Hebrews 10

GNT

1 σκιὰν γὰρ ἔχων ὁ νόμος τῶν μελλόντων ἀγαθῶν, οὐκ αὐτὴν τὴν εἰκόνα τῶν πραγμάτων, κατ᾽ ἐνιαυτὸν ταῖς αὐταῖς θυσίαις ἃς προσφέρουσιν εἰς τὸ διηνεκὲς οὐδέποτε δύναται τοὺς προσερχομένους τελειῶσαι·

2 ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἂν ἐπαύσαντο προσφερόμεναι, διὰ τὸ μηδεμίαν ἔχειν ἔτι συνείδησιν ἁμαρτιῶν τοὺς λατρεύοντας ἅπαξ κεκαθαρισμένους;

3 ἀλλ᾽ ἐν αὐταῖς ἀνάμνησις ἁμαρτιῶν κατ᾽ ἐνιαυτόν,

4 ἀδύνατον γὰρ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων ἀφαιρεῖν ἁμαρτίας.

5 διὸ εἰσερχόμενος εἰς τὸν κόσμον λέγει, θυσίαν καὶ προσφορὰν οὐκ ἠθέλησας, σῶμα δὲ κατηρτίσω μοι·

6 ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας οὐκ εὐδόκησας.

7 τότε εἶπον, ἰδοὺ ἥκω, ἐν κεφαλίδι βιβλίου γέγραπται περὶ ἐμοῦ, τοῦ ποιῆσαι, ὁ θεός, τὸ θέλημά σου.

8 ἀνώτερον λέγων ὅτι θυσίας καὶ προσφορὰς καὶ ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας οὐκ ἠθέλησας οὐδὲ εὐδόκησας, αἵτινες κατὰ νόμον προσφέρονται,

9 τότε εἴρηκεν, ἰδοὺ ἥκω τοῦ ποιῆσαι τὸ θέλημά σου. ἀναιρεῖ τὸ πρῶτον ἵνα τὸ δεύτερον στήσῃ·

10 ἐν ᾧ θελήματι ἡγιασμένοι ἐσμὲν διὰ τῆς προσφορᾶς τοῦ σώματος ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ ἐφάπαξ.

11 καὶ πᾶς μὲν ἱερεὺς ἕστηκεν καθ᾽ ἡμέραν λειτουργῶν καὶ τὰς αὐτὰς πολλάκις προσφέρων θυσίας, αἵτινες οὐδέποτε δύνανται περιελεῖν ἁμαρτίας.

12 οὖτος δὲ μίαν ὑπὲρ ἁμαρτιῶν προσενέγκας θυσίαν εἰς τὸ διηνεκὲς ἐκάθισεν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ θεοῦ,

13 τὸ λοιπὸν ἐκδεχόμενος ἕως τεθῶσιν οἱ ἐχθροὶ αὐτοῦ ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ·

14 μιᾷ γὰρ προσφορᾷ τετελείωκεν εἰς τὸ διηνεκὲς τοὺς ἁγιαζομένους.

15 μαρτυρεῖ δὲ ἡμῖν καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον· μετὰ γὰρ τὸ εἰρηκέναι,

16 αὕτη ἡ διαθήκη ἣν διαθήσομαι πρὸς αὐτοὺς μετὰ τὰς ἡμέρας ἐκείνας, λέγει κύριος, διδοὺς νόμους μου ἐπὶ καρδίας αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν διάνοιαν αὐτῶν ἐπιγράψω αὐτούς,

17 καὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν καὶ τῶν ἀνομιῶν αὐτῶν οὐ μὴ μνησθήσομαι ἔτι.

18 ὅπου δὲ ἄφεσις τούτων, οὐκέτι προσφορὰ περὶ ἁμαρτίας.

19 ἔχοντες οὗν, ἀδελφοί, παρρησίαν εἰς τὴν εἴσοδον τῶν ἁγίων ἐν τῶ αἵματι ἰησοῦ,

20 ἣν ἐνεκαίνισεν ἡμῖν ὁδὸν πρόσφατον καὶ ζῶσαν διὰ τοῦ καταπετάσματος, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ,

21 καὶ ἱερέα μέγαν ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ,

22 προσερχώμεθα μετὰ ἀληθινῆς καρδίας ἐν πληροφορίᾳ πίστεως, ῥεραντισμένοι τὰς καρδίας ἀπὸ συνειδήσεως πονηρᾶς καὶ λελουσμένοι τὸ σῶμα ὕδατι καθαρῶ·

