Reference

Hebrews 10:4

For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
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For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.

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But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.

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For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

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Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

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In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Completed Atonement
Semantic Discovery
70% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Atonement Process
Multi-Signal Classification
90% relevance

This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Completed Atonement

This verse primarily addresses the inadequacy of animal sacrifices under the Old Covenant to remove sins, rather than directly discussing the nature or duration of Christ's atoning work. It focuses on what *cannot* atone, not on whether Christ's atonement is completed or ongoing.

Atonement Process

The verse states what is *not* possible regarding sin removal, rather than describing the mechanics of how sin *is* dealt with. It negates a specific method without detailing an alternative "atonement process."