1 ¶ 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.
For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect.
2 O therwise, they would cease to offer them, because those that sacrifice, once purged, would have no more conscience of sin.
For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins.
3 B ut in these sacrifices each year the same remembrance of sins is made.
But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year.
4 F or the blood of bulls and of goats cannot take away sins.
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins. Christ’s Death Fulfills God’s Will
5 T herefore when he came into the world, he said, Sacrifice and offering thou dost not desire, but a body hast thou prepared me;
Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me.
6 i n burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure.
7 ¶ Then said I, Behold, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me) to do thy will, O God.
Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come— In the volume of the book it is written of Me— To do Your will, O God.’”
8 A bove 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;
Previously saying, “Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them ” (which are offered according to the law),
9 t hen he said, Behold, I come to do thy will, O God. He took away the first, that he may establish the second.
then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.” He takes away the first that He may establish the second.
10 I n this will, we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus, the Christ, once for all.
By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Christ’s Death Perfects the Sanctified
11 A nd so every priest stands daily ministering and offering many times the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins,
And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
12 b ut this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, is seated at the right hand of God,
But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,
13 w aiting for that which follows, that is, until his enemies are made his footstool.
from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool.
14 F or by one offering he has perfected for ever those that are sanctified.
For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
15 L ikewise the Holy Spirit gives us the same witness, who afterwards said,
But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before,
16 T his 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;
“This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the L ord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,”
17 a nd their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
18 N ow where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin. Hold Fast Your Confession
19 ¶ Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,
Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,
20 b y a new and living way, which he has consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh,
21 a nd having that great priest over the house of God,
and having a High Priest over the house of God,
22 l et 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;
let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
23 l et us hold fast the profession of our hope without wavering (for he is faithful that 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 to provoke unto charity and unto good works,
And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,
25 n ot 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.
not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. The Just Live by Faith
26 F or if we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins,
For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
27 b ut a certain fearful hope of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.
28 H e that despised the law of Moses died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
29 O f 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?
Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
30 F or 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.
For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And again, “The L ord will 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 bring to memory the former days, in which, after ye received the light, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings:
33 o n 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.
partly while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while you became companions of those who were so treated;
34 F or 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.
for you had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your goods, knowing that you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves in heaven.
35 D o not lose, therefore, this your confidence, which has great recompense of reward;
Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.
36 f or patience is necessary, so that after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:
37 F or yet a little while, and he that shall come will come and will not tarry.
“For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry.
38 N ow the just shall live by faith, but if any man draws back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.”
39 B ut we are not of those who draw back unto perdition, but faithful unto the saving of the soul.
But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.