Hebrews 9:23-Hebrews 10:18 - Christ's Death Takes Away Sins
23 It was necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these. But the heavenly things should be cleansed with better sacrifices than these. 24 Christ has not entered into the Holy Place made with human hands. This is a copy of the true one. He has entered into heaven to appear before the presence of God for us. 25 Neither should he offer himself as the high priest enters into the Holy Place every year with blood of others. 26 Otherwise he would have to suffer often from the founding of the world. He has presented himself once at the end of the age to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27 It is appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment: 28 So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. He will appear the second time without sin to those who look to him for their salvation.
1 The Law is a shadow of the good things to come. It is not the actual things. The continual yearly sacrifices can never make those who worship perfect. 2 If it could, it would cease to be offered. Once the worshipers were cleansed they would have no awareness of sin anymore. 3 These sacrifices are an annual reminder of sin. 4 It is not possible for the blood of bulls and of goats to take away sins.
5 When Christ came into the world he said: 'Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but you have prepared a body for me. 6 You have no pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin.' 7 Then I said: 'I have come in the scroll of the book. It is written about me, to do your will, O God.'
8 Then he said: You did not want nor did you approve of sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin; which are offered by the Law. 9 He also said: I come to do your will, O God. He takes away the first in order to establish the second. 10 We are sanctified by his will through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11 Every priest stands daily, serving and offering time after time the same sacrifices. Yet they can never take away sins. 12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, 13 waiting until his enemies are placed as a stool for his feet. 14 With one offering he has perfected those who are sanctified forever. 15 The Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after that he said:
16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days,' says Jehovah; 'I will put my laws in their hearts, and in their minds will I write them.' (Jeremiah 31:33)
17 I will not remember their sins and unrighteousness.
18 Where there is forgiveness for these, there is no more offering for sin.