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,

Moreover, the law, containing only a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of these things, never can, with the same sacrifices which they offer every year continually, make those who come to them, perfect.

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

For then would they not have ceased to be offered: since the offerers being once purified, should not have had any more conscience of sins?

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

but, in these, there is a remembrance of sins yearly.

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

Besides, it is impossible that the blood of bulls and of goats should 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;

Wherefore, when coming into the world, he says, "Sacrifice and offering thou hast not willed; but a body hast thou prepared me.

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

In whole burnt offerings, and sin offerings, thou hast no pleasure.

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, said I, behold, I come to do thy will, O God! (In the volume of the book it is written concerning me.")

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 above, the sacrifice, and offering; and whole burnt offerings, and sin offerings thou hast not willed, neither has pleasure in them, (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;

and then he said, "Behold, I come to do thy will." He takes away the first will, 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 offering of the body of Jesus Christ once.

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 ministering, and offering often the same sacrifices, which never can take away sins:

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

but he, having offered only one sacrifice for sins, through his whole life, sat down at the right hand of God;

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

thenceforth waiting till his enemies be made his footstool.

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

Wherefore, by one offering, he has perfected for ever the sanctified.

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

Moreover, also, the Holy Spirit testifies this to us; for, after he has said,

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 institution which I will make with them after these days, says the Lord: I will put my laws into their hearts, and inscribe them on their minds"; he adds,

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

"and their sins and iniquities I will remember no more."

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

Now, where remission of these is, 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, brethren, free access to the most holy place, 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 new and living way, which he has consecrated for us through the vail, (that is, his flesh, )

21 and a Great Priest over the house of God,

and--a great High 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 draw near, with a true heart, in full assurance of faith--having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies 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 confession of the hope unmoved; for he is faithful, who has promised.

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

And let us attentively consider one another, to excite to 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 of ourselves together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much the more, as you 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 willfully, after having received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins;

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

but a dreadful expectation of judgment, and of a fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

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

Any one who disregarded the law of Moses, died without mercy, by 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?

Of how much sorer punishment, think you, shall he be counted worthy, who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and reckoned the blood of the institution by which he was sanctified, a common thing, and has insulted the Spirit of Favor?

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 has said, "Vengeance belongs to 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 dreadful 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 to call to remembrance the former days, in which, after you were enlightened, you sustained a great combat of afflictions;

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

partly, indeed, whilst you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst you became companions of them who were 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 you also suffered with me in my bonds, and with joy sustained the spoiling of your goods, knowing within yourselves, that you have in heaven a better and a permanent substance.

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

Wherefore, cast not away your confidence, which has a great retribution.

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

For you must persevere in doing the will of God, that you may obtain the promised reward.

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, and He who is coming, will come, and will not tarry.

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

Now, the just by faith shall live; but if he draw, my soul will not be well pleased with him.

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

We, however, are not of those who apostatize to perdition; but of those who persevere to the salvation of the soul.