24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one;(A) he entered heaven itself,(B) now to appear for us in God’s presence.(C) 25 Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place(D) every year with blood that is not his own.(E) 26 Otherwise Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world.(F) But he has appeared(G) once for all(H) at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself.(I) 27 Just as people are destined to die once,(J) and after that to face judgment,(K) 28 so Christ was sacrificed once(L) to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time,(M) not to bear sin,(N) but to bring salvation(O) to those who are waiting for him.(P)

Christ’s Sacrifice Once for All

10 The law is only a shadow(Q) of the good things(R) that are coming—not the realities themselves.(S) For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect(T) those who draw near to worship.(U) Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins.(V) But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins.(W) It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats(X) to take away sins.(Y)

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