Hebrews 10-11

New American Standard Bible

One Sacrifice of Christ Is Sufficient

10 For the Law, since it has only ^(A)a shadow of ^(B)the good things to come and not the ^[a]form of those things itself, ^[b]can ^(C)never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually every year, ^(D)make those who approach perfect. ² Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have had ^(E)consciousness of sins? ³ But ^(F)in ^[c]those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. ⁴ For it is ^(G)impossible for the ^(H)blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. ⁵ Therefore, ^(I)when He comes into the world, He says,

⁸ After saying above, “^(O)Sacrifices and offerings and ^(P)whole burnt offerings and offerings ^(Q)for sin You have not desired, nor have You taken pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the Law), ⁹ then He ^[d]said, “^(R)Behold, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second. ¹⁰ By ^[e]this will, we have been ^(S)sanctified through ^(T)the offering of ^(U)the body of Jesus Christ ^(V)once for all time.

¹¹ Every priest stands daily ministering and ^(W)offering time after time the same sacrifices, which ^(X)can never take away sins; ¹² but He, having offered one sacrifice ^(Y)for ^[f]sins ^(Z)for all time, ^(AA)sat down at the right hand of God, ¹³ waiting from that time onward ^(AB)until His enemies are made a footstool for His feet. ¹⁴ For by one offering He has ^(AC)perfected ^(AD)for all time those who are ^[g]sanctified. ¹⁵ And ^(AE)the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying,

He then says,

¹⁸ Now where there is forgiveness of these things, an offering for sin is no longer required.

A New and Living Way

¹⁹ Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we ^(AH)have confidence to ^(AI)enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰ by ^(AJ)a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through ^(AK)the veil, that is, through His flesh, ²¹ and since we have ^(AL)a great priest ^(AM)over the house of God, ²² let’s ^(AN)approach God with a ^[h]sincere heart in ^(AO)full assurance of faith, having our hearts ^(AP)sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies ^(AQ)washed with pure water. ²³ Let’s hold firmly to the ^(AR)confession of our ^(AS)hope without wavering, for ^(AT)He who promised is faithful; ²⁴ and let’s consider how ^(AU)to ^[i]encourage one another in love and ^(AV)good deeds, ²⁵ not abandoning our own ^(AW)meeting together, as is the habit of some people, but ^(AX)encouraging one another; and all the more as you see ^(AY)the day drawing near.

Christ or Judgment

²⁶ For if we go on ^(AZ)sinning willfully after receiving ^(BA)the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, ²⁷ but a terrifying expectation of ^(BB)judgment and ^(BC)the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. ^28 (BD)Anyone who has ignored the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. ^29 (BE)How much more severe punishment do you think he will deserve ^(BF)who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean ^(BG)the blood of the covenant ^(BH)by which he was sanctified, and has ^(BI)insulted the Spirit of grace? ³⁰ For we know Him who said, “^(BJ)Vengeance is Mine, I will repay.” And again, “^(BK)The Lord will judge His people.” ³¹ It is a ^(BL)terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the ^(BM)living God.

³² But remember ^(BN)the former days, ^[j]when, after being ^(BO)enlightened, you endured a great ^(BP)conflict of sufferings, ³³ partly by being ^(BQ)made a public spectacle through insults and distress, and partly by becoming ^[k](BR)companions with those who were so treated. ³⁴ For you ^(BS)showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted ^(BT)joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves ^(BU)a better and lasting possession. ³⁵ Therefore, do not throw away your ^(BV)confidence, which has a great ^(BW)reward. ³⁶ For you have need of ^(BX)endurance, so that when you have ^(BY)done the will of God, you may ^(BZ)receive ^[l]what was promised.

³⁹ But ^[m]we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith for the safekeeping of the soul.

The Triumphs of Faith

11 Now faith is the ^(CD)certainty of things ^[n](CE)hoped for, a ^[o]proof of ^(CF)things not seen. ² For by it the ^(CG)people of old ^[p](CH)gained approval.

