Hebrews 10
10
Christ's Sacrifice Once for All
1Since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the true form of these realities, it#10.1 Other ancient authorities read they can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered year after year, make perfect those who approach. 2Otherwise, would they not have ceased being offered, since the worshipers, cleansed once for all, would no longer have any consciousness of sin? 3But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sin year after year. 4For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. 5Consequently, when Christ#10.5 Gk he came into the world, he said,
“Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired,
but a body you have prepared for me;
6in burnt offerings and sin offerings
you have taken no pleasure.
7Then I said, ‘See, God, I have come to do your will, O God’
(in the scroll of the book#10.7 Meaning of Gk uncertain it is written of me).”
8When he said above, “You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings” (these are offered according to the law), 9then he added, “See, I have come to do your will.” He abolishes the first in order to establish the second. 10And it is by God's will#10.10 Gk by that will that we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11And every priest stands day after day at his service, offering again and again the same sacrifices that can never take away sins. 12But when Christ#10.12 Gk this one had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, “he sat down at the right hand of God,” 13and since then has been waiting “until his enemies would be made a footstool for his feet.” 14For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. 15And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,
16“This is the covenant that I will make with them
after those days, says the Lord:
I will put my laws in their hearts,
and I will write them on their minds,”
17he also adds,
“I will remember#10.17 Gk on their minds and I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.”
18Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.
A Call to Persevere
19Therefore, my friends,#10.19 Gk Therefore, brothers since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, 20by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh), 21and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful. 24And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, 25not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
26For if we willfully persist in sin after having received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27but a fearful prospect of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. 28Anyone who has violated the law of Moses dies without mercy “on the testimony of two or three witnesses.” 29How much worse punishment do you think will be deserved by those who have spurned the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant by which they were sanctified, and outraged the Spirit of grace? 30For we know the one who said, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge his people.” 31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32But recall those earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, 33sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse and persecution, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. 34For you had compassion for those who were in prison, and you cheerfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you yourselves possessed something better and more lasting. 35Do not, therefore, abandon that confidence of yours; it brings a great reward. 36For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.
37For yet “in a very little while,
the one who is coming will come and will not delay;
38but my righteous one will live by faith.
My soul takes no pleasure in anyone who shrinks back.”
39But we are not among those who shrink back and so are lost, but among those who have faith and so are saved.
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Hebrews 10
10
The Perfect Sacrifice
1Since the law has only a shadow of the good things # Col 2:17; Heb 8:5; 9:11 to come, and not the actual form of those realities, it can never perfect the worshipers by the same sacrifices they continually offer year after year. 2Otherwise, wouldn’t they have stopped being offered, since the worshipers, once purified, would no longer have any consciousness of sins? 3But in the sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. 4For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
5Therefore, as He was coming into the world, He said:
You did not want sacrifice and offering,
but You prepared a body for Me.
6You did not delight
in whole burnt offerings and sin offerings.
7Then I said, “See —
it is written about Me
in the volume of the scroll —
I have come to do Your will, God! ” # Ps 40:6-8; Jr 36:2; Heb 1:6 # Ps 40:6-8
8After He says above, You did not want or delight in sacrifices and offerings, whole burnt offerings and sin offerings (which are offered according to the law # Mk 12:33; Heb 10:5-6), 9He then says, See, I have come to do Your will. # Other mss add God He takes away the first to establish the second. 10By this will of God, we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for all. # Jn 17:19; Heb 7:27; 9:12
11Every priest stands day after day ministering and offering the same sacrifices time after time, which can never take away sins. # Nm 28:3; Heb 5:1 12But this man, after offering one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God. # Rm 8:34; Eph 1:20; Col 3:1; Heb 1:3; 8:1; 12:2; 1Pt 3:22 13He is now waiting until His enemies are made His footstool. # Ps 110:1; Mt 22:44; Mk 12:36; Lk 20:43; Ac 2:34-35; 1Co 15:25; Heb 1:13 14For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are sanctified. 15The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. For after He says:
16This is the covenant I will make with them
after those days, says the Lord:
I will put My laws on their hearts
and write them on their minds,
17He adds:
I will never again remember
their sins and their lawless acts. # Jr 31:33-34: Heb 8:10,12 # Jr 31:33-34
18Now where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.
Exhortations to Godliness
19Therefore, brothers, since we have boldness to enter the sanctuary through the blood of Jesus, # Eph 2:18; Heb 9:25 20by a new and living way He has opened for us through the curtain (that is, His flesh # Jn 10:9; Heb 9:3,8), 21and since we have a great high priest over the house of God, # Heb 2:17; 4:14 22let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water. # Ezk 36:25; Heb 9:14 23Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. # 1Co 1:9; Heb 3:6 24And let us be concerned about one another in order to promote love and good works, 25not staying away from our worship meetings, as some habitually do, but encouraging each other, # Ac 2:42; Rm 13:11; Heb 3:13 and all the more as you see the day drawing near.
Warning against Deliberate Sin
26For if we deliberately sin after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, # Nm 15:30; Dt 17:12; Heb 6:4; 2Pt 2:20-21; 1Jn 5:16 27but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire about to consume the adversaries. # Is 26:11; Zph 1:18; 2Th 1:8 28If anyone disregards Moses’ law, he dies without mercy, based on the testimony of two or three witnesses. # Dt 17:6; Heb 2:2 29How much worse punishment do you think one will deserve who has trampled on the Son of God, regarded as profane # Or ordinary the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and insulted the Spirit of grace? # Mt 12:31-32; Eph 4:30; Heb 6:6 30For we know the One who has said, Vengeance belongs to Me, I will repay, # Other mss add says the Lord # Dt 32:35 and again, The Lord will judge His people. # Dt 32:35-36; Ps 135:14; Rm 12:19 # Dt 32:36 31It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God! # Mt 16:16; Lk 12:5
32Remember the earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings. # Php 1:29-30; Heb 6:4 33Sometimes you were publicly exposed to taunts and afflictions, and at other times you were companions of those who were treated that way. # 1Co 4:9; Php 4:14; 1Th 2:14 34For you sympathized with the prisoners # Other mss read sympathized with my imprisonment and accepted with joy the confiscation of your possessions, knowing that you yourselves have a better and enduring possession. # Other mss add in heaven # Mt 5:12; 1Pt 1:4-5 35So don’t throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. # Heb 2:2; 11:26 36For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised. # Lk 21:19; Heb 12:1
37For yet in a very little while,
the Coming One will come and not delay.
38But My righteous one # Other mss read the righteous one will live by faith;
and if he draws back,
I have no pleasure in him. # Hab 2:3-4; Lk 18:8; Rm 1:17; Gl 3:11; Rv 22:20 # Is 26:20 LXX; Hab 2:3-4
39But we are not those who draw back and are destroyed, but those who have faith and obtain life.
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