• Hebrews 10:8
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 8 ἀνώτερον More upward λέγων saying ὅτι that Θυσίας Sacrifices καὶ and προσφορὰς offerings καὶ and ὁλοκαυτώματα whole burnt offerings καὶ and περὶ about ἁμαρτίας sin οὐκ not ἠθέλησας you willed οὐδὲ nor εὐδόκησας, you thought well of, αἵτινες which κατὰ according to νόμον Law προσφέρονται, are being borne toward,

  • Hebrews 10:8
    American Standard Version

    • 8 Saying above, Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein (the which are offered according to the law),

  • Hebrews 10:8
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 8 Higher up saying—Sacrifices and offerings, and whole-burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sins thou willedst not neither delightedst in,—The which according to the law are offered

  • Hebrews 10:8
    King James Version

    • 8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

  • Hebrews Study Notes—Chapter 10
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 10:8

      You did not want nor did you approve of: By quoting from Ps 40:6-8, Paul shows that this passage was prophetic. (Heb 10:5-10) After Jesus offered himself as a ransom, the offerings under the Mosaic Law were no longer required; Jehovah neither wanted them nor was pleased with them. That was a momentous change after some 15 centuries of approved worship that called for sacrifices offered according to the requirements of the Law. All those sacrifices pictured the greater sacrifice to come. What is more, those animal sacrifices were not part of Jehovah’s original purpose. They would never have been needed had the first humans lived up to this basic requirement​—obedience motivated by love. (Ge 3:2-7; De 6:5; 1Sa 15:22; Mt 22:37-40) Under the Law, the sacrifices that the Israelites offered were worthless, even offensive, if the offerers failed to show heartfelt obedience and the proper attitude.​—Pr 28:9; Isa 1:10-17.