The Old and the New

9 Now even the first covenant had ^(A)regulations for divine worship and ^(B)the earthly sanctuary. ² For ^(C)a ^[a]tabernacle was equipped, the ^[b]outer sanctuary, in which were ^(D)the lampstand, ^(E)the table, and ^(F)the ^[c]sacred bread; this is called the Holy Place. ³ Behind ^(G)the second veil there was a ^[d]tabernacle which is called the ^(H)Most Holy Place, ⁴ having a golden ^[e](I)altar of incense and ^(J)the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was ^(K)a golden jar holding the manna, ^(L)Aaron’s staff which budded, and ^(M)the tablets of the covenant; ⁵ and above it were the ^(N)cherubim of glory ^(O)overshadowing the ^[f]atoning cover; but about these things we cannot now speak in detail.

⁶ Now when these things have been so prepared, the priests ^(P)are continually entering the ^[g]outer ^[h]tabernacle, performing the divine worship, ⁷ but into ^(Q)the second, only ^(R)the high priest enters ^(S)once a year, ^(T)not without taking blood which he ^(U)offers for himself and for the ^[i](V)sins of the people committed in ignorance. ^8 (W)The Holy Spirit is signifying this, ^(X)that the way into the holy place has not yet been disclosed while the ^[j]outer tabernacle is still standing, ⁹ which is a symbol for the present time. Accordingly ^(Y)both gifts and sacrifices are offered which ^(Z)cannot make the worshiper perfect in conscience, ¹⁰ since they relate only to ^(AA)food, ^(AB)drink, and various ^(AC)washings, ^(AD)regulations for the ^[k]body imposed until ^(AE)a time of reformation.

¹¹ But when Christ appeared as a ^(AF)high priest of the ^(AG)good things ^[l]having come, He entered through ^(AH)the greater and more perfect ^[m]tabernacle, ^(AI)not made by hands, that is, ^(AJ)not of this creation; ¹² and not through ^(AK)the blood of goats and calves, but ^(AL)through His own blood, He ^(AM)entered the holy place ^(AN)once for all time, ^[n]having obtained ^(AO)eternal redemption. ¹³ For if ^(AP)the blood of goats and bulls, and ^(AQ)the ^[o]ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctify for the ^[p]cleansing of the flesh, ¹⁴ how much more will ^(AR)the blood of Christ, who through ^[q](AS)the eternal Spirit ^(AT)offered Himself without blemish to God, ^(AU)cleanse your conscience from ^(AV)dead works to serve ^(AW)the living God?

¹⁵ For this reason ^(AX)He is the ^(AY)mediator of a ^(AZ)new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the violations that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been ^(BA)called may ^(BB)receive the promise of ^(BC)the eternal inheritance. ¹⁶ For where there is a ^[r]covenant, there must of necessity ^[s]be the death of the one who made it. ¹⁷ For a ^[t]covenant is valid only when people are dead, ^[u]for it is never in force while the one who made it lives. ¹⁸ Therefore even the first covenant was not inaugurated without blood. ¹⁹ For when every commandment had been ^(BD)spoken by Moses to all the people according to the Law, ^(BE)he took the ^(BF)blood of the calves and the goats, with ^(BG)water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both ^(BH)the book itself and all the people, ²⁰ saying, “^(BI)This is the blood of the covenant which God commanded you.” ²¹ And in the same way he ^(BJ)sprinkled both the ^[v]tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry with the blood. ²² And ^(BK)almost all things are cleansed with blood, according to the Law, and ^(BL)without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

²³ Therefore it was necessary for the ^(BM)copies of the things in the heavens to be cleansed with these things, but ^(BN)the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. ²⁴ For Christ ^(BO)did not enter a holy place made by hands, a mere copy of ^(BP)the true one, but into ^(BQ)heaven itself, now ^(BR)to appear in the presence of God for us; ²⁵ nor was it that He would offer Himself often, as ^(BS)the high priest enters ^(BT)the Holy Place ^(BU)year by year with blood that is not his own. ²⁶ Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since ^(BV)the foundation of the world; but now ^(BW)once at ^(BX)the consummation of the ages He has been ^(BY)revealed to put away sin ^[w](BZ)by the sacrifice of Himself. ²⁷ And just as ^(CA)it is destined for people to die once, and after this ^(CB)comes judgment, ²⁸ so Christ also, having been ^(CC)offered once to ^(CD)bear the sins of many, will appear ^(CE)a second time for ^(CF)salvation ^(CG)without reference to sin, to those who ^(CH)eagerly await Him.

