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,

NOW the law, having a shadow of the good things which were to come, not the very substance of the things, cannot possibly, by the same sacrifices which they offer year by year continually, make those perfect who approach God;

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

else they would have discontinued to make the offering, because they who performed the service being once made clean, would have had no more sense of sins on their conscience.

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

But in these sacrifices there is a commemoration of sins every year.

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

For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sin.

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

Wherefore, coming into the world, he saith, “Sacrifice and oblation thou hast not chosen, but thou hast exactly fashioned a body for me:

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

thou hast had no delight in whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin:

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, Here am I; (in the volume of the book it is written of me) I come 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),

Having said before that sacrifice, and oblation, and whole burnt-offerings and sin-offerings thou hast not chosen, nor takest pleasure in, (which 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;

he then added, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He abolishes the first 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 the which will we are sanctified through the oblation of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all.

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 every priest standeth indeed daily performing the divine service, and frequently offering the same sacrifices, which cannot possibly 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 person, having offered one sacrifice for sins, for ever hath seated himself at the right hand of God;

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

henceforth waiting till his enemies be put as a footstool for his feet.

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

For by one oblation he hath made those perfect for ever who are sanctified.

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

Now the Holy Ghost also beareth this testimony to us: for after declaring before,

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 testament which I will appoint to them after those days, saith the Lord; giving my laws to their hearts, even on their minds will I inscribe them;”

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

he adds, “and their sins and their iniquities I will in no wise remember any more.”

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

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

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

Having therefore, brethren, entire liberty of entrance into the holies by the blood of Jesus―

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

a way, which he hath consecrated for us, newly opened, and giving life, through the vail, that is, his flesh;

21 and a Great Priest over the house of God,

and having 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 come to him with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and the body washed with pure water:

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

let us hold fast the profession of hope unwavering, (for he who promises is faithful.)

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

and let us attentively observe one another, to excite an ardour of love and of 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 deserting the assembling of ourselves together, as is the custom with some, but exhorting to it; and so much the more, 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 if we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no more sacrifice for sins remaineth;

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

but a certain terrible expectation of judgment, and a burning indignation, ready to devour these enemies.

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

Any man who treated the law of Moses with neglect, was put to death, without mercy, on the deposition of 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, think ye, shall he be counted worthy of more condign punishment who hath trampled on the Son of God, and regarded the blood of his testament, by which he was sanctified, as an unclean thing, and hath treated the gracious Spirit contumeliously?

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 declares, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith 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 past days in which, after ye had been illuminated, ye endured a great conflict of sufferings;

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

partly while publicly exposed to revilings and tribulations, partly as being in communion with those who were treated in this manner.

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 have been fellow-sufferers with my bonds, and received with joy the plundering of your properties, knowing in yourselves that you have in the heavens a better substance, and permanent.

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

Recede not therefore from your boldness of profession, which brings a great recompence 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 patience, that after ye have 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 little, very little while, and he that 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.”

“The just man then will live by faith;” and if he draw back, my soul shall have no delight in 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 those who turn back unto perdition; but of those who believe to the salvation of the soul.