Hebrews 10:14
New International Version
For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.

New Living Translation
For by that one offering he forever made perfect those who are being made holy.

English Standard Version
For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.

Berean Standard Bible
because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.

Berean Literal Bible
For by one offering, He has perfected for all time those being sanctified.

King James Bible
For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

New King James Version
For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.

New American Standard Bible
For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.

NASB 1995
For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.

NASB 1977
For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.

Legacy Standard Bible
For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.

Amplified Bible
For by the one offering He has perfected forever and completely cleansed those who are being sanctified [bringing each believer to spiritual completion and maturity].

Christian Standard Bible
For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are sanctified.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are sanctified.

American Standard Version
For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

Contemporary English Version
By his one sacrifice he has forever set free from sin the people he brings to God.

English Revised Version
For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
With one sacrifice he accomplished the work of setting them apart for God forever.

Good News Translation
With one sacrifice, then, he has made perfect forever those who are purified from sin.

International Standard Version
For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.

Majority Standard Bible
because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.

NET Bible
For by one offering he has perfected for all time those who are made holy.

New Heart English Bible
For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.

Webster's Bible Translation
For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

Weymouth New Testament
For by a single offering He has for ever completed the blessing for those whom He is setting free from sin.

World English Bible
For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for by one offering He has perfected to the end those being sanctified;

Berean Literal Bible
For by one offering, He has perfected for all time those being sanctified.

Young's Literal Translation
for by one offering he hath perfected to the end those sanctified;

Smith's Literal Translation
For by one offering has he perfected forever the consecrated.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For by one oblation he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For, by one oblation, he has brought to fulfillment, for all time, those who are sanctified.

New American Bible
For by one offering he has made perfect forever those who are being consecrated.

New Revised Standard Version
For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For by one offering he has perfected for ever those who are sanctified.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For by one offering he has perfected those who are sanctified by him for eternity.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For by one offering, he has made a perfect and perpetual expiation for the sanctified.

Godbey New Testament
For by one offering he has forever perfected the sanctified.

Haweis New Testament
For by one oblation he hath made those perfect for ever who are sanctified.

Mace New Testament
for by one single oblation he has purified for ever those that are sanctified.

Weymouth New Testament
For by a single offering He has for ever completed the blessing for those whom He is setting free from sin.

Worrell New Testament
For by one offering He hath perfected forever those who are being sanctified.

Worsley New Testament
For by one offering He hath perfected for ever those that are sanctified.

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Audio Bible



Context
Christ's Perfect Sacrifice
13Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet, 14because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified. 15The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says:…

Cross References
Hebrews 7:25
Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.

Hebrews 9:12
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.

Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

Hebrews 10:10
And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Hebrews 10:12
But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.

Romans 5:9
Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!

Romans 8:29-30
For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. / And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.

1 Corinthians 1:30
It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

1 Corinthians 6:11
And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Philippians 1:6
being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Colossians 1:22
But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—

Colossians 2:10
And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

1 Peter 1:2
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Isaiah 53:5
But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.


Treasury of Scripture

For by one offering he has perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

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Hebrews 10:1
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.

Hebrews 7:19,25
For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God…

Hebrews 9:10,14
Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation…

them.

Hebrews 2:11
For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

Hebrews 6:13,14
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, …

Hebrews 13:12
Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.

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1. The weakness of the law sacrifices.
10. The sacrifice of Christ's body once offered,
14. for ever has taken away sins.
19. An exhortation to hold fast the faith with patience and thanksgiving.














because by a single offering
This phrase highlights the sufficiency and finality of Christ's sacrifice. In the context of the Old Testament, the sacrificial system required repeated offerings for sin (Leviticus 16). However, Jesus' single offering on the cross fulfills and surpasses these sacrifices (Hebrews 9:12). This reflects the prophecy in Isaiah 53:10-12, where the suffering servant makes a single offering for sin. The concept of a single, all-sufficient sacrifice was revolutionary, contrasting with the continual sacrifices of the Levitical priesthood.

