Hebrews 10
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Hebrews 10
1¶ For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never make perfect those who come by the same sacrifices which they offer year by year continually.
2Otherwise, they would cease to offer them, because those that sacrifice, once purged, would have no more conscience of sin.
3But in these sacrifices each year the same remembrance of sins is made.
4For the blood of bulls and of goats cannot take away sins.
5Therefore when he came into the world, he said, Sacrifice and offering thou dost not desire, but a body hast thou prepared me;
6in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
7¶ Then said I, Behold, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me) to do thy will, O God.
8Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou dost not desire, neither hadst pleasure therein, which are offered by the law;
9then he said, Behold, I come to do thy will, O God. He took away the first, that he may establish the second.
10In this will, we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus, the Christ, once for all.
11And so every priest stands daily ministering and offering many times the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins,
12but this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, is seated at the right hand of God,
13waiting for that which follows, that is, until his enemies are made his footstool.
14For by one offering he has perfected for ever those that are sanctified.
15Likewise the Holy Spirit gives us the same witness, who afterwards said,
16This is the testament that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will give my laws in their hearts, and in their souls will I write them;
17and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
18Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
19¶ Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,
20by a new and living way, which he has consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
21and having that great priest over the house of God,
22let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts purified from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water;
23let us hold fast the profession of our hope without wavering (for he is faithful that promised).
24And let us consider one another to provoke unto charity and unto good works,
25not forsaking our gathering together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another and so much the more, when ye see that day approaching.
26For if we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins,
27but a certain fearful hope of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
28He that despised the law of Moses died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29Of how much greater punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who has trodden underfoot the Son of God and has counted the blood of the covenant, with which he was sanctified, an unholy thing and has done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
30For we know who he is that has said, Vengeance belongs to me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32But bring to memory the former days, in which, after ye received the light, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
33on the one hand ye were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and on the other ye became companions of those that were so used.
34For ye had compassion of me in my bonds and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing that in yourselves ye have a better substance in the heavens, and that abides.
35Do not lose, therefore, this your confidence, which has great recompense of reward;
36for patience is necessary, so that after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
37For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come and will not tarry.
38Now the just shall live by faith, but if any man draws back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
39But we are not of those who draw back unto perdition, but faithful unto the saving of the soul.
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The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
Hebrews 10
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Christʼs Sacrifice Once for All
1The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming — not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. 2Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins. 3But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins. 4It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
5Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said:
“Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,
but a body you prepared for me;
6with burnt offerings and sin offerings
you were not pleased.
7Then I said, ‘Here I am — it is written about me in the scroll —
I have come to do your will, my God.’ ”#10:7 Psalm 40:6-8 (see Septuagint)
8First he said, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them” — though they were offered in accordance with the law. 9Then he said, “Here I am, I have come to do your will.” He sets aside the first to establish the second. 10And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, 13and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool. 14For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
15The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says:
16“This is the covenant I will make with them
after that time, says the Lord.
I will put my laws in their hearts,
and I will write them on their minds.”#10:16 Jer. 31:33
17Then he adds:
“Their sins and lawless acts
I will remember no more.”#10:17 Jer. 31:34
18And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary.
A Call to Persevere in Faith
19Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
26If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, 27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. 28Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? 30For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”#10:30 Deut. 32:35 and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”#10:30 Deut. 32:36; Psalm 135:14 31It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering. 33Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated. 34You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions. 35So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.
36You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. 37For,
“In just a little while,
he who is coming will come
and will not delay.”#10:37 Isaiah 26:20; Hab. 2:3
38And,
“But my righteous#10:38 Some manuscripts But the righteous one will live by faith.
And I take no pleasure
in the one who shrinks back.”#10:38 Hab. 2:4 (see Septuagint)
39But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
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