19 Therefore, brothers,1 since we have dconfidence to eenter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living fway that he opened for us through the gcurtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the hhouse of God, 22 let us idraw near with a true heart in jfull assurance of faith, with our hearts ksprinkled clean from an evil lconscience and our bodies mwashed with pure water. 23 Let us nhold fast the oconfession of our phope without wavering, for he who promised is qfaithful. 24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but rencouraging one another, and all the more as you see the sDay drawing near.
26 For tif we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the uknowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a vfury of fire that will consume the adversaries. 28 Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy won the evidence of two or three witnesses. 29 xHow much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has ytrampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned the zblood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know him who said, a“Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” And again, b“The Lord will judge his people.” 31 It is a cfearful thing to fall into the hands of the dliving God.
32 But recall the former days when, after you were eenlightened, you fendured a hard struggle with sufferings, 33 sometimes being gpublicly exposed to hreproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. 34 For you had compassion on those iin prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one. 35 Therefore do not throw away your jconfidence, which has a great kreward. 36 For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised. 37 For,
l“Yet a little while,
and mthe coming one will come and will not delay;
38 but nmy righteous one shall live by faith,
and if he shrinks back,
my soul has no pleasure in him.”
39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
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