23 κατέχωμεν τὴν ὁμολογίαν τῆς ἐλπίδος ἀκλινῆ, πιστὸς γὰρ ὁ ἐπαγγειλάμενος·

24 καὶ κατανοῶμεν ἀλλήλους εἰς παροξυσμὸν ἀγάπης καὶ καλῶν ἔργων,

25 μὴ ἐγκαταλείποντες τὴν ἐπισυναγωγὴν ἑαυτῶν, καθὼς ἔθος τισίν, ἀλλὰ παρακαλοῦντες, καὶ τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον ὅσῳ βλέπετε ἐγγίζουσαν τὴν ἡμέραν.

26 ἑκουσίως γὰρ ἁμαρτανόντων ἡμῶν μετὰ τὸ λαβεῖν τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν τῆς ἀληθείας, οὐκέτι περὶ ἁμαρτιῶν ἀπολείπεται θυσία,

27 φοβερὰ δέ τις ἐκδοχὴ κρίσεως καὶ πυρὸς ζῆλος ἐσθίειν μέλλοντος τοὺς ὑπεναντίους.

28 ἀθετήσας τις νόμον μωϊσέως χωρὶς οἰκτιρμῶν ἐπὶ δυσὶν ἢ τρισὶν μάρτυσιν ἀποθνῄσκει·

29 πόσῳ δοκεῖτε χείρονος ἀξιωθήσεται τιμωρίας ὁ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ καταπατήσας, καὶ τὸ αἷμα τῆς διαθήκης κοινὸν ἡγησάμενος ἐν ᾧ ἡγιάσθη, καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς χάριτος ἐνυβρίσας;

30 οἴδαμεν γὰρ τὸν εἰπόντα, ἐμοὶ ἐκδίκησις, ἐγὼ ἀνταποδώσω· καὶ πάλιν, κρινεῖ κύριος τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ.

31 φοβερὸν τὸ ἐμπεσεῖν εἰς χεῖρας θεοῦ ζῶντος.

32 ἀναμιμνῄσκεσθε δὲ τὰς πρότερον ἡμέρας, ἐν αἷς φωτισθέντες πολλὴν ἄθλησιν ὑπεμείνατε παθημάτων,

33 τοῦτο μὲν ὀνειδισμοῖς τε καὶ θλίψεσιν θεατριζόμενοι, τοῦτο δὲ κοινωνοὶ τῶν οὕτως ἀναστρεφομένων γενηθέντες·

34 καὶ γὰρ τοῖς δεσμίοις συνεπαθήσατε, καὶ τὴν ἁρπαγὴν τῶν ὑπαρχόντων ὑμῶν μετὰ χαρᾶς προσεδέξασθε, γινώσκοντες ἔχειν ἑαυτοὺς κρείττονα ὕπαρξιν καὶ μένουσαν.

35 μὴ ἀποβάλητε οὗν τὴν παρρησίαν ὑμῶν, ἥτις ἔχει μεγάλην μισθαποδοσίαν,

36 ὑπομονῆς γὰρ ἔχετε χρείαν ἵνα τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ ποιήσαντες κομίσησθε τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν.

37 ἔτι γὰρ μικρὸν ὅσον ὅσον, ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἥξει καὶ οὐ χρονίσει·

38 ὁ δὲ δίκαιός μου ἐκ πίστεως ζήσεται, καὶ ἐὰν ὑποστείληται, οὐκ εὐδοκεῖ ἡ ψυχή μου ἐν αὐτῶ.

39 ἡμεῖς δὲ οὐκ ἐσμὲν ὑποστολῆς εἰς ἀπώλειαν, ἀλλὰ πίστεως εἰς περιποίησιν ψυχῆς.

KJV

1  For¹⁰⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ having²¹⁹² a shadow⁴⁶³⁹ of good things¹⁸ to come,³¹⁹⁵ and not³⁷⁵⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ very⁸⁴⁶ image¹⁵⁰⁴ of the³⁵⁸⁸ things,⁴²²⁹ can¹⁴¹⁰ never³⁷⁶³ with those⁸⁴⁶ sacrifices²³⁷⁸ which³⁷³⁹ they offered⁴³⁷⁴ year by year^{2596 1763} continually^{1519 1336} make the comers thereunto perfect.^{5048 3588 4334}

