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.
For 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 perfectionOtherwise, they would have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, once cleansed, would no longer be conscious of any sinInstead, in these things, a commemoration of sins is made every yearFor it is impossible for sins to be taken away by the blood of oxen and goatsFor this reason, as Christ enters into the world, he says: "Sacrifice and oblation, you did not want. But you have fashioned a body for meHolocausts for sin were not pleasing to youThen 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.In 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 lawthen I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God,’ " he takes away the first, so that he may establish what followsFor by this will, we have been sanctified, through the one time oblation of the body of Jesus ChristAnd certainly, every priest stands by, ministering daily, and frequently offering the same sacrifices, which are never able to take away sinsBut this man, offering one sacrifice for sins, sits at the right hand of God foreverawaiting that time when his enemies will be made his footstoolFor, by one oblation, he has brought to fulfillment, for all time, those who are sanctifiedNow the Holy Spirit also testifies for us about this. For afterward, he said"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 mindsAnd I will no longer remember their sins and iniquities.Now, when there is a remission of these things, there is no longer an oblation for sinAnd so, brothers, have faith in the entrance into the Holy of Holies by the blood of Christand in the new and living Way, which he has initiated for us by the veil, that is, by his fleshand in the Great Priest over the house of GodSo, 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 waterLet us hold fast to the confession of our hope, without wavering, for he who has promised is faithfulAnd let us be considerate of one another, so as to prompt ourselves to charity and to good worksnot deserting our assembly, as some are accustomed to do, but consoling one another, and even more so as you see that the day is approachingFor if we sin willingly, after receiving knowledge of the truth, there is no sacrifice remaining for sinsbut instead, a certain terrible expectation of judgment, and the rage of a fire that shall consume its adversariesIf someone dies for acting against the law of Moses, and is shown no compassion because of two or three witnesseshow 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 graceFor we know that he has said: "Vengeance is mine, and I will repay," and again, "The Lord will judge his people.It is dreadful to fall into the hands of the living GodBut call to mind the former days, in which, after being enlightened, you endured a great struggle of afflictionsAnd 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 behaviorFor 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 substanceAnd so, do not lose your confidence, which has a great rewardFor it is necessary for you to be patient, so that, by doing the will of God, you may receive the promise"For, in a little while, and somewhat longer, he who is to come will return, and he will not delayFor my just man lives by faith. But if he were to draw himself back, he would not please my soul.So 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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