Hebrews 10:23–39

^23xLet us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for ^yhe who promised is faithful. ²⁴And ^zlet us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, ^25anot neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and ^ball the more as you see ^cthe Day drawing near.

²⁶For ^dif we go on sinning deliberately ^eafter receiving the knowledge of the truth, ^fthere no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, ^27gbut a fearful expectation of judgment, and ^ha fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. ²⁸ⁱAnyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy ^jon the evidence of two or three witnesses. ²⁹How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one ^kwho has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned ^lthe blood of the covenant ^mby which he was sanctified, and has ⁿoutraged the Spirit of grace? ³⁰For we know him who said, ^o“Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” And again, ^p“The Lord will judge his people.” ^31qIt is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

³²But recall the former days when, after ^ryou were enlightened, you endured ^sa hard struggle with sufferings, ³³sometimes being ^tpublicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. ³⁴For ^uyou had compassion on those in prison, and ^vyou joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had ^wa better possession and an abiding one. ³⁵Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has ^xa great reward. ³⁶For ^yyou have need of endurance, so that ^zwhen you have done the will of God you may ^areceive what is promised. ³⁷For,

^b“Yet a little while,

and ^cthe coming one will come and will not delay;

^38dbut my righteous one shall live by faith,

and if he shrinks back,

my soul has no pleasure in him.”

³⁹But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.