Hebrews 10

1 You see, the Law is but a shadow of the good things to come, not their actual matter, so it can never perfect those who approach with the same sacrifices that they offer endlessly, year after year.

Since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the true form of those things, the same sacrifices offered year after year can never perfect those who draw near to worship.

2 Otherwise would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers would have had no more consciousness of sins, having been cleansed once for all?

Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers would have been purified once and for all, and would no longer have any consciousness of their sins?

3 However, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins,

But year after year they are reminded of their sins by these sacrifices.

4 because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

5 Therefore, upon coming into the world He[S] says: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but You prepared a body for me;

Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifice and offering yoʋ did not desire, but a body yoʋ prepared for me;

6 with burnt offerings and sin offerings You were not pleased.

in whole burnt offerings and sin offerings yoʋ took no pleasure.

7 Then I said, ‘Yes indeed, I have come to do Your will, O God —thus it is written about me in the scroll of the book.’”

Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do yoʋr will, O God, as it is written about me in the scroll of the book.’”

8 First He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor were You pleased with them” (which are offered according to the Law),

In the passage above he says, “Sacrifice and offering, and whole burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor did you take pleasure in them” (although they are offered according to the law),

9 then He says, “Yes indeed, I have come to do Your will, O God.” He removes the first in order to establish the second.

Then he adds, “Behold, I have come to do yoʋr will, O God.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second.

10 By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

By God's will, we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

11 Now every priest has stood ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices that can never take away sins;

Now every priest stands daily at service, offering again and again the same sacrifices that can never take away sins.

12 but He Himself, having offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, sat down at God's right.

But when Christ had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,

13 Since that time He is waiting until His enemies are placed as a footstool for His feet,

where he is now waiting until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet.

14 because by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.

For by one offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.

15 Now the Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this, after having foreseen it:

The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says,

16 “‘This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days,’ says the Lord, ‘I will put my laws on their hearts and I will write them on their minds,

“This 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.”

17 and I will not at all remember their sins and lawless deeds.’”

Then he adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”

18 Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.

Now where there is remission of these, an offering for sin is no longer needed.

19 Therefore, brothers, having courage to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,

20 by a new and living way that He inaugurated for us, through the curtain, that is to say, His flesh,

by the new and living way he opened for us through the veil (that is, through his flesh),

21 and having a Great Priest over the house of God,

and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

22 let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, our hearts having been sprinkled from an evil conscience and our body having been washed with clean water.

let us draw near with true hearts, in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

23 Let us hold fast the confession of the Hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.

24 And let us contemplate one another, for the stirring up of love and good works,

And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good works,

25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves (like some are doing), but exhorting one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

26 Because, if we deliberately keep on sinning after having received the real knowledge of the Truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

For if we continue sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

27 just a certain fearful anticipation of judgment and fierce fire that is ready to consume the hostiles.

but only a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume God's adversaries.

28 Anyone who rejected Moses' law died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Anyone who has rejected the law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

29 Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be deemed worthy who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has regarded as unholy the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?

How much worse punishment do you think will be deserved by someone who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?

30 For we know Him who said, “‘Vengeance is up to me,’ says the Lord, ‘I will repay.’” And again, “The Lord will judge His people.”

For we know him who said, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” And again, “The Lord will judge his people.”

31 It is a dreadful 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 However, remember those earlier days in which, having been enlightened, you endured a great struggle of sufferings:

But remember the earlier days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle in the face of suffering.

33 partly being publicly exposed to both insults and oppression, and partly siding with those who were so treated.

At times you were publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and at other times you were partners with those who were treated that way.

34 Indeed, you also shared in the suffering of my chains; you even accepted the plundering of your possessions with joy, knowing that you have for yourselves a better and enduring possession in the heavens.

For you sympathized with me when I was in prison, and you accepted the plundering of your possessions with joy, knowing that you have for yourselves a better and lasting possession in heaven.

35 So do not throw away your confidence, which has a great recompense.

Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.

36 You need perseverance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what was promised.

37 For in a very little while: “He who is coming will come and will not delay.

“For in just a little while, he who is coming will come and not delay.

38 Now the righteous one will live by faith, yet if he backs away, my soul has no pleasure in him.”

But the righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, my soul will take no pleasure in him.”

39 But we are not of those who back away into ruin, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.

But we are not among those who shrink back and are destroyed, but among those who have faith and preserve their souls.