Hebrews 10

1 For the Law having a shadow of the good things coming—not the very image of the matters, every year, by the same sacrifices that they offer continually, is never able to make perfect those coming near,

For the law having a shadow of the good things that are coming, not the same substance of the events, with the same sacrifices that are offered continually each year, they are never able to fully perfect those who are approaching.

2 since, would they not have ceased to be offered, because of those serving having no more conscience of sins, having been purified once?

Otherwise would they not have ceased being offered, because of those who worship, once having been cleansed, to have no further conscience of sins?

3 But in those [sacrifices] is a remembrance of sins every year,

But in them is a reminder of sins each year.

4 for it is impossible for 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 For this reason, coming into the world, He says, “Sacrifice and offering You did not will, and a body You prepared for Me;

Therefore when he comes into the world, he says, Sacrifice and offering thou did not desire, but thou prepared for me a body.

6 in burnt-offerings, and concerning sin-offerings, You did not delight.

In whole burnt offerings, and for sin thou were not pleased.

7 Then I said, Behold, I come (in a volume of the scroll it has been written concerning Me), to do, O God, Your will”;

Then I said, Lo, I come (in the volume of a book it is written about me) to do thy will, O God,

8 saying above, “Sacrifice, and offering, and burnt-offerings, and concerning sin-offering You did not will, nor delight in” (which are offered according to the Law),

saying above, Sacrifice and offering and whole burnt offerings and for sin thou did not desire, nor were thou pleased with things that are offered according to the law.

9 then He said, “Behold, I come to do, O God, Your will”; He takes away the first that He may establish the second;

Then he said, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He takes away the first, so that he may establish the second.

10 in which will, we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all,

By which will we are sanctified through the one time offering of the body of Jesus Christ.

11 and every priest, indeed, has daily stood serving, and offering the same sacrifices many times, that are never able to take away sins.

And indeed every priest stands daily serving and offering the same sacrifices often, which can never take away sins.

12 But He, having offered one sacrifice for sin—to the end, sat down at the right hand of God—

But this man, having offered one sacrifice on behalf of sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,

13 as to the rest, expecting until He may place His enemies [as] His footstool,

waiting henceforth until his enemies are placed a footstool of his feet.

14 for by one offering He has perfected to the end those being sanctified;

For by one offering he has fully perfected forever those being sanctified.

15 and the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after that He has said before,

And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, after indeed foretelling,

16 “This [is] the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the LORD, giving My laws on their hearts, and I will write them on their minds,”

This is the covenant that I will ordain with them after those days, says the Lord, giving my laws on their hearts, and on their minds I will write them,

17 and, “I will remember their sins and their lawlessness no more”;

and, Their sins and their lawlessness I will, no, not further remember.

18 and where [there is] forgiveness of these, there is no longer offering for sin.

Now where there is remission of these, there is no more offering for sin.

19 Having, therefore, brothers, boldness for the entrance into the holy places, by the blood of Jesus,

Having therefore, brothers, boldness for entrance into the holy things by the blood of Jesus,

20 which [is] the way He initiated for us—new and living, through the veil, that is, His flesh—

which he inaugurated for us, a new and living way through the curtain, that is, his flesh,

21 and a Great Priest over the house of God,

and a great priest over the house of God,

22 may we draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having the hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having the body bathed with pure water;

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

23 may we hold fast the unwavering profession of the hope (for He who promised [is] faithful),

Let us hold firm the affirmation of the hope unwavering, for he who promised is faithful.

24 and may we consider to provoke one another to love and to good works,

And let us examine each other for provocation of love and good works.

25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as [is] a custom of some, but exhorting, and so much the more as you see the Day coming near.

Not forsaking the assembling together of ourselves, as is the habit of some, but exhorting, and so much the more as long as ye see the day approaching.

26 For [if] we are sinning willingly after receiving the full knowledge of the truth—there remains no more sacrifice for sins,

For when we sin willfully after taking the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,

27 but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and fiery zeal, about to devour the opposers;

but a certain fearful expectation of judgment and of fire, a fervor that is going to devour the opposition.

28 anyone having set aside a law of Moses dies without mercies on the basis of two or three witnesses.

Any man who has disregarded the law of Moses dies without mercies from two or three witnesses.

29 Of how much worse punishment will he be counted worthy who trampled on the Son of God, and counted the blood of the covenant a common thing, by which he was sanctified, and having insulted the Spirit of grace?

By how much worse punishment do ye think he will deserve who has trampled the Son of God, and who considered profane the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and who treated the Spirit of grace contemptuously?

30 For we have known Him who is saying, “Vengeance [is] Mine, I will repay, says the LORD”; and again, “The LORD will judge His people.”

For we know him who said, Vengeance is for me, I will repay, says the Lord. And again, The Lord will judge his people.

31 [It is] fearful to fall into [the] hands of [the] living God.

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

32 But call to your remembrance the former days, in which, having been enlightened, you endured much conflict of sufferings;

But remember the former days, in which, after being enlightened, ye endured a great contest of sufferings,

33 this indeed, being made spectacles with both insults and afflictions, now this, having become partners of those so living,

partly made a spectacle, both by reviling and afflictions, and partly having become companions of those so treated.

34 for you also sympathized with my bonds, and the robbery of your goods you received with joy, knowing that you have in yourselves a better substance in the heavens, and an enduring one.

For ye were both compassionate about my bonds, and ye accepted with joy the plundering of your possessions, knowing yourselves to have a superior and an enduring existence in the heavens.

35 You may not cast away, then, your boldness, which has great repayment of reward,

Therefore do not throw off your boldness, which has great recompense of reward.

36 for you have need of patience, that having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

For ye have need of perseverance, so that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

37 “For yet [in] a very, very little [while], He who is coming will come, and will not linger,”

For yet a very little while, he who is coming will come, and will not delay.

38 but, “The righteous will live by faith; and if he may draw back, My soul has no pleasure in him.”

But the righteous man will live from faith, and if he should withdraw, my soul is not pleased with him.

39 But we are not of those drawing back to destruction, but of those believing to a preserving of soul.

But we are not of retreat for destruction, but of faith for the preservation of the soul.