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

"This is the covenant that I will decree for them after those days, says the Lord: I am putting my laws on their hearts, and I will write them on their minds."

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

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence for the entrance into the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,

by the new and living way which he inaugurated for us through the curtain, that is, his flesh,

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

For if we keep on sinning deliberately after receiving 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 both sympathized with the prisoners and put up with the seizure of your belongings with joy because you knew that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.

For you have need of endurance, in order that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.

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

Now faith is the realization of what is hoped for, the proof of things not seen.

For by this the people of old were approved.

By faith Abel offered to God a greater sacrifice than Cain, by which he was approved that he was righteous, because God approved him for his gifts, and through it he still speaks, although he is dead.

By faith Enoch was taken up, so that he did not experience death, and he was not found, because God took him up. For before his removal, he had been approved as having been pleasing to God.

Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and is a rewarder of those who seek him.

By faith Noah, having been warned about things not yet seen, out of reverence constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family, by which he pronounced sentence on the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

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

For he was expecting the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

For those who say such things make clear that they are seeking a homeland.