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Therefore Let Us Approach God In Full Assurance of Faith And Hold On Without Wavering

19 Therefore, brothers, having confidence for the entering of the Holies by the blood of Jesus— 20 which fresh[a] and living way He inaugurated for us through[b] the curtain, that is[c], His flesh— 21 and having a great Priest over the house of God, 22 let us be approaching God with a true heart in full-assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled[d] from an evil conscience, and having our body washed[e] with clean water.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 10:20 Or, new, recent.
  2. Hebrews 10:20 Or, by-means-of.
  3. Hebrews 10:20 That is, ‘which fresh and living way... that is, His flesh’; Christ’s body on the cross is the living way through the curtain into the Holies. Or, ‘by-means-of the curtain, that is, His flesh’; Christ’s flesh is a curtain or veil on His true identity.
  4. Hebrews 10:22 As the priests sprinkled animal blood on things to cleanse them, so Christ sprinkles our hearts with His own blood.
  5. Hebrews 10:22 As the high priest was to bathe before entering the Holy of Holies, so we have been spiritually bathed so as to enter the heavenly Holy of Holies.

A Call to Persevere in Faith

19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence(A) to enter the Most Holy Place(B) by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way(C) opened for us through the curtain,(D) that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest(E) over the house of God,(F) 22 let us draw near to God(G) with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings,(H) having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience(I) and having our bodies washed with pure water.(J)

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