Hebrews10:5

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Translation

Therefore, upon coming into the world, He says,

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“A blood sacrifice and a gift offering you have not desired, but you have prepared a body for me.

Paraphrase

When He came into the world, Christ said, “Father, you do not desire sin offerings and gift offerings by themselves, instead you have prepared a body for me to occupy

Footnotes

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What follows is a quote from Ps 40:6-8. The Greek words for sacrifices and offerings are not exact equivalents of the Hebrew terms but the general idea of the passage is adequately conveyed.