¹ For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

² For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.

³ But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.

⁴ For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

⁵ Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

⁶ In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.

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

⁸ Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

⁹ Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

¹⁰ By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

¹¹ And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

¹² But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

¹³ From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.

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

¹⁵ Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,

¹⁶ This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

¹⁷ And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

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

¹⁹ Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

²⁰ By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

²¹ And having an high priest over the house of God;

²² 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 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

²⁴ And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

²⁵ Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

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

²⁷ But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

²⁸ He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

²⁹ Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought 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?

³⁰ For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

³¹ It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

³² But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;

³³ Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.

³⁴ For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

³⁵ Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

³⁶ For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

³⁷ For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

³⁸ Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

³⁹ But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

---

¹ For ^G1063 the law ^G3551 having ^G2192 a shadow ^G4639 of good things ^G18 to come, ^G3195 and not ^G3756 the very ^G846 image ^G1504 of the things, ^G4229 can ^G1410 never ^G3763 with those ^G846 sacrifices ^G2378 which ^G3739 they offered ^G4374 year by year ^{G2596 G1763} continually ^{G1519 G1336} make ^G5048 the comers thereunto ^G4334 perfect. ^G5048

² For then ^G1893 would they ^G302 not ^G3756 have ceased ^G3973 to be offered? ^G4374 because ^G1223 that the worshippers ^G3000 once ^G530 purged ^G2508 should have had ^G2192 no ^G3367 more ^G2089 conscience ^G4893 of sins. ^G266

³ But ^G235 in ^G1722 those ^G846 sacrifices there is a remembrance again ^G364 made of sins ^G266 every ^G2596 year. ^G1763

⁴ For ^G1063 it is not possible ^G102 that the blood ^G129 of bulls ^G5022 and ^G2532 of goats ^G5131 should take away ^G851 sins. ^G266

⁵ Wherefore ^G1352 when he cometh ^G1525 into ^G1519 the world, ^G2889 he saith, ^G3004 Sacrifice ^G2378 and ^G2532 offering ^G4376 thou wouldest ^G2309 not, ^G3756 but ^G1161 a body ^G4983 hast thou prepared ^G2675 me: ^G3427

⁶ In burnt offerings ^G3646 and ^G2532 sacrifices for ^G4012 sin ^G266 thou hast had ^G2106 no ^G3756 pleasure. ^G2106

⁷ Then ^G5119 said I, ^G2036 Lo, ^G2400 I come ^G2240 (in ^G1722 the volume ^G2777 of the book ^G975 it is written ^G1125 of ^G4012 me,) ^G1700 to do ^G4160 thy ^G4675 will, ^G2307 O God. ^G2316

⁸ Above ^G511 when he said, ^{G3004 G3754} Sacrifice ^G2378 and ^G2532 offering ^G4376 and ^G2532 burnt offerings ^G3646 and ^G2532 offering for ^G4012 sin ^G266 thou wouldest ^G2309 not, ^G3756 neither ^G3761 hadst pleasure ^G2106 therein; which ^G3748 are offered ^G4374 by ^G2596 the law; ^G3551

⁹ Then ^G5119 said he, ^G2046 Lo, ^G2400 I come ^G2240 to do ^G4160 thy ^G4675 will, ^G2307 O God. ^G2316 He taketh away ^G337 the first, ^G4413 that ^G2443 he may establish ^G2476 the second. ^G1208

¹⁰ By ^G1722 the which ^G3739 will ^G2307 we are ^G2070 sanctified ^G37 through ^G1223 the offering ^G4376 of the body ^G4983 of Jesus ^G2424 Christ ^G5547 once ^G2178 for all.

¹¹ And ^{G2532 G3303} every ^G3956 priest ^G2409 standeth ^G2476 daily ^{G2596 G2250} ministering ^G3008 and ^G2532 offering ^G4374 oftentimes ^G4178 the same ^G846 sacrifices, ^G2378 which ^G3748 can ^G1410 never ^G3763 take away ^G4014 sins: ^G266

¹² But ^G1161 this man, ^G846 after he had offered ^G4374 one ^G3391 sacrifice ^G2378 for ^G5228 sins ^G266 for ^G1519 ever, ^G1336 sat down ^G2523 on ^G1722 the right hand ^G1188 of God; ^G2316

¹³ From henceforth ^G3063 expecting ^G1551 till ^G2193 his ^G846 enemies ^G2190 be made ^G5087 his ^G846 footstool. ^{G5286 G4228}

¹⁴ For ^G1063 by one ^G3391 offering ^G4376 he hath perfected ^G5048 for ^G1519 ever ^G1336 them that are sanctified. ^G37

