Made nothing perfect (ουδεν ετελειωσεν). Another parenthesis. First aorist active indicative of τελειοω. See verse 11. And yet law…

For the law made nothing perfect. The Levitical, ceremonial law. It did not produce a perfect state; it did not do what was desirable to b…

The intimate connection between these two verses is obscured by the ordinary translation. They point out with greater fullne and clearne what is in…

That is all it did: it was a stepping-stone towards something better. by which we draw near unto God. The Lord hath sworn and will not…

The parenthesis underlines the defects of the law. The writer does not explain what he means by “made perfect” , but clearly he has in mind somethi…

For the Law made nothing perfect, etc. Since he had spoken rather harshly of the Law, he now mitigates or, so to speak, corrects …

For the law made nothing perfect
Or no man; neither any of the priests that offered sacrifices, nor any of the peopl…

The priesthood and law, by which perfection could not come, are abolished; a Priest has risen, and a dispensation is now established, by which true…

Having proved the preeminence of Melchizedek’s priesthood over the Levitical, the Apostle now concludes that Christ’s priesthood is more excellent …