2  For then¹⁸⁹³ would they not³⁷⁵⁶ have ceased^{3973 302} to be offered?⁴³⁷⁴ because that the³⁵⁸⁸ worshipers³⁰⁰⁰ once⁵³⁰ purged²⁵⁰⁸ should have had²¹⁹² no more^{2089 3367} conscience⁴⁸⁹³ of sins.²⁶⁶

3  But²³⁵ in¹⁷²² those⁸⁴⁶ sacrifices there is a remembrance again³⁶⁴ made of sins²⁶⁶ every year.^{2596 1763}

4  For¹⁰⁶³ it is not possible¹⁰² that the blood¹²⁹ of bulls⁵⁰²² and²⁵³² of goats⁵¹³¹ should take away⁸⁵¹ sins.²⁶⁶

5  Wherefore¹³⁵² when he cometh¹⁵²⁵ into¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ world,²⁸⁸⁹ he saith,³⁰⁰⁴ Sacrifice²³⁷⁸ and²⁵³² offering⁴³⁷⁶ thou wouldest²³⁰⁹ not,³⁷⁵⁶ but¹¹⁶¹ a body⁴⁹⁸³ hast thou prepared²⁶⁷⁵ me:³⁴²⁷

6  In burnt offerings³⁶⁴⁶ and²⁵³² sacrifices for⁴⁰¹² sin²⁶⁶ thou hast had no pleasure.^{2106 3756}

7  Then⁵¹¹⁹ said²⁰³⁶ I, Lo,²⁴⁰⁰ I come²²⁴⁰ (in¹⁷²² the volume²⁷⁷⁷ of the book⁹⁷⁵ it is written¹¹²⁵ of⁴⁰¹² me,) to¹⁷⁰⁰ do⁴¹⁶⁰ thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ will,²³⁰⁷ O God.²³¹⁶

8  Above⁵¹¹ when he said,³⁰⁰⁴ Sacrifice²³⁷⁸ and²⁵³² offering⁴³⁷⁴ and²⁵³² burnt offerings³⁶⁴⁶ and²⁵³² offering for⁴⁰¹² sin²⁶⁶ thou wouldest²³⁰⁹ not,³⁷⁵⁶ neither³⁷⁶¹ hadst pleasure²¹⁰⁶ therein; which³⁷⁴⁸ are offered⁴³⁷⁶ by²⁵⁹⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ law;³⁵⁵¹

9  Then⁵¹¹⁹ said²⁰⁴⁶ he, Lo,²⁴⁰⁰ I come²²⁴⁰ to do⁴¹⁶⁰ thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ will,²³⁰⁷ O God.²³¹⁶ He taketh away³³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ first,⁴⁴¹³ that²⁴⁴³ he may establish²⁴⁷⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ second.¹²⁰⁸

10  By¹⁷²² the which³⁷³⁹ will²³⁰⁷ we are²⁰⁷⁰ sanctified³⁷ through¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ offering⁴³⁷⁶ of the³⁵⁸⁸ body⁴⁹⁸³ of Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ once²¹⁷⁸ for all.

11  And²⁵³² every^{3956 3303} priest²⁴⁰⁹ standeth²⁴⁷⁶ daily^{2596 2250} ministering³⁰⁰⁸ and²⁵³² offering⁴³⁷⁴ oftentimes⁴¹⁷⁸ the³⁵⁸⁸ same⁸⁴⁶ sacrifices,²³⁷⁸ which³⁷⁴⁸ can¹⁴¹⁰ never³⁷⁶³ take away⁴⁰¹⁴ sins:²⁶⁶

12  But¹¹⁶¹ this man,⁸⁴⁶ after he had offered⁴³⁷⁴ one³³⁹¹ sacrifice²³⁷⁸ for⁵²²⁸ sins²⁶⁶ forever,^{1519 1336} sat down²⁵²³ on¹⁷²² the right hand¹¹⁸⁸ of God;²³¹⁶

13  From henceforth³⁰⁶³ expecting¹⁵⁵¹ till²¹⁹³ his⁸⁴⁶ enemies²¹⁹⁰ be made⁵⁰⁸⁷ his footstool.^{5286 846 4228}

14  For¹⁰⁶³ by one³³⁹¹ offering⁴³⁷⁶ he hath perfected⁵⁰⁴⁸ forever^{1519 1336} them that are sanctified.³⁷

15  Whereof¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ Holy⁴⁰ Ghost⁴¹⁵¹ also²⁵³² is a witness³¹⁴⁰ to us:²²⁵⁴ for¹⁰⁶³ after³³²⁶ that he had said before,⁴²⁸⁰

