Hebrews 10
King James Version
10 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
3 But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
17 And their sins and 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 holiest by the blood of Jesus,
20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
21 And having an high priest over the house of God;
22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, 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 illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
33 Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.
34 For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Hebrews 10
Amplified Bible
One Sacrifice of Christ Is Sufficient
10 For since the Law has only a shadow [just a pale representation] of the good things to come—not the very image of those things—it can never, by offering the same sacrifices continually year after year, make [a]perfect those who approach [its altars]. 2 For if it were otherwise, would not these sacrifices have stopped being offered? For the worshipers, having once [for all time] been cleansed, would no longer have a consciousness of sin. 3 But [as it is] these [continual] sacrifices bring a fresh reminder of sins [to be atoned for] year after year, 4 for it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. 5 Therefore, when Christ enters into the world, He says,
“Sacrifice and offering You have not desired,
But [instead] You have prepared a body for Me [to offer];
6
In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have taken no delight.
7
“Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come
To do Your will, O God—
[To fulfill] what is written of Me in the scroll of the book.’”(A)
8 After saying [in the citation] above, “You have neither desired, nor have You taken delight in sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin” (which are offered according to the Law) 9 then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will.” [And so] He does away with the first [covenant as a means of atoning for sin based on animal sacrifices] so that He may inaugurate and establish the second [covenant by means of obedience].(B) 10 And in accordance with this will [of God] we [who believe in the message of salvation] have been sanctified [that is, set apart as holy for God and His purposes] through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) once for all.
11 Every priest stands [at his altar of service] ministering daily, offering the same sacrifices over and over, which are never able [b]to strip away sins [that envelop and cover us]; 12 whereas Christ, having offered the one sacrifice [the all-sufficient sacrifice of Himself] for sins for all time, sat down [signifying the completion of atonement for sin] at the right hand of God [the position of honor], 13 waiting from that time onward until his enemies are made a footstool for His feet.(C) 14 For by the one offering He has perfected forever and completely cleansed those who are being sanctified [bringing each believer to spiritual completion and maturity]. 15 And the Holy Spirit also adds His testimony to us [in confirmation of this]; for after having said,
16
“This is the covenant that I will make with them
After those days, says the Lord:
I will imprint My laws upon their heart,
And on their mind I will inscribe them [producing an inward change],”
He then says,
17
“And their sins and their lawless acts
I will remember no more [no longer holding their sins against them].”(D)
18 Now where there is [absolute] forgiveness and complete cancellation of the penalty of these things, there is no longer any offering [to be made to atone] for sin.
A New and Living Way
19 Therefore, [c]believers, since we have confidence and full freedom to enter the Holy Place [the place where God dwells] by [means of] the blood of Jesus, 20 by this new and living way which He initiated and opened for us through the veil [as in the Holy of Holies], that is, through His flesh, 21 and since we have a great and wonderful Priest [Who rules] over the house of God, 22 let us approach [God] with a true and sincere heart in unqualified assurance of faith, having had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us seize and hold tightly the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is reliable and trustworthy and faithful [to His word]; 24 and let us consider [thoughtfully] how we may encourage one another to love and to do good deeds, 25 not forsaking our meeting together [as believers for worship and instruction], as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more [faithfully] as you see the day [of Christ’s return] approaching.
Christ or Judgment
26 For if we go on willfully and deliberately sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice [to atone] for our sins [that is, no further offering to anticipate], 27 but a kind of awful and terrifying expectation of [divine] judgment and the fury of a fire and burning wrath which will consume the adversaries [those who put themselves in opposition to God].(E) 28 Anyone who has ignored and set aside the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.(F) 29 How much greater punishment do you think he will deserve who has rejected and trampled under foot the Son of God, and has considered unclean and common the blood of the covenant that [d]sanctified him, and has insulted the Spirit of grace [who imparts the unmerited favor and blessing of God]?(G) 30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine [retribution and the deliverance of justice rest with Me], I will repay [the wrongdoer].” And again, “The Lord will judge His people.”(H) 31 It is a fearful and terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God [incurring His judgment and wrath].
