• Hebrews 9:28
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 28 οὕτως thus καὶ also ὁ the χριστός, Christ, ἅπαξ once προσενεχθεὶς having been borne toward εἰς into τὸ the πολλῶν of many ἀνενεγκεῖν to bear up ἁμαρτίας, sins, ἐκ out of δευτέρου second [time] χωρὶς apart from ἁμαρτίας sin ὀφθήσεται he will be made visible τοῖς to the (ones) αὐτὸν him ἀπεκδεχομένοις earnestly awaiting εἰς into σωτηρίαν. salvation.

  • Hebrews 9:28
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 28 Thus the Christ also Once for all having been offered For the bearing of the sins of many A second time apart from sin will appear To them who for him are ardently waiting—Unto salvation.

  • Hebrews 9:28
    King James Version

    • 28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

  • Hebrews Study Notes—Chapter 9
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 9:28

      so also the Christ: Paul has just made the point that imperfect humans have no choice but “to die once for all time.” (Heb 9:27 and study notes) Here he shows the parallel with Jesus Christ. He too died “once for all time.” But there the similarity ends, and more contrasts come to the fore. Unlike all other men, Jesus did not die because of inherited sin. (Ro 5:12; 6:23) Rather, he was offered. He willingly submitted to death in order to bear the sins of many. (Joh 10:17, 18) The imperfect high priests of Israel could never have done such a thing, even if they had been so inclined.​—Ps 49:7, 8.

      to bear the sins of many: The prophet Isaiah foretold regarding the Messiah: “He carried the sin of many people.” (Isa 53:12) Likely, Paul here uses the Septuagint rendering of that phrase. Additionally, he may be alluding to the arrangement on Atonement Day when the high priest designated the goat “for Azazel” that figuratively carried the sins of the people into the wilderness. (Le 16:10, 20-22) A number of verses in the Christian Greek Scriptures confirm that Jesus removes sin as foretold. (Mt 8:17 and study note; 2Co 5:21; 1Pe 2:24; compare Joh 1:29.) Because of Jesus’ sacrificial death, sins could be fully forgiven; no other sacrifice would ever be needed.​—Ro 5:15-17.

      the second time that he appears: Or “the second time he is made visible.” When Jesus first appeared, it was as the Christ on earth. (1Ti 3:16 and study note) “The second time that he appears” apparently corresponds to his glorious “manifestation,” a future event when Jesus’ glorious and powerful position in heaven is clearly recognizable. (See study note on 1Ti 6:14.) Those who are “earnestly looking for him for their salvation” would include both spirit-anointed Christians​—who at that time will be taken to heaven​—and Christians who hope to live on the earth. (See study notes on Tit 2:13.) This manifestation is also described at Mt 24:30, 31, where Jesus mentioned that “the sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven.”​—Mt 24:30 and study notes; Re 1:7.

      it will be apart from sin: Or “it will not be to deal with sin”; “it will be without a sin offering.” Paul here points out that when Jesus appears “the second time,” he will not need to offer another sacrifice to cleanse repentant humans from sin. He made that sacrifice “once for all time.”