A commentary on the whole Epistle to the Hebrews. By M. John Calvin. Translated…A commentarie on the vvhole Epistle to the Hebrevves. By M. Iohn Caluin. Translated…

When he saith by the offering of the body of Jesus Christ, he alludes to that part of the Psalm, A body hast thou ordained ⟨p. 209⟩me, at the least it is so in the Greek. And thus he signifies that Christ found sufficient matter in himself wherewith to appease his father: ¹so as he needed no supplies from any other. For if the Levitical priest had had a fit body, the sacrifices of beasts had been superfluous. But Christ alone sufficeth, and of himself is sufficient to fulfil whatsoever God requireth.

When he saith by the offering of the bodie of Iesus Christ, he alludes to that part of the Psalme, A bodie hast thou ordained ⟨p. 209⟩me, at the least it is so in the Greeke. And thus he signifies that Christ found sufficient matter in himselfe wherewith to appease his father: ¹so as he needed no supplies from any other. For if the Leuiticall priest had had a fitte bodie, the sacrifices of beasts had beene superfluous. But Christ alone sufficeth, and of himselfe is sufficient to fulfill whatsoeuer God requireth.

1. 1Christ alone is sufficient to fulfil whatsoever God requires.Christ alone is sufficient to fulfill whatsoeuer God requires.

11 And every Priest standeth daily ministering, and oft times offereth one manner of offering, which can never take away sins.

11 And euery Priest standeth daily ministring, and oft times offereth one manner of offering, which can neuer take away sinnes.