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Hebrews 9:26

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 26 Otherwise, he would have to suffer often from the founding of the world. But now he has manifested himself once for all time at the conclusion of the systems of things* to do away with sin through the sacrifice of himself.+

Hebrews 9:26

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 26 ἐπεὶ since ἔδει it was binding αὐτὸν him πολλάκις many times παθεῖν to suffer ἀπὸ from καταβολῆς throwing down κόσμου· of world; νυνὶ now δὲ but ἅπαξ once ἐπὶ upon συντελείᾳ conclusion τῶν of the αἰώνων ages εἰς into ἀθέτησιν putting away τῆς of the ἁμαρτίας sin διὰ through τῆς the θυσίας sacrifice αὐτοῦ of him πεφανέρωται. he has been manifested.

Hebrews 9:26

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 26 Otherwise, he would have to suffer often from the founding*+ of the world. But now he has manifested himself+ once+ for all time at the conclusion* of the systems of things*+ to put sin away through the sacrifice of himself.+

Hebrews 9:26

The Bible in Living English
- 26 * else he would have had to suffer over and over since the foundation of the world; but now it is once, at the culmination of the ages, that he has shown himself for the annulment of sin by his sacrifice.

Hebrews 9:26

American Standard Version
- 26 else must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once at the end of the ages hath he been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

Hebrews 9:26

The Emphasized Bible
- 26 Else had it been needful for him ofttimes to suffer from the foundation of the world; But now once for all Upon a conjunction of the ages, For a setting aside of sin through means of his sacrifice Hath he been made manifest;

Hebrews 9:26

King James Version
- 26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

Hebrews Study Notes—Chapter 9

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 9:26
  
  the founding of the world: See study note on Lu 11:50.
  
  manifested himself once for all time: Jesus “manifested himself” during his earthly life and ministry, apparently from his baptism on. At that time, he began serving as Jehovah’s “great high priest” in the spiritual temple.—Heb 4:14; Ac 10:37, 38; see study note on 1Ti 3:16.
  
  the conclusion of the systems of things: Here Paul refers to the conclusion of the Jewish systems of things, or “ages.” (See Glossary, “System(s) of things.”) Included among those Jewish systems were the priesthood, the sacrifices, the festivals, and the organized worship at the temple as established in the Mosaic Law. Jesus’ ransom sacrifice made all those systems invalid in Jehovah’s eyes. They came to their complete end in 70 C.E. when Jerusalem and its temple were destroyed and the Jewish people were scattered.—See study note on 1Co 10:11; compare 1Pe 4:7.