32 But remember the earlier days, when, after being [spiritually] enlightened, you [patiently] endured a great conflict of sufferings, 33 sometimes by being made a spectacle, publicly exposed to insults and distress, and sometimes by becoming companions with those who were so treated. 34 For you showed sympathy and deep concern for those who were imprisoned, and you joyfully accepted the [unjust] seizure of your belongings and the confiscation of your property, conscious of the fact that you have a better possession and a lasting one [prepared for you in heaven]. 35 Do not, therefore, fling away your [fearless] confidence, for it has a glorious and great reward. 36 For you have need of patient endurance [to bear up under difficult circumstances without compromising], so that when you have carried out the will of God, you may receive and enjoy to the full what is promised.
37
For yet in a very little while,
He who is coming will come, and will not delay.
38
But My righteous one [the one justified by faith] shall live by faith [respecting man’s relationship to God and trusting Him];
And if he draws back [shrinking in fear], My soul has no delight in him.(I)
39 But [e]our way is not that of those who shrink back to destruction, but [we are] of those who believe [relying on God through faith in Jesus Christ, the Messiah] and by this confident faith preserve the soul.
Notas al pie
- Hebrews 10:1 I.e. achieve the goal of perfection.
- Hebrews 10:11 Emphatic in Greek with the sense “to deliver completely.”
- Hebrews 10:19 Lit brethren.
- Hebrews 10:29 All believers are sanctified, that is, set apart as holy for God and His purposes.
- Hebrews 10:39 Emphatic in Greek.
Hebreos 10
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La ley no puede quitar los pecados
10 Pues ya que la ley solo tiene la sombra(A) de los bienes futuros(B) y no la forma[a] misma de las cosas, nunca puede[b], por los mismos sacrificios que ellos ofrecen continuamente año tras año(C), hacer perfectos a los que se acercan(D). 2 De otra manera, ¿no habrían cesado de ofrecerse, ya que los adoradores, una vez purificados[c], no tendrían ya más conciencia de pecado(E)? 3 Pero en esos sacrificios hay[d] un recordatorio de pecados año tras año(F). 4 Porque es imposible(G) que la sangre de toros y de machos cabríos quite los pecados(H).
5 Por lo cual, al entrar Cristo en el mundo(I), dice:
«Sacrificio y ofrenda no has querido(J),
Pero un cuerpo has preparado para Mí(K);
6 En holocaustos y sacrificios por el pecado no te has complacido(L).
7 Entonces dije: “Aquí estoy, Yo he venido
(En el rollo del libro está escrito de Mí(M))
Para hacer, oh Dios, Tu voluntad(N)”».
8 Habiendo dicho anteriormente: «Sacrificios y ofrendas(O) y holocaustos(P), y sacrificios por el pecado no has querido(Q), ni en ellos Tú te has complacido» (los cuales se ofrecen según la ley), 9 entonces dijo: «He aquí, Yo he venido para hacer Tu voluntad(R)». Él quita lo primero para establecer lo segundo. 10 Por esa voluntad[e] hemos sido santificados(S) mediante la ofrenda(T) del cuerpo de Jesucristo(U) ofrecida una vez para siempre(V).
Cristo puede quitar los pecados
11 Ciertamente todo sacerdote está de pie, día tras día, ministrando y ofreciendo muchas veces(W) los mismos sacrificios, que nunca pueden quitar los pecados(X). 12 Pero Cristo, habiendo ofrecido un solo sacrificio por los pecados(Y) para siempre(Z), se sentó[f] a la diestra de Dios(AA), 13 esperando de ahí en adelante hasta que Sus enemigos sean puestos por estrado de Sus pies(AB). 14 Porque por una ofrenda Él ha hecho perfectos(AC) para siempre a los que son santificados(AD).
15 También el Espíritu Santo nos da testimonio(AE). Porque después de haber dicho:
16 «Este es el pacto que haré[g] con ellos
Después de aquellos días, dice el Señor:
Pondré Mis leyes en su corazón,
Y en su mente las escribiré(AF)», añade:
17 «Y nunca más me acordaré de sus pecados e iniquidades(AG)».