One Sacrifice of Christ Is Sufficient

10 For the Law, since it has only ^(CI)a shadow of ^(CJ)the good things to come and not the ^[x]form of those things itself, ^[y]can ^(CK)never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually every year, ^(CL)make those who approach perfect. ² Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have had ^(CM)consciousness of sins? ³ But ^(CN)in ^[z]those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. ⁴ For it is ^(CO)impossible for the ^(CP)blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. ⁵ Therefore, ^(CQ)when He comes into the world, He says,

⁸ After saying above, “^(CW)Sacrifices and offerings and ^(CX)whole burnt offerings and offerings ^(CY)for sin You have not desired, nor have You taken pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the Law), ⁹ then He ^[aa]said, “^(CZ)Behold, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second. ¹⁰ By ^[ab]this will, we have been ^(DA)sanctified through ^(DB)the offering of ^(DC)the body of Jesus Christ ^(DD)once for all time.

¹¹ Every priest stands daily ministering and ^(DE)offering time after time the same sacrifices, which ^(DF)can never take away sins; ¹² but He, having offered one sacrifice ^(DG)for ^[ac]sins ^(DH)for all time, ^(DI)sat down at the right hand of God, ¹³ waiting from that time onward ^(DJ)until His enemies are made a footstool for His feet. ¹⁴ For by one offering He has ^(DK)perfected ^(DL)for all time those who are ^[ad]sanctified. ¹⁵ And ^(DM)the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying,

He then says,

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

A New and Living Way

¹⁹ Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we ^(DP)have confidence to ^(DQ)enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰ by ^(DR)a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through ^(DS)the veil, that is, through His flesh, ²¹ and since we have ^(DT)a great priest ^(DU)over the house of God, ²² let’s ^(DV)approach God with a ^[ae]sincere heart in ^(DW)full assurance of faith, having our hearts ^(DX)sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies ^(DY)washed with pure water. ²³ Let’s hold firmly to the ^(DZ)confession of our ^(EA)hope without wavering, for ^(EB)He who promised is faithful; ²⁴ and let’s consider how ^(EC)to ^[af]encourage one another in love and ^(ED)good deeds, ²⁵ not abandoning our own ^(EE)meeting together, as is the habit of some people, but ^(EF)encouraging one another; and all the more as you see ^(EG)the day drawing near.

Christ or Judgment

²⁶ For if we go on ^(EH)sinning willfully after receiving ^(EI)the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, ²⁷ but a terrifying expectation of ^(EJ)judgment and ^(EK)the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. ^28 (EL)Anyone who has ignored the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. ^29 (EM)How much more severe punishment do you think he will deserve ^(EN)who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean ^(EO)the blood of the covenant ^(EP)by which he was sanctified, and has ^(EQ)insulted the Spirit of grace? ³⁰ For we know Him who said, “^(ER)Vengeance is Mine, I will repay.” And again, “^(ES)The Lord will judge His people.” ³¹ It is a ^(ET)terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the ^(EU)living God.

³² But remember ^(EV)the former days, ^[ag]when, after being ^(EW)enlightened, you endured a great ^(EX)conflict of sufferings, ³³ partly by being ^(EY)made a public spectacle through insults and distress, and partly by becoming ^[ah](EZ)companions with those who were so treated. ³⁴ For you ^(FA)showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted ^(FB)joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves ^(FC)a better and lasting possession. ³⁵ Therefore, do not throw away your ^(FD)confidence, which has a great ^(FE)reward. ³⁶ For you have need of ^(FF)endurance, so that when you have ^(FG)done the will of God, you may ^(FH)receive ^[ai]what was promised.

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

Laws about Animals for Food

11 The Lord spoke again to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them, ² “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘^(A)These are the creatures which you may eat from all the animals that are on the earth. ³ Whatever has a divided hoof, showing split hoofs, and chews the cud, among the animals, that you may eat. ⁴ Nevertheless, ^(B)you are not to eat of these, among those which chew the cud, or among those which have a divided hoof: the camel, for though it chews cud, it does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean to you. ⁵ Likewise, the rock hyrax, for though it chews cud, it does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean to you. ⁶ The ^[a]rabbit also, for though it chews cud, it does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean to you. ⁷ And the pig, for though it has a divided hoof, and so it shows a split hoof, it does not chew cud; it is unclean to you. ⁸ You shall not eat any of their flesh nor touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.

