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By that pleasure we have been made holy, by the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for ever.

But when Jesus had made one offering for sins for ever, he took his place at the right hand of God;

And has been waiting there from that time, till all who are against him are made a foot-rest for his feet.

Because by one offering he has made complete for ever those who are made holy.

And the Holy Spirit is a witness for us: for after he had said,

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

By the new and living way which he made open for us through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

Let us keep the witness of our hope strong and unshaking, for he is true who has given his word:

For if we do evil on purpose after we have had the knowledge of what is true, there is no more offering for sins,

But will not the man by whom the Son of God has been crushed under foot, and the blood of the agreement with which he was washed clean has been taken as an unholy thing, and who has had no respect for the Spirit of grace, be judged bad enough for a very much worse punishment?

For we have had experience of him who says, Punishment is mine, I will give reward. And again, The Lord will be judge of his people.

For you had pity on those who were in prison, and had joy in the loss of your property, in the knowledge that you still had a better property and one which you would keep for ever.

For, having done what was right in God's eyes, you have need of waiting before his word has effect for you.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the sign that the things not seen are true.

For by it our fathers had God's approval.

By faith Enoch was taken up to heaven so that he did not see death; he was seen no longer, for God took him away: for before he was taken, witness had been given that he was well-pleasing to God:

And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him.

By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith.

For he was looking for the strong town, whose builder and maker is God.

For those who say such things make it clear that they are searching for a country for themselves.