Saying above (ανωτερον λεγων). Christ speaking as in verse 5. "Higher up" (ανωτερον, comparative of ανω, up) refers to verses 5,6 …

Above, when he said. That is, the Messiah. The word "above" refers here to the former part of the quotation. This means that, having state…

When he said above.—Better, Whereas he says above; or, as we might express it, “Saying at the outset,” “Setting out with …

Sacrifice and offering you would not, but a body have you prepared me: in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you have had no pleasure. Then…

It is not clear why the references to sacrifices are all plural here, while at least two of them (“sacrifice” and “offering” in v.5) are singular. …

Above when he said ,
&c.] In the afore cited place, (Psalms 40:7Psalms 40:8)

The apostle, having shown that the tabernacle and ordinances of the covenant of Sinai were only emblems and types of the gospel, concludes that the…

Having considered what was done in both testaments to show the superiority of the New Testament over the Old, the Apostle now proves something he h…