¹⁵ Whereof ^G1161 the Holy ^G40 Ghost ^G4151 also ^G2532 is a witness ^G3140 to us: ^G2254 for ^G1063 after ^G3326 that he had said before, ^G4280

¹⁶ This ^G3778 is the covenant ^G1242 that ^G3739 I will make ^G1303 with ^G4314 them ^G846 after ^G3326 those ^G1565 days, ^G2250 saith ^G3004 the Lord, ^G2962 I will put ^G1325 my ^G3450 laws ^G3551 into ^G1909 their ^G846 hearts, ^G2588 and ^G2532 in ^G1909 their ^G846 minds ^G1271 will I write ^G1924 them; ^G846

¹⁷ And ^G2532 their ^G846 sins ^G266 and ^G2532 iniquities ^{G458 G846} will I remember ^G3415 no ^G3364 more. ^G2089

¹⁸ Now ^G1161 where ^G3699 remission ^G859 of these ^G5130 is, there is no more ^G3765 offering ^G4376 for ^G4012 sin. ^G266

¹⁹ Having ^G2192 therefore, ^G3767 brethren, ^G80 boldness ^G3954 to ^G1519 enter ^G1529 into the holiest ^G39 by ^G1722 the blood ^G129 of Jesus, ^G2424

²⁰ By a new ^G4372 and ^G2532 living ^G2198 way, ^G3598 which ^G3739 he hath consecrated ^G1457 for us, ^G2254 through ^G1223 the veil, ^G2665 that is to say, ^G5123 his ^G846 flesh; ^G4561

²¹ And ^G2532 having an high ^G3173 priest ^G2409 over ^G1909 the house ^G3624 of God; ^G2316

²² Let us draw near ^G4334 with ^G3326 a true ^G228 heart ^G2588 in ^G1722 full assurance ^G4136 of faith, ^G4102 having ^G4472 our hearts ^G2588 sprinkled ^G4472 from ^G575 an evil ^G4190 conscience, ^G4893 and ^G2532 our bodies ^G4983 washed ^G3068 with pure ^G2513 water. ^G5204

²³ Let us hold fast ^G2722 the profession ^G3671 of our faith ^G1680 without wavering; ^G186 (for ^G1063 he is faithful ^G4103 that promised;) ^G1861

²⁴ And ^G2532 let us consider ^G2657 one another ^G240 to ^G1519 provoke ^G3948 unto love ^G26 and ^G2532 to good ^G2570 works: ^G2041

²⁵ Not ^G3361 forsaking ^G1459 the assembling ^G1997 of ourselves ^G1438 together, ^G1997 as ^G2531 the manner ^G1485 of some ^G5100 is; but ^G235 exhorting ^G3870 one another: and ^G2532 so much ^G5118 the more, ^G3123 as ^G3745 ye see ^G991 the day ^G2250 approaching. ^G1448

²⁶ For ^G1063 if we ^G2257 sin ^G264 wilfully ^G1596 after ^G3326 that we have received ^G2983 the knowledge ^G1922 of the truth, ^G225 there remaineth ^G620 no more ^G3765 sacrifice ^G2378 for ^G4012 sins, ^G266

²⁷ But ^G1161 a certain ^G5100 fearful ^G5398 looking for ^G1561 of judgment ^G2920 and ^G2532 fiery ^G4442 indignation, ^G2205 which shall ^G3195 devour ^G2068 the adversaries. ^G5227

²⁸ He ^G5100 that despised ^G114 Moses' ^G3475 law ^G3551 died ^G599 without ^G5565 mercy ^G3628 under ^G1909 two ^G1417 or ^G2228 three ^G5140 witnesses: ^G3144

²⁹ Of how much ^G4214 sorer ^G5501 punishment, ^G5098 suppose ye, ^G1380 shall he be thought worthy, ^G515 who ^G3588 hath trodden under foot ^G2662 the Son ^G5207 of God, ^G2316 and ^G2532 hath counted ^G2233 the blood ^G129 of the covenant, ^G1242 wherewith ^{G3739 G1722} he was sanctified, ^G37 an unholy thing, ^G2839 and ^G2532 hath done despite ^G1796 unto the Spirit ^G4151 of grace? ^G5485

³⁰ For ^G1063 we know ^G1492 him that hath said, ^G2036 Vengeance ^G1557 belongeth unto me, ^G1698 I ^G1473 will recompense, ^G467 saith ^G3004 the Lord. ^G2962 And ^G2532 again, ^G3825 The Lord ^G2962 shall judge ^G2919 his ^G846 people. ^G2992

