Heb 10:28 | JFB | STEP | 28. Compare . despised —"set at naught" [ALFORD ]: utterly and heinously violated, not merely some minor detail, but the whole law and covenant; for example, by idolatry ( ). So here apostasy answers to such an utter violation of the old covenant. died — Greek, "dies": the normal punishment of such transgression, then still in force. without mercy —literally, "mercies": removal out of the pale of mitigation, or a respite of his doom. under

Hebrews 10:28

despised—"set at naught" [ALFORD]: utterly and heinously violated, not merely some minor detail, but the whole law and covenant; for example, by idolatry (De 17:2-7). So here apostasy answers to such an utter violation of the old covenant.

died—Greek, "dies": the normal punishment of such transgression, then still in force.

without mercy—literally, "mercies": removal out of the pale of mitigation, or a respite of his doom.

under—on the evidence of.