⁹ ‘^(C)These you may eat, of whatever is in the water: everything that has fins and scales, in the water, in the seas, or in the rivers, you may eat. ^10 (D)But whatever is in the seas and in the rivers that does not have fins and scales among all the teeming life of the water, and among all the living creatures that are in the water, they are detestable things to you, ¹¹ and they shall be detestable to you; you may not eat any of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses. ¹² Whatever in the water does not have fins and scales is detestable to you.

Avoid the Unclean

¹³ ‘Moreover, these ^(E)you shall detest among the birds; they are detestable, not to be eaten: the ^[b]eagle, the vulture, and the ^[c]buzzard, ¹⁴ the red kite, the falcon in its kind, ¹⁵ every raven in its kind, ¹⁶ the ostrich, the owl, the seagull, and the hawk in its kind, ¹⁷ the little owl, the cormorant, and the ^[d]great owl, ¹⁸ the white owl, the ^[e]pelican, and the carrion vulture, ¹⁹ the stork, the heron in its kinds, the hoopoe, and the bat.

²⁰ ‘All the ^[f]winged insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you. ²¹ Yet these you may eat among all the ^[g]winged insects that walk on all fours: those which have jointed legs above their feet with which to jump on the earth. ²² These of them you may eat: the locust in its kinds, the devastating locust in its kinds, the cricket in its kinds, and the grasshopper in its kinds. ²³ But all other ^[h]winged insects which are four-footed are detestable to you.

²⁴ ‘By these, moreover, you will be made unclean; whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening, ²⁵ and ^(F)whoever picks up any of their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. ²⁶ As for all the animals which have a divided hoof but do not show a split hoof, or do not chew the cud, they are unclean to you; whoever touches them becomes unclean. ²⁷ Also whatever walks on its paws, among all the creatures that walk on all fours, are unclean to you; whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening, ²⁸ and the one who picks up their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening; they are unclean to you.

²⁹ ‘Now these are to you the unclean among the swarming things which swarm on the earth: the mole, the mouse, and the ^[i]great lizard in its kinds, ³⁰ the gecko, the ^[j]crocodile, the lizard, the ^[k]sand reptile, and the chameleon. ³¹ These are to you the unclean among all the swarming things; whoever touches them when they are dead becomes unclean until evening. ³² Also anything on which one of them may fall when they are dead becomes unclean, including any wooden article, or clothing, or a hide, or a sack—any article ^[l]of which use is made—^(G)it shall be put in the water and be unclean until evening, then it becomes clean. ³³ As for any ^(H)earthenware vessel into which one of them may fall, whatever is in it becomes unclean and you shall break ^[m]the vessel. ³⁴ Any of the ^[n]food which may be eaten, on which water comes, shall become unclean, and any ^[o]liquid which may be drunk in every vessel shall become unclean. ³⁵ Moreover, everything on which part of their carcass may fall becomes unclean; an oven or a ^[p]stove shall be smashed; they are unclean and shall continue as unclean to you. ³⁶ Nevertheless, a spring or a cistern ^[q]collecting water shall be clean, though the one who touches their carcass shall be unclean. ³⁷ Now if a part of their carcass falls on any seed for sowing which is to be sown, it is clean. ³⁸ But if water is put on the seed and a part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you.

³⁹ ‘Also if one of the animals dies which you have for food, the one who touches its carcass becomes unclean until evening. ^40 (I)He, too, who eats some of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening, and the one who picks up its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.

⁴¹ ‘^(J)Now every swarming thing that swarms on the earth is detestable, not to be eaten. ⁴² Whatever crawls on its belly, and whatever walks on all fours, whatever has many feet, in regard to every swarming thing that swarms on the earth, you shall not eat them, because they are detestable. ^43 (K)Do not make ^[r]yourselves detestable through any of the swarming things that swarm; and you shall not make yourselves unclean with them so that you become unclean. ⁴⁴ For ^(L)I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and ^(M)be holy, because I am holy. And you shall not make yourselves unclean with any of the swarming things that swarm on the earth. ^45 (N)For I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt, to be your God; so ^(O)you shall be holy, because I am holy.’”

⁴⁶ This is the law regarding the animal and the bird, and every living thing that moves in the waters and everything that swarms on the earth, ^47 (P)to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the edible creature and the creature which is not to be eaten.