Else must he often have suffered (επε εδε αυτον πολλακις παθειν). A common elliptical use of επε after which one must supply "if t…

For then must he often have suffered. That is, if His blood had no more efficacy than that which the Jewish high priest offered, and which…

For then must he often have suffered.—The repeated presentation of Himself to God must imply, as a necessary condit…

Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the l…

Again the author emphasizes that there is no other way of dealing with sin than Christ’s own offering of himself. If his one offering was not enoug…

For then must he often have suffered, etc. He shows how great an absurdity follows if we do not count it enough that an expiation has been…

For then must he often have suffered since the foundation
of the world
For if it was …

It is evident that the sacrifices of Christ are infinitely better than those of the law, which could neither obtain pardon for sin nor grant power …

Having shown what is common to the Old and New Testaments, the Apostle now shows the difference between them. He does two things in this regard: fi…