Hold Fast the Confession of Our Hope
19 Therefore, brothers, since we*Here "since" is supplied as a component of the participle ("have") which is understood as causal have confidence for the entrance into the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way which he inaugurated for us through the curtain, that is, his flesh, 21 and since we haveThese words are an implied repetition from v. 19 for clarity a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us approach with a true heart in the full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.