New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 10

One Sacrifice of Christ Is Sufficient

1For the LawνόμοςnomosG3551,since it hasἔχωνechōnG2192onlya shadowΣκιὰνSkianG4639ofthe goodἀγαθῶν,agathōnG18thingsG18to comeμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195andnot the veryαὐτὴνautēnG846formεἰκόναeikonaG1504of thingsπραγμάτων,pragmatōnG4229,canδύναταιdunataiG1410neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763,by the sameαὐταῖςautaisG846sacrificesθυσίαιςthusiaisG2378whichἃςhasG3739they offerπροσφέρουσινprospherousinG4374continuallyδιηνεκὲςdiēnekesG1336yearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763by yearG1763,makeG5048perfectτελειῶσαι·teleiōsaiG5048thoseG3588who drawπροσερχομένουςproserchomenousG4334nearG4334.

2OtherwiseἐπεὶepeiG1893,would they not have ceasedἐπαύσαντοepausantoG3973to be offeredπροσφερόμεναιprospheromenaiG4374,becauseδιὰdiaG1223the worshipersλατρεύονταςlatreuontasG3000,having onceἅπαξhapaxG530been cleansedκεκαθαρισμένους.kekatharismenousG2511,would noμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367longerἔτιetiG2089haveG2192hadG2192consciousnessσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266?

3But inthoseαὐταῖςautaisG846sacrificesthere is a reminderἀνάμνησιςanamnēsisG364of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266yearἐνιαυτόν·eniautonG1763by yearG1763.

4For it isimpossibleἀδύνατονadunatonG102for thebloodαἷμαhaimaG129of bullsταύρωνtaurōnG5022and goatsτράγωνtragōnG5131to takeἀφαιρεῖνaphaireinG851awayG851sinsἁμαρτίας.¶hamartiasG266.

5ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352,when He comesεἰσερχόμενοςeiserchomenosG1525into the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,He saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “SacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378and offeringπροσφορὰνprosphoranG4376You have not desiredἠθέλησας,ēthelēsasG2309, Buta bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983You have preparedκατηρτίσωkatērtisōG2675for Me;

6In wholeG3646burntὁλοκαυτώματαholokautōmataG3646offeringsG3646and sacrificesfor sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266You have takenG2106noοὐκoukG3756pleasureG2106.

7ThenτότεtoteG5119I saidG3004, ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I haveG2240comeἥκω,hēkōG2240(Inthe scrollκεφαλίδιkephalidiG2777of the bookβιβλίουbibliouG975it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125of Me)To doποιῆσαι,poiēsaiG4160Your willθέλημάthelēmaG2307,O Godθεός,theosG2316.’”

8After sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004aboveἀνώτερονanōteronG511, “SacrificesθυσίαςthusiasG2378and offeringsπροσφορὰςprosphorasG4376andwholeG3646burntὁλοκαυτώματαholokautōmataG3646offeringsG3646and sacrificesfor sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266You have not desiredἠθέλησαςēthelēsasG2309,norοὐδὲoudeG3761have You takenG2106pleasureG2106in them” (whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748are offeredπροσφέρονται,prospherontaiG4374accordingκατὰkataG2596to the LawνόμονnomonG3551),

9thenτότεtoteG5119HesaidG3004, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I haveG2240comeἥκωhēkōG2240to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160Your willθέλημάthelēmaG2307.”He takesG337awayG337the firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413in orderἵναinaG2443to establishστήσῃ·stēsēG2476the secondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208.

10BythisᾧhōG3739willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307we have beenἐσμὲνesmenG1510sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιhēgiasmenoiG37throughδιὰdiaG1223the offeringπροσφορᾶςprosphorasG4376ofthe bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547onceἐφάπαξ.¶ephapaxG2178for allG2178.

11EveryπᾶςpasG3956priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409standsἕστηκενhestēkenG2476dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250ministeringλειτουργῶνleitourgōnG3008andofferingπροσφέρωνprospherōnG4374timeG4178afterG4178timeG4178the sameαὐτὰςautasG846sacrificesθυσίας,thusiasG2378,whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748canδύνανταιdunantaiG1410neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763takeG4014awayπεριελεῖνperieleinG4014sinsἁμαρτίας·hamartiasG266;

12but He, having offeredπροσενέγκαςprosenegkasG4374oneμίανmianG1520sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378forsinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266for allG1336timeG1336,satG2523downἐκάθισενekathisenG2523at the rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

13waitingἐκδεχόμενοςekdechomenosG1551from that timeG3062onwardG3062untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193His enemiesἐχθροὶechthroiG2190be madeτεθῶσινtethōsinG5087a footstoolὑποπόδιονhupopodionG5286for His feetποδῶνpodōnG4228.

