11. Every day the priests stand and do their religious service. Again and again they offer the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
12. But Christ offered only one sacrifice for sins, and that sacrifice is good for all time. Then he sat down at the right side of God.
13. And now Christ waits there for his enemies to be put under his power.
14. With one sacrifice Christ made his people perfect forever. They are the ones who are being made holy.
15. The Holy Spirit also tells us about this. First he says,
16. “This is the agreement I will make with my people in the future, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts. I will write my laws in their minds.” Jeremiah 31:33
17. Then he says, “I will forget their sins and never again remember the evil they have done.” Jeremiah 31:34
18. And after everything is forgiven, there is no more need for a sacrifice to pay for sins.
19. And so, brothers and sisters, we are completely free to enter the Most Holy Place. We can do this without fear because of the blood sacrifice of Jesus.
20. We enter through a new way that Jesus opened for us. It is a living way that leads through the curtain—Christ’s body.
21. And we have a great priest who rules the house of God.
22. Sprinkled with the blood of Christ, our hearts have been made free from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. So come near to God with a sincere heart, full of confidence because of our faith in Christ.
23. We must hold on to the hope we have, never hesitating to tell people about it. We can trust God to do what he promised.