Hebrews 10
New International Version
Christ’s Sacrifice Once for All
10 The law is only a shadow(A) of the good things(B) that are coming—not the realities themselves.(C) For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect(D) those who draw near to worship.(E) 2 Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins.(F) 3 But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins.(G) 4 It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats(H) to take away sins.(I)
5 Therefore, when Christ came into the world,(J) he said:
“Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,
    but a body you prepared for me;(K)
6 with burnt offerings and sin offerings
    you were not pleased.
7 Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll(L)—
    I have come to do your will, my God.’”[a](M)
8 First he said, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them”(N)—though they were offered in accordance with the law. 9 Then he said, “Here I am, I have come to do your will.”(O) He sets aside the first to establish the second. 10 And by that will, we have been made holy(P) through the sacrifice of the body(Q) of Jesus Christ once for all.(R)
11 Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices,(S) which can never take away sins.(T) 12 But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins,(U) he sat down at the right hand of God,(V) 13 and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool.(W) 14 For by one sacrifice he has made perfect(X) forever those who are being made holy.(Y)
15 The Holy Spirit also testifies(Z) to us about this. First he says:
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.”[b](AA)
17 Then he adds:
18 And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary.
A Call to Persevere in Faith
19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence(AC) to enter the Most Holy Place(AD) by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way(AE) opened for us through the curtain,(AF) that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest(AG) over the house of God,(AH) 22 let us draw near to God(AI) with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings,(AJ) having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience(AK) and having our bodies washed with pure water.(AL) 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope(AM) we profess,(AN) for he who promised is faithful.(AO) 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,(AP) 25 not giving up meeting together,(AQ) as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another(AR)—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.(AS)
26 If we deliberately keep on sinning(AT) after we have received the knowledge of the truth,(AU) no sacrifice for sins is left, 27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire(AV) that will consume the enemies of God. 28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.(AW) 29 How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God(AX) underfoot,(AY) who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant(AZ) that sanctified them,(BA) and who has insulted the Spirit(BB) of grace?(BC) 30 For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[d](BD) and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”[e](BE) 31 It is a dreadful thing(BF) to fall into the hands(BG) of the living God.(BH)
32 Remember those earlier days after you had received the light,(BI) when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering.(BJ) 33 Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution;(BK) at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated.(BL) 34 You suffered along with those in prison(BM) and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.(BN) 35 So do not throw away your confidence;(BO) it will be richly rewarded.
36 You need to persevere(BP) so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.(BQ) 37 For,
38 And,
“But my righteous[g] one will live by faith.(BT)
    And I take no pleasure
    in the one who shrinks back.”[h](BU)
39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 10:7 Psalm 40:6-8 (see Septuagint)
- Hebrews 10:16 Jer. 31:33
- Hebrews 10:17 Jer. 31:34
- Hebrews 10:30 Deut. 32:35
- Hebrews 10:30 Deut. 32:36; Psalm 135:14
- Hebrews 10:37 Isaiah 26:20; Hab. 2:3
- Hebrews 10:38 Some early manuscripts But the righteous
- Hebrews 10:38 Hab. 2:4 (see Septuagint)
Hebrews 10
New King James Version
Animal Sacrifices Insufficient
10 For the law, having a (A)shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, (B)can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. 2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once [a]purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins. 3 But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. 4 For (C)it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.
Christ’s Death Fulfills God’s Will(D)
5 Therefore, when He came into the world, He said:
(E)“Sacrifice and offering You did not desire,
But a body You have prepared for Me.
6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin
You had no pleasure.
7 Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come—
In the volume of the book it is written of Me—
To do Your will, O God.’ ”
8 Previously saying, “Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the law), 9 then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, [b]O God.” He takes away the first that He may establish the second. 10 (F)By that will we have been [c]sanctified (G)through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Christ’s Death Perfects the Sanctified
11 And every priest stands (H)ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 (I)But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down (J)at the right hand of God, 13 from that time waiting (K)till His enemies are made His footstool. 14 For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being [d]sanctified.
