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For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.

And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,

Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.

by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh),

Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful.

For if we willfully persist in sin after having received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

For we know the one who said, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay." And again, "The Lord will judge his people."

For you had compassion for those who were in prison, and you cheerfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you yourselves possessed something better and more lasting.

For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.

For yet "in a very little while, the one who is coming will come and will not delay;

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

By faith Enoch was taken so that he did not experience death; and "he was not found, because God had taken him." For it was attested before he was taken away that "he had pleased God."

And without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would approach him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that he was to receive as an inheritance; and he set out, not knowing where he was going.

By faith he stayed for a time in the land he had been promised, as in a foreign land, living in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

For he looked forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

for people who speak in this way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.

But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; indeed, he has prepared a city for them.

of whom he had been told, "It is through Isaac that descendants shall be named for you."

By faith Isaac invoked blessings for the future on Jacob and Esau.