16  This³⁷⁷⁸ is the³⁵⁸⁸ covenant¹²⁴² that³⁷³⁹ I will make¹³⁰³ with⁴³¹⁴ them⁸⁴⁶ after³³²⁶ those¹⁵⁶⁵ days,²²⁵⁰ saith³⁰⁰⁴ the Lord,²⁹⁶² I will put¹³²⁵ my³⁴⁵⁰ laws³⁵⁵¹ into¹⁹⁰⁹ their⁸⁴⁶ hearts,²⁵⁸⁸ and²⁵³² in¹⁹⁰⁹ their⁸⁴⁶ minds¹²⁷¹ will I write¹⁹²⁴ them;⁸⁴⁶

17  And²⁵³² their⁸⁴⁶ sins²⁶⁶ and²⁵³² iniquities⁴⁵⁸ will I remember³⁴¹⁵ no more.^{3364 2089}

18  Now¹¹⁶¹ where³⁶⁹⁹ remission⁸⁵⁹ of these⁵¹³⁰ is, there is no more³⁷⁶⁵ offering⁴³⁷⁶ for⁴⁰¹² sin.²⁶⁶

19  Having²¹⁹² therefore,³⁷⁶⁷ brethren,⁸⁰ boldness³⁹⁵⁴ to enter into^{1519 1529} the³⁵⁸⁸ holiest³⁹ by¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ blood¹²⁹ of Jesus,²⁴²⁴

20  By a new⁴³⁷² and²⁵³² living²¹⁹⁸ way,³⁵⁹⁸ which³⁷³⁹ he hath consecrated¹⁴⁵⁷ for us,²²⁵⁴ through¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ veil,²⁶⁶⁵ that is to say,⁵¹²³ his⁸⁴⁸ flesh;⁴⁵⁶¹

21  And²⁵³² having a high³¹⁷³ priest²⁴⁰⁹ over¹⁹⁰⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ house³⁶²⁴ of God;²³¹⁶

22  Let us draw near⁴³³⁴ with³³²⁶ a true²²⁸ heart²⁵⁸⁸ in¹⁷²² full assurance⁴¹³⁶ of faith,⁴¹⁰² having our hearts²⁵⁸⁸ sprinkled⁴⁴⁷² from⁵⁷⁵ an evil⁴¹⁹⁰ conscience,⁴⁸⁹³ and²⁵³² our bodies⁴⁹⁸³ washed³⁰⁶⁸ with pure²⁵¹³ water.⁵²⁰⁴

23  Let us hold fast²⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ profession³⁶⁷¹ of our faith¹⁶⁸⁰ without wavering;¹⁸⁶ (for¹⁰⁶³ he is faithful⁴¹⁰³ that promised;)¹⁸⁶¹

24  And²⁵³² let us consider²⁶⁵⁷ one another²⁴⁰ to provoke unto^{1519 3948} love²⁶ and²⁵³² to good²⁵⁷⁰ works:²⁰⁴¹

25  Not³³⁶¹ forsaking¹⁴⁵⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ assembling of ourselves together,^{1997 1438} as²⁵³¹ the manner¹⁴⁸⁵ of some⁵¹⁰⁰ is; but²³⁵ exhorting³⁸⁷⁰ one another: and²⁵³² so much⁵¹¹⁸ the more,³¹²³ as³⁷⁴⁵ ye see⁹⁹¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ day²²⁵⁰ approaching.¹⁴⁴⁸

26  For¹⁰⁶³ if we²²⁵⁷ sin²⁶⁴ willfully¹⁵⁹⁶ after that we have received²⁹⁸³ the³⁵⁸⁸ knowledge¹⁹²² of the³⁵⁸⁸ truth,²²⁵ there remaineth⁶²⁰ no more³⁷⁶⁵ sacrifice²³⁷⁸ for⁴⁰¹² sins,²⁶⁶

27  But¹¹⁶¹ a certain⁵¹⁰⁰ fearful⁵³⁹⁸ looking for¹⁵⁶¹ of judgment²⁹²⁰ and²⁵³² fiery⁴⁴⁴² indignation,²²⁰⁵ which shall³¹⁹⁵ devour²⁰⁶⁸ the³⁵⁸⁸ adversaries.⁵²²⁷

