Hebrews 10:19–31

¹⁹Having, therefore, brethren, boldness for the entrance into the holy places, in the blood of Jesus, ²⁰which way he did initiate for us—new and living, through the vail, that is, his flesh— ²¹and a high priest over the house of God, ²²may we draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having the hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having the body bathed with pure water; ²³may we hold fast the unwavering profession of the hope, (for faithful is He who did promise), ²⁴and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works, ²⁵not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as a custom of certain is, but exhorting, and so much the more as ye see the day coming nigh. ²⁶For we—wilfully sinning after the receiving the full knowledge of the truth—no more for sins doth there remain a sacrifice, ²⁷but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and fiery zeal, about to devour the opposers; ²⁸any one who did set at nought a law of Moses, apart from mercies, by two or three witnesses, doth die, ²⁹of how much sorer punishment shall he be counted worthy who the Son of God did trample on, and the blood of the covenant did count a common thing, in which he was sanctified, and to the Spirit of the grace did despite? ³⁰for we have known Him who is saying, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will recompense, saith the Lord;’ and again, ‘The Lord shall judge His people;’— ³¹fearful is the falling into the hands of a living God.