Hebrews 10

1 For the Law, being only a shadow of the good things to come, and not their very substance, its priests cannot with the same sacrifice which year after year they offer continually, make perfect those who draw near.

For the law, having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never, with the same sacrifices, which they offer year by year continually, make a perfect expiation for those who come to them:

2 Otherwise would they not have ceased to be offered? Because the worshippers having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sin.

for then, would they not have ceased to be offered? because the worshipers, after being once cleansed, would no longer have a consciousness of sins.

3 But on the other hand, in these sacrifices sins are called to memory, year after year.

There is, however, in these sacrifices, a remembrance of sins every year.

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

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

5 It is for this reason that the Christ, on coming into the world, declared. Sacrifice and offerings thou dost not desire, But a body didst thou prepare for me;

Wherefore, when he comes into the world, he says: Sacrifice and offering thou hast not desired, but a body thou hast prepared me;

6 In whole burnt offerings and sin offerings Thou hast taken no pleasure.

in whole burnt-offerings and offerings for sin, thou hast had no pleasure.

7 Then I said, "I am come - in the roll of the book it is written of me- -To do thy will, O God."

Then, said I, Behold, I come, (in the roll of the book it is written of me, ) to do thy will, O God.

8 First when it is said, Thou hast no longing for, thou takest no delight in Sacrifices and offerings, or whole burnt offerings and sin offerings,

After saying above, Thou didst neither desire, nor take pleasure in sacrifice and offering and whole burnt-offerings and offerings for sin, which are offered according to the law,

9 (offerings regularly made under the law), and then it is added, Lo, I come to do thy will, he does away with the first, in order that he may establish the second.

then he said, Behold, I come to do thy will: he takes away the first, that he may establish the second.

10 And it is by this will that we have been sanctified by 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 for all time.

11 For while every priest stands, day after day, at his ministrations, and many times repeats the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins,

And every priest stands daily ministering, and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

12 this Priest, after offering one Sacrifice for sins, sat down forever on God’s right hand;

but after offering one sacrifice for sins, he himself sits continually at the right hand of God,

13 henceforth waiting until his enemies be put as the footstool of his feet.

henceforth waiting till his enemies be made his footstool.

14 For by one single offering he has perfected forever those whom he is sanctifying.

For by one offering, he has made a perfect and perpetual expiation for the sanctified.

15 And the Holy Spirit also gives his testimony, when he said.

And, indeed, the Holy Spirit is a witness for us. For after he had said before,

16 "This is the covenant I will make with them After those days," says the Lord. "I will set my laws upon their hearts, And I will inscribe them on their minds."

This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord; putting my laws in their hearts, I will also write them in their understandings:

17 Then he adds, And their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

he adds, And their sins and iniquities I will remember no more.

18 But when these have been remitted, there is no more any offering for sin.

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

19 Since, then, we have a cheerful confidence, brothers, to enter into the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,

Having therefore, brethren, confidence to enter the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

20 by the way which he dedicated for us, that new and living way, through the veil (that is, his flesh);

by a new and living way which he has dedicated for us, through the vail, that is, his flesh;

21 and since we have a great High Priest over the house of God;

and having a great high, priest over the house of God,

22 let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled from and evil conscience, and our bodies bathed in 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 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope, unwavering (for He is faithful who promised);

let us hold fast the unwavering confession of our hope, for he is faithful who has promised;

24 and let us consider one another, to provoke unto love and good works;

and let us consider one another that we may excite to love and good works,

25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the custom of some, but exhorting one another; all the more as you behold the Day drawing near.

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the custom of some; but exhorting one another, and so much the more, as you see the day approaching.

26 For if we sin wilfully, after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains any other sacrifice for sins,

For if we sin willfully, after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no longer a sacrifice for sins;

27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fiery indignation which is about to devour the adversaries.

but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and a fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.

28 Any one who set at naught the law of Moses was put to death without pity, on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

He that despised Moses law, died without mercy, on the testimony of two or three witnesses:

29 How much surer, think you, will be the punishment of one who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has profaned that covenant blood with which he was sanctified, and has done despite to the spirit of grace?

of how much severer punishment do you think he shall be thought worthy, who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant, with which he was sanctified, a common thing, and has done despite to the Spirit of grace?

30 For we know Him who said, Vengeance is mine, I will repay, and again, The Lord will judge his people.

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

31 IT IS A FEARFUL 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 But ever call to mind the former days, in which, after having been enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings;

But remember the former days, in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings;

33 partly by being made a public spectacle in reproaches and afflictions, and partly by sharing the fortunes of those that were so used.

partly, while you became a public spectacle, by reproaches and afflictions: partly, while you became partakers with those who were so treated.

34 For you did sympathize with the prisoners, and you did take joyfully the confiscation of your goods; conscious that you had for yourselves greater, even lasting possessions.

For you sympathized with me in my bonds, and endured joyfully the seizure of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves a better and abiding substance in the heavens.

35 Now do not fling away your bold confidence, for it has a great recompense of reward.

Cast not away, therefore, your confidence, which has a great reward.

36 For you need stedfastness, so that after having done the will of God, you may receive the promise,

For you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

37 For yet a very, very little while, and then The Coming One will have come, without delay.

For yet a very, very little while, and He that comes will come, and will not delay.

38 But it is by faith that my Righteous One will live, And if he draws back, my soul takes no pleasure in him.

But the just by faith shall live; and if he draw back, my soul will have no pleasure in him.

39 "But we are not of defections unto perdition, but of faith unto the gaining of the soul."

But we are not of those who draw back to perdition; but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.