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Hebrews 10:16 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 16. 16This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
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Quick Meaning
This verse repeats Jeremiah's promise of internal laws written in hearts and minds.
Read It With
- Hebrews 10:11–18
Read Hebrews 10:16 with 10:11–18. This verse repeats Jeremiah's promise of internal laws written in hearts and minds. The complete unit establishes this movement: Every priest stands repeatedly, but Christ offers one sacrifice and sits at God's right hand, awaiting the defeat of enemies; one offering has completed for enduring access those being sanctified, and the Holy Spirit's Jeremiah promise of internal law and forgotten sins confirms that no further sin offering remains.
Why This Verse Appears Here
The unit closes the central exposition by joining Psalm 110, one offering, ongoing sanctification, Jeremiah's witness, and the end of repeated sin offerings. Within that movement, this verse repeats Jeremiah's promise of internal laws written in hearts and minds.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“laws into their hearts”
In plain language: Internalization is not lawlessness or private infallibility.
repeats Jeremiah's promise of internal laws written in hearts and minds. Forgiven access includes transformed inward instruction.
Why it matters: The wording identifies this verse's distinct contribution to the complete unit.
How certain? strongWhat Remains True
Forgiven access includes transformed inward instruction.
How It Can Shape Life
- Join assurance with ongoing learning and ethical formation.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Hebrews 10:11–18 — The Seated Priest's One Offering Completes the Sacrificial ArgumentSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: Hebrews 10:11–18, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, clause relationships, discourse features, quotations, and original-language discussion.
Exact location: SBLGNT official text file Heb.txt, 10:11–18
Open the Hebrews Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible - Hebrews with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005-2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level Greek, syntax, KJV-era wording, textual variants, and interpretive alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible Hebrews chapter print views, 10:11–18, including attached translator, study, and textual notes
Open NET Hebrews 10 notes