18 Ahora bien, donde hay perdón de estas cosas, ya no hay ofrenda por el pecado.
Exhortación a la perseverancia
19 Entonces, hermanos, puesto que tenemos confianza(AH) para entrar al Lugar Santísimo(AI) por la sangre de Jesús, 20 por un camino nuevo y vivo(AJ) que Él inauguró para nosotros por medio del velo(AK), es decir, Su carne, 21 y puesto que tenemos un gran Sacerdote(AL) sobre la casa de Dios(AM), 22 acerquémonos con corazón sincero(AN), en plena certidumbre de fe(AO), teniendo nuestro corazón purificado[h] de mala conciencia(AP) y nuestro cuerpo lavado con agua pura(AQ).
23 Mantengamos firme la profesión[i](AR) de nuestra esperanza(AS) sin vacilar, porque fiel es Aquel que prometió(AT). 24 Consideremos cómo estimularnos unos a otros(AU) al amor y a las buenas obras(AV), 25 no dejando de congregarnos(AW), como algunos tienen por costumbre, sino exhortándonos unos a otros(AX), y mucho más al ver que el día se acerca(AY).
Advertencia a los que continúan pecando
26 Porque si continuamos pecando deliberadamente(AZ) después de haber recibido el conocimiento de la verdad(BA), ya no queda sacrificio alguno por los pecados, 27 sino cierta horrenda expectación de juicio(BB), y la furia de un fuego que ha de consumir a los adversarios(BC). 28 Cualquiera que viola la ley de Moisés muere sin misericordia por el testimonio de dos o tres testigos(BD).
29 ¿Cuánto mayor castigo piensan ustedes que merecerá(BE) el que ha pisoteado bajo sus pies al Hijo de Dios(BF), y ha tenido por inmunda la sangre del pacto(BG) por la cual fue santificado(BH), y ha ultrajado al Espíritu de gracia(BI)? 30 Pues conocemos a Aquel que dijo: «Mía es la venganza, Yo pagaré(BJ)». Y otra vez: «El Señor juzgará a Su pueblo(BK)». 31 ¡Horrenda cosa(BL) es caer en las manos del Dios vivo(BM)!
Necesidad de perseverar
32 Pero recuerden los días pasados(BN), cuando[j] después de haber sido iluminados(BO), ustedes soportaron una gran lucha de padecimientos(BP). 33 Por una parte, siendo hechos un espectáculo público(BQ) en oprobios y aflicciones, y por otra, siendo compañeros(BR) de los que eran tratados así. 34 Porque tuvieron compasión(BS) de los prisioneros y aceptaron con gozo(BT) el despojo de sus bienes, sabiendo que tienen para ustedes mismos una mejor y más duradera posesión(BU). 35 Por tanto, no desechen su confianza(BV), la cual tiene gran recompensa(BW). 36 Porque ustedes tienen necesidad de paciencia[k](BX), para que cuando hayan hecho la voluntad de Dios, obtengan la promesa(BY).
37 Porque dentro de muy poco tiempo,
El que ha de venir vendrá(BZ) y no tardará(CA).
38 Mas Mi justo vivirá por la fe(CB);
Y si retrocede, Mi alma no se complacerá en Él.
39 Pero nosotros no somos de los que retroceden para perdición, sino de los que tienen fe para la preservación[l] del alma.
Notas al pie
- Hebreos 10:1 O imagen.
- Hebreos 10:1 Algunos mss. antiguos dicen: pueden.
- Hebreos 10:2 O limpios.
- Hebreos 10:3 Lit. en ellos hay.
- Hebreos 10:10 Lit. Por la cual.
- Hebreos 10:12 O pecados, para siempre se sentó.
- Hebreos 10:16 Lit. pactaré.
- Hebreos 10:22 Lit. rociado (para purificación).
- Hebreos 10:23 O fe, o confesión.
- Hebreos 10:32 Lit. en los cuales.
- Hebreos 10:36 O perseverancia.
- Hebreos 10:39 O posesión.
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