Hebrews 10:16-25

New Living Translation

¹⁶“This is the new covenant I will make
with my people on that day,^[a] says the Lord:
I will put my laws in their hearts,
and I will write them on their minds.”^[b]

¹⁷Then he says,

“I will never again remember
their sins and lawless deeds.”^[c]

¹⁸And when sins have been forgiven, there is no need to offer any more sacrifices.

A Call to Persevere

¹⁹And so, dear brothers and sisters,^[d] we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. ²⁰By his death,^[e] Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. ²¹And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, ²²let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

²³Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. ²⁴Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. ²⁵And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.

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Footnotes

10:16a Greek after those days.
10:16b Jer 31:33a.
10:17 Jer 31:34b.
10:19 Greek brothers.
10:20 Greek Through his flesh.

Hebrews 10:16-25

New International Version

¹⁶“This is the covenant I will make with them
after that time, says the Lord.
I will put my laws in their hearts,
and I will write them on their minds.”^[a]^(A)

¹⁷Then he adds:

“Their sins and lawless acts
I will remember no more.”^[b]^(B)

¹⁸And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary.

A Call to Persevere in Faith

¹⁹Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence^(C) to enter the Most Holy Place^(D) by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰by a new and living way^(E) opened for us through the curtain,^(F) that is, his body, ²¹and since we have a great priest^(G) over the house of God,^(H) ²²let us draw near to God^(I) with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings,^(J) having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience^(K) and having our bodies washed with pure water.^(L) ²³Let us hold unswervingly to the hope^(M) we profess,^(N) for he who promised is faithful.^(O) ²⁴And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,^(P) ²⁵not giving up meeting together,^(Q) as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another^(R)—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.^(S)