³¹ It is a fearful thing ^G5398 to fall ^G1706 into ^G1519 the hands ^G5495 of the living ^G2198 God. ^G2316

³² But ^G1161 call to remembrance ^G363 the former ^G4386 days, ^G2250 in ^G1722 which, ^G3739 after ye were illuminated, ^G5461 ye endured ^G5278 a great ^G4183 fight ^G119 of afflictions; ^G3804

³³ Partly, ^{G5124 G3303} whilst ye were made a gazingstock ^G2301 both ^G5037 by reproaches ^G3680 and ^G2532 afflictions; ^G2347 and ^G1161 partly, ^G5124 whilst ye became ^G1096 companions ^G2844 of them that were ^G390 so ^G3779 used. ^G390

³⁴ For ^{G2532 G1063} ye had compassion ^G4834 of me in my ^G3450 bonds, ^G1199 and ^G2532 took ^G4327 joyfully ^{G3326 G5479} the spoiling ^G724 of your ^G5216 goods, ^G5224 knowing ^G1097 in ^G1722 yourselves ^G1438 that ye have ^G2192 in ^G1722 heaven ^G3772 a better ^G2909 and ^G2532 an enduring ^G3306 substance. ^G5223

³⁵ Cast ^G577 not ^G3361 away ^G577 therefore ^G3767 your ^G5216 confidence, ^G3954 which ^G3748 hath ^G2192 great ^G3173 recompence of reward. ^G3405

³⁶ For ^G1063 ye have ^G2192 need ^G5532 of patience, ^G5281 that, ^G2443 after ye have done ^G4160 the will ^G2307 of God, ^G2316 ye might receive ^G2865 the promise. ^G1860

³⁷ For ^G1063 yet ^G2089 a little ^G3397 while, ^{G3745 G3745} and he that shall come ^G2064 will come, ^G2240 and ^G2532 will ^G5549 not ^G3756 tarry. ^G5549

³⁸ Now ^G1161 the just ^G1342 shall live ^G2198 by ^G1537 faith: ^G4102 but ^G2532 if ^G1437 any man draw back, ^G5288 my ^G3450 soul ^G5590 shall have ^G2106 no ^G3756 pleasure ^G2106 in ^G1722 him. ^G846

³⁹ But ^G1161 we ^G2249 are ^G2070 not ^G3756 of them who draw back ^G5289 unto ^G1519 perdition; ^G684 but ^G235 of them that believe ^G4102 to ^G1519 the saving ^G4047 of the soul. ^G5590

---

¹ For 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.

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

³ But in those `sacrifices' there is a remembrance made of sins year by year.

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

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

⁶ In whole burnt offerings and `sacrifices' for sin thou hadst no pleasure:

⁷ Then said I, Lo, I am come (In the roll of the book it is written of me) To do thy will, O God.

⁸ Saying 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),

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁶ This 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,'

¹⁷ And their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

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

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

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

²¹ and `having' a great priest over the house of God;

²² let 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,

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

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

²⁵ not 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.

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

²⁷ but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire 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:

²⁹ of 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?

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

³¹ It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

³² But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were enlightened, ye endured a great conflict of sufferings;

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

³⁴ For 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.

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

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

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

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

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

---

¹ For the law having a shadow of the coming good things -- not the very image of the matters, every year, by the same sacrifices that they offer continually, is never able to make perfect those coming near,

² since, would they not have ceased to be offered, because of those serving having no more conscience of sins, having once been purified?

³ but in those `sacrifices' is a remembrance of sins every year,

⁴ for it is impossible for blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

⁵ Wherefore, coming into the world, he saith, `Sacrifice and offering Thou didst not will, and a body Thou didst prepare for me,

⁶ in burnt-offerings, and concerning sin-offerings, Thou didst not delight,

⁷ then I said, Lo, I come, (in a volume of the book it hath been written concerning me,) to do, O God, Thy will;'

⁸ saying above -- `Sacrifice, and offering, and burnt-offerings, and concerning sin-offering Thou didst not will, nor delight in,' -- which according to the law are offered --

⁹ then he said, `Lo, I come to do, O God, Thy will;' he doth take away the first that the second he may establish;

¹⁰ in the which will we are having been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once,

¹¹ and every priest, indeed, hath stood daily serving, and the same sacrifices many times offering, that are never able to take away sins.

