Hebrews 8:12

Christian Standard Bible ®

For I will forgive their wrongdoing,and I will never again remember their sins.

Parallel Translations

King James Version (1611)
For I will be mercifull to their vnrighteousnes, and their sins & their iniquities will I remember no more.

King James Version
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

English Standard Version
For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more."

New American Standard Bible
"FOR I WILL BE MERCIFUL TOWARD THEIR WRONGDOINGS, AND THEIR SINS I WILL NO LONGER REMEMBER."

New Century Version
I will forgive them for the wicked things they did, and I will not remember their sins anymore." Jeremiah 31:31–34

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"FOR I WILL BE MERCIFUL TO THEIR INIQUITIES, AND I WILL REMEMBER THEIR SINS NO MORE."

Legacy Standard Bible
For I will be merciful to their iniquities,And I will remember their sins no more."

Berean Standard Bible
For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more."

Contemporary English Version
I will treat them with kindness, even though they are wicked. I will forget their sins."

Complete Jewish Bible
because I will be merciful toward their wickednesses and remember their sins no more.'"

Darby Translation
Because I will be merciful to their unrighteousnesses, and their sins and their lawlessnesses I will never remember any more.

Easy-to-Read Version
And I will forgive the wrongs they have done, and I will not remember their sins."

Geneva Bible (1587)
For I will bee mercifull to their vnrighteousnes, and I wil remember their sinnes and their iniquities no more.

George Lamsa Translation
And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will no longer remember their sins.

Good News Translation
I will forgive their sins and will no longer remember their wrongs."

Lexham English Bible
For I will be merciful toward their wrongdoings, and I will not remember their sins any longer."

Literal Translation
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousnesses, and I will not at all remember their sins and their lawless deeds." LXX-Jer. 38:31-34; MT-Jer. 31:31-34

Amplified Bible
"FOR I WILL BE MERCIFUL and GRACIOUS TOWARD THEIR WICKEDNESS, AND I WILL REMEMBER THEIR SINS NO MORE."

American Standard Version
For I will be merciful to their iniquities, And their sins will I remember no more.

Bible in Basic English
And I will have mercy on their evil-doing, and I will not keep their sins in mind.

Hebrew Names Version
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more."

International Standard Version
For I will be merciful regarding their wrong deeds,Romans 11:27; Hebrews 10:17;">[xr] and I will never again remember their sins."Jeremiah 31:31-34">[fn]

Etheridge Translation
And I will purify them from their unrighteousness, and their sins again will I not remember unto them.

Murdock Translation
And I will forgive them their iniquity; and their sins will I remember no more.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For I wyll be mercyfull to their vnrighteousnes, and their sinnes and their iniquities wyll I thynke vpon no more.

English Revised Version
For I will be merciful to their iniquities, And their sins will I remember no more.

World English Bible
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Weymouth's New Testament
Because I will be merciful to their wrongdoings, and their sins I will remember no longer.'"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For Y schal be merciful to the wickidnesse of hem, and now Y schal not bithenke on the synnes of hem.

Update Bible Version
For I will be merciful to their iniquities, And their sins I will remember no more.

Webster's Bible Translation
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

New English Translation
" For I will be merciful toward their evil deeds , and their sins I will remember no longer ."

New King James Version
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds [fn] I will remember no more." Jeremiah 31:31-34">[fn]

New Living Translation
And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins."

New Life Bible
I will show loving-kindness to them and forgive their sins. I will remember their sins no more."

New Revised Standard
For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Because, propitious, will I be as to their unrighteousnesses, and, of their sins, in nowise will I be mindful, any more.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Because I will be merciful to their iniquities: and their sins I will remember no more.

Revised Standard Version
For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For I wilbe mercifull over their vnrightwesnes and on their synnes and on their iniquiries.

Young's Literal Translation
because I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawlessnesses I will remember no more;' --

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
for I wil be mercifull ouer their vnrighteousnesses: And on their synnes & on their iniquyties wyl I not thynke enymore.

Mace New Testament (1729)
for I will pardon their iniquity, and their sins and their trangressions will I remember no more."

Simplified Cowboy Version
And I'm going to erase their tally book of sins and forgive all their wickedness."

Contextual Overview

⁶But Jesus has now obtained a superior ministry, and to that degree he is the mediator of a better covenant, which has been established on better promises. ⁷For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion for a second one. ⁸But finding fault with his people, he says: ⁹not like the covenantthat I made with their ancestorson the day I took them by the handto lead them out of the land of Egypt.I showed no concern for them, says the Lord,because they did not continue in my covenant. ¹⁰For this is the covenantthat I will make with the house of Israelafter those days, says the Lord:I will put my laws into their mindsand write them on their hearts.I will be their God,and they will be my people. ¹¹And each person will not teach his fellow citizen,and each his brother or sister, saying, “Know the Lord,”because they will all know me,from the least to the greatest of them. ¹²For I will forgive their wrongdoing,and I will never again remember their sins. ¹³By saying a new covenant, he has declared that the first is obsolete. And what is obsolete and growing old is about to pass away.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Hebrews 10:16, Hebrews 10:17, Psalms 25:7, Psalms 65:3, Isaiah 43:25, Isaiah 44:22, Jeremiah 33:8, Jeremiah 50:20, Micah 7:19, Acts 13:38, Acts 13:39, Romans 11:27, Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 1:14, 1 John 1:7-9, 1 John 2:1, 1 John 2:2, Revelation 1:5

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 14:10 - he will Jeremiah 31:34 - for I Ezekiel 18:22 - his transgressions Zechariah 3:4 - I have Mark 14:62 - the Son Luke 18:13 - God John 17:3 - this

Cross-References

Genesis 8:2
The sources of the watery depths and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky stopped.

