Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech: Hebrews | Page 7

vessels
used in the ministry. 009:022 Indeed we may almost say that in
obedience to the Law everything is sprinkled with blood, and that apart
from the outpouring of blood there is no remission of sins. 009:023 It
was needful therefore that the copies of the things in Heaven should be
cleansed in this way, but that the heavenly things themselves should be
cleansed with more costly sacrifices. 009:024 For not into a Holy place
built by men's hands--a mere copy of the reality--did Christ enter, but
He entered Heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our
behalf. 009:025 Nor did He enter for the purpose of many times
offering Himself in sacrifice, just as the High Priest enters the Holy
place, year after year, taking with him blood not his own. 009:026 In
that case Christ would have needed to suffer many times, from the
creation of the world onwards; but as a matter of fact He has appeared
once for all, at the Close of the Ages, in order to do away with sin by
the sacrifice of Himself. 009:027 And since it is reserved for all
mankind once to die, and afterwards to be judged; 009:028 so the
Christ also, having been once offered in sacrifice in order that He might
bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, separated from sin, to
those who are eagerly expecting Him, to make their salvation complete.
010:001 For, since the Law exhibits only an outline of the blessings to
come and not a perfect representation of the things themselves, the
priests can never, by repeating the same sacrifices which they
continually offer year after year, give complete freedom from sin to
those who draw near. 010:002 For then would not the sacrifices have
ceased to be offered, because the consciences of the worshippers--who
in that case would now have been cleansed once for all--would no
longer be burdened with sins? 010:003 But in those sacrifices sins are
recalled to memory year after year. 010:004 For it is impossible for the
blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. 010:005 That is why, when
He comes into the world, He says, "Sacrifice and offering Thou has not
desired, but a body Thou hast prepared for Me. 010:006 In whole
burnt-offerings and in sin-offerings Thou hast taken no pleasure.

010:007 Then I said, `I have come--in the roll of the book it is written
concerning Me--to do Thy will, O God.'" 010:008 After saying the
words I have just quoted, "Sacrifices and offerings or whole
burnt-offerings and sin-offerings Thou hast not desired or taken
pleasure in"--all such being offered in obedience to the Law-- 010:009
He then adds, "I have come to do Thy will." He does away with the
first in order to establish the second. 010:010 It is through that divine
will that we have been set free from sin, through the offering of Jesus
Christ as our sacrifice once for all. 010:011 And while every priest
stands ministering, day after day, and constantly offering the same
sacrifices--though such can never rid us of our sins-- 010:012 this
Priest, on the contrary, after offering for sins a single sacrifice of
perpetual efficacy, took His seat at God's right hand, 010:013 waiting
from that time onward until His enemies be put as a footstool under His
feet. 010:014 For by a single offering He has for ever completed the
blessing for those whom He is setting free from sin. 010:015 And the
Holy Spirit also gives us His testimony; for when He had said, 010:016
"`This is the Covenant that I will make with them after those days,' says
the Lord: `I will put My laws upon their hearts and will write them on
their minds;'" 010:017 He adds, "And their sins and offences I will
remember no longer." 010:018 But where these have been forgiven no
further offering for sin is required. 010:019 Since then, brethren, we
have free access to the Holy place through the blood of Jesus, 010:020
by the new and ever-living way which He opened up for us through the
rending of the veil--that is to say, of His earthly nature-- 010:021 and
since we have a great Priest who has authority over the house of God,
010:022 let us draw near with sincerity and unfaltering faith, having
had our hearts sprinkled, once for all, from consciences oppressed with
sin, and our bodies bathed in pure water. 010:023 Let us hold firmly to
an unflinching avowal of our hope, for He is faithful who gave us the
promises. 010:024 And let us bestow thought on one another with a
view to arousing one another to brotherly love and right conduct;
010:025 not neglecting--as some habitually do--to meet together, but