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, having a shadow of the good to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, 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?

Or else wouldn’t they have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins?

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

But in those sacrifices there is a yearly reminder of sins.

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

For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should 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 didn’t desire, but you prepared a body for me.

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

You had no pleasure in whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin.

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);

Previously saying, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you didn’t desire, neither had pleasure in them” (those 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 has said, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He takes 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.

by which 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 indeed stands day by day serving and often offering 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, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God;

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

from that time waiting until his enemies are made the footstool of his feet.

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

For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.

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

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 on their heart, I will also write them on their mind;’” then he says,

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

“I will remember their sins and their iniquities no more.”

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

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

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

Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into 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 the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

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

and having a great priest over God’s house,

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’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body 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;

Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

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 the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as you see the Day approaching.

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 sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,

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

but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries.

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

A man who disregards Moses’ law dies without compassion on the word 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 worse punishment do you think he will be judged worthy of who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, 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 belongs to me,” says the Lord, “I will repay.” Again, “The Lord will judge his people.”

31 a fearful thing falling into hands of living God.

It is a fearful 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, in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with 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, being exposed to both reproaches and oppressions; and partly, becoming partakers with those who were treated so.

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 both had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and an enduring one in the heavens.

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

Therefore don’t throw away your boldness, 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 need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

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

“In a very little while, he who comes will come, and will not wait.

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

But the righteous will live by faith. 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 saving of the soul.