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] to come, not the very image of the things, they can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect them that draw nigh.

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 would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshippers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more conscience of sins?

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

But in those [sacrifices] there is a remembrance made of sins year by 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 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 he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, But a body didst thou prepare for me;

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

In whole burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin thou hadst 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, Lo, I am come (In the roll of the book it is written of 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, Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein (the 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;

then hath he said, Lo, I am come to do thy will. He taketh away 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 which will we have been sanctified through the offering 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 indeed standeth day by day ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, the 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 he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

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

from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made the footstool of his feet.

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

For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

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

And the Holy Ghost also beareth witness to us: for after he hath 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 covenant that I will make with them After those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws on their heart, And upon their mind also will I write them; [then saith he],

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

And their sins and their iniquities will I 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, boldness to enter into the 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—

by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, 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 draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our 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 confession of our hope that it waver not; for he is faithful that promised:

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

and let us consider one another to provoke unto 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 ye see the day drawing nigh.

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 that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth 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 a fierceness of fire 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.

A man that hath set at nought Moses’ law dieth without compassion on [the word 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?

of how much sorer punishment, think ye, shall he be judged worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

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 that said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense. And again, The Lord shall 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 call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were enlightened, 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, being made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, becoming partakers with them that were so used.

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 both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your possessions, knowing that ye yourselves have a better possession and an abiding one.

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

Cast not away therefore your boldness, which hath 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 patience, 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 that cometh shall come, and shall not tarry.

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

But my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure 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 them that shrink back unto perdition; but of them that have faith unto the saving of the soul.