He is the reflection of God's glory and the perfect representation of His being, and continues to uphold the universe by His mighty word. After He had procured man's purification from sins, He took His seat at the right hand of God's majesty,

He afterward said, "See, I have come to do your will." He is taking away the first to let the second take its place.

Take care of yourselves and of the whole flock, of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, so as to continue to be shepherds of the church of God, which He bought with His own blood.

It is through union with Him that we have redemption by His blood and the forgiveness of our shortcomings, in accordance with the generosity of His unmerited favor

by whom we possess the ransom from captivity, which means the forgiveness of our sins.

who gave Himself for us to ransom us from all iniquity and purify for Himself a people to be His very own, zealous of good works.

because you know that you have not been ransomed with things that perish as silver or gold, from the futile way of living taught by your fathers,

and from Jesus Christ the trustworthy witness, the First-born of the dead, and the Sovereign of the kings of the earth. To Him who ever loves us and once for all released us from our sins by His blood,

Then they sang a new song: "You deserve to take the book and break its seals, because you have been slaughtered, and with your blood have bought men from every tribe, tongue, people, and nation,

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but into the second or inner part nobody but the high priest may go, and he only once a year, and never without blood which he offers for himself and for the sins committed in ignorance by the people.

But this One offered up once for all and for all time one sacrifice for sins, and once for all took His seat at God's right hand,

Once

for, if that had been the case, He would have had to suffer over and over again, ever since the creation of the world. But, as it is, once at the close of the ages He has appeared, to put away sin by His sacrifice.

It is by this will of God that we are consecrated through the offering of Jesus' body once for all.

Having

And this is why He is the Mediator of a new covenant, in order that, after He had suffered death for securing redemption from the offenses committed under the first covenant, those who had been invited to share it might obtain the eternal inheritance promised them.

and because He was perfectly qualified for it He became the author of endless salvation for all who obey Him,

But whoever speaks abusively against the Holy Spirit can never get forgiveness, but is guilty of a sin that has no end."

Christ ransomed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us -- for the Scripture says, "Cursed be everyone who is hanged on a tree" --

and to wait for the coming from heaven of His Son, whom He raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.

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But this One offered up once for all and for all time one sacrifice for sins, and once for all took His seat at God's right hand,