Hebrews 10:3-4

10:3 But in those sacrifices ¹  there is a reminder of sins year after year. 10:4 For the blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins. ² 

Hebrews 10:11-18

10:11 And every priest stands day after day ³  serving and offering the same sacrifices again and again – sacrifices that can never take away sins. 10:12 But when this priest ⁴  had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, he sat down at the right hand ⁵  of God, 10:13 where he is now waiting ⁶  until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet. ⁷  10:14 For by one offering he has perfected for all time those who are made holy. 10:15 And the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us, for after saying, ⁸  10:16 “This is the covenant that I will establish with them after those days, says the Lord. I will put ⁹  my laws on their hearts and I will inscribe them on their minds,” ¹⁰  10:17 then he says, ¹¹  “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no longer.” ¹²  10:18 Now where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.

[10:3]  ¹ tn Grk “in them”; the referent (those sacrifices) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:4]  ² tn Grk “for it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.”

[10:11]  ³ tn Or “daily,” “every day.”

[10:12]  ⁴ tn Grk “this one.” This pronoun refers to Jesus, but “this priest” was used in the translation to make the contrast between the Jewish priests in v. 11 and Jesus as a priest clearer in English.

[10:12]  ⁵ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1.

[10:13]  ⁵ tn Grk “from then on waiting.”

[10:13]  ⁶ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1.

[10:15]  ⁶ tn Grk “after having said,” emphasizing the present impact of this utterance.

[10:16]  ⁷ tn Grk “putting…I will inscribe.”

[10:16]  ⁸ sn A quotation from Jer 31:33.

[10:17]  ⁸ tn Grk “and.”

[10:17]  ⁹ sn A quotation from Jer 31:34.