³ By faith we understand that the ^[q](CI)world has been created ^(CJ)by the word of God so that what is seen ^(CK)has not been made out of things that are visible. ⁴ By faith ^(CL)Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he was ^(CM)attested to be righteous, God testifying ^[r]about his ^(CN)gifts, and through ^[s]faith, though ^(CO)he is dead, he still speaks. ⁵ By faith ^(CP)Enoch was taken up so that he would not ^(CQ)see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for before he was taken up, he was attested to have been pleasing to God. ⁶ And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for the one who ^(CR)comes to God must believe that He exists, and that He proves to be One who rewards those who seek Him. ⁷ By faith ^(CS)Noah, being ^(CT)warned by God about ^(CU)things not yet seen, ^[t](CV)in reverence ^(CW)prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of ^(CX)the righteousness which is according to faith.

⁸ By faith ^(CY)Abraham, when he was called, obeyed ^[u]by going out to a place which he was to ^(CZ)receive for an inheritance; and he left, not knowing where he was going. ⁹ By faith he lived as a stranger in ^(DA)the land of promise, as in a foreign land, ^(DB)living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, ^(DC)fellow heirs of the same promise; ¹⁰ for he was looking for ^(DD)the city which has ^(DE)foundations, ^(DF)whose architect and builder is God. ¹¹ By faith even ^(DG)Sarah herself received ^[v]ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him ^(DH)faithful who had promised. ¹² Therefore even from one man, and ^(DI)one who was as good as dead ^[w]at that, there were born descendants who were ^(DJ)just as the stars of heaven in number, and as the innumerable grains of sand along the seashore.

^13 (DK)All these died in faith, ^(DL)without receiving the promises, but ^(DM)having seen and welcomed them from a distance, and ^(DN)having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. ¹⁴ For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own. ¹⁵ And indeed if they had been ^[x]thinking of that country which they left, ^(DO)they would have had opportunity to return. ¹⁶ But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a ^(DP)heavenly one. Therefore ^(DQ)God is not ^[y]ashamed to be ^(DR)called their God; for ^(DS)He has prepared a city for them.

¹⁷ By faith ^(DT)Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and the one who had ^(DU)received the promises was offering up his ^[z]only son; ¹⁸ it was he to whom it was said, “^(DV)Through Isaac your ^[aa]descendants shall be named.” ^19 [ab]He considered that ^(DW)God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back ^[ac]as a ^[ad](DX)type. ²⁰ By faith ^(DY)Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come. ²¹ By faith ^(DZ)Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and ^(EA)worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. ²² By faith ^(EB)Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones.

²³ By faith ^(EC)Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the ^(ED)king’s edict. ²⁴ By faith Moses, ^(EE)when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, ²⁵ choosing rather to ^(EF)endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the temporary pleasures of sin, ^26 (EG)considering the ^[ae]reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the ^(EH)reward. ²⁷ By faith he ^(EI)left Egypt, not ^(EJ)fearing the wrath of the king; for he persevered, as though ^(EK)seeing Him who is unseen. ²⁸ By faith he ^[af](EL)kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that ^(EM)the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them. ²⁹ By faith they ^(EN)passed through the Red Sea as through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were ^[ag]drowned.

³⁰ By faith ^(EO)the walls of Jericho fell down ^[ah](EP)after the Israelites had marched around them for seven days. ³¹ By faith the prostitute ^(EQ)Rahab did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies ^[ai]in peace.

³² And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of ^(ER)Gideon, ^(ES)Barak, ^(ET)Samson, ^(EU)Jephthah, of ^(EV)David and ^(EW)Samuel and the prophets, ³³ who by faith ^(EX)conquered kingdoms, ^(EY)performed acts of righteousness, ^(EZ)obtained promises, ^(FA)shut the mouths of lions, ^34 (FB)quenched the power of fire, ^(FC)escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, ^(FD)became mighty in war, ^(FE)put foreign armies to flight. ^35 (FF)Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their ^[aj]release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection; ³⁶ and others ^[ak]experienced mocking and flogging, and further, ^(FG)chains and imprisonment. ³⁷ They were ^(FH)stoned, they were sawn in two, ^[al]they were tempted, they were ^(FI)put to death with the sword; they went about ^(FJ)in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, ^(FK)tormented ³⁸ (people of whom the world was not worthy), ^(FL)wandering in deserts, on mountains, and sheltering in caves and holes ^[am]in the ground.

³⁹ And all these, having ^(FM)gained approval through their faith, ^(FN)did not receive ^[an]what was promised, ⁴⁰ because God had ^[ao]provided ^(FO)something better for us, so that ^(FP)apart from us they would not be made perfect.