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so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
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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.
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But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins.
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It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
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with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased.
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First he said, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them”—though they were offered in accordance with the law.
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Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
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But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,
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and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool.
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Then he adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”
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And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary.
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A Call to Persevere in Faith
Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
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and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
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let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
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If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left,
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He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.
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since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
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Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,
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Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
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God Disciplines His Children
In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
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See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son.
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Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,
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The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp.
