Continue to Trust God

¹⁹ So, brothers and sisters, ·we are completely free [^Lsince we have confidence…; ^Cthis “since” clause continues through v. 22] to enter the ·Most Holy Place [sanctuary; ^Lholy things; ^THoly of Holies] without fear ·because of [or by means of] the blood of Jesus’ death. ²⁰ We can enter through a new and living way that Jesus ·opened [or restored; renewed; or inaugurated] for us. It leads through the curtain—Christ’s ·body [^Tflesh; ^Clike the curtain of the Most Holy Place, Christ’s body, sacrificed for us, provides access to the presence of God]. ²¹ And since we have a great priest over God’s house, ²² let us come near to God with a ·sincere [true] heart and a ·sure [confident] faith, because we have ·been made free [^Lhad our hearts sprinkled; ^Csacrificial blood was sprinkled on people and things to purify them] from a ·guilty [evil] conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water [^Cwater was used in Judaism for ritual purification]. ²³ Let us hold ·firmly [without wavering] to the hope that we have confessed, because ·we can trust God to do what he promised [^Lthe one who promised is faithful].

²⁴ Let us think about ·each other and help each other [or how to provoke/rouse/encourage each another] to show love and do good deeds. ²⁵ You should not ·stay away from [neglect; forsake] ·the church meetings [meeting together], as some are doing [^Csome were abandoning Christianity and returning to Judaism], but you should encourage each other [^Cto stay faithful to Christ and to other believers], and even more so as you see the day coming [^Cthe day of the Lord, when Christ will return].