¹² And He, for sin one sacrifice having offered -- to the end, did sit down on the right hand of God, --

¹³ as to the rest, expecting till He may place his enemies `as' his footstool,

¹⁴ for by one offering he hath perfected to the end those sanctified;

¹⁵ and testify to us also doth the Holy Spirit, for after that He hath said before,

¹⁶ `This `is' the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, giving My laws on their hearts, and upon their minds I will write them,'

¹⁷ and `their sins and their lawlessness I will remember no more;'

¹⁸ and where forgiveness of these `is', there is no more offering for sin.

¹⁹ Having, therefore, brethren, boldness for the entrance into the holy places, in the blood of Jesus,

²⁰ which way he did initiate for us -- new and living, through the vail, that is, his flesh --

²¹ and a high priest over the house of God,

²² may we draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having the hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having the body bathed with pure water;

²³ may we hold fast the unwavering profession of the hope, (for faithful `is' He who did promise),

²⁴ and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works,

²⁵ not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as a custom of certain `is', but exhorting, and so much the more as ye see the day coming nigh.

²⁶ For we -- willfully sinning after the receiving the full knowledge of the truth -- no more for sins doth there remain a sacrifice,

²⁷ but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and fiery zeal, about to devour the opposers;

²⁸ any one who did set at nought a law of Moses, apart from mercies, by two or three witnesses, doth die,

²⁹ of how much sorer punishment shall he be counted worthy who the Son of God did trample on, and the blood of the covenant did count a common thing, in which he was sanctified, and to the Spirit of the grace did despite?

³⁰ for we have known Him who is saying, `Vengeance `is' Mine, I will recompense, saith the Lord;' and again, `The Lord shall judge His people;' --

³¹ fearful `is' the falling into the hands of a living God.

³² And call to your remembrance the former days, in which, having been enlightened, ye did endure much conflict of sufferings,

³³ partly both with reproaches and tribulations being made spectacles, and partly having become partners of those so living,

³⁴ for also with my bonds ye sympathised, and the robbery of your goods with joy ye did receive, knowing that ye have in yourselves a better substance in the heavens, and an enduring one.

³⁵ Ye may not cast away, then, your boldness, which hath great recompense of reward,

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

³⁷ for yet a very very little, He who is coming will come, and will not tarry;

³⁸ and `the righteous by faith shall live,' and `if he may draw back, My soul hath no pleasure in him,'

³⁹ and we are not of those drawing back to destruction, but of those believing to a preserving of soul.

---

¹ For 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.

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

³ But in these [there is] a calling to mind of sins yearly.

⁴ For blood of bulls and goats [is] incapable of taking away sins.

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

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

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

⁸ Above, 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);

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

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

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

¹² But *he*, having offered one sacrifice for sins, sat down in perpetuity at [the] right hand of God,

¹³ waiting from henceforth until his enemies be set [for the] footstool of his feet.

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

¹⁵ And the Holy Spirit also bears us witness [of it]; for after what was said:

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

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

¹⁸ But where there [is] remission of these, [there is] no longer a sacrifice for sin.

¹⁹ Having therefore, brethren, boldness for entering into the [holy of] holies by the blood of Jesus,

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

²¹ and [having] a great priest over the house of God,

²² let 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.

²³ Let us hold fast the confession of the hope unwavering, (for he [is] faithful who has promised;)

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

²⁵ not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the custom [is] with some; but encouraging [one another], and by so much the more as ye see the day drawing near.

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

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

²⁸ Any one that has disregarded Moses' law dies without mercy on [the testimony of] two or three witnesses:

²⁹ of 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?

³⁰ For we know him that said, To me [belongs] vengeance; *I* will recompense, saith the Lord: and again, The Lord shall judge his people.

³¹ [It is] a fearful thing falling into [the] hands of [the] living God.

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

³³ on 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.

³⁴ For 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.

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

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

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

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

³⁹ But *we* are not drawers back to perdition, but of faith to saving [the] soul.

---

¹ 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 Or else wouldn't they have ceased to be offered, because the worshippers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins?

³ But in those sacrifices there is yearly reminder of sins.

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

⁵ Therefore when he comes into the world, he says, "Sacrifice and offering you didn't desire, But a body did you prepare for me;

⁶ In whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you had no pleasure.

⁷ Then I said, 'Behold, I have come (In the scroll of the book it is written of me) To do your will, God.'"

⁸ 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 then he has said, "Behold, I have come to do your will." He takes away the first, that he may establish the second,

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

¹¹ Every priest indeed stands day by day ministering and often offering the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins,

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

¹³ from that time waiting until his enemies are made the footstool of his feet.

¹⁴ For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.

¹⁵ The Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,

¹⁶ "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 "I will remember their sins and their iniquities no more."

