# Hebrews 10.26 **Book:** [Hebrews](/codex/hebrews/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 24. and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works; 25. not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day drawing nigh. > > **26. For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more a sacrifice for sins,** > > 27. but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries. 28. A man that hath set at nought Moses law dieth without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses: (Hebrews 10:24-28, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 24. Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works, 25. not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as you see the Day approaching. > > **26. For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,** > > 27. but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries. 28. A man who disregards Moses’ law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses. (Hebrews 10:24-28, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 24. And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25. Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. > > **26. For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,** > > 27. But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. 28. He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: (Hebrews 10:24-28, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 24. and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works, 25. not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as a custom of certain [is], but exhorting, and so much the more as ye see the day coming nigh. > > **26. For we, wilfully sinning after the receiving the full knowledge of the truth, no more for sins doth there remain a sacrifice,** > > 27. but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and fiery zeal, about to devour the opposers; 28. any one who did set at nought a law of Moses, apart from mercies, by two or three witnesses, doth die, (Hebrews 10:24-28, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** unknown author (traditionally Paul; modern scholarship: possibly Apollos, Barnabas, Priscilla, or unknown) - **Audience:** Jewish-Christian community tempted to revert to Judaism - **Location:** composition unknown - **Time period:** composed c. AD 60-69 (before the AD 70 temple destruction, given the present-tense temple-language) ## Theological reading ## Key words - [G0225 - aletheia](/codex/g0225-aletheia/), *aletheia* (Strong's G225). Also appears in: [Mark 12](/codex/mark-12/), [Luke 22.54-62](/codex/luke-22-54-62/), [John 1.14](/codex/john-1-14/). - [G0266 - hamartia](/codex/g0266-hamartia/), *hamartia* (Strong's G266). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.21](/codex/matthew-1-21/), [Matthew 9.4-8](/codex/matthew-9-4-8/), [Matthew 12.31-32](/codex/matthew-12-31-32/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [No True Scotsman Charge Defeater](/codex/no-true-scotsman-charge-defeater/), via [Hebrews 10.26-31](/codex/hebrews-10-26-31/) **Concepts:** - [Arminianism](/codex/arminianism/), via [Hebrews 10.26-27](/codex/hebrews-10-26-27/), [Hebrews 10.26-29](/codex/hebrews-10-26-29/) - [Calvinism vs Arminianism vs Molinism vs Open Theism](/codex/calvinism-vs-arminianism-vs-molinism-vs-open-theism/), via [Hebrews 10.26-27](/codex/hebrews-10-26-27/) - [Hell and Eternal Punishment](/codex/hell-and-eternal-punishment/), via [Hebrews 10.26-31](/codex/hebrews-10-26-31/) **People:** - [Jacobus Arminius](/codex/jacobus-arminius/), via [Hebrews 10.26-29](/codex/hebrews-10-26-29/)