1 ¶ For the law being only a shadow of good things to come, and not the actual embodiment of those things, can never make those who come perfect by offering the same sacrifices continually year after year.

2 Otherwise, wouldn’t they have stopped bringing sacrifices? because once the worshippers had been cleansed their conscience would no longer be troubled by sin.

3 But in those sacrifices past sins are again remembered, year after year.

4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and of goats to take away sins.

5 Therefore when he came into the world, he said, Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but you have prepared a body for me:

6 In burnt offerings and sin offerings you have had no pleasure.

7 ¶ Then I said, Behold, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do your will, O God.

8 After saying above, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, or have pleasure in; although they are offered in accordance with the law;

9 He then said, Behold, I come to do your will, O God. Thus he does away with the first covenant, that he may establish the second.

10 And by that will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

11 Every priest stands in service day after day offering over and over the same sacrifices, that can never take away sins:

12 However, when this man had offered one sacrifice for sins, he sat down forever on the right hand of God;

13 From then on waiting for his enemies to be made his footstool.

14 For by one offering he has perfected for ever those who are sanctified.

15 Concerning which the Holy Ghost also bears witness to us: for after having said,

16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, the Lord said, I will put my laws into their hearts, and I will write them in their minds;

17 And I will not remember their sins and iniquities any longer.

18 Now where these are forgiven, there is no longer offering for sin.

19 ¶ Therefore, brethren, through the blood of Jesus we have confidence that we can enter the heavenly sanctuary,

20 By a new and living way, that he has opened to us, through the veil, that is, through his body;

21 And since we have a great high priest over the house of God;

22 Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us of an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

23 Let us hold fast to the faith we profess without wavering; (for he who promised is faithful;)

24 And let us be concerned about one another and so promote love and good works:

25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the habit of some is; but encouraging one another: and all the more, as you see the day approaching.

26 For if we sin willfully or deliberately after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins remains,

27 But only a fearful expectation of judgment and raging fire, that will devour the enemies of God.

28 Anyone who despised Moses’ law died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses:

29 How much more severely, do you think a man deserves to be punished, who has trampled the Son of God under foot, treated the blood of the covenant, by which he was sanctified, as an unholy thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

30 For we know him who said, Vengeance belongs to me, I will repay, says the Lord. And again, The Lord will judge his people.

31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

32 But remember the earlier days, when, after being enlightened, you endured a great and painful struggle;

33 Sometimes, by being made a public spectacle both by insults and abuse; and at other times, as you stood with those who were being treated that way.

34 For you showed compassion on those who were imprisoned, and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you have something better and more lasting in heaven.

35 Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has such a great promise of reward.

36 For you need to patiently endure, so that, having done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.

37 For in a short time, he who is coming will come, and will not delay.

38 Now the just will live by faith: but if any man turns back, my soul will take no pleasure in him.

39 But we are not of those who turn back and are destroyed; but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.