Hebrews 10:22

let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The author addresses a community of believers, urging them to approach God directly after declaring that Christ serves as the great priest over God's household. This instruction bridges the declaration of Christ's priesthood and the command to hold firmly to their confessed hope.

The words — προσερχώμεθα (proserchōmetha) means "we may draw near," and ῥεραντισμένοι (rherantismenoi) translates literally to "having been sprinkled."

The thread — The text describes cleansing water imagery that parallels Ezekiel 36:25, where God promises to sprinkle clean water for purification. It also corresponds to John 3:5 and Ephesians 5:26, which associate spiritual cleansing with water and the spoken word.

Why it lands — The verse requires believers to approach God with undivided devotion and unshaken confidence in their standing. It demands a conscious reliance on Christ's finished work rather than continued ritual observance.

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The Greek words

προσερχώμεθαproserchōmethawe may draw near μετὰmetawith ἀληθινῆςalēthinēsa sincere καρδίαςkardiasheart ἐνenin πληροφορίᾳplērophoriafull assurance πίστεωςpisteōsof faith ῥεραντισμένοιrherantismenoisprinkled clean τὰςtas<the>καρδίαςkardias[our] hearts ἀπὸapofrom συνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsa conscience πονηρᾶςponērasevil καὶkaiand λελουσμένοιlelousmenoihaving ourselves washed τὸto<the>σῶμαsōma[our] body ὕδατιhudatiwith water καθαρῷ.katharōpure.

King James Version

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 36:25 I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
John 3:5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
Ephesians 5:26 to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
1 Peter 3:21 And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
1 Corinthians 6:11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Hebrews 7:19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.
2 Corinthians 7:1 Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Titus 3:5 He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
Psalms 73:28 But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.