14For by oneμιᾷmiaG1520offeringπροσφορᾷprosphoraG4376He hasperfectedτετελείωκενteteleiōkenG5048for allG1336timeδιηνεκὲςdiēnekesG1336thoseG3588who aresanctifiedἁγιαζομένους.hagiazomenousG37.

15Andthe Holyἅγιον·hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151alsoκαὶkaiG2532testifiesμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140to us; for afterμετὰmetaG3326sayingG3004,

16“ThisαὕτηhautēG3778is the covenantδιαθήκηdiathēkēG1242that I will makeδιαθήσομαιdiathēsomaiG1303with themAfterμετὰmetaG3326thoseἐκείνας,ekeinasG1565daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,saysλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962:I will putδιδοὺςdidousG1325My lawsνόμουςnomousG3551upon their heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,And on their mindδιάνοιανdianoianG1271I will writeἐπιγράψωepigrapsōG1924them,” He then says,

17“And their sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266and their lawlessἀνομιῶνanomiōnG458deedsG458I will rememberμνησθήσομαιmnēsthēsomaiG3403noοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361moreἔτι.etiG2089.”

18NowδὲdeG1161whereὅπουhopouG3699there is forgivenessἄφεσιςaphesisG859of theseG3778thingsG3778,there is noG3765longerG3765anyofferingπροσφορὰprosphoraG4376for sinἁμαρτίας.¶hamartiasG266.

A New and Living Way

19Thereforeοὖν,ounG3767,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, since wehaveἜχοντεςEchontesG2192confidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954toenterεἴσοδονeisodonG1529the holyG40placeG40by the bloodαἵματιaimatiG129of JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,

20bya newπρόσφατονprosphatonG4372and livingζῶσανzōsanG2198wayὁδὸνhodonG3598whichἣνhēnG3739He inauguratedἐνεκαίνισενenekainisenG1457for us throughδιὰdiaG1223the veilκαταπετάσματος,katapetasmatosG2665,that is, His fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,

21and since we havea greatμέγανmeganG3173priestἱερέαhi'ereaG2409overἐπὶepiG1909the houseοἶκονoikonG3624of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

22let usdrawG4334nearG4334with asincereἀληθινῆςalēthinēsG228heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588infullπληροφορίᾳplērophoriaG4136assuranceG4136of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,having our heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588sprinkledῥεραντισμένοιrherantismenoiG4472cleanfrom an evilπονηρᾶςponērasG4190conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893and our bodiesσῶμαsōmaG4983washedλελουσμένοιlelousmenoiG3068with pureκαθαρῷ.katharōG2513waterὕδατιhudatiG5204.

23Let us holdκατέχωμενkatechōmenG2722fastG2722theconfessionὁμολογίανhomologianG3671of ourhopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680withoutG186waveringG186, forHe who promisedἐπαγγειλάμενος,epangeilamenosG1861is faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103;

24and let us considerκατανοῶμενkatanoōmenG2657howto stimulateπαροξυσμὸνparoxusmonG3948oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240to loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26andgoodκαλῶνkalōnG2570deedsἔργωνergōnG2041,

25not forsakingἐγκαταλείποντεςegkataleipontesG1459our ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438assemblingG1997togetherἐπισυναγωγὴνepisunagōgēnG1997,as is the habitἔθοςethosG1485of someτισίν,tisinG5100, butencouragingπαρακαλοῦντες,parakalountesG3870one another;and allτοσούτῳtosoutōG5118the moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123as you seeβλέπετεblepeteG991the dayἡμέραν.¶hēmeranG2250drawingἐγγίζουσανengizousanG1448nearG1448.

Christ or Judgment

26For if we go onsinningἁμαρτανόντωνhamartanontōnG264willfullyἙκουσίωςHekousiōsG1596afterμετὰmetaG3326receivingλαβεῖνlabeinG2983the knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922of the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,there noG3765longerG3765remainsἀπολείπεταιapoleipetaiG620a sacrificeθυσία,thusiaG2378for sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,

27but a terrifyingφοβερὰphoberaG5398expectationἐκδοχὴekdochēG1561ofjudgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920andthe furyζῆλοςzēlosG2205of a fireπυρὸςpurosG4442which willμέλλοντοςmellontosG3195consumeἐσθίεινesthieinG2068the adversariesὑπεναντίους.hupenantiousG5227.

