Hebrews 10
The law contains only a shadow of future good things and cannot bring perfection through its sacrifices, which is why they must be repeated every year. Christ, however, has offered a single sacrifice for sins, and by this will, we have been sanctified through the one-time oblation of his body. He has brought to fulfillment those who are sanctified, and there is no longer an oblation for sin. Believers should draw near to God with a true heart, in the fullness of faith, and hold fast to the confession of their hope. Those who sin willingly after receiving knowledge of the truth will face a terrible expectation of judgment, and it is dreadful to fall into the hands of the living God.
1For the law contains the shadow of future good things, not the very image of these things. So, by the very same sacrifices which they offer ceaselessly each year, they can never cause these to approach perfection2Otherwise, they would have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, once cleansed, would no longer be conscious of any sin3Instead, in these things, a commemoration of sins is made every year4For it is impossible for sins to be taken away by the blood of oxen and goats5For this reason, as Christ enters into the world, he says: "Sacrifice and oblation, you did not want. But you have fashioned a body for me6Holocausts for sin were not pleasing to you7Then I said, ‘Behold, I draw near.’ At the head of the book, it has been written of me that I should do your will, O God.8In the above, by saying, "Sacrifices, and oblations, and holocausts for sin, you did not want, nor are those things pleasing to you, which are offered according to the law9then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God,’ " he takes away the first, so that he may establish what follows10For by this will, we have been sanctified, through the one time oblation of the body of Jesus Christ11And certainly, every priest stands by, ministering daily, and frequently offering the same sacrifices, which are never able to take away sins12But this man, offering one sacrifice for sins, sits at the right hand of God forever13awaiting that time when his enemies will be made his footstool14For, by one oblation, he has brought to fulfillment, for all time, those who are sanctified15Now the Holy Spirit also testifies for us about this. For afterward, he said16"And this is the testament which I will commit to them after those days, says the Lord. I will instill my laws in their hearts, and I will inscribe my laws on their minds17And I will no longer remember their sins and iniquities.18Now, when there is a remission of these things, there is no longer an oblation for sin19And so, brothers, have faith in the entrance into the Holy of Holies by the blood of Christ20and in the new and living Way, which he has initiated for us by the veil, that is, by his flesh21and in the Great Priest over the house of God22So, let us draw near with a true heart, in the fullness of faith, having hearts cleansed from an evil conscience, and bodies absolved with clean water23Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope, without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful24And let us be considerate of one another, so as to prompt ourselves to charity and to good works25not deserting our assembly, as some are accustomed to do, but consoling one another, and even more so as you see that the day is approaching26For if we sin willingly, after receiving knowledge of the truth, there is no sacrifice remaining for sins27but instead, a certain terrible expectation of judgment, and the rage of a fire that shall consume its adversaries28If someone dies for acting against the law of Moses, and is shown no compassion because of two or three witnesses29how much more, do you think, someone would deserve worse punishments, if he has tread upon the Son of God, and has treated the blood of the testament, by which he was sanctified, as unclean, and has acted with disgrace toward the Spirit of grace30For we know that he has said: "Vengeance is mine, and I will repay," and again, "The Lord will judge his people.31It is dreadful to fall into the hands of the living God32But call to mind the former days, in which, after being enlightened, you endured a great struggle of afflictions33And certainly, in one way, by insults and tribulations, you were made a spectacle, but in another way, you became the companions of those who were the object of such behavior34For you even had compassion on those who were imprisoned, and you accepted with gladness being deprived of your goods, knowing that you have a better and more lasting substance35And so, do not lose your confidence, which has a great reward36For it is necessary for you to be patient, so that, by doing the will of God, you may receive the promise37"For, in a little while, and somewhat longer, he who is to come will return, and he will not delay38For my just man lives by faith. But if he were to draw himself back, he would not please my soul.39So then, we are not sons who are drawn away to perdition, but we are sons of faith toward the securing of the soul
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