28  He⁵¹⁰⁰ that despised¹¹⁴ Moses'³⁴⁷⁵ law³⁵⁵¹ died⁵⁹⁹ without⁵⁵⁶⁵ mercy³⁶²⁸ under¹⁹⁰⁹ two¹⁴¹⁷ or²²²⁸ three⁵¹⁴⁰ witnesses:³¹⁴⁴

29  Of how much⁴²¹⁴ sorer⁵⁵⁰¹ punishment,⁵⁰⁹⁸ suppose¹³⁸⁰ ye, shall he be thought worthy,⁵¹⁵ who hath trodden under foot²⁶⁶² the³⁵⁸⁸ Son⁵²⁰⁷ of God,²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² hath counted²²³³ the³⁵⁸⁸ blood¹²⁹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ covenant,¹²⁴² wherewith^{1722 3739} he was sanctified,³⁷ an unholy thing,²⁸³⁹ and²⁵³² hath done despite¹⁷⁹⁶ unto the³⁵⁸⁸ Spirit⁴¹⁵¹ of grace?⁵⁴⁸⁵

30  For¹⁰⁶³ we know¹⁴⁹² him that hath said,²⁰³⁶ Vengeance¹⁵⁵⁷ belongeth unto me,¹⁶⁹⁸ I¹⁴⁷³ will recompense,⁴⁶⁷ saith³⁰⁰⁴ the Lord.²⁹⁶² And²⁵³² again,³⁸²⁵ The Lord²⁹⁶² shall judge²⁹¹⁹ his⁸⁴⁸ people.²⁹⁹²

31  It is a fearful thing⁵³⁹⁸ to fall¹⁷⁰⁶ into¹⁵¹⁹ the hands⁵⁴⁹⁵ of the living²¹⁹⁸ God.²³¹⁶

32  But¹¹⁶¹ call to remembrance³⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ former⁴³⁸⁶ days,²²⁵⁰ in¹⁷²² which,³⁷³⁹ after ye were illuminated,⁵⁴⁶¹ ye endured⁵²⁷⁸ a great⁴¹⁸³ fight¹¹⁹ of afflictions;³⁸⁰⁴

33  Partly,^{5124 3303} whilst ye were made a gazingstock²³⁰¹ both⁵⁰³⁷ by reproaches³⁶⁸⁰ and²⁵³² afflictions;²³⁴⁷ and¹¹⁶¹ partly,⁵¹²⁴ whilst ye became¹⁰⁹⁶ companions²⁸⁴⁴ of them that were so used.^{390 3779}

34  For¹⁰⁶³ ye had compassion^{4834 2532} of me in my³⁴⁵⁰ bonds,¹¹⁹⁹ and²⁵³² took⁴³²⁷ joyfully^{3326 5479} the³⁵⁸⁸ spoiling⁷²⁴ of your⁵²¹⁶ goods,⁵²²⁴ knowing¹⁰⁹⁷ in¹⁷²² yourselves¹⁴³⁸ that ye have²¹⁹² in¹⁷²² heaven³⁷⁷² a better²⁹⁰⁹ and²⁵³² an enduring³³⁰⁶ substance.⁵²²³

35  Cast not away^{577 3361} therefore³⁷⁶⁷ your⁵²¹⁶ confidence,³⁹⁵⁴ which³⁷⁴⁸ hath²¹⁹² great³¹⁷³ recompense of reward.³⁴⁰⁵

36  For¹⁰⁶³ ye have²¹⁹² need⁵⁵³² of patience,⁵²⁸¹ that,²⁴⁴³ after ye have done⁴¹⁶⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ will²³⁰⁷ of God,²³¹⁶ ye might receive²⁸⁶⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ promise.¹⁸⁶⁰

37  For¹⁰⁶³ yet,²⁰⁸⁹ a little while,^{3397 3745 3745} and he that shall come²⁰⁶⁴ will come,²²⁴⁰ and²⁵³² will not³⁷⁵⁶ tarry.⁵⁵⁴⁹

38  Now¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ just¹³⁴² shall live²¹⁹⁸ by¹⁵³⁷ faith:⁴¹⁰² but²⁵³² if¹⁴³⁷ any man draw back,⁵²⁸⁸ my³⁴⁵⁰ soul⁵⁵⁹⁰ shall have no pleasure^{2106 3756} in¹⁷²² him.⁸⁴⁶

39  But¹¹⁶¹ we²²⁴⁹ are²⁰⁷⁰ not³⁷⁵⁶ of them who draw back⁵²⁸⁹ unto¹⁵¹⁹ perdition;⁶⁸⁴ but²³⁵ of them that believe⁴¹⁰² to the saving^{1519 4047} of the soul.⁵⁵⁹⁰

Vul

1 Umbram enim habens lex futurorum bonorum, non ipsam imaginem rerum: per singulos annos, eisdem ipsis hostiis quas offerunt indesinenter, numquam potest accedentes perfectos facere:

2 alioquin cessassent offerri: ideo quod nullam haberent ultra conscientiam peccati, cultores semel mundati:

3 sed in ipsis commemoratio peccatorum per singulos annos fit.