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

¹⁹ Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,

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

²¹ and having a great priest over the house of God,

²² 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 let us hold fast the confession of our hope unyieldingly. For he who promised is faithful.

²⁴ Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

²⁵ 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 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,

²⁷ but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries.

²⁸ A man who disregards Moses' law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses.

²⁹ How much worse punishment, do you think, will he 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 For we know him who said, "Vengeance belongs to me," says the Lord, "I will repay." Again, "The Lord will judge his people."

³¹ It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

³² But remember the former days, in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings;

³³ partly, being exposed to both reproaches and oppressions; and partly, becoming partakers with those who were treated so.

³⁴ 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 Therefore don't throw away your boldness, which has a great reward.

³⁶ For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

³⁷ "In a very little while, He who comes will come, and will not wait.

³⁸ But the righteous will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him."

³⁹ But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the saving of the soul.

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¹ For the law, being only a poor copy of the future good things, and not the true image of those things, is never able to make the people who come to the altar every year with the same offerings completely clean.

² For if this had been possible, would there not have been an end of those offerings, because the worshippers would have been made completely clean and would have been no longer conscious of sins?

³ But year by year there is a memory of sins in those offerings.

⁴ Because it is not possible for the blood of oxen and goats to take away sins.

⁵ So that when he comes into the world, he says, You had no desire for offerings, but you made a body ready for me;

⁶ You had no joy in burned offerings or in offerings for sin.

⁷ Then I said, See, I have come to do your pleasure, O God (as it is said of me in the roll of the book).

⁸ After saying, You had no desire for offerings, for burned offerings or offerings for sin (which are made by the law) and you had no pleasure in them,

⁹ Then he said, See, I have come to do your pleasure. He took away the old order, so that he might put the new order in its place.

¹⁰ By that pleasure we have been made holy, by the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for ever.

¹¹ And every priest takes his place at the altar day by day, doing what is necessary, and making again and again the same offerings which are never able to take away sins.

¹² But when Jesus had made one offering for sins for ever, he took his place at the right hand of God;

¹³ And has been waiting there from that time, till all who are against him are made a foot-rest for his feet.

¹⁴ Because by one offering he has made complete for ever those who are made holy.

¹⁵ And the Holy Spirit is a witness for us: for after he had said,

¹⁶ This is the agreement which I will make with them after those days, says the Lord; I will put my laws in their hearts, writing them in their minds; he said,

¹⁷ And I will keep no more memory of their sins and of their evil-doings.

¹⁸ Now where there is forgiveness of these, there is no more offering for sin.

¹⁹ So then, my brothers, being able to go into the holy place without fear, because of the blood of Jesus,

²⁰ By the new and living way which he made open for us through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

²¹ And having a great priest over the house of God,

²² Let us go in with true hearts, in certain faith, having our hearts made free from the sense of sin and our bodies washed with clean water:

²³ Let us keep the witness of our hope strong and unshaking, for he is true who has given his word:

²⁴ And let us be moving one another at all times to love and good works;

²⁵ Not giving up our meetings, as is the way of some, but keeping one another strong in faith; and all the more because you see the day coming near.

²⁶ For if we do evil on purpose after we have had the knowledge of what is true, there is no more offering for sins,

²⁷ But only a great fear of being judged, and of the fire of wrath which will be the destruction of the haters of God.

²⁸ A man who has gone against the law of Moses is put to death without pity on the word of two or three witnesses:

²⁹ But will not the man by whom the Son of God has been crushed under foot, and the blood of the agreement with which he was washed clean has been taken as an unholy thing, and who has had no respect for the Spirit of grace, be judged bad enough for a very much worse punishment?

³⁰ For we have had experience of him who says, Punishment is mine, I will give reward. And again, The Lord will be judge of his people.

³¹ We may well go in fear of falling into the hands of the living God.

³² But give thought to the days after you had seen the light, when you went through a great war of troubles;

³³ In part, in being attacked by angry words and cruel acts, before the eyes of everyone, and in part, in being united with those who were attacked in this way.

³⁴ For you had pity on those who were in prison, and had joy in the loss of your property, in the knowledge that you still had a better property and one which you would keep for ever.

³⁵ So do not give up your hope which will be greatly rewarded.

³⁶ For, having done what was right in God's eyes, you have need of waiting before his word has effect for you.

³⁷ In a very little time he who is coming will come; he will not be slow.

³⁸ But the upright man will be living by his faith; and if he goes back, my soul will have no pleasure in him.

³⁹ But we are not of those who go back to destruction; but of those who have faith even to the salvation of the soul.