¹⁸ for through Him we both have ^(A)our access in ^(B)one Spirit to ^(C)the Father.

¹² in whom we have boldness and ^[a](A)confident ^(B)access through faith ^[b]in Him.

A New and Living Way

¹⁹ Therefore, brothers, since we ^(A)have confidence to ^(B)enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰ by ^(C)a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through ^(D)the veil, that is, His flesh, ²¹ and since we have ^(E)a great priest ^(F)over the house of God, ²² let us ^(G)draw near with a ^[a]sincere heart in ^(H)full assurance of faith, having our hearts ^(I)sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies ^(J)washed with pure water. ²³ Let us hold fast the ^(K)confession of our ^(L)hope without wavering, for ^(M)He who promised is faithful. ²⁴ And let us consider how ^(N)to stimulate one another to love and ^(O)good deeds, ²⁵ not forsaking our own ^(P)assembling together, as is the habit of some, but ^(Q)encouraging one another, and all the more as you see ^(R)the day drawing near.

Warning Against Willful Sin

²⁶ For if we go on ^(S)sinning willfully after receiving ^(T)the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, ²⁷ but a terrifying expectation of ^(U)judgment and ^(V)the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. ^28 (W)Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy by the mouth of two or three witnesses. ^29 (X)How much worse punishment do you think he will deserve ^(Y)who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has regarded as defiled ^(Z)the blood of the covenant ^(AA)by which he was sanctified, and has ^(AB)insulted the Spirit of grace? ³⁰ For we know Him who said, “^(AC)Vengeance is Mine, I will repay.” And again, “^(AD)The ^[b]Lord will judge His people.” ³¹ It is a ^(AE)terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the ^(AF)living God.

³² But remember ^(AG)the former days, ^[c]when, after being ^(AH)enlightened, you endured a great ^(AI)conflict of sufferings, ³³ partly by being ^(AJ)made a public spectacle through reproaches and afflictions, and partly by becoming ^(AK)sharers with those who were so treated. ³⁴ For you also ^(AL)showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted with ^(AM)joy the seizure of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves ^(AN)a better and lasting possession. ³⁵ Therefore, do not throw away that ^(AO)confidence of yours, which has a great ^(AP)reward. ³⁶ For you have need of ^(AQ)endurance, so that when you have ^(AR)done the will of God, you may ^(AS)receive the promise.

³⁹ But ^[d]we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the ^[e]preserving of the soul.

¹⁸ For ^(A)Christ also suffered for sins ^(B)once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, so that He might ^(C)bring you to God, having been put to death ^(D)in the flesh, but made alive ^(E)in the ^[a]spirit;