3:5; Ephesians 5:26; 1 Peter 3:21; 1 Corinthians 6:11
- 23 1 Thessalonians 5:24; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; Hebrews 6:18; Titus 1:2
- 24 1 Thessalonians 5:11; 1 John 3:18; Hebrews 13:1; Galatians 5:13; Colossians 3:16
- 25 Acts 2:42; 1 Thessalonians 5:11; Matthew 18:20; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:24
- 26 2 Peter 2:20–22; Hebrews 6:4–6; John 9:41; Luke 12:47; Matthew 12:43–45
- 27 Isaiah 26:11; Zephaniah 1:18; Hebrews 2:3; Hebrews 9:27; Hebrews 12:25
- 28 Hebrews 2:2; Deuteronomy 19:15; Deuteronomy 17:2–13; 2 Corinthians 13:1; Deuteronomy 19:13
- 29 Ephesians 4:30; Hebrews 6:6; Isaiah 63:10; 1 Corinthians 11:27; Luke 12:10
- 30 Deuteronomy 32:35–36; Romans 12:19; Nahum 1:2; Psalm 50:4; 2 Corinthians 5:10
- 31 Matthew 10:28; Luke 12:5; Hebrews 12:29; Isaiah 33:14; Psalm 76:7
- 32 Hebrews 6:4; Galatians 3:3–4; 2 Timothy 4:7–8; 2 Timothy 2:3–13; Hebrews 12:4
- 33 1 Corinthians 4:9; Philippians 4:14; Isaiah 51:7; 2 Corinthians 12:10; Philippians 1:7
- 34 1 Peter 1:4; 2 Timothy 1:16; Matthew 6:19–20; James 1:2; Colossians 1:5
- 35 1 Corinthians 15:58; Galatians 6:8–10; Hebrews 3:6; Luke 14:14; Hebrews 11:26
- 36 Hebrews 12:1; Psalm 37:7; James 5:7–11; 1 Corinthians 13:7; Luke 21:19
- 37 James 5:7–9; Habakkuk 2:3–4; Luke 18:8; Isaiah 26:20; Isaiah 60:22
- 38 Galatians 3:11; Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:17; Psalm 85:8; Hebrews 6:4–6
- 39 1 John 5:5; 1 Peter 1:5; Mark 16:16; 2 Thessalonians 2:12–14; 1 Samuel 15:11
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Why does my Bible say something different?
- Psalm 40:6 and Hebrews 10:5: “ears” or “a body”?
In the Hebrew text of Psalm 40 God has “dug” or “opened” the psalmist’s ears. In the Greek Septuagint (Psalm 39:7) God has “prepared a body” for him, and the Epistle to the Hebrews quotes that Greek wording of Christ coming into the world. The Orthodox Church reads the Greek. Scholars still debate how the Greek reading arose.
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
In what has gone before he had shown that the sacrifices were unavailing for perfect purification, and were a type, and greatly defective. Since then there was this objection to his argument, If they are types, how is it that, after the truth is come, they have not ceased, nor given place, but are still performed?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)
… incur danger, or are deprived of their goods, but of these also, thus saying, "Call to remembrance the former days, in which after ye were illuminated ye endured a great fight of afflictions; partly whilst ye were made a gazing stock by reproaches, and afflictions." On this account then Christ hath appointed the reward also to be great.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… one incorporeal for the incorporeal part, and the other bodily for the body: the water cleanses the body, and the Spirit seals the soul; that we may draw near unto God, having our heart sprinkled by the Spirit, and our body washed with pure water.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
You hope to "reign with" Christ; but you "do despite unto the Spirit of grace" by assigning Him the rank of a slave and a subordinate.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)
Hear him saying, "Yet a little while, and He that cometh will come, and will not tarry. The Lord is at hand, be careful for nothing;" and again, "The fashion of this world passeth away." For neither doth he command only, but also soothes, as a physician should.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)