Hebrews 10
American Standard Version
10 For the law having a shadow of the good things to come, not the very image of the things, [a]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,
[b]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 [c]By which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11 And every [d]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 [e]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 [f]This is the covenant that [g]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 [h]fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil [i]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 [j]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 [k]an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know him that said, [l]Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense. And again, [m]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 your possessions, knowing that [n]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 [o]patience, that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.
37 [p]For yet a very little while,
He that cometh shall come, and shall not tarry.
38 But [q]my righteous one shall live by faith:
And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.
39 But we are not [r]of them that shrink back unto perdition; but of them that have faith unto the [s]saving of the soul.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 10:1 Many ancient authorities read they can.
- Hebrews 10:5 Ps. 40:6ff.
- Hebrews 10:10 Or, In
- Hebrews 10:11 Some ancient authorities read high priest.
- Hebrews 10:12 Or, sins, for ever sat down etc.
- Hebrews 10:16 Jer. 31:33f.
- Hebrews 10:16 Greek I will covenant.
- Hebrews 10:22 Or, full assurance
- Hebrews 10:22 Or, conscience, and our body washed with pure water: let us hold fast
- Hebrews 10:27 Or, jealousy
- Hebrews 10:29 Greek a common thing.
- Hebrews 10:30 Dt. 32:35.
- Hebrews 10:30 Dt. 32:36.
- Hebrews 10:34 Many ancient authorities read ye have your own selves for a better possession etc. Compare Lk. 9:25; 21:19.
- Hebrews 10:36 Or, stedfastness
- Hebrews 10:37 Hab. 2:3f.
- Hebrews 10:38 Some ancient authorities read the righteous one.
- Hebrews 10:39 Greek of shrinking back . . . but of faith.
- Hebrews 10:39 Or, gaining
Hebrews 10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Perfect Sacrifice
10 Since the law has only a shadow of the good things(A) to come, and not the actual form of those realities, it can never perfect the worshipers by the same sacrifices they continually offer year after year. 2 Otherwise, wouldn’t they have stopped being offered, since the worshipers, once purified, would no longer have any consciousness of sins? 3 But in the sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. 4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
5 Therefore, as He was coming into the world, He said:
You did not want sacrifice and offering,
but You prepared a body for Me.
6 You did not delight
in whole burnt offerings and sin offerings.
7 Then I said, “See—
it is written about Me
in the volume of the scroll—
I have come to do Your will, God!”(B)[a]
8 After He says above, You did not want or delight in sacrifices and offerings, whole burnt offerings and sin offerings (which are offered according to the law(C)), 9 He then says, See, I have come to do Your will.[b] He takes away the first to establish the second. 10 By this will of God, we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for all.(D)
11 Every priest stands day after day ministering and offering the same sacrifices time after time, which can never take away sins.(E) 12 But this man, after offering one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God.(F) 13 He is now waiting until His enemies are made His footstool.(G) 14 For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are sanctified. 15 The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. For after He says:
16 This is the covenant I will make with them
after those days, says the Lord:
I will put My laws on their hearts
and write them on their minds,
17 He adds:
18 Now where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.
Exhortations to Godliness
19 Therefore, brothers, since we have boldness to enter the sanctuary through the blood of Jesus,(I) 20 by a new and living way He has opened for us through the curtain (that is, His flesh(J)), 21 and since we have a great high priest over the house of God,(K) 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.(L) 23 Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.(M) 24 And let us be concerned about one another in order to promote love and good works, 25 not staying away from our worship meetings, as some habitually do, but encouraging each other,(N) and all the more as you see the day drawing near.
Warning against Deliberate Sin
26 For if we deliberately sin after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,(O) 27 but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire about to consume the adversaries.(P) 28 If anyone disregards Moses’ law, he dies without mercy, based on the testimony of two or three witnesses.(Q) 29 How much worse punishment do you think one will deserve who has trampled on the Son of God, regarded as profane[d] the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and insulted the Spirit of grace?(R) 30 For we know the One who has said, Vengeance belongs to Me, I will repay,[e][f] and again, The Lord will judge His people.(S)[g] 31 It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God!(T)
32 Remember the earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings.(U) 33 Sometimes you were publicly exposed to taunts and afflictions, and at other times you were companions of those who were treated that way.(V) 34 For you sympathized with the prisoners[h] and accepted with joy the confiscation of your possessions, knowing that you yourselves have a better and enduring possession.[i](W) 35 So don’t throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.(X) 36 For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.(Y)
37 For yet in a very little while,
the Coming One will come and not delay.
38 But My righteous one[j] will live by faith;
and if he draws back,
I have no pleasure in him.(Z)[k]
39 But we are not those who draw back and are destroyed, but those who have faith and obtain life.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 10:7 Ps 40:6-8
- Hebrews 10:9 Other mss add God
- Hebrews 10:17 Jr 31:33-34
- Hebrews 10:29 Or ordinary
- Hebrews 10:30 Other mss add says the Lord
- Hebrews 10:30 Dt 32:35
- Hebrews 10:30 Dt 32:36
- Hebrews 10:34 Other mss read sympathized with my imprisonment
- Hebrews 10:34 Other mss add in heaven
- Hebrews 10:38 Other mss read the righteous one
- Hebrews 10:38 Is 26:20 LXX; Hab 2:3-4
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