10:8 When he says above, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sin-offerings you did not desire nor did you take delight in them” 4 (which are offered according to the law),
12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, 5 we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,
1 sn An allusion to Isa 53:12.
2 tn Grk “without sin,” but in context this does not refer to Christ’s sinlessness (as in Heb 4:15) but to the fact that sin is already dealt with by his first coming.
3 tn Grk “for salvation.” This may be construed with the verb “await” (those who wait for him to bring them salvation), but the connection with “appear” (as in the translation) is more likely.
4 sn Various phrases from the quotation of Ps 40:6 in Heb 10:5-6 are repeated in Heb 10:8.
5 tn Grk “having such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us.”