He has made perfect
The term "made perfect" refers to the complete and total efficacy of Christ's sacrifice in achieving what the law could not. In the Greek, "teleioō" implies bringing to completion or fulfillment. This perfection is not about moral flawlessness but about being fully equipped and complete in standing before God. This connects to Hebrews 7:19, where the law made nothing perfect, but a better hope is introduced through Christ.

for all time
This phrase emphasizes the eternal nature of Christ's work. Unlike the temporary atonement provided by animal sacrifices, Jesus' sacrifice has everlasting effects. This aligns with the concept of the New Covenant prophesied in Jeremiah 31:31-34, where God promises a lasting relationship with His people. The eternal aspect of Christ's sacrifice assures believers of their secure position in Him, as seen in John 10:28, where Jesus speaks of giving eternal life to His followers.

those who are being sanctified
Sanctification is the process of being made holy, set apart for God's purposes. This ongoing process is a work of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer (1 Thessalonians 4:3). The phrase indicates that while believers are positionally sanctified through Christ's sacrifice, they are also progressively being sanctified in their daily lives. This dual aspect of sanctification is seen in Philippians 2:12-13, where believers are called to work out their salvation as God works in them. The present participle "being sanctified" suggests a continuous action, highlighting the transformative journey of the Christian life.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Jesus Christ
The central figure in this verse, Jesus is the one who offers Himself as the perfect sacrifice. His role as the High Priest and the sacrificial Lamb is crucial to understanding the passage.

2. The Offering
Refers to the sacrificial death of Jesus on the cross. This single offering is contrasted with the repeated sacrifices of the Old Testament.

3. The Sanctified
Believers who are being made holy through the work of Christ. This ongoing process of sanctification is a key theme in the verse.

4. The Old Covenant Sacrifices
The context of the passage contrasts the repeated sacrifices under the Old Covenant with the single, sufficient sacrifice of Christ.

5. The New Covenant
The new relationship between God and humanity established through Jesus' sacrifice, which fulfills and surpasses the Old Covenant.
Teaching Points
The Sufficiency of Christ's Sacrifice
Christ's single offering is sufficient for all time, unlike the repeated sacrifices of the Old Covenant. Believers can rest in the assurance of their salvation.

The Process of Sanctification
While believers are made perfect in their standing before God, they are also in the process of being sanctified. This dual reality calls for a life of ongoing spiritual growth and holiness.

The Assurance of Salvation
The verse provides assurance that those who are in Christ are eternally secure. This assurance should lead to a life of gratitude and obedience.

Living in the New Covenant
Understanding the New Covenant should transform how believers live, emphasizing a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

The Call to Holiness
As those who are being sanctified, believers are called to pursue holiness, reflecting the character of Christ in their daily lives.(14) No repetition of His offering is needed, for by one offering He hath brought all unto "perfection," and that "for ever." In Hebrews 7:11 we have read that "perfection" did not come through the Levitical priesthood or through the law (Hebrews 10:19); the object of man's hopes and of all priestly service has at last been attained, since through the "great High Priest" "we draw nigh to God" (Hebrews 7:19). In this is involved salvation to the uttermost (Hebrews 7:25). The last word of this verse has occurred before, in Hebrews 2:11. As was there explained, it literally means those who are being sanctified, all those who, from age to age, through faith (Hebrews 10:22) receive as their own that which has been procured for all men. . . . Verse 14. - For by one offering he hath perfected forever them that are sanctified. The tense of the participle ἁγιαζομένους, instead of as ver. ἡγιασμένους, in 10, does not involve a different sense of the verb, viz. the ordinary one associated with the word "sanctify." When it was necessary to express by the word itself the accomplishment of sanctification in the sense intended, the perfect participle was used; here the subjects of the same sanctification are denoted, the accomplishment being expressed by τετελείωκε (cf. οἱ ἁγιαζομένοι, Hebrews 2:11). The meaning of τετελείωκε ("hath perfected") may be taken as ruled by τοὺς ἁγιαζομένους: hath perfected them as ἁγίοι, done all that was required for their being such, without any need of any further offering (cf. supra, Hebrews 10:1).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
because
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

by a single
μιᾷ (mia)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

offering
προσφορᾷ (prosphora)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4376: An offering, sacrifice. From prosphero; presentation; concretely, an oblation or sacrifice.

He has made perfect
τετελείωκεν (teteleiōken)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 5048: From teleios; to complete, i.e. accomplish, or consummate.

for
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

all time
διηνεκὲς (diēnekes)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 1336: Neuter of a compound of dia and a derivative of an alternate of phero; carried through, i.e. perpetually.

those who
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

are sanctified.
ἁγιαζομένους (hagiazomenous)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 37: From hagios; to make holy, i.e. purify or consecrate; to venerate.


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