Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

HEBREWS 10:18KJV
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Hebrews 10:18 (KJV)

What does Hebrews 10:18 mean?

Hebrews 10:18 says that when sins have been forgiven, no further gift or sacrifice is needed to deal with them. The writer draws this conclusion from the promise that God will no longer remember people’s sins, quoted just before this verse.

The words “these” point back to the sins and wrongs named in verse 17. An “offering for sin” would have brought to mind the gifts and animal sacrifices described earlier in Hebrews. The writer presents Jesus’ single offering as the reason such repeated offerings are no longer needed.

The Greek behind Hebrews 10:18

  • “remission” — ἄφεσις (aphesis): The word carries the sense of release or forgiveness. Here, the old English word “remission” means that sins have been forgiven.
  • “offering” — προσφορά (prosphora): The word means something brought or presented as a gift. In this verse, the phrase “offering for sin” points to a gift presented to deal with sin.

Why Hebrews 10:18 matters

  • The conclusion rests on forgiveness, not on the number of earlier sacrifices. The sentence begins, “where remission of these is,” before saying that no further offering is needed.
  • The writer contrasts Jesus’ offering with the repeated work of priests. Hebrews 10:11–12 describes priests offering sacrifices again and again, while Jesus offered one sacrifice and sat down.
  • The verse brings the quotation from Jeremiah to its conclusion. The promise in Hebrews 10:17 that God will remember sins “no more” leads into the statement about there being “no more offering for sin.”

Where else these words appear

“offering” Greek G4376 · used in 9 verses

  • Acts 21:26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.
  • Romans 15:16 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
  • Hebrews 10:8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

“remission” Greek G859 · used in 16 verses

  • Matthew 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
  • Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
  • Acts 13:38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

“more” Greek G3765 · used in 43 verses

  • Matthew 19:6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
  • John 11:54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
  • Romans 7:20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

“these” Greek G5130 · used in 68 verses

  • Matthew 3:9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
  • Luke 24:14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
  • Acts 25:20 And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.