Hebrews 10

New American Standard Bible

One Sacrifice of Christ Is Sufficient

10 For the Law, since it has only ^(A)a shadow of ^(B)the good things to come and not the ^[a]form of those things itself, ^[b]can ^(C)never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually every year, ^(D)make those who approach perfect. ²Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have had ^(E)consciousness of sins? ³But ^(F)in ^[c]those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. ⁴For it is ^(G)impossible for the ^(H)blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. ⁵Therefore, ^(I)when He comes into the world, He says,

“^(J)You have not desired sacrifice and offering,
But ^(K)You have prepared a body for Me;
⁶^(L)You have not taken pleasure in whole burnt offerings and offerings for sin.
⁷^(M)Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come
(It is written of Me in ^(N)the scroll of the book)
To do Your will, O God.’”

⁸After saying above, “^(O)Sacrifices and offerings and ^(P)whole burnt offerings and offerings ^(Q)for sin You have not desired, nor have You taken pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the Law), ⁹then He ^[d]said, “^(R)Behold, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second. ¹⁰By ^[e]this will, we have been ^(S)sanctified through ^(T)the offering of ^(U)the body of Jesus Christ ^(V)once for all time.

¹¹Every priest stands daily ministering and ^(W)offering time after time the same sacrifices, which ^(X)can never take away sins; ¹²but He, having offered one sacrifice ^(Y)for ^[f]sins ^(Z)for all time, ^(AA)sat down at the right hand of God, ¹³waiting from that time onward ^(AB)until His enemies are made a footstool for His feet. ¹⁴For by one offering He has ^(AC)perfected ^(AD)for all time those who are ^[g]sanctified. ¹⁵And ^(AE)the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying,

¹⁶“^(AF)This is the covenant which I will make with them
After those days, declares the Lord:
I will put My laws upon their hearts,
And write them on their mind,”

He then says,

¹⁷“^(AG)And their sins and their lawless deeds
I will no longer remember.”

¹⁸Now where there is forgiveness of these things, an offering for sin is no longer required.

A New and Living Way

¹⁹Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we ^(AH)have confidence to ^(AI)enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰by ^(AJ)a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through ^(AK)the veil, that is, through His flesh, ²¹and since we have ^(AL)a great priest ^(AM)over the house of God, ²²let’s ^(AN)approach God with a ^[h]sincere heart in ^(AO)full assurance of faith, having our hearts ^(AP)sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies ^(AQ)washed with pure water. ²³Let’s hold firmly to the ^(AR)confession of our ^(AS)hope without wavering, for ^(AT)He who promised is faithful; ²⁴and let’s consider how ^(AU)to ^[i]encourage one another in love and ^(AV)good deeds, ²⁵not abandoning our own ^(AW)meeting together, as is the habit of some people, but ^(AX)encouraging one another; and all the more as you see ^(AY)the day drawing near.

Christ or Judgment

²⁶For if we go on ^(AZ)sinning willfully after receiving ^(BA)the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, ²⁷but a terrifying expectation of ^(BB)judgment and ^(BC)the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. ²⁸^(BD)Anyone who has ignored the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. ²⁹^(BE)How much more severe punishment do you think he will deserve ^(BF)who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean ^(BG)the blood of the covenant ^(BH)by which he was sanctified, and has ^(BI)insulted the Spirit of grace? ³⁰For we know Him who said, “^(BJ)Vengeance is Mine, I will repay.” And again, “^(BK)The Lord will judge His people.” ³¹It is a ^(BL)terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the ^(BM)living God.

³²But remember ^(BN)the former days, ^[j]when, after being ^(BO)enlightened, you endured a great ^(BP)conflict of sufferings, ³³partly by being ^(BQ)made a public spectacle through insults and distress, and partly by becoming ^[k]^(BR)companions with those who were so treated. ³⁴For you ^(BS)showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted ^(BT)joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves ^(BU)a better and lasting possession. ³⁵Therefore, do not throw away your ^(BV)confidence, which has a great ^(BW)reward. ³⁶For you have need of ^(BX)endurance, so that when you have ^(BY)done the will of God, you may ^(BZ)receive ^[l]what was promised.

³⁷^(CA)For yet in a very little while,
^(CB)He who is coming will come, and will not delay.
³⁸^(CC)But My righteous one will live by faith;
And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him.

³⁹But ^[m]we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith for the safekeeping of the soul.

Footnotes

Hebrews 10:1 Lit image
Hebrews 10:1 One early ms they can
Hebrews 10:3 Lit them there is
Hebrews 10:9 Lit has said
Hebrews 10:10 Lit which
Hebrews 10:12 Or sins, forever sat down
Hebrews 10:14 Or being sanctified
Hebrews 10:22 Lit true
Hebrews 10:24 Or stir up
Hebrews 10:32 Lit in which
Hebrews 10:33 Or partners
Hebrews 10:36 Lit the promise
Hebrews 10:39 Lit we are not of shrinking back...but of faith

Hebrews 10

International Standard Version

The Law is a Reflection

10 For the Law, being only^[a] a reflection^[b] of the blessings to come and not their substance, can never make perfect those who come near by the same sacrifices repeatedly offered year after year. ²Otherwise, would they not have stopped offering them, because the worshipers, cleansed once for all, would no longer be aware of any sins? ³Instead, through those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins year after year, ⁴for it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

The Messiah Offered One Sacrifice

⁵For this reason, the Scriptures^[c] say, when the Messiah^[d] was about to come into the world:

“You did not want sacrifices and offerings,
    but you prepared a body for me.
⁶In burnt offerings and sin offerings
    you never took delight.
⁷Then I said, ‘See, I have come to do your will, O God’
    In the volume of the scroll this is written about me.”^[e]

⁸In this passage he says, “You never wanted or took delight in sacrifices, offerings, burnt offerings, and sin offerings,”^[f] which are offered according to the Law. ⁹Then he says, “See, I have come to do your will.”^[g] He takes away the first in order to establish the second. ¹⁰By God’s will we have been sanctified once and for all through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus, the Messiah.^[h]

¹¹Day after day every priest stands and repeatedly offers the same sacrifices that can never take away sins. ¹²But when this priest^[i] had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, “he sat down at the right hand of God.”^[j] ¹³Since that time, he has been waiting for his enemies to be made a footstool for his feet. ¹⁴For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified. ¹⁵The Holy Spirit also assures us of this, for he said:

¹⁶“This is the covenant that I will make with them
    after those days, declares the Lord:^[k]
I will put my laws in their hearts
    and will write them on their minds,
¹⁷and I will never again remember their sins
    and their lawless deeds.”^[l]

¹⁸Now where there is forgiveness of these sins,^[m] there is no longer any offering for sin.

How We Should Live

¹⁹Therefore, my brothers, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh), ²¹and since we have a great high priest over the household of God, ²²let us continue to come near with sincere hearts in the full assurance that faith provides, because our hearts have been sprinkled clean from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. ²³Let us continue to hold firmly to the hope that we confess without wavering, for the one who made the promise is faithful. ²⁴And let us continue to consider how to motivate one another to love and good deeds, ²⁵not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another even more as you see the day of the Lord^[n] coming nearer.

²⁶For if we choose to go on sinning after we have learned the full truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, ²⁷but only a terrifying prospect of judgment and a raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.^[o] ²⁸Anyone who violates the Law of Moses dies without mercy “on the testimony of two or three witnesses.”^[p] ²⁹How much more severe a punishment do you think that person deserves who tramples on God’s Son, treats as common the blood of the covenant by which it^[q] was sanctified, and insults the Spirit of grace? ³⁰For we know the one who said, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will pay them back,”^[r] and again, “The Lord^[s] will judge his people.”^[t] ³¹It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God!

³²But you must continue to remember those earlier days, how after you were enlightened you endured a hard and painful struggle. ³³At times you were made a public spectacle by means of insults and persecutions, while at other times you associated with people who were treated this way. ³⁴For you sympathized^[u] with the prisoners and cheerfully submitted to the violent seizure of your property, because you know that you have a better and more permanent possession.

³⁵So don’t lose your confidence, since it holds a great reward for you. ³⁶For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will you can receive what he has promised. ³⁷For

“in a very little while
    the one who is coming will return—
        he will not delay;
³⁸but my righteous one will live by faith,
    and if he turns back,
        my soul will take no pleasure in him.”^[v]