Hebrews 10
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1#Heb 8:5; 9:11For the law is a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of those things. It could never by the same sacrifices, which they offer continually year after year, perfect those who draw near. 2Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshippers, once purified, would no longer be conscious of sins? 3#Heb 9:7But in those sacrifices there is an annual reminder of sins. 4#Heb 10:11For it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
5#Heb 1:6; Ge 3:15Therefore, when He came into the world, He said:
“Sacrifices and offerings You did not desire,
but a body You have prepared for Me.
6In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin
You have had no pleasure.
7#Ge 3:15 Then I said, ‘See, I have come to do Your will, O God,’ as it is written of Me
in the volume of the book.”
8#Heb 10:5Previously when He said, “You did not desire sacrifices and offerings. You have had no pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin,”#Ps 40:6. which are offered in accordance with the law, 9#Heb 10:7then He said, “See, I have come to do Your will, O God.”#Ps 40:8. He takes away the first that He may establish the second. 10#Jn 17:19; Heb 2:11By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11#Heb 5:1; 10:4But every priest stands daily ministering and repetitively offering the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12#Heb 1:3But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God. 13#Heb 1:13; Ps 110:1Since that time He has been waiting for His enemies to be made His footstool. 14#Heb 10:1For by one offering He has forever perfected those who are sanctified.
15#Heb 3:7The Holy Spirit also witnesses to us about this. For after saying,
16#Ro 11:27 “This is the covenant that I will make with them
after those days, says the Lord:
I will put My laws into their hearts,
and in their minds I will write them,”#Jer 31:33.
17#Heb 8:12then He adds,
“Their sins and lawless deeds
will I remember no more.”#Jer 31:34.
18Now where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.
Exhortation and Warning
19#Eph 2:18; Heb 4:16Therefore, brothers, we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20#Heb 9:3; Jn 10:9by a new and living way that He has opened for us through the veil, that is to say, His flesh, 21#Heb 2:17; 1Ti 3:15and since we have a High Priest over the house of God, 22#Eze 36:25; 1Co 6:11; Heb 7:19let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse them from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. 23#1Co 1:9; Heb 3:6Let us firmly hold the profession of our faith without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 24#Titus 3:8; Heb 13:1And let us consider how to spur one another to love and to good works. 25#Ac 2:42; Heb 3:13Let us not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but let us exhort one another, especially as you see the Day approaching.
26#Dt 17:12; Heb 6:4–6For if we willfully continue to sin after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27#Isa 26:11; Eze 36:5but a fearful expectation of judgment and fiery indignation, which will devour the adversaries. 28#Heb 2:2; Dt 19:15Anyone who despised Moses’ law died without mercy in the presence of two or three witnesses. 29#Eph 4:30; Heb 2:3How much more severe a punishment do you suppose he deserves, who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded the blood of the covenant that sanctified him to be a common thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace? 30#Dt 32:35–36; Ro 12:19For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine,” says the Lord, “I will repay.”#Dt 32:35. And again He says, “The Lord will judge His people.”#Dt 32:36. 31#Isa 33:14; Lk 12:5It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32#Heb 6:4; Php 1:29–30Remember the former days, after you were enlightened, in which you endured a great struggle of afflictions. 33#1Co 4:9; Php 4:14In part you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and afflictions. And in part you became companions of those who were so abused. 34#1Pe 1:4; 2Ti 1:16For you had compassion on me in my chains and joyfully endured the confiscation of your property, knowing that you have in heaven a better and an enduring possession for yourselves. 35#Heb 11:26Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which will be greatly rewarded.
36#Lk 21:19; Heb 12:1For you need patience, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive the promise. 37#Rev 22:20; Isa 26:20For,
“In yet a little while,
He who is to come will come, and will not wait.
38#Ro 1:17; Gal 3:11 Now the just shall live by faith;
but if anyone draws back,
My soul shall have no pleasure in him.”
39But we are not of those who draw back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the saving of the soul.
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Hebrews 10
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1The law is only an unclear picture of the good things coming in the future; it is not the real thing. The people under the law offer the same sacrifices every year, but these sacrifices can never make perfect those who come near to worship God. 2If the law could make them perfect, the sacrifices would have already stopped. The worshipers would be made clean, and they would no longer have a sense of sin. 3But these sacrifices remind them of their sins every year, 4because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
5So when Christ came into the world, he said:
“You do not want sacrifices and offerings,
but you have prepared a body for me.
6You do not ask for burnt offerings
and offerings to take away sins.
7Then I said, ‘Look, I have come.
It is written about me in the book.
God, I have come to do what you want.’ ”#Psalm 40:6–8
8In this Scripture he first said, “You do not want sacrifices and offerings. You do not ask for burnt offerings and offerings to take away sins.” (These are all sacrifices that the law commands.) 9Then he said, “Look, I have come to do what you want.” God ends the first system of sacrifices so he can set up the new system. 10And because of this, we are made holy through the sacrifice Christ made in his body once and for all time.
11Every day the priests stand and do their religious service, often offering the same sacrifices. Those sacrifices can never take away sins. 12But after Christ offered one sacrifice for sins, forever, he sat down at the right side of God. 13And now Christ waits there for his enemies to be put under his power. 14With one sacrifice he made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
15The Holy Spirit also tells us about this. First he says:
16“This is the agreement I will make
with them at that time, says the Lord.
I will put my teachings in their hearts
and write them on their minds.”#Jeremiah 31:33
17Then he says:
“Their sins and the evil things they do—
I will not remember anymore.”#Jeremiah 31:34
18Now when these have been forgiven, there is no more need for a sacrifice for sins.
Continue to Trust God
19So, brothers and sisters, we are completely free to enter the Most Holy Place without fear because of the blood of Jesus’ death. 20We can enter through a new and living way that Jesus opened for us. It leads through the curtain—Christ’s body. 21And since we have a great priest over God’s house, 22let us come near to God with a sincere heart and a sure faith, because we have been made free from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. 23Let us hold firmly to the hope that we have confessed, because we can trust God to do what he promised.
24Let us think about each other and help each other to show love and do good deeds. 25You should not stay away from the church meetings, as some are doing, but you should meet together and encourage each other. Do this even more as you see the day coming.
26If we decide to go on sinning after we have learned the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice for sins. 27There is nothing but fear in waiting for the judgment and the terrible fire that will destroy all those who live against God. 28Anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was found guilty from the proof given by two or three witnesses. He was put to death without mercy. 29So what do you think should be done to those who do not respect the Son of God, who look at the blood of the agreement that made them holy as no different from others’ blood, who insult the Spirit of God’s grace? Surely they should have a much worse punishment. 30We know that God said, “I will punish those who do wrong; I will repay them.” And he also said, “The Lord will judge his people.” 31It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32Remember those days in the past when you first learned the truth. You had a hard struggle with many sufferings, but you continued strong. 33Sometimes you were hurt and attacked before crowds of people, and sometimes you shared with those who were being treated that way. 34You helped the prisoners. You even had joy when all that you owned was taken from you, because you knew you had something better and more lasting.
35So do not lose the courage you had in the past, which has a great reward. 36You must hold on, so you can do what God wants and receive what he has promised. 37For in a very short time,
“The One who is coming will come
and will not be delayed.
38Those who are right with me
will live by faith.
But if they turn back with fear,
I will not be pleased with them.”#Habakkuk 2:3–4
39But we are not those who turn back and are lost. We are people who have faith and are saved.
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