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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Hebrews 9:22 - 9:22
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almost - to be joined with “all things,” namely almost all things under the old dispensation. The exceptions to all things being purified by blood are, Exo 19:10; Lev 15:5, etc.; Lev 16:26, Lev 16:28; Lev 22:6; Num 31:22-24.
without - Greek, “apart from.”
shedding of blood - shed in the slaughter of the victim, and poured out at the altar subsequently. The pouring out of the blood on the altar is the main part of the sacrifice (Lev 17:11), and it could not have place apart from the previous shedding of the blood in the slaying. Paul has, perhaps, in mind here, Luk 22:20, “This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.”
is - Greek, “takes place”: comes to pass.
remission - of sins: a favorite expression of Luke, Paul’s companion. Properly used of remitting a debt (Mat 6:12; Mat 18:27, Mat 18:32); our sins are debts. On the truth here, compare Lev 5:11-13, an exception because of poverty, confirming the general rule.