Genesis 8:3
The water steadily receded from the earth, and by the end of 150 days the water had decreased significantly.

Genesis 8:5
The water continued to recede until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were visible.

Genesis 8:6
After forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made,

Genesis 8:7
and he sent out a raven. It went back and forth until the water had dried up from the earth.

Genesis 8:8
Then he sent out a dove to see whether the water on the earth’s surface had gone down,

Genesis 8:10
So Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove from the ark again.

Psalms 27:14
Wait for the Lord;be strong, and let your heart be courageous.Wait for the Lord.

Isaiah 8:17
I will wait for the Lord,who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob.I will wait for him.

Isaiah 25:9
On that day it will be said,“Look, this is our God;we have waited for him, and he has saved us.This is the Lord; we have waited for him.Let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness,.... That is, sin; for all unrighteousness is sin, being contrary to the justice of God, and his righteous law: and the phrase is expressive of God's forgiveness of it, which is a very considerable article of the covenant of grace; mercy is the spring and original of pardon; it is what God delights in, and therefore he pardons freely; it is large and abundant, and hence he pardons fully; and this lays a foundation for hope in sensible sinners: and the way and means, in and by which God pardons, is the propitiatory sacrifice of his Son; and the word here rendered "merciful", signifies "propitious"; God pardons none but those to whom he is pacified, or rendered propitious by Christ; there is no mercy, nor pardon, but through him; he pardons on the foot of reconciliation and satisfaction for sin by Christ; so that forgiveness of sin is an act of justice, as well as of mercy; or it is an act of mercy streaming through the blood and sacrifice of Christ.

And their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more; by which are meant all kind of sin, original and actual; sins before and after conversion; every sin but that against the Holy Ghost, and that God's covenant people are never guilty of; these God remembers no more; he casts them behind his back, and into the depths of the sea, so that when they are sought for, they shall not be found; God will never charge them with them, or punish them for them: this is another phrase to express the forgiveness of sins, and distinguishes the new covenant from the old one, or the former dispensation; in which, though there were many typical sacrifices, and a typical removal of sin, yet there was a remembrance of it every year.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness ... - That is, the blessing of “pardon” will be much more richly enjoyed under the new dispensation than it was under the old. This is the “fourth” circumstance adduced in which the new covenant will surpass the old. That was comparatively severe in its inflictions (see Hebrews 10:28); marked every offence with strictness, and employed the language of mercy much less frequently than that of justice. It was a system where law and justice reigned; not where mercy was the crowning and prevalent attribute. It was true that it contemplated pardon, and made arrangements for it; but it is still true that this is much more prominent in the new dispensation than in the old. It is there the leading idea. It is what separates it from all other systems. The entire arrangement is one for the pardon of sin in a manner consistent with the claims of law and justice, and it bestows the benefit of forgiveness in the most ample and perfect manner on all who are interested in the plan. In fact, the uniqueness by which the gospel is distinguished from all other systems, ancient and modern, philosophic and moral, pagan and deistical, is that it is a system making provision for the forgiveness of sin, and actually bestowing pardon on the guilty. This is the center, the crown, the glory of the new dispensation. God is merciful to the unrighteousness of people and their sins are remembered no more.

Will I remember no more - This is evidently spoken after the manner of men, and in accordance with human apprehension. It cannot mean literally that God forgets that people are sinners, but it means that he treats them as if this were forgotten. Their sins are not charged upon them, and they are no more punished than if they had passed entirely out of the recollection. God treats them with just as much kindness, and regards them with as sincere affection, as if their sins ceased wholly to be remembered, or which is the same thing, as if they had never sinned.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Hebrews 8:12. I will be merciful to their unrighteousness — In order to be their God, as mentioned under the preceding verse, it is requisite that their iniquity should be pardoned; this is provided for by the immolation of Jesus Christ as the covenant sacrifice. By his blood, redemption has been purchased, and all who with penitent hearts believe on the Lord Jesus receive remission of sins, and God remembers their iniquities no more against them so as to punish them on that account. All spiritual evil against the nature and law of God is represented here under the following terms:-

1. Unrighteousness, αδικια, injustice or wrong. This is against God, his neighbour, and himself.

2. Sin, αμαρτια, deviation from the Divine law; MISSING THE MARK; aiming at happiness but never attaining it, because sought out of God, and in the breach of his laws.

3. Iniquity, ανομια, lawlessness, not having, knowing, or acknowledging, a law; having no law written in their hearts, and restrained by none in the conduct of their lives. All these are to be removed by God's mercy; and this is to be understood of his mercy in Christ Jesus.