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Perfect Pardon in the New Covenant

10 The Torah has a shadow of the good things to come—not the form itself of the realities. For this reason it can never, by means of the same sacrifices they offer constantly year after year, make perfect those who draw near. Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers—cleansed once and for all—would no longer have consciousness of sins? But in these sacrifices is a reminder of sins year after year— for it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

So when Messiah comes into the world, He says,

“Sacrifice and offering You did not desire,
    but a body You prepared for Me.
In whole burnt offerings and sin offerings
    You did not delight.
Then I said, ‘Behold, I come to do Your will, O God
    (in the scroll of the book it is written of Me).’”[a]

After saying above, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (those which are offered according to Torah), then He said, “Behold, I come to do Your will.” He takes away the first to establish the second. 10 By His will we have been made holy through the offering of the body of Messiah Yeshua once for all.

11 Indeed, every kohen stands day by day serving and offering the same sacrifices again and again, which can never take away sins. [b] 12 But on the other hand, when this One offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God— 13 waiting from then on, until His enemies are made a footstool for His feet. [c] 14 For by one offering He has perfected forever those being made holy. 15 The Ruach ha-Kodesh also testifies to us—for after saying,

16 “This is the covenant that I will cut with them:

    ‘After those days,’ says Adonai,
    ‘I will put My Torah upon their hearts,
    and upon their minds I will write it,’”[d]

then He says,

17 “I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.”[e]

18 Now where there is removal of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 10:7 Ps. 40:7-9(6-8); Ps. 39:6-8(LXX); cf. Gen. 22:16-18.
  2. Hebrews 10:12 cf. Mic. 6:6-8.
  3. Hebrews 10:14 cf. Ps. 110:1(109:1 LXX).
  4. Hebrews 10:16 Lit. I will put My laws upon their hearts, and upon their mind I will write them (Jer. 38:33 LXX); cf. Jer. 31:32(33).
  5. Hebrews 10:17 Jer. 31:33(34)(38:34LXX).