who being a brightness from his glory and an image of his being, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself accomplished a cleansing of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

then hath he said, "Lo, I have come to do thy will." He setteth aside the first, that he may establish the second.

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the church of the Lord, which he purchased with his own blood.

in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a people to be his own, zealous in good works.

knowing that not with perishable things, silver or gold, were ye redeemed from your vain manner of life received by tradition from your fathers,

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him that loveth us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed to God by thy blood men out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,

He entered

but into the second the highpriest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offereth for himself, and for the errors of the people;

but he, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, sat down for ever on the right hand of God,

Once

for then must he have suffered many times since the foundation of the world; but now once in the end of the world he hath appeared, to put away sin by means of his sacrifice.

And in this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Having

And for this cause he is the mediator of a new covenant, that, death having taken place for redemption from the transgressions under the first covenant, they who have been called may receive the everlasting inheritance which was promised.

and being perfected became the author of everlasting salvation to all who obey him,

but he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath no forgiveness forever, but is exposed to everlasting sin.

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, "Cursed is every one that is hanged on a beam of wood,"

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivereth us from the coming wrath.

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but he, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, sat down for ever on the right hand of God,