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Hebrews 10:5

Hebrews 10:5
Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Wherefore, when he cometh into the world, he saith,.... In Psa 40:7. This was said by David, not of himself, and his own times, for sacrifice and offering were desired and required in his times; nor…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Wherefore - This word shows that the apostle means to sustain what he had said by a reference to the Old Testament itself. Nothing could be more opposite to the prevailing Jewish opinions about the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

When he (the Messiah) cometh into the world - Was about to be incarnated, He saith to God the Father, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not - it was never thy will and design that the sacrifices…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Hebrews 10:1-6

Here the apostle, by the direction of the Spirit of God, sets himself to lay low the Levitical dispensation; for though it was of divine appointment, and very excellent and useful in its time and…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

when he cometh into the world, he saith The quotation is from Psa 40:6-8. The words of the Psalmist are ideally and typologically transferred to the Son, in accordance with the universal conception of…