Hebrews 10
10
1For 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. 2Or else wouldn’t they have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins? 3But in those sacrifices there is a yearly reminder of sins. 4For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins. 5Therefore when he comes into the world, he says,
“You didn’t desire sacrifice and offering,
but you prepared a body for me.
6You had no pleasure in whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin.
7Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come (in the scroll of the book it is written of me)
to do your will, O God.’”#Psalms 40:6-8
8Previously 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), 9then he has said, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He takes away the first, that he may establish the second, 10by which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11Every priest indeed stands day by day serving and offering often the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins, 12but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God, 13from that time waiting until his enemies are made the footstool of his feet. 14For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. 15The 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 on their heart,
I will also write them on their mind;”#Jeremiah 31:33
then he says,
17“I will remember their sins and their iniquities no more.”#Jeremiah 31:34
18Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
19Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, 20by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh, 21and having a great priest over God’s house, 22let’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, 23let’s hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful.
24Let’s consider how to provoke one another to love and good works, 25not 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.
26For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins, 27but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries. 28A man who disregards Moses’ law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses. 29How 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? 30For we know him who said, “Vengeance belongs to me. I will repay,” says the Lord.#Deuteronomy 32:35 Again, “The Lord will judge his people.”#Deuteronomy 32:36; Psalms 135:14 31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32But remember the former days, in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings: 33partly, being exposed to both reproaches and oppressions, and partly, becoming partakers with those who were treated so. 34For 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. 35Therefore don’t throw away your boldness, which has a great reward. 36For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.
37“In a very little while,
he who comes will come and will not wait.
38But the righteous one will live by faith.
If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.”#Habakkuk 2:3-4
39But we are not of those who shrink 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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Christ’s One Sacrifice for Sin
1 For the law, possessing a shadow of the good things that are about to come, not the form of things itself, is never able year by year#Literally “according to year” by means of the same sacrifices which they offer without interruption to make perfect those who draw near. 2For otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the ones who worship, having been purified once and for all, would no longer have any consciousness of sins? 3But in them there is a reminder of sins year by year#Literally “according to year”. 4For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
5Therefore, when he#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal participle (“came”) came into the world, he said,
“Sacrifice and offering you did not want,
but a body you prepared for me;
6you did not delight in whole burnt offerings and offerings for sins.
7Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come—
in the roll of the book it is written about me—
to do your will, O God.’
8When he says above,
“Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and offerings for sin
you did not want, nor did you delight in,”#Various phrases from the quotation of Ps 40:6 in Heb 10:5–6 are repeated here
which are offered according to the law, 9then he has said,
“Behold, I have come to do your will.”#A repetition of Ps 40:8 from Heb 10:7; many later manuscripts add “O God,” making the quotation conform to Heb 10:7 more closely
He takes away the first in order to establish the second, 10by which will we are made holy through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11And every priest stands every day serving and offering the same sacrifices many times, which are never able to take away sins. 12But this one, after he#*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the temporal participle (“had offered”) had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God, 13from now on waiting until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet. 14For by one offering he has perfected for all time those who are made holy. 15And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,
16“This is the covenant that I will decree for them
after those days, says the Lord:
I am putting my laws on their hearts,
and I will write them on their minds.”#A quotation from Jer 31:33
17He also says,
“Their sins and their lawless deeds I will never remember again.”#A quotation from Jer 31:34
18Now where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.
Hold Fast the Confession of Our Hope
19Therefore, brothers, since we#*Here “since” is supplied as a component of the participle (“have”) which is understood as causal have confidence for the entrance into the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, 20by the new and living way which he inaugurated for us through the curtain, that is, his flesh, 21and since we have#These words are an implied repetition from v. 19 for clarity a great priest over the house of God, 22let us approach with a true heart in the full assurance of faith, 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 the one who promised is faithful. 24And let us think about how to stir one another up to love#Literally “one another for the stirring up of love” and good works, 25not abandoning our meeting together#Literally “the meeting of ourselves”, as is the habit of some, but encouraging each other, and by so much more as you see the day drawing near.
A Serious Warning Against Continuing Deliberate Sin
26For if#*Here “if” is supplied as a component of the conditional genitive absolute participle (“keep on sinning”) we keep on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27but a certain fearful expectation of judgment and a fury of fire that is about to consume the adversaries. 28Anyone who rejected the law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29How much worse punishment do you think the person will be considered worthy of who treats with disdain the Son of God and who considers ordinary the blood of the covenant by which he was made holy and who insults the Spirit of grace? 30For we know the one who said,
“Vengeance is mine, I will repay,”#A quotation from Deut 32:35
and again,
“The Lord will judge his people.”#A quotation from Deut 32:36
31It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32But remember the former days in which, after you#*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the temporal participle (“were enlightened”) were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings, 33sometimes being publicly exposed both to insults and to afflictions, and sometimes becoming sharers with those who were treated in this way. 34For you both sympathized with the prisoners and put up with the seizure of your belongings with joy because you#*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“knew”) which is understood as causal knew that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession. 35Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has great reward. 36For you have need of endurance, in order that after you#*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the temporal participle (“have done”) have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. 37For yet
“a very, very little while,
and the one who is coming will come and will not delay.
38But my righteous one will live by faith,
and if he shrinks back, my soul is not well pleased with him.”#A quotation from Hab 2:3–4
39But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but among those who have faith to the preservation of our souls.
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