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But Christ having come a high priest of the good things to come, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation,

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Having come (παραγενομενος). Second aorist middle participle of παραγινομα. This is the great historic event that is the crux of h…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

But Christ being come. Now that the Messiah has come, a more perfect system is introduced, by which the conscience may be made free from g…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The changes of translation required in these verses are not considerable in themselves, but important for the sake of bringing out the unity of the…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service per…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The author does not specifically explain what the “good things that are already here” are, but the expression is evidently a comprehensive way of s…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

But Christ being come... He now sets before us the reality of the things under the Law, so that it may turn our eyes from them to this rea…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But Christ being come an high priest
Christ is come, as appears from the cessation of civil government among the Jew…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

All good things, past, present, and to come, were and are founded upon the priestly office of Christ, and come to us from there. Our High Priest en…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Having shown the significance of things related to the Old Testament and the first tabernacle, the Apostle now describes the condition of things re…

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