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Hebrews 10:21 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 21. 21And having an high priest over the house of God;
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Role in This Section
This verse adds the community's great priest over God's house as the second basis for exhortation.
Read It With
- Hebrews 10:19–25
Read Hebrews 10:21 with 10:19–25. This verse adds the community's great priest over God's house as the second basis for exhortation. The complete unit establishes this movement: Because Jesus opens a new living way into God's presence and serves as high priest over God's house, the community should draw near sincerely, hold confession because God is faithful, and pay close attention to one another so love, good works, gathering, and encouragement grow as the day approaches.
Why It Needs Context
The complete sermon movement in Hebrews 10:19–25 supplies the comparison, cited Scripture, warning or promise, and pastoral outcome that give this line its force; isolated teaching would detach it from those controls.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Hebrews 10:19–25 — Draw Near, Hold Fast, and Stir One Another toward LoveSources used for this context pointer
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 10:19–25, 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, 10:19–25
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