Verse 26
26. Often have suffered The One great sacrifice was often typified by the dying victims as successive human sinners sacrificed them. Had there been but one victim his sacrifice must have ever been repeated; he must have died millions of deaths.
Since the foundation of the world From as early as man began to sin and needed a sacrifice.
But now As the fact really is.
In the end of the world In the together-ending of the ages. The Greek word here (as in Matthew 13:39-40; Matthew 13:49; Matthew 24:3; Matthew 28:20) is συντελεια , compounded of two words signifying together and ending: an epoch where all the threads of events converge to a common terminus. Such an epoch was the first advent; a still greater epoch will be the second advent. To put away, or abolish, sin Both by justification from the guilt, and sanctification from the power, of sin.
Sacrifice of himself Rather, by his own sacrifice, not that of a human high priest.
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