Matthew Henry Commentary Hebrews 10:11-18

"And every priest indeed standeth day by day ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, the which can never take away sins: but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; henceforth expecting till his enemies be made the footstool of his feet. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. And the Holy Spirit also beareth witness to us; for after he hath said, This is the covenant that I will make with them After those days, saith the Lord: I will put my laws on their heart, And upon their mind also will I write them; [then saith he,] And their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin." — Hebrews 10:11-18 (ASV)

Under the new covenant, or gospel dispensation, full and final pardon can be obtained. This makes a vast difference between the new covenant and the old one. Under the old covenant, sacrifices had to be repeated often, and after all that, only pardon concerning this world could be obtained through them. Under the new, one Sacrifice is enough to procure for all nations and ages spiritual pardon, or freedom from punishment in the world to come.

This could well be called a new covenant. Let no one suppose that human inventions can benefit those who put them in the place of the sacrifice of the Son of God.

What, then, remains but for us to seek an interest in this Sacrifice by faith, and its seal to our souls by the sanctification of the Spirit to obedience? So that, by the law being written in our hearts, we may know that we are justified, and that God will no longer remember our sins.