Hebrews 10

Christ’s Perfect Sacrifice

(Psalm 40:1–17)

1ForG1063 theG3588 lawG3551 isG2192 only a shadowG4639 of theG3588 good thingsG18 to comeG3195, notG3756 theG3588 realitiesG1504G3588G4229 themselvesG846. It canG1410 neverG3763, by theG3588 sameG846 sacrificesG2378 offeredG4374 year after yearG1336G2596G1763, make perfectG5048 those whoG3588 draw nearG4334 to worship. 2If it could, would not the offerings have ceasedG3756G3973G4374? ForG1223 theG3588 worshipersG3000 would have been cleansedG2511 onceG530 for all, and wouldG2192 noG3367 longerG2089 have felt the guiltG4893 of their sinsG266.

3InsteadG235, thoseG846 sacrifices are an annualG2596G1763 reminderG364 of sinsG266, 4becauseG1063 it is impossibleG102 for the bloodG129 of bullsG5022 andG2532 goatsG5131 to take awayG851 sinsG266. 5ThereforeG1352, when Christ cameG1525 intoG1519 theG3588 worldG2889, He saidG3004:

8In the passage aboveG511 He saysG3004, “SacrificesG2378 andG2532 offeringsG4376, burnt offeringsG3646 andG2532 sinG4012G266 offerings You did not desireG3756G2309, norG3761 did You delight inG2106 them” (although they are offeredG4374 according toG2596 the lawG3551). 9ThenG5119 He addsG2046, “Here I amG2400, I have comeG2240 to doG4160 YourG4771 willG2307.” He takes awayG337 theG3588 firstG4413 toG2443 establishG2476 theG3588 secondG1208. 10And byG1722 thatG3739 willG2307, weG1510 have been sanctifiedG37 throughG1223 theG3588 sacrificeG4376 of theG3588 bodyG4983 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547 once for allG2178.

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Day after dayG2596G2250 everyG3956 priestG2409 standsG2476 to ministerG3008 andG2532 to offerG4374 again and againG4178 theG3588 sameG846 sacrificesG2378, whichG3748 canG1410 neverG3763 take awayG4014 sinsG266. 12ButG1161 when thisG3778 Priest had offeredG4374 for all timeG1519G3588G1336 oneG1520 sacrificeG2378 forG5228 sinsG266, He sat downG2523 atG1722 the right handG1188 of GodG2316. 13Since that timeG3588G3063, He waitsG1551 forG2193 HisG846 enemiesG2190 to be madeG5087 a footstoolG5286 forG3588 HisG846 feetG4228, 14becauseG1063 by a singleG1520 offeringG4376 He has made perfectG5048 forG1519 all timeG1336 those whoG3588 are being sanctifiedG37.

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TheG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151 alsoG2532 testifiesG3140 to us about thisG1473. First He saysG2046:

17Then He adds:

18AndG1161 whereG3699 theseG3778 have been forgivenG859, an offeringG4376 forG4012 sinG266 is no longerG3765 needed.

A Call to Persevere

(Jude 1:17–23)

19ThereforeG3767, brothersG80, since we haveG2192 confidenceG3954 toG1519 enterG1529 theG3588 Most Holy PlaceG404 byG1722 theG3588 bloodG129 of JesusG2424, 20by the newG4372 andG2532 livingG2198 wayG3598 openedG1457 for usG1473 throughG1223 theG3588 curtainG2665 of HisG846 bodyG4561,5 21andG2532 since we have a greatG3173 priestG2409 overG1909 theG3588 houseG3624 of GodG2316, 22let us draw nearG4334 withG3326 a sincereG228 heartG2588 inG1722 full assuranceG4136 of faithG4102, having ourG3588 heartsG2588 sprinkled to cleanse usG4472 fromG575 a guiltyG4190 conscienceG4893 andG2532 our bodiesG4983 washedG3068 with pureG2513 waterG5204.

23Let us holdG2722 resolutelyG186 to theG3588 hopeG1680 we professG3671, forG1063 He whoG3588 promisedG1861 is faithfulG4103. 24AndG2532 let us considerG2657 howG1519 to spurG3948 one another onG240 to loveG26 andG2532 goodG2570 deedsG2041. 25Let us not neglectG3361G1459 meeting togetherG1997G1438, asG2531 someG5100 have made a habitG1485, butG235 let us encourageG3870 one another, andG2532 allG5118 the moreG3123 asG3745 you seeG991 theG3588 DayG2250 approachingG1448.

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If weG1473 deliberatelyG1596 go on sinningG264 afterG3326 we have receivedG2983 theG3588 knowledgeG1922 of theG3588 truthG225, no furtherG3765 sacrificeG2378 forG4012 sinsG266 remainsG620, 27but onlyG1161 aG5100 fearfulG5398 expectationG1561 of judgmentG2920 andG2532 of ragingG2205 fireG4442 that willG3195 consumeG2068 all adversariesG5227. 28Anyone whoG5100 rejectedG114 the lawG3551 of MosesG3475 diedG599 withoutG5565 mercyG3628 onG1909 the testimony of twoG1417 orG2228 threeG5140 witnessesG3144. 29How muchG4214 more severelyG5501 do you thinkG1380 oneG3588 deservesG515 to be punishedG5098 who has trampled onG2662 theG3588 SonG5207 of GodG2316, profanedG2233G2839 theG3588 bloodG129 of theG3588 covenantG1242 thatG1722G3739 sanctified himG37, andG2532 insultedG1796 theG3588 SpiritG4151 of graceG5485?

30ForG1063 we knowG1492 Him whoG3588 saidG2036, “VengeanceG1557 is MineG1473; IG1473 will repayG467,”6 andG2532 againG3825, “The LordG2962 will judgeG2919 HisG846 peopleG2992.”7 31It is a fearful thingG5398 to fallG1706 intoG1519 the handsG5495 of the livingG2198 GodG2316.

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RememberG363 theG3588 earlyG4386 daysG2250 that you were in the lightG5461.8 InG1722 those days, you enduredG5278 a greatG4183 conflictG119 in the face of sufferingG3804. 33SometimesG3778G3303 you were publicly exposedG2301 to ridiculeG3680 andG2532 persecutionG2347; at other timesG3778 you wereG1096 partnersG2844 with those whoG3588 were soG3779 treatedG390. 34You sympathizedG4834 with thoseG3588 in prisonG1198 andG2532 joyfullyG3326G5479 acceptedG4327 theG3588 confiscationG724 ofG3588 yourG4771 propertyG5225, knowing thatG1097 you yourselvesG1438 hadG2192 a betterG2909 andG2532 permanentG3306 possessionG5223.

35SoG3767 do notG3361 throw awayG577 yourG4771 confidenceG3954; it holdsG2192 a greatG3173 rewardG3405. 36YouG2192 needG5532 to persevereG5281, so thatG2443 after you have doneG4160 theG3588 willG2307 of GodG2316, you will receiveG2865 whatG3588 He has promisedG1860. 37ForG1063,

39ButG1161 weG1473 areG1510 notG3756 of those who shrink backG5289 and are destroyedG684, butG235 of those who have faithG4102 and preserveG4047 their soulsG5590.