Hebrews 9:22 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hebrews 9:15-22

In these verses the apostle considers the gospel under the notion of a will or testament, the new or last will and testament of Christ, and shows the necessity and efficacy of the blood of Christ to make this testament valid and effectual. I. The gospel is here considered as a testament, the new and last will and testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It is observable that the solemn transactions that pass between God and man are sometimes called a covenant, here a testament. A... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Hebrews 9:15-22

9:15-22 It is through him that there emerges a new covenant between God and man; and the purpose behind this new covenant is that those who have been called might receive the eternal inheritance which has been promised to them; but this could happen only after a death had taken place, the purpose of which was to rescue them from the consequences of the transgressions which had been committed under the conditions of the old covenant. For where there is a will, it is necessary that there should... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 9:22

And almost all things are by the law purged with blood ,.... All "except a few things", as the Arabic version renders it; for some things were cleansed by water, and others purged by fire, Numbers 31:23 . Some join the word almost with the word purged, as if the sense was, that all things were purged by blood, but not perfectly, only almost; but the former sense is best. And without shedding of blood is no remission ; that is, of sin; there was no typical remission without it; and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 9:22

And almost all things are - purged with blood - The apostle says almost, because in some cases certain vessels were purified by water, some by fire, Numbers 31:23 , and some with the ashes of the red heifer, Numbers 19:2-10 , but it was always understood that every thing was at first consecrated by the blood of the victim. And without shedding of blood is no remission - The apostle shows fully here what is one of his great objects in the whole of this epistle, viz. that there is no... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 9:22

Verse 22 22.And almost all things, etc. By saying almost he seems to imply that some things were otherwise purified. And doubtless they often washed themselves and other unclean things with water. But even water itself derived its power to cleanse from the sacrifices; so that the Apostle at length truly declares that without blood there was no remission. (156) Then uncleanness was imputed until it was expiated by a sacrifice. And as without Christ there is no purity nor salvation, so nothing... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 9:1-28

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 9:15-22

Ratification by blood. Here the writer pauses in his argument regarding the superiority of Christ's sacrifice to the sacrifices of the Law, and directs attention to an important point of similarity between the old covenant and the new. This passage is a serious crux. It has perplexed the most eminent commentators. The great question is, whether διαθήκη should be translated "covenant" or "testament:" in Hebrews 9:16 and Hebrews 9:17 . For ourselves, we have come to the conclusion... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 9:15-22

"The Mediator of the new testament." The ideas contained in this section are— I. THE TWOFOLD EFFECT OF THE DEATH OF OUR LORD . The free surrender of his life was the means of removing, in the case of believers, the burden of those sins which the Mosaic Law could not take away. The sins committed under the first covenant were not forgiven by acts of sacrifice and the aid of priestly service, which, though ordained by Jehovah, were unequal to produce peace and purity of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 9:22

And almost all things are according to the Law purified with blood; and without shedding of blood there is no remission. The essentiality of blood, which is "the life of all flesh," for atonement and consequent remission, is emphatically asserted in Le 17:11, which expresses the principle of the whole sacrificial ritual. The idea seems to be that the life of man is forfeit to Divine justice (cf. Genesis 2:17 ), and so blood, representing life, must be offered instead of his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 9:22

Forgiveness through sacrifice. "Without shedding of blood is no remission." This is as true in Christianity as it was in Judaism. The text suggests— I. A SAD FACT . Implied in the text and in the whole of the present section of the Epistle is the sad fact that men are sinners, needing forgiveness of sin and cleansing of soul. Men endeavor by various methods to get rid of this fact of sin. Some attribute what the Bible calls sin to defective social arrangements. Men, say they, are... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hebrews 9:15-22

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Hebrews 9:15-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 9:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 9:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 9:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 9:1-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 9:15-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 9:15-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 9:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 9:22

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