1 F or the law having a shadow of the good things to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect them that draw nigh.

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

2 E lse would they not have ceased to be offered? because the worshippers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins.

Otherwise, they would cease to offer them, because those that sacrifice, once purged, would have no more conscience of sin.

3 B ut in those sacrifices there is a remembrance made of sins year by year.

But in these sacrifices each year the same remembrance of sins is made.

4 F or it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.

For the blood of bulls and of goats cannot take away sins.

5 W herefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, But a body didst thou prepare for me;

Therefore when he came into the world, he said, Sacrifice and offering thou dost not desire, but a body hast thou prepared me;

6 I n whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hadst no pleasure:

in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.

7 T hen said I, Lo, 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 volume of the book it is written of me) to do thy will, O God.

8 S aying 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),

Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou dost not desire, neither hadst pleasure therein, which are offered by the law;

9 t hen hath he said, Lo, I am come to do thy will. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

then he said, Behold, I come to do thy will, O God. He took away the first, that he may establish the second.

10 B y which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

In this will, we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus, the Christ, once for all.

11 A nd every priest indeed standeth day by day ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, the which can never take away sins:

And so every priest stands daily ministering and offering many times the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins,

12 b ut he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

but this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, is seated at the right hand of God,

13 h enceforth expecting till his enemies be made the footstool of his feet.

waiting for that which follows, that is, until his enemies are made his footstool.

14 F or by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

For by one offering he has perfected for ever those that are sanctified.

15 A nd the Holy Spirit also beareth witness to us; for after he hath said,

Likewise the Holy Spirit gives us the same witness, who afterwards said,

16 T his 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,

This is the testament that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will give my laws in their hearts, and in their souls will I write them;

17 A nd their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

18 N ow where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

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

19 H aving therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,

¶ Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,

20 b y the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

by a new and living way, which he has consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

21 a nd having a great priest over the house of God;

and having that great priest over the house of God,

22 l et us draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience: and having our body washed with pure water,

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts purified from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water;

23 l et us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not; for he is faithful that promised:

let us hold fast the profession of our hope without wavering (for he is faithful that promised).

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

And let us consider one another to provoke unto charity and unto good works,

25 n ot forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day drawing nigh.

not forsaking our gathering together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another and so much the more, when ye see that day approaching.

26 F or if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more a sacrifice for sins,

For if we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins,

27 b ut a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries.

but a certain fearful hope of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

28 A man that hath set at nought Moses law dieth without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses:

He that despised the law of Moses died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

29 o f 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?

Of how much greater punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who has trodden underfoot the Son of God and has counted the blood of the covenant, with which he was sanctified, an unholy thing and has done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

30 F or we know him that said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

For we know who he is that has said, Vengeance belongs to me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

31 I t 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 B ut call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were enlightened, ye endured a great conflict of sufferings;

But bring to memory the former days, in which, after ye received the light, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;

33 p artly, being made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, becoming partakers with them that were so used.

on the one hand ye were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and on the other ye became companions of those that were so used.

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

For ye had compassion of me in my bonds and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing that in yourselves ye have a better substance in the heavens, and that abides.

35 C ast not away therefore your boldness, which hath great recompense of reward.

Do not lose, therefore, this your confidence, which has great recompense of reward;

36 F or ye have need of patience, that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

for patience is necessary, so that after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

37 F or yet a very little while, He that cometh shall come, and shall not tarry.

For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come and will not tarry.

38 B ut my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.

Now the just shall live by faith, but if any man draws back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

39 B ut we are not of them that shrink back unto perdition; but of them that have faith unto the saving of the soul.

But we are not of those who draw back unto perdition, but faithful unto the saving of the soul.