Old/New Testament
Therefore Let Us Approach God In Full Assurance of Faith And Hold On Without Wavering
19 Therefore, brothers, having confidence for the entering of the Holies by the blood of Jesus— 20 which fresh[a] and living way He inaugurated for us through[b] the curtain, that is[c], His flesh— 21 and having a great Priest over the house of God, 22 let us be approaching God with a true heart in full-assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled[d] from an evil conscience, and having our body washed[e] with clean water. 23 Let us be holding-on-to the confession of our hope without-wavering, for the One having promised is faithful. 24 And let us be considering[f] one another for the provoking[g] of love and good works, 25 not forsaking the gathering-together of ourselves as is a habit with some, but exhorting[h] one another, and so-much more by-as-much-as you see the day drawing-near.
To Now Do Otherwise Is To Trample Underfoot The Son of God
26 For while[i] we are willfully[j] sinning[k] after the receiving of the knowledge of the truth, a sacrifice no longer remains[l] for sins, 27 but some fearful expectation[m] of judgment and a zeal of fire going to consume the adversaries. 28 Anyone having set-aside[n] the Law of Moses dies without compassions upon the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 For how much worse punishment[o] do you think he will be considered-worthy— the one having trampled-underfoot the Son of God, and having regarded as defiled[p] the blood of the covenant by which[q] he was sanctified[r], and having insulted[s] the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know the One having said [in Deut 32:35]: “Vengeance is for Me, I will repay”; and again [in Deut 32:36]: “The Lord will judge His people”. 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
You Need To Endure By Faith Until You Receive The Promises
32 Now[t] remember the former days during which, having been enlightened[u], you endured a great struggle[v] of sufferings— 33 on this hand being made-a-spectacle[w] by both reproaches[x] and afflictions, and on this hand having become partners of the ones living in this manner[y]. 34 For indeed you sympathized-with the prisoners, and you accepted with joy the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you-yourselves have a better and abiding possession. 35 So do not throw-away your confidence, which has a great reward. 36 For you have need of endurance, in order that having done the will of God, you might receive the promise. 37 For yet in a very little while, “the One coming will come and will not delay. 38 But My righteous one will live by faith. And if he draws-back[z], My soul is not well-pleased[aa] with him” [Hab 2:3-4]. 39 But we are not of [ab] a drawing-back resulting-in destruction, but of a faith resulting in the preserving of the soul.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing