Hebrews 8:12
New International Version
For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”

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

English Standard Version
For I will be merciful toward 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.”

Berean Literal Bible
because I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I shall remember their sins no more.

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

New King James Version
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”

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

NASB 1995
“FOR I WILL BE MERCIFUL TO THEIR INIQUITIES, AND I WILL REMEMBER THEIR SINS NO MORE.”

NASB 1977
“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.”

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

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For I will be merciful to their wrongdoing, and I will never again remember their sins.

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

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

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
because I will forgive their wickedness and I will no longer hold their sins against them."

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

International Standard Version
For I will be merciful regarding their wrong deeds, and I will never again remember their sins."

Majority Standard Bible
For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins and lawless acts no more.”

NET Bible
"For I will be merciful toward their evil deeds, and their sins I will remember no longer."

New Heart English Bible
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins 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.

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

World English Bible
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
because I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and I will remember their sins and their lawlessnesses no more.”

Berean Literal Bible
because I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I shall remember their sins no more.

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

Smith's Literal Translation
For I will be merciful to their iniquities, and their sins and their injustices will I remember no more.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Because I will be merciful to their iniquities, and their sins I will remember no more.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For I will forgive their iniquities, and I will no longer remember their sins.”

New American Bible
For I will forgive their evildoing and remember their sins no more.”

New Revised Standard Version
For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will no longer remember their sins.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And I shall purge them of their evils, and I shall not remember their sins again.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
because I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities I will remember no more.

Godbey New Testament
Because I will be merciful unto their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.

Haweis New Testament
For I will be placable to their unrighteousnesses and their sins, and their iniquities I will never more remember.”

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

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

Worrell New Testament
because I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and I will remember their sins no more."

Worsley New Testament
For I will forgive their crimes, and their sins and their iniquities I will remember no more."

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The New Covenant
11No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest. 12For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.” 13By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 31:34
No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”

Isaiah 43:25
I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.

Psalm 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Micah 7:18-19
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.

Acts 10:43
All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”

1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Romans 11:27
And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”

Colossians 2:13-14
When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses, / having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!

Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

Matthew 26:28
This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Isaiah 44:22
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.

Psalm 32:1-2
Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

2 Corinthians 5:19
that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

Romans 4:7-8
“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”

Luke 24:47
and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Hebrews 10:16,17
This 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; …

Psalm 25:7
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

Psalm 65:3
Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

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Hebrews 8
1. By the eternal priesthood of Christ the Levitical priesthood of Aaron is overshadowed;
7. and replaced by the new covenant of the Gospel.














For I will forgive their iniquities
This phrase begins with the assurance of divine forgiveness. The Greek word for "forgive" here is "ἵλεως" (hileōs), which conveys a sense of being merciful or propitious. In the context of the New Covenant, this forgiveness is not just a temporary covering of sins, as was the case with the Old Covenant sacrifices, but a complete and eternal pardon. The term "iniquities" refers to moral perversity or wickedness, emphasizing the depth of human sinfulness. Historically, this promise of forgiveness is rooted in the prophetic writings of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 31:34), where God promises a new relationship with His people, characterized by internal transformation and genuine reconciliation.

and will remember their sins no more
The phrase "will remember" comes from the Greek "μνησθήσομαι" (mnēsthēsomai), which means to recall or bring to mind. In a divine context, this is not about God forgetting in a human sense but choosing not to hold our sins against us. Theologically, this is a profound statement about the nature of God's grace and the completeness of His forgiveness. The word "sins" here is "ἁμαρτίας" (hamartias), which refers to missing the mark or falling short of God's standards. The promise that God will "remember...no more" is a powerful assurance of the finality of Christ's atoning work. In the historical context of the early church, this was a radical departure from the continual sacrifices required under the Mosaic Law, highlighting the sufficiency of Christ's sacrifice once for all. This promise is a cornerstone of Christian hope, emphasizing that believers are fully reconciled to God through Jesus Christ, with their sins completely removed from divine consideration.

(12) Merciful.--Literally, propitious. On the kindred word "make propitiation," see Hebrews 2:17.

To their unrighteousness.--Rather, to their unrighteousnesses, and their sins will I remember no more. The words "and their iniquities" are omitted by the best authorities. Here is given the third and chief promise: the characteristic of the new covenant is the full pardon of sin.

Of this new covenant, "ordained" on the three promises of an inward revelation, universal knowledge of God, and free pardon of sin, Jesus is the Mediator. How this is to be understood the writer himself will teach, for all these promises are present (virtually or formally) in the last portion of his argument (Hebrews 10:14-18). In part they belong to the new covenant from the beginning. The pardon is spoken of not as a gift to individuals, but rather as from the first a characteristic of the covenant (Hebrews 9:26; Hebrews 10:18). The first promise is seen in the gift of the Holy Spirit, and in the teaching represented by the Sermon on the Mount, in which inward principles of life take the place of many an outward rule. The second waits for full accomplishment, but is seen in the abolition of distinctions between nation and nation, and the common influence of the Holy Spirit.

This subject has presented difficulties, because it has been forgotten that this Scripture speaks of no sudden change in man's relation to God. The essential promises of the new covenant were not unknown under the old. "Thy law is within my heart" is the saying of one Psalmist; "Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin," of another. But in regard to the nation there was failure. The rites of the Law did not lead to the perception of spiritual truths; ordinances which were intended to teach the divine intolerance of sin became mere ceremonies; external sanctions did not preserve the nation in true obedience to God's law. To all, the former covenant (like the first Tabernacle, Hebrews 9:9) was a parable, explained only when the new covenant (which was in truth before the old, Galatians 3:17) was "ordained." . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
For
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

I will
ἔσομαι (esomai)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

forgive
ἵλεως (hileōs)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2436: Perhaps from the alternate form of haireomai; cheerful, i.e. Propitious; adverbially God be gracious!, i.e. far be it.

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

iniquities
ἀδικίαις (adikiais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 93: Injustice, unrighteousness, hurt. From adikos; injustice; morally, wrongfulness.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

will remember
μνησθῶ (mnēsthō)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 3403: To remember, call to mind, recall, mention. A prolonged form of mnaomai; to remind, i.e. to recall to mind.

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

sins
ἁμαρτιῶν (hamartiōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's 266: From hamartano; a sin.

no
οὐ (ou)
Adverb
Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

more.”
ἔτι (eti)
Adverb
Strong's 2089: (a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition. Perhaps akin to etos; 'yet, ' still.


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