15 But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before,
16 (L)“This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,” 17 then He adds, (M)“Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” 18 Now where there is [e]remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.
Hold Fast Your Confession
19 Therefore, brethren, having (N)boldness[f] to enter (O)the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and (P)living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High Priest over the house of God, 22 let us (Q)draw near with a true heart (R)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 confession of our hope without wavering, for (S)He who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 (T)not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and (U)so much the more as you see (V)the Day approaching.
The Just Live by Faith
26 For (W)if we sin willfully (X)after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there (Y)no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and (Z)fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. 28 Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three (AA)witnesses. 29 (AB)Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, (AC)counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, (AD)and insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know Him who said, (AE)“Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” [g]says the Lord. And again, (AF)“The Lord will judge His people.” 31 (AG)It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32 But (AH)recall the former days in which, after you were [h]illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings: 33 partly while you were made (AI)a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while (AJ)you became companions of those who were so treated; 34 for you had compassion on [i]me (AK)in my chains, and (AL)joyfully accepted the plundering of your [j]goods, knowing that (AM)you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves [k]in heaven. 35 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, (AN)which has great reward. 36 (AO)For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, (AP)you may receive the promise:
37 “For (AQ)yet a little while,
And (AR)He[l] who is coming will come and will not [m]tarry.
38 Now (AS)the[n] just shall live by faith;
But if anyone draws back,
My soul has no pleasure in him.”
39 But we are not of those (AT)who draw back to [o]perdition, but of those who (AU)believe to the saving of the soul.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 10:2 cleansed
- Hebrews 10:9 NU, M omit O God
- Hebrews 10:10 set apart
- Hebrews 10:14 set apart
- Hebrews 10:18 forgiveness
- Hebrews 10:19 confidence
- Hebrews 10:30 NU omits says the Lord
- Hebrews 10:32 enlightened
- Hebrews 10:34 NU the prisoners instead of me in my chains
- Hebrews 10:34 possessions
- Hebrews 10:34 NU omits in heaven
- Hebrews 10:37 Or that which
- Hebrews 10:37 delay
- Hebrews 10:38 NU My just one
- Hebrews 10:39 destruction
Hebreos 10
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Cristo nos hace perfectos
10 La ley era sólo una imagen borrosa de las bendiciones que llegarían en el futuro. La ley no es la verdadera bendición porque exige a la gente que ofrezca los mismos sacrificios todos los años. Los que se acercan a ofrecer culto a Dios siguen ofreciendo esos sacrificios, pero la ley jamás puede hacerlos perfectos. 2 Si la ley lo pudiera hacer, entonces ya estarían limpios, no se sentirían culpables de sus pecados y esos sacrificios ya hubieran dejado de ofrecerse. 3 Cada año los sacrificios sirven para recordarles sus pecados, 4 porque es imposible quitar los pecados con la sangre de toros y chivos.
5 Por eso, cuando Cristo vino al mundo dijo:
«Tú no quieres sacrificios ni ofrendas,
    sino que has preparado un cuerpo para mí.
6 A ti no te gustan los sacrificios de animales muertos y quemados,
    ni los sacrificios que se ofrecen por los pecados.
7 (A)Entonces dije: “Aquí estoy, Dios.
    En el libro de la ley está escrito acerca de mí:
    Vine a hacer lo que tú quieres que haga”».[a]
8 Cristo comienza diciendo: «No te agradan los sacrificios ni las ofrendas. Tampoco te gustan los sacrificios de animales muertos y quemados, ni los sacrificios que se ofrecen por los pecados», aunque todos estos sacrificios los ordena la ley. 9 Luego añade: «Aquí estoy, Dios. En el libro de la ley está escrito acerca de mí: Vine a hacer lo que tú quieres que haga». Dios reemplaza el primer sistema de sacrificios por el sacrificio de Cristo. 10 Por eso el sacrificio del cuerpo de Cristo nos hace santos. Él cumplió con lo que quería Dios cuando se entregó por nosotros una sola vez y para siempre.
