| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. | 1For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, make perfect those who draw near. |
| 2For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins. | 2Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have had consciousness of sins? |
| 3But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. | 3But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins year by year. |
| 4For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins. | 4For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. |
| 5Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me. | 5Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, "SACRIFICE AND OFFERING YOU HAVE NOT DESIRED, BUT A BODY YOU HAVE PREPARED FOR ME; |
| 6In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure. | 6IN WHOLE BURNT OFFERINGS AND sacrifices FOR SIN YOU HAVE TAKEN NO PLEASURE. |
| 7Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come— In the volume of the book it is written of Me— To do Your will, O God.’ ” | 7"THEN I SAID, 'BEHOLD, I HAVE COME (IN THE SCROLL OF THE BOOK IT IS WRITTEN OF ME) TO DO YOUR WILL, O GOD.'" |
| 8Previously saying, “Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the law), | 8After saying above, "SACRIFICES AND OFFERINGS AND WHOLE BURNT OFFERINGS AND sacrifices FOR SIN YOU HAVE NOT DESIRED, NOR HAVE YOU TAKEN PLEASURE in them" (which are offered according to the Law), |
| 9then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.” He takes away the first that He may establish the second. | 9then He said, "BEHOLD, I HAVE COME TO DO YOUR WILL." He takes away the first in order to establish the second. |
| 10By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. | 10By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. |
| 11And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. | 11Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; |
| 12But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, | 12but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD, |
| 13from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. | 13waiting from that time onward UNTIL HIS ENEMIES BE MADE A FOOTSTOOL FOR HIS FEET. |
| 14For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. | 14For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. |
| 15But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before, | 15And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying, |
| 16“This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,” | 16"THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THEM AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAYS THE LORD: I WILL PUT MY LAWS UPON THEIR HEART, AND ON THEIR MIND I WILL WRITE THEM," He then says, |
| 17then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” | 17"AND THEIR SINS AND THEIR LAWLESS DEEDS I WILL REMEMBER NO MORE." |
| 18Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin. | 18Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin. |
| 19Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, | 19Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, |
| 20by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, | 20by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh, |
| 21and having a High Priest over the house of God, | 21and since we have a great priest over the house of God, |
| 22let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. | 22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. |
| 23Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. | 23Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; |
| 24And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, | 24and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, |
| 25not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. | 25not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. |
| 26For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, | 26For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, |
| 27but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. | 27but a terrifying expectation of judgment and THE FURY OF A FIRE WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES. |
| 28Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. | 28Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. |
| 29Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? | 29How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace? |
| 30For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And again, “The LORD will judge His people.” | 30For we know Him who said, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY." And again, "THE LORD WILL JUDGE HIS PEOPLE." |
| 31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. | 31It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God. |
| 32But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings: | 32But remember the former days, when, after being enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings, |
| 33partly while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while you became companions of those who were so treated; | 33partly by being made a public spectacle through reproaches and tribulations, and partly by becoming sharers with those who were so treated. |
| 34for you had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your goods, knowing that you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves in heaven. | 34For you showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and a lasting one. |
| 35Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. | 35Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. |
| 36For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: | 36For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. |
| 37“For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry. | 37FOR YET IN A VERY LITTLE WHILE, HE WHO IS COMING WILL COME, AND WILL NOT DELAY. |
| 38Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.” | 38BUT MY RIGHTEOUS ONE SHALL LIVE BY FAITH; AND IF HE SHRINKS BACK, MY SOUL HAS NO PLEASURE IN HIM. |
| 39But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul. | 39But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul. |
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