28AnyoneτιςtisG5100who has setἀθετήσαςathetēsasG114asideG114the LawνόμονnomonG3551of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475diesἀποθνῄσκει·apothnēskeiG599withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565mercyοἰκτιρμῶνoiktirmōnG3628on the testimony oftwoδυσὶνdusinG1417orἢēG2228threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140witnessesμάρτυσινmartusinG3144.

29Howπόσῳ,posōG4214muchG4214severerχείρονοςcheironosG5501punishmentτιμωρίαςtimōriasG5098do you thinkδοκεῖτε,dokeiteG1380he will deserveἀξιωθήσεταιaxiōthēsetaiG515who has trampledG2662underG2662footG2662the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,and has regardedἡγησάμενοςhēgēsamenosG2233as uncleanκοινὸνkoinonG2839the bloodαἷμαhaimaG129of the covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242by whichᾧhōG3739he was sanctifiedἡγιάσθηhēgiasthēG37, and hasinsultedἐνυβρίσας;enubrisasG1796the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485?

30For we knowG3609Him who saidG3004, “Vengeanceἐκδίκησις,ekdikēsisG1557is MineG1699,I will repayἀνταποδώσωantapodōsōG467.”And againπάλιν·palinG3825, “The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962will judgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919His peopleλαὸνlaonG2992.”

31It is aterrifyingG5398thingG5398to fallἐμπεσεῖνempeseinG1706into the handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495of thelivingζῶντος.¶zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

32But rememberἈναμιμνῄσκεσθεAnamimnēskestheG363the formerG4387daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250,whenἐν αἷςen haisG1722 G3739, after beingenlightenedφωτισθέντεςphōtisthentesG5461,you enduredὑπεμείνατεhupemeinateG5278a greatπολλὴνpollēnG4183conflictἄθλησινathlēsinG119of sufferingsπαθημάτων,pathēmatōnG3804,

33partlyμὲνmenG3778 G3303by beingmadeG2301a publicG2301spectacleG2301through reproachesὀνειδισμοῖςoneidismoisG3680and tribulationsθλίψεσινthlipsesinG2347,and partlyδὲdeG1161by becomingγενηθέντες·genēthentesG1096sharersκοινωνοὶkoinōnoiG2844with thoseτῶνtōnG3588who were soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779treatedἀναστρεφομένωνanastrephomenōnG390.

34For youshowedG4834sympathyG4834to the prisonersδεσμίοιςdesmioisG1198and acceptedπροσεδέξασθεprosedexastheG4327joyfullyχαρᾶςcharasG5479the seizureἁρπαγὴνharpagēnG724of your propertyὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontōnG5225,knowingγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097that you haveἔχεινecheinG2192for yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438a betterG2909possessionὕπαρξινhuparxinG5223and a lastingμένουσαν.menousanG3306one.

35ThereforeοὖνounG3767,do not throwG577awayἀποβάλητεapobalēteG577yourconfidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954,whichἥτιςhētisG3748hasἔχειecheiG2192a greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173rewardμισθαποδοσίαν.misthapodosianG3405.

36For you haveἔχετεecheteG2192needχρείαν,chreianG5532ofenduranceὑπομονῆςhupomonēsG5281,soἵναinaG2443that when you havedoneποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, you mayreceiveκομίσησθεkomisēstheG2865whatG1860was promisedἐπαγγελίαν.epangelianG1860.

37For yetἔτιetiG2089in a veryὅσονhosonG3745littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileὅσον,hosonG3745,He who is comingἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240,and will not delayχρονίσει.chroniseiG5549.

38But My righteousδίκαιόςdikaiosG1342oneG1342shall liveζήσεται·zēsetaiG2198by faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102;And ifἐὰνeanG1437he shrinksὑποστείληται,huposteilētaiG5288backG5288,My soulψυχήpsuchēG5590hasG2106noοὐκoukG3756pleasureεὐδοκεῖeudokeiG2106in him.

39Butwe are not of those who shrinkG5289backG5289to destructionἀπώλειανapōleianG684,but of those who have faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102to thepreservingπεριποίησινperipoiēsinG4047of the soulψυχῆς.¶psuchēsG5590.

One Sacrifice of Christ Is Sufficient

A New and Living Way

Christ or Judgment

Commentaries on Hebrews 10