Hebrews 10:11-39

English Standard Version

¹¹And every priest stands ^(A)daily at his service, ^(B)offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, ^(C)which can never take away sins. ¹²But when Christ^[a] had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he ^(D)sat down at the right hand of God, ¹³waiting from that time ^(E)until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet. ¹⁴For by a single offering ^(F)he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.

¹⁵And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying,

¹⁶^(G)“This is the covenant that I will make with them
after those days, declares the Lord:
I will put my laws on their hearts,
and write them on their minds,”

¹⁷then he adds,

^(H)“I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.”

¹⁸Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.

The Full Assurance of Faith

¹⁹^(I)Therefore, brothers,^[b] since we have confidence to enter ^(J)the holy places by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰by ^(K)the new and living way that he opened for us through ^(L)the curtain, that is, through his flesh, ²¹and since we have ^(M)a great priest over the house of God, ²²let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts ^(N)sprinkled clean ^(O)from an evil conscience and our bodies ^(P)washed with pure water. ²³^(Q)Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for ^(R)he who promised is faithful. ²⁴And ^(S)let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, ²⁵^(T)not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and ^(U)all the more as you see ^(V)the Day drawing near.

²⁶For ^(W)if we go on sinning deliberately ^(X)after receiving the knowledge of the truth, ^(Y)there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, ²⁷^(Z)but a fearful expectation of judgment, and ^(AA)a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. ²⁸^(AB)Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy ^(AC)on the evidence of two or three witnesses. ²⁹How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one ^(AD)who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned ^(AE)the blood of the covenant ^(AF)by which he was sanctified, and has ^(AG)outraged the Spirit of grace? ³⁰For we know him who said, ^(AH)“Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” And again, ^(AI)“The Lord will judge his people.” ³¹^(AJ)It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

³²But recall the former days when, after ^(AK)you were enlightened, you endured ^(AL)a hard struggle with sufferings, ³³sometimes being ^(AM)publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. ³⁴For ^(AN)you had compassion on those in prison, and ^(AO)you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had ^(AP)a better possession and an abiding one. ³⁵Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has ^(AQ)a great reward. ³⁶For ^(AR)you have need of endurance, so that ^(AS)when you have done the will of God you may ^(AT)receive what is promised. ³⁷For,

^(AU)“Yet a little while,
and ^(AV)the coming one will come and will not delay;
³⁸^(AW)but my righteous one shall live by faith,
and if he shrinks back,
my soul has no pleasure in him.”