Hebrews 10:19
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A Call to Persevere
19 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,(A)
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Ephesians 2:18
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18 for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father.(A)
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Hebrews 9:12
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12 he entered once for all into the holy place, not with the blood of goats and calves but with his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.(A)
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Hebrews 4:16
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16 Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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Ephesians 3:12
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12 in whom we have access in boldness and confidence through faith in him.[a](A)
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- 3.12 Or the faith of him
Hebrews 12:28
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28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe,
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Romans 5:2
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2 through whom we have obtained access[a] to this grace in which we stand, and we[b] boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.(A)
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1 John 4:17
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17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness on the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world.(A)
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2 Timothy 1:7
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7 for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.(A)
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Romans 8:15
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15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, “Abba![a] Father!”(A)
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- 8.15 Aramaic for Father
1 John 3:19-21
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19 And by this we will know that we are from the truth and will reassure our hearts before him(A) 20 whenever our hearts condemn us, for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God,
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Galatians 4:6-7
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6 And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our[a] hearts, crying, “Abba![b] Father!”(A) 7 So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir through God.[c]
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Hebrews 9:7-8
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7 but only the high priest goes into the second, and he but once a year and not without taking the blood that he offers for himself and for the sins committed unintentionally by the people.(A) 8 By this the Holy Spirit indicates that the way into the sanctuary has not yet been disclosed as long as the first tent[a] is still standing.(B)
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- 9.8 Or tabernacle
Hebrews 9:3
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3 Behind the second curtain was a tent[a] called the holy of holies.(A)
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- 9.3 Or tabernacle
1 John 2:1-2
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Christ Our Advocate
2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous,(A) 2 and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.(B)
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Hebrews 9:23-25
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Christ’s Sacrifice Takes Away Sin
23 Thus it was necessary for the sketches of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves need better sacrifices than these. 24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere copy of the true one, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf.(A) 25 Nor was it to offer himself again and again, as the high priest enters the holy place year after year with blood that is not his own,
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Hebrews 7:25
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25 Consequently, he is able for all time to save[a] those who approach God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.(A)
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- 7.25 Or able to save completely
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