Hebrews 10:11-25

Contemporary English Version

¹¹^(A) The priests do their work each day, and they keep on offering sacrifices that can never take away sins. ¹²^(B) But Christ offered himself as a sacrifice that is good forever. Now he is sitting at God's right side,^[a] ¹³and he will stay there until his enemies are put under his power. ¹⁴By his one sacrifice he has forever set free from sin the people he brings to God.

¹⁵The Holy Spirit also speaks of this by telling us that the Lord said,

¹⁶^(C) “When the time comes,
I will make an agreement
    with them.
I will write my laws
    on their minds and hearts.
¹⁷^(D) Then I will forget
    about their sins
and no longer remember
    their evil deeds.”

¹⁸When sins are forgiven, there is no more need to offer sacrifices.

Encouragement and Warning

¹⁹My friends, the blood of Jesus gives us courage to enter the most holy place ²⁰by a new way that leads to life! And this way takes us through the curtain that is Christ himself.

²¹We have a great high priest who is in charge of God's house. ²²^(E) So let's come near God with pure hearts and a confidence that comes from having faith. Let's keep our hearts pure, our consciences free from evil, and our bodies washed with clean water. ²³We must hold tightly to the hope we say is ours. After all, we can trust the one who made the agreement with us. ²⁴We should keep on encouraging each other to be thoughtful and to do helpful things. ²⁵Some people have given up the habit of meeting for worship, but we must not do that. We should keep on encouraging each other, especially since you know that the day of the Lord's coming is getting closer.

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