8First Christ said, “You didn’t want sacrifices and offerings. You didn’t want burnt offerings and sin offerings. You weren’t pleased with them.” He said that even though the law required people to bring them. 9Then he said, “Here I am. I have come to do what you want.” He did away with the first. He did it to put the second in place.

10We have been made holy by what God wanted. We have been made holy because Jesus Christ offered his body once and for all time.

11Day after day every priest stands and does his special duties. He offers the same sacrifices again and again. But they can never take away sins.

12Jesus our priest offered one sacrifice for sins for all time. Then he sat down at the right hand of God. 13Since that time, he waits for his enemies to be put under his control. 14By that one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.

15The Holy Spirit also gives witness to us about this. First he says,

16 “This is the covenant I will make with them

after that time, says the Lord.

I will put my laws in their hearts.

I will write my laws on their minds.” (Jeremiah 31:33)

17Then he adds,

“I will not remember their sins anymore.

I will not remember the evil things they have done.” (Jeremiah 31:34)

18Where those have been forgiven, there is no longer any offering for sin.