11 Todos los días los sacerdotes celebran sus servicios religiosos. Una y otra vez ofrecen los mismos sacrificios que nunca podrán quitar los pecados. 12 Pero Cristo ofreció un solo sacrificio por los pecados, que es suficiente para todos los tiempos. Luego, se sentó a la derecha de Dios.[b] 13 Ahora Cristo está esperando que Dios ponga a sus enemigos bajo su poder. 14 Con una sola ofrenda, Cristo ha hecho perfectos a los que él purifica.
15 El Espíritu Santo también nos testifica de ello. Primero dice:
16 (B)«Este es el pacto que haré
    con mi pueblo en el futuro, dice el Señor.
Pondré mis leyes en su corazón
    y las escribiré en su mente».[c]
17 (C)Luego dice:
«Nunca más recordaré
    sus pecados ni sus maldades».[d]
18 Una vez que todo ha sido perdonado, ya no hay necesidad de otro sacrificio.
Llamado a la fidelidad
19 Entonces, hermanos, podemos entrar con toda libertad al Lugar Santísimo gracias a la sangre que Jesús derramó. 20 Jesús abrió un camino nuevo para nosotros a través de la cortina. Él mismo es ese camino nuevo y vivo. Es decir, lo abrió ofreciendo su propio cuerpo como sacrificio. 21 El gran sacerdote que tenemos reina sobre la casa de Dios. 22 Nos ha limpiado y liberado de toda culpa, y ahora nuestro cuerpo está lavado con agua pura. Entonces acerquémonos a Dios con un corazón sincero, seguros de la fe que tenemos. 23 Mantengámonos firmes en nuestra esperanza porque Dios cumplirá lo que prometió. No dejemos nunca de hablarles a los demás de nuestra fe.
24 Seamos solidarios. Ayudemos a los demás a demostrar su amor y a hacer el bien. 25 Algunos están faltando a las reuniones, y eso no está bien. Reunámonos para animarnos unos a otros y con mayor razón ahora que vemos que se acerca el día.
26 Si decidimos seguir pecando después de conocer la verdad, entonces no queda otro sacrificio que quite los pecados. 27 Sólo nos queda esperar el juicio terrible, un fuego ardiente que destruirá a los enemigos de Dios. 28 Si alguien desobedece la ley de Moisés, es ejecutado sin compasión cuando hay dos o tres testigos que declaran contra él. 29 ¿Qué creen que le pasará al que desprecia al Hijo de Dios? Es seguro que recibirá mayor castigo por considerar la sangre de Cristo una porquería. Esa sangre que estableció el nuevo pacto lo había purificado de sus pecados. Por eso recibirá un castigo peor por insultar al Espíritu que nos muestra el generoso amor de Dios. 30 (D)(E)Sabemos que Dios dijo: «Los castigaré, les daré su merecido»[e] y «El Señor juzgará a su pueblo».[f] 31 ¡Es terrible caer en las manos del Dios viviente!
32 Recuerden aquellos días cuando acababan de conocer la verdad. Enfrentaron muchos sufrimientos, pero siguieron firmes. 33 En unas ocasiones sufrieron insultos y persecución, y en otras ayudaron a los que estaban sufriendo lo mismo. 34 Se condolieron de los encarcelados y soportaron con alegría cuando a ustedes les quitaron sus propiedades. Siguieron felices porque sabían que poseían algo mucho mejor, algo que dura para siempre. 35 Así que no pierdan la valentía que tenían antes, pues tendrán una gran recompensa. 36 Tengan paciencia y hagan la voluntad de Dios para que reciban lo prometido.
37 «Dentro de poco,
    el que va a venir, vendrá; no tarda.
38 (F)El aprobado por Dios, vivirá por la fe;
    pero no me agradará si por temor se vuelve atrás».[g]
39 Pero nosotros no somos de los cobardes que se vuelven atrás y se pierden, sino de los que se salvan por su fe.
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