Heb.10.19

So, friends, we can now--without hesitation--walk right up to God, into "the Holy Place." Jesus has cleared the way by the blood of his sacrifice, acting as our priest before God. The "curtain" into God's presence is his body.

Heb.10.19

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,

Heb.10.19

Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,

Heb.10.19

And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven's Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus.

Heb.10.20

So let's do it--full of belief, confident that we're presentable inside and out.

Heb.10.20

by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body,

Heb.10.20

by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh,

Heb.10.20

This is the new, life-giving way that Christ has opened up for us through the sacred curtain, by means of his death for us.

Heb.10.21

Let's keep a firm grip on the promises that keep us going. He always keeps his word.

Heb.10.21

and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

Heb.10.21

and having a High Priest over the house of God,

Heb.10.21

And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God's people,

Heb.10.22

Let's see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out,

Heb.10.22

let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.

Heb.10.22

let 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.

Heb.10.22

let us go right into the presence of God, with true hearts fully trusting him. For our evil consciences have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

Heb.10.23

not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on, especially as we see the big Day approaching.

Heb.10.23

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

Heb.10.23

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

Heb.10.23

Without wavering, let us hold tightly to the hope we say we have, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.

Heb.10.24

If we give up and turn our backs on all we've learned, all we've been given, all the truth we now know, we repudiate Christ's sacrifice

Heb.10.24

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.

Heb.10.24

And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,

Heb.10.24

Think of ways to encourage one another to outbursts of love and good deeds.

Heb.10.25

and are left on our own to face the Judgment--and a mighty fierce judgment it will be!

Heb.10.25

Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Heb.10.25

not 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.

Heb.10.25

And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage and warn each other, especially now that the day of his coming back again is drawing near.

Heb.10.26

If the penalty for breaking the law of Moses is physical death,

Heb.10.26

If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left,

Heb.10.26

For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

Heb.10.26

Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received a full knowledge of the truth, there is no other sacrifice that will cover these sins.

Heb.10.27

what do you think will happen if you turn on God's Son, spit on the sacrifice that made you whole, and insult this most gracious Spirit?

Heb.10.27

but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.

Heb.10.27

but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.

Heb.10.27

There will be nothing to look forward to but the terrible expectation of God's judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies.

Heb.10.28

This is no light matter. God has warned us that he'll hold us to account and make us pay. He was quite explicit: "Vengeance is mine, and I won't overlook a thing," and, "God will judge his people."

Heb.10.28

Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Heb.10.28

Anyone who has rejected Moses' law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Heb.10.28

Anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Heb.10.29

Nobody's getting by with anything, believe me.

Heb.10.29

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

Heb.10.29

Of 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?

Heb.10.29

Think how much more terrible the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God and have treated the blood of the covenant as if it were common and unholy. Such people have insulted and enraged the Holy Spirit who brings God's mercy to his people.

Heb.10.30

Remember those early days after you first saw the light? Those were the hard times!

Heb.10.30

For we know him who said, "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," and again, "The Lord will judge his people."

Heb.10.30

For we know Him who said, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord. And again, "The LORD will judge His people."

Heb.10.30

For we know the one who said, "I will take vengeance. I will repay those who deserve it." He also said, "The Lord will judge his own people."

Heb.10.31

Kicked around in public, targets of every kind of abuse--some days it was you, other days your friends.

Heb.10.31

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

Heb.10.31

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

Heb.10.31

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

Heb.10.32

If some friends went to prison, you stuck by them. If some enemies broke in and seized your goods, you let them go with a smile, knowing they couldn't touch your real treasure. Nothing they did bothered you, nothing set you back.

Heb.10.32

Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you stood your ground in a great contest in the face of suffering.

Heb.10.32

But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings:

Heb.10.32

Don't ever forget those early days when you first learned about Christ. Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering.

Heb.10.33

So don't throw it all away now. You were sure of yourselves then. It's still a sure thing!

Heb.10.33

Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated.

Heb.10.33

partly while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while you became companions of those who were so treated;

Heb.10.33

Sometimes you were exposed to public ridicule and were beaten, and sometimes you helped others who were suffering the same things.

Heb.10.34

But you need to stick it out, staying with God's plan so you'll be there for the promised completion.

Heb.10.34

You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.

Heb.10.34

for 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.

Heb.10.34

You suffered along with those who were thrown into jail. When all you owned was taken from you, you accepted it with joy. You knew you had better things waiting for you in eternity.

Heb.10.35

It won't be long now, he's on the way; he'll show up most any minute.

Heb.10.35

So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.

Heb.10.35

Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.

Heb.10.35

Do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord, no matter what happens. Remember the great reward it brings you!

Heb.10.36

But anyone who is right with me thrives on loyal trust; if he cuts and runs, I won't be very happy.

Heb.10.36

You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.

Heb.10.36

For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:

Heb.10.36

Patient endurance is what you need now, so you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.

Heb.10.37

But we're not quitters who lose out. Oh, no! We'll stay with it and survive, trusting all the way.

Heb.10.37

For in just a very little while, "He who is coming will come and will not delay.

Heb.10.37

"For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry.

Heb.10.37

"For in just a little while, the Coming One will come and not delay.

Heb.10.38

But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him."

Heb.10.38

But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him."

Heb.10.38

Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him."

Heb.10.38

And a righteous person will live by faith. But I will have no pleasure in anyone who turns away."

Heb.10.39

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.

Heb.10.39

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.

Heb.10.39

But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.

Heb.10.39

But we are not like those who turn their backs on God and seal their fate. We have faith that assures our salvation.