Good News Translation GNT
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12 Christ, however, offered one sacrifice for sins, an offering that is effective forever, and then he sat down at the right side of God.
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But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,
13 There he now waits until God puts his enemies as a footstool under his feet.
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and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool.
14 With one sacrifice, then, he has made perfect forever those who are purified from sin.
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For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
15 And the Holy Spirit also gives us his witness. First he says,
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The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says:
16 "This is the covenant that I will make with them in the days to come, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts and write them on their minds."
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“This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.”
17 And then he says, "I will not remember their sins and evil deeds any longer."
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Then he adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”
18 So when these have been forgiven, an offering to take away sins is no longer needed.
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And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary.
19 We have, then, my friends, complete freedom to go into the Most Holy Place by means of the death of Jesus.
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Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
20 He opened for us a new way, a living way, through the curtain - that is, through his own body.
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by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body,
21 We have a great priest in charge of the house of God.
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and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
22 So let us come near to God with a sincere heart and a sure faith, with hearts that have been purified from a guilty conscience and with bodies washed with clean water.
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let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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