4 Impossibile enim est sanguine taurorum et hircorum auferri peccata.

5 Ideo ingrediens mundum dicit: Hostiam et oblationem noluisti: corpus autem aptasti mihi:

6 holocautomata pro peccato non tibi placuerunt.

7 Tunc dixi: Ecce venio: in capite libri scriptum est de me: Ut faciam, Deus, voluntatem tuam.

8 Superius dicens: Quia hostias, et oblationes, et holocautomata pro peccato noluisti, nec placita sunt tibi, quæ secundum legem offeruntur,

9 tunc dixi: Ecce venio, ut faciam, Deus, voluntatem tuam: aufert primum, ut sequens statuat.

10 In qua voluntate sanctificati sumus per oblationem corporis Jesu Christi semel.

11 Et omnis quidem sacerdos præsto est quotidie ministrans, et easdem sæpe offerens hostias, quæ numquam possunt auferre peccata:

12 hic autem unam pro peccatis offerens hostiam, in sempiternum sedet in dextera Dei,

13 de cetero exspectans donec ponantur inimici ejus scabellum pedum ejus.

14 Una enim oblatione, consummavit in sempiternum sanctificatos.

15 Contestatur autem nos et Spiritus Sanctus. Postquam enim dixit:

16 Hoc autem testamentum, quod testabor ad illos post dies illos, dicit Dominus, dando leges meas in cordibus eorum, et in mentibus eorum superscribam eas:

17 et peccatorum, et iniquitatum eorum jam non recordabor amplius.

18 Ubi autem horum remissio: jam non est oblatio pro peccato.

19 Habentes itaque, fratres, fiduciam in introitu sanctorum in sanguine Christi,

20 quam initiavit nobis viam novam, et viventem per velamen, id est, carnem suam,

21 et sacerdotem magnum super domum Dei:

22 accedamus cum vero corde in plenitudine fidei, aspersi corda a conscientia mala, et abluti corpus aqua munda,

23 teneamus spei nostræ confessionem indeclinabilem (fidelis enim est qui repromisit),

24 et consideremus invicem in provocationem caritatis, et bonorum operum:

25 non deserentes collectionem nostram, sicut consuetudinis est quibusdam, sed consolantes, et tanto magis quanto videritis appropinquantem diem.

26 Voluntarie enim peccantibus nobis post acceptam notitiam veritatis, jam non relinquitur pro peccatis hostia,

27 terribilis autem quædam exspectatio judicii, et ignis æmulatio, quæ consumptura est adversarios.

28 Irritam quis faciens legem Moysi, sine ulla miseratione duobus vel tribus testibus moritur:

29 quanto magis putatis deteriora mereri supplicia qui Filium Dei conculcaverit, et sanguinem testamenti pollutum duxerit, in quo sanctificatus est, et spiritui gratiæ contumeliam fecerit?

30 Scimus enim qui dixit: Mihi vindicta, et ego retribuam. Et iterum: Quia judicabit Dominus populum suum.

31 Horrendum est incidere in manus Dei viventis.

32 Rememoramini autem pristinos dies, in quibus illuminati, magnum certamen sustinuistis passionum:

33 et in altero quidem opprobriis et tribulationibus spectaculum facti: in altero autem socii taliter conversantium effecti.

34 Nam et vinctis compassi estis, et rapinam bonorum vestrorum cum gaudio suscepistis, cognoscentes vos habere meliorem et manentem substantiam.

35 Nolite itaque amittere confidentiam vestram, quæ magnam habet remunerationem.

36 Patientia enim vobis necessaria est: ut voluntatem Dei facientes, reportetis promissionem.

37 Adhuc enim modicum aliquantulum, qui venturus est, veniet, et non tardabit.

38 Justus autem meus ex fide vivit: quod si subtraxerit se, non placebit animæ meæ.

39 Nos autem non sumus subtractionis filii in perditionem, sed fidei in acquisitionem animæ.