The Skeptics Annotated Bible (967 page)

9 Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;

10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

(9.13-22) God will not forgive anyone unless something is killed for him in a bloody manner.

13
For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

(9.13)
“For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh.”

14
How much more shall the blood of Christ
, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

(9.14)
“How much more shall the blood of Christ.”

15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that
by means of death
, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament,
they which are called
might
receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

(9.15)
“By means of death … they which are called … receive the promise of eternal inheritance.”

16 For
where a testament is, there must also
of necessity
be
the
death
of the testator.

(9.16) “Where a testament is, there must also … be … death.”

17 For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

18 Whereupon
neither
the first
testament was dedicated without blood.

(9.18) “Neither … testament was dedicated without blood.”

19 For when
Moses
had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he
took the blood of calves and of goats
, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop,
and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,

(9.19)
“Moses … took the blood of calves and of goats … and sprinkled both the book, and all the people.”

20 Saying,
This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.

(9.20) “This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.”

21 Moreover he
sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.

(9.21)
“Sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.”

22 And almost
all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

(9.22)
“All things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.”

23 It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

25 Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;

26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once
in the end of the world hath he appeared
to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

(9.26) “In the end of the world hath he appeared.” Jesus appeared when the world was about to end. (It ended nearly two thousand years ago.)

27 And as
it is appointed unto men once to die
, but after this the judgment:

(9.27)
“It is appointed unto men once to die.”
24 Must everyone die?

28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

10
For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.

3 But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.

(10.4-11)
20 Does God desire animal sacrifices?

4 For
it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

(10.4)
“It is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
”

5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith,
Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not
, but a body hast thou prepared me:

(10.5)
“Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not.”

6
In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.

(10.6) “In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.”

7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

8 Above when he said,
Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not
, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

(10.8) “Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not.”

9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same
sacrifices
, which
can never take away sins
:

(10.11) “Sacrifices … can never take away sins.”

12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.

14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,

16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

21 And having an high priest over the house of God;

22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

24 And
let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works
:

(10.24) “Let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works.”