1 For the Law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of those things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect.2 For then, would they not have ceased to be offered? For those serving, once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins.3 But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year.4 For it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.5 Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You have prepared for Me.6 You did not take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin.7 Then I said, Behold, I have come (in the volume of the book it is written of Me) to do Your will, O God.8 Previously saying, Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor were pleased with them (which are offered according to the Law),9 then He said, Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God. He takes away the first in order that He may establish the second.10 By which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.11 And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.12 But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God,13 from that time onward waiting till His enemies are made His footstool.14 For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.15 But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before,16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My Laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,17 then He adds, Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.18 Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holy of Holies by the blood of Jesus,20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil; that is, His flesh;21 and having a High Priest over the house of God,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.23 Let us hold fast the confession of the hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting; and so much the more as you see the Day drawing near.26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the full true knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins,27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour those who oppose.28 Anyone who rejected Moses’ Law dies without mercy before two or three witnesses.29 Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled on the Son of God, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of Grace?30 For we know Him who has said, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord. And again, The Lord will judge His people.31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.32 But remember the former days in which, after you were given understanding, you endured a great struggle with afflictions,33 indeed while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and afflictions, and also while you became companions of those who were so treated;34 for you had compassion on me in my bonds, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your goods, knowing, yourselves, that you have a better and an enduring possession in Heaven.35 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.36 For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:37 For yet a little while, and He who is coming will come and will not linger.38 Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, My soul is not pleased with him.39 But we are not of those who draw back to destruction, but of those who believe to the preserving of the soul.

1 For the lawe hauinge a schadewe of good thingis `that ben to come, not the ilke image of thingis, mai neuer make men neiyinge perfit bi the ilke same sacrifices, which thei offren without ceessing bi alle yeeris;2 ellis thei schulden haue ceessid to be offrid, for as myche as the worschiperis clensid onys, hadden not ferthermore conscience of synne.3 But in hem mynde of synnes is maad bi alle yeris.4 For it is impossible that synnes be doon awei bi blood of boolis, and of buckis of geet.5 Therfor he entrynge in to the world, seith, Thou woldist not sacrifice and offryng; but thou hast schapun a bodi to me;6 brent sacrificis also for synne plesiden not to thee.7 Thanne Y seide, Lo! Y come; in the bigynnyng of the book it is writun of me, that Y do thi wille, God.8 He seiynge bifor, That thou woldist not sacrificis, and offringis, and brent sacrifices for synne, ne tho thingis ben plesaunt to thee, whiche ben offrid bi the lawe,9 thanne Y seide, Lo! Y come, that Y do thi wille, God. He doith awei the firste, that he make stidfast the secounde.10 In which wille we ben halewid bi the offring of the bodi of Crist Jhesu onys.11 And ech prest is redi mynystrynge ech dai, and ofte tymes offringe the same sacrifices, whiche moun neuere do awei synnes.12 But this man offringe o sacrifice for synnes, for euere more sittith in the riythalf of God the fadir;13 fro thennus forth abidinge, til hise enemyes ben put a stool of hise feet.14 For bi oon offring he made perfit for euere halewid men.15 And the Hooli Goost witnessith to vs; for aftir that he seide, This is the testament,16 which Y schal witnesse to hem after tho daies, the Lord seith, in yyuynge my lawes in the hertis of hem, and in the soulis of hem Y schal aboue write hem;17 and now Y schal no more thenke on the synnes and the wickidnessis of hem.18 And where remyssioun of these is, now is ther noon offring for synne.19 Therfor, britheren, hauynge trist in to the entring of hooli thingis in the blood of Crist,20 which halewide to vs a newe weie, and lyuynge bi the hiling, that is to seie,21 his fleisch, and we hauynge the greet preest on the hous of God,22 neiye we with very herte in the plente of feith; and be oure hertis spreined fro an yuel conscience, and oure bodies waischun with clene watir,23 and holde we the confessioun of oure hope, bowinge to no side; for he is trewe that hath made the biheeste.24 And biholde we togidere in the stiring of charite and of good werkis; not forsakinge oure gadering togidere,25 as it is of custom to sum men, but coumfortinge, and bi so myche the more, bi hou myche ye seen the dai neiyynge.26 Forwhi now a sacrifice for synnes is not left to vs, that synnen wilfuli, aftir that we han take the knowyng of treuthe.27 Forwhi sum abiding of the dom is dreedful, and the suyng of fier, which schal waste aduersaries.28 Who that brekith Moises lawe, dieth withouten ony merci, bi tweine or thre witnessis;29 hou myche more gessen ye, that he disserueth worse turmentis, which defouleth the sone of God, and holdith the blood of the testament pollut, in which he is halewid, and doith dispit to the spirit of grace?30 For we knowen him that seide, To me veniaunce, and Y schal yelde. And eft, For the Lord schal deme his puple.31 It is ferdful to falle in to the hondis of God lyuynge.32 And haue ye mynde on the formere daies, in which ye weren liytned, and suffriden greet strijf of passiouns.33 And in the `tothir ye weren maad a spectacle bi schenschipis and tribulaciouns; in an othir ye weren maad felowis of men lyuynge so.34 For also to boundun men ye hadden compassioun, and ye resseyueden with ioye the robbyng of youre goodis, knowinge that ye han a betere and a dwellinge substaunce.35 Therfor nyle ye leese youre trist, which hath greet rewarding.36 For pacience is nedeful to you, that ye do the wille of God, and bringe ayen the biheest.37 For yit a litil, and he that is to comynge schal come, and he schal not tarie.38 For my iust man lyueth of feith; that if he withdrawith hym silf, he schal not plese to my soule.39 But we ben not the sones of withdrawing awei in to perdicioun, but of feith in to getynge of soule.