Hebrews 10
1 For the law, having a shadow of the good to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect those who draw near.
NOW the law, having a shadow of the good things which were to come, not the very substance of the things, cannot possibly, by the same sacrifices which they offer year by year continually, make those perfect who approach God;
2 Or else wouldn’t they have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins?
else they would have discontinued to make the offering, because they who performed the service being once made clean, would have had no more sense of sins on their conscience.
3 But in those sacrifices there is a yearly reminder of sins.
But in these sacrifices there is a commemoration of sins every year.
4 For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sin.
5 Therefore when he comes into the world, he says, “You didn’t desire sacrifice and offering, but you prepared a body for me.
Wherefore, coming into the world, he saith, “Sacrifice and oblation thou hast not chosen, but thou hast exactly fashioned a body for me:
6 You had no pleasure in whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin.
thou hast had no delight in whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin:
7 Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come (in the scroll of the book it is written of me) to do your will, O God.’”
then I said, Here am I; (in the volume of the book it is written of me) I come to do thy will, O God.”
8 Previously saying, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you didn’t desire, neither had pleasure in them” (those which are offered according to the law),
Having said before that sacrifice, and oblation, and whole burnt-offerings and sin-offerings thou hast not chosen, nor takest pleasure in, (which are offered according to the law, )
9 then he has said, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He takes away the first, that he may establish the second,
he then added, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He abolishes the first that he may establish the second.
10 by which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
By the which will we are sanctified through the oblation of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all.
11 Every priest indeed stands day by day serving and offering often the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins,
And every priest standeth indeed daily performing the divine service, and frequently offering the same sacrifices, which cannot possibly take away sins:
12 but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God,
but this person, having offered one sacrifice for sins, for ever hath seated himself at the right hand of God;
13 from that time waiting until his enemies are made the footstool of his feet.
henceforth waiting till his enemies be put as a footstool for his feet.
14 For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
For by one oblation he hath made those perfect for ever who are sanctified.
15 The Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,
Now the Holy Ghost also beareth this testimony to us: for after declaring before,
16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days,” says the Lord, “I will put my laws on their heart, I will also write them on their mind;” then he says,
“This is the testament which I will appoint to them after those days, saith the Lord; giving my laws to their hearts, even on their minds will I inscribe them;”
17 “I will remember their sins and their iniquities no more.”
he adds, “and their sins and their iniquities I will in no wise remember any more.”
18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
Now where there is remission of these, no more offering for sin is needed.
19 Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
Having therefore, brethren, entire liberty of entrance into the holies by the blood of Jesus―
20 by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh,
a way, which he hath consecrated for us, newly opened, and giving life, through the vail, that is, his flesh;
21 and having a great priest over God’s house,
and having a great priest over the house of God,
22 let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and having our body washed with pure water,
let us come to him with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and the body washed with pure water:
23 let’s hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful.
let us hold fast the profession of hope unwavering, (for he who promises is faithful.)
24 Let’s consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,
and let us attentively observe one another, to excite an ardour of love and of good works:
25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
not deserting the assembling of ourselves together, as is the custom with some, but exhorting to it; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,
For if we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no more sacrifice for sins remaineth;
27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries.
but a certain terrible expectation of judgment, and a burning indignation, ready to devour these enemies.
28 A man who disregards Moses’ law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses.
Any man who treated the law of Moses with neglect, was put to death, without mercy, on the deposition of two or three witnesses:
29 How much worse punishment do you think he will be judged worthy of who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?
by how much, think ye, shall he be counted worthy of more condign punishment who hath trampled on the Son of God, and regarded the blood of his testament, by which he was sanctified, as an unclean thing, and hath treated the gracious Spirit contumeliously?
30 For we know him who said, “Vengeance belongs to me. I will repay,” says the Lord. Again, “The Lord will judge his people.”
For we know him who declares, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord.” And again, “The Lord will judge his people.”
31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32 But remember the former days, in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings:
But remember the past days in which, after ye had been illuminated, ye endured a great conflict of sufferings;
33 partly, being exposed to both reproaches and oppressions, and partly, becoming partakers with those who were treated so.
partly while publicly exposed to revilings and tribulations, partly as being in communion with those who were treated in this manner.
34 For you both had compassion on me in my chains and joyfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and an enduring one in the heavens.
For ye have been fellow-sufferers with my bonds, and received with joy the plundering of your properties, knowing in yourselves that you have in the heavens a better substance, and permanent.
35 Therefore don’t throw away your boldness, which has a great reward.
Recede not therefore from your boldness of profession, which brings a great recompence of reward.
36 For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.
For ye have need of patience, that after ye have done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.
37 “In a very little while, he who comes will come and will not wait.
For yet a little, very little while, and he that is coming will come, and will not delay.
38 But the righteous one will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.”
“The just man then will live by faith;” and if he draw back, my soul shall have no delight in him.
39 But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the saving of the soul.
But we are not of those who turn back unto perdition; but of those who believe to the salvation of the soul.
