1 F or the law, having a shadow of the coming good things, not the image itself of the things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually yearly, perfect those who approach.

For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, make perfect those who draw near.

2 S ince, would they not indeed have ceased being offered, on account of the worshippers once purged having no longer any conscience of sins?

Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have had consciousness of sins?

3 B ut in these a calling to mind of sins yearly.

But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins year by year.

4 F or blood of bulls and goats incapable of taking away sins.

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

5 W herefore coming into the world he says, Sacrifice and offering thou willedst not; but thou hast prepared me a body.

Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, “ Sacrifice and offering You have not desired, But a body You have prepared for Me;

6 T hou tookest no pleasure in burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin.

In whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have taken no pleasure.

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

“ Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come ( In the scroll of the book it is written of Me ) To do Your will, O God.’”

8 A bove, saying Sacrifices and offerings and burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin thou willedst not, neither tookest pleasure in (which are offered according to the law);

After saying above, “ Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have not desired, nor have You taken pleasure in them ” (which are offered according to the Law),

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

then He said, “ Behold, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second.

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

By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

11 A nd every priest stands daily ministering, and offering often the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins;

12 B ut he, having offered one sacrifice for sins, sat down in perpetuity at right hand of God,

but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God,

13 w aiting from henceforth until his enemies be set footstool of his feet.

waiting from that time onward until His enemies be made a footstool for His feet.

14 F or by one offering he has perfected in perpetuity the sanctified.

For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.

15 A nd the Holy Spirit also bears us witness; for after what was said:

And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying,

16 T his the covenant which I will establish towards them after those days, saith Lord: Giving my laws into their hearts, I will write them also in their understandings;

“ This is the covenant that I will make with them After those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws upon their heart, And on their mind I will write them,” He then says,

17 a nd their sins and their lawlessnesses I will never remember any more.

“ And their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”

18 B ut where there remission of these, no longer a sacrifice for sin.

Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin. A New and Living Way

19 H aving therefore, brethren, boldness for entering into the holies by the blood of Jesus,

Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,

20 t he new and living way which he has dedicated for us through the veil, that is, his flesh,

by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh,

21 a nd a great priest over the house of God,

and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

22 l et us approach with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, sprinkled as to our hearts from a wicked conscience, and washed as to our body with pure water.

let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

23 L et us hold fast the confession of the hope unwavering, (for he faithful who has promised;)

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;

24 a nd let us consider one another for provoking to love and good works;

and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds,

25 n ot forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the custom with some; but encouraging, and by so much the more as ye see the day drawing near.

not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. Christ or Judgment

26 F or where we sin wilfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains any sacrifice for sins,

For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

27 b ut a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and heat of fire about to devour the adversaries.

but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries.

28 A ny one that has disregarded Moses' law dies without mercy on two or three witnesses:

Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

29 o f how much worse punishment, think ye, shall he be judged worthy who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and esteemed the blood of the covenant, whereby he has been sanctified, common, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?

How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?

30 F or we know him that said, To me vengeance; I will recompense, saith the Lord: and again, The Lord shall judge his people.

For we know Him who said, “ Vengeance is Mine, I will repay.” And again, “ The Lord will judge His people.”

31 a fearful thing falling into hands of living God.

It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

32 B ut call to mind the earlier days in which, having been enlightened, ye endured much conflict of sufferings;

But remember the former days, when, after being enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings,

33 o n the one hand, when ye were made a spectacle both in reproaches and afflictions; and on the other, when ye became partakers with those who were passing through them.

partly by being made a public spectacle through reproaches and tribulations, and partly by becoming sharers with those who were so treated.

34 F or ye both sympathised with prisoners and accepted with joy the plunder of your goods, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better substance, and an abiding one.

For you showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and a lasting one.

35 C ast not away therefore your confidence, which has great recompense.

Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.

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

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.

37 F or yet a very little while he that comes will come, and will not delay.

For yet in a very little while, He who is coming will come, and will not delay.

38 B ut the just shall live by faith; and, if he draw back, my soul does not take pleasure in him.

But My righteous one shall live by faith; And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him.

39 B ut we are not drawers back to perdition, but of faith to saving soul.

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