Heb 10:28 | JFB | STEP | 28. Compare , ; 12:25. 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-- on the evidence of.

‏ Hebrews 10:28

28. Compare He 2:2, 3; 12:25.

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.