New American Standard Bible HEBREWS 10

One Sacrifice of Christ Is Sufficient

1 For the Law, since it has only Aa shadow of Bthe good things to come and not the very 1form of things, 2can Cnever, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, Dmake perfect those who draw near. 2 Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have had Aconsciousness of sins? 3 But Ain 1those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins year by year. 4 For it is Aimpossible for the Bblood of bulls and goats to take away sins. 5 Therefore, Awhen He comes into the world, He says,

“BSᴀcʀɪꜰɪcᴇ ᴀɴᴅ oꜰꜰᴇʀɪɴɢ Yoᴜ ʜᴀvᴇ ɴoᴛ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇᴅ,

Bᴜᴛ Cᴀ ʙoᴅʏ Yoᴜ ʜᴀvᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ꜰoʀ Mᴇ;

6 AIɴ wʜoʟᴇ ʙᴜʀɴᴛ oꜰꜰᴇʀɪɴɢs ᴀɴᴅ sacrifices ꜰoʀ sɪɴ Yoᴜ ʜᴀvᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ɴo ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ.

7 “ATʜᴇɴ I sᴀɪᴅ, ‘Bᴇʜoʟᴅ, I ʜᴀvᴇ coᴍᴇ

(Iɴ Bᴛʜᴇ scʀoʟʟ oꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙooᴋ ɪᴛ ɪs wʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ oꜰ Mᴇ)

To ᴅo Yoᴜʀ wɪʟʟ, O Goᴅ.’ ”

8 After saying above, “ASᴀcʀɪꜰɪcᴇs ᴀɴᴅ oꜰꜰᴇʀɪɴɢs ᴀɴᴅ Bwʜoʟᴇ ʙᴜʀɴᴛ oꜰꜰᴇʀɪɴɢs ᴀɴᴅ sacrifices Cꜰoʀ sɪɴ Yoᴜ ʜᴀvᴇ ɴoᴛ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇᴅ, ɴoʀ ʜᴀvᴇ Yoᴜ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ in them” (which are offered according to the Law), 9 then He 1said, “ABᴇʜoʟᴅ, I ʜᴀvᴇ coᴍᴇ ᴛo ᴅo Yoᴜʀ wɪʟʟ.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second. 10 By 1this will we have been Asanctified through Bthe offering of Cthe body of Jesus Christ Donce for all.

11 Every priest stands daily ministering and Aoffering time after time the same sacrifices, which Bcan never take away sins; 12 but He, having offered one sacrifice Afor 1sins Bfor all time, Csᴀᴛ ᴅowɴ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴀɴᴅ oꜰ Goᴅ, 13 waiting from that time onward Aᴜɴᴛɪʟ Hɪs ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇs ʙᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴀ ꜰooᴛsᴛooʟ ꜰoʀ Hɪs ꜰᴇᴇᴛ. 14 For by one offering He has Aperfected Bfor all time those who are 1sanctified. 15 And Athe Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying,

16 “ATʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ covᴇɴᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ I wɪʟʟ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ wɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ

Aꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜosᴇ ᴅᴀʏs, sᴀʏs ᴛʜᴇ Loʀᴅ:

I wɪʟʟ ᴘᴜᴛ Mʏ ʟᴀws ᴜᴘoɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ,

Aɴᴅ oɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍɪɴᴅ I wɪʟʟ wʀɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ,”

He then says,

17 “AAɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sɪɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴀwʟᴇss ᴅᴇᴇᴅs

I wɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ɴo ᴍoʀᴇ.”

18 Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin.

A New and Living Way

19 Therefore, brethren, since we Ahave confidence to Benter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by Aa new and living way which He inaugurated for us through Bthe veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and since we have Aa great priest Bover the house of God, 22 let us Adraw near with a 1sincere heart in Bfull assurance of faith, having our hearts Csprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies Dwashed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the Aconfession of our Bhope without wavering, for CHe who promised is faithful; 24 and let us consider how Ato stimulate one another to love and Bgood deeds, 25 not forsaking our own Aassembling together, as is the habit of some, but Bencouraging one another; and all the more as you see Cthe day drawing near.

Christ or Judgment

26 For if we go on Asinning willfully after receiving Bthe knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a terrifying expectation of Ajudgment and Bᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴜʀʏ oꜰ ᴀ ꜰɪʀᴇ wʜɪcʜ wɪʟʟ coɴsᴜᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅvᴇʀsᴀʀɪᴇs. 28 AAnyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 AHow much severer punishment do you think he will deserve Bwho has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean Cthe blood of the covenant Dby which he was sanctified, and has Einsulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know Him who said, “AVᴇɴɢᴇᴀɴcᴇ ɪs Mɪɴᴇ, I wɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴘᴀʏ.” And again, “BTʜᴇ Loʀᴅ wɪʟʟ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇ Hɪs ᴘᴇoᴘʟᴇ.” 31 It is a Aterrifying thing to fall into the hands of the Bliving God.

32 But remember Athe former days, 1when, after being Benlightened, you endured a great Cconflict of sufferings, 33 partly by being Amade a public spectacle through reproaches and tribulations, and partly by becoming Bsharers with those who were so treated. 34 For you Ashowed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted Bjoyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves Ca better possession and a lasting one. 35 Therefore, do not throw away your Aconfidence, which has a great Breward. 36 For you have need of Aendurance, so that when you have Bdone the will of God, you may Creceive 1what was promised.

37 AFoʀ ʏᴇᴛ ɪɴ ᴀ vᴇʀʏ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ wʜɪʟᴇ,

BHᴇ wʜo ɪs coᴍɪɴɢ wɪʟʟ coᴍᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ wɪʟʟ ɴoᴛ ᴅᴇʟᴀʏ.

38 ABᴜᴛ Mʏ ʀɪɢʜᴛᴇoᴜs oɴᴇ sʜᴀʟʟ ʟɪvᴇ ʙʏ ꜰᴀɪᴛʜ;

Aɴᴅ ɪꜰ ʜᴇ sʜʀɪɴᴋs ʙᴀcᴋ, Mʏ soᴜʟ ʜᴀs ɴo ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ ɪɴ ʜɪᴍ.

39 But 1we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the 2preserving of the soul.

A10:1 Heb 8:5

B10:1 Heb 9:11

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210:1 Two early mss read they can

C10:1 Rom 8:3; Heb 9:9; 10:4, 11

D10:1 Heb 7:19

A10:2 1 Pet 2:19