Hebrews 10:1-18 For the law of Moses was only a foreshadow of the good things that were to come i.e., in the Messianic age, not the exact image of those things. It can never, by the same sacrifices, continually offered year after year, make morally perfect those who draw near to God in worship.

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ For the law of Moses was [only] a foreshadow of the good things that [were] to come [i.e., in the Messianic age], not the exact image of those things. It can never, by the same sacrifices, continually offered year after year, make [morally] perfect those who draw near [to God in worship]. ² If it could, would not those sacrifices have stopped being offered [by now], since the worshipers would have been [ceremonially] cleansed and would not have had a sense of guilt anymore? ³ But those sacrifices were [only] a reminder of [the people’s] sins year after year, ⁴ because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. ⁵ Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said [to God], [Psa. 40:6-8 LXX], “You did not want an [animal] sacrifice and an offering, but you prepared a body for me [to sacrifice]. ⁶ You were not pleased with whole burnt offerings and sin offerings. ⁷ Then I said, ‘Look, I have come to do what you want, O God, [just as] it is written in the scroll of the book [about me].’” ⁸ [After] saying the above, “You did not want, nor were you pleased, with [peace] sacrifices and [meal] offerings and whole burnt offerings and sin offerings,” [although] these are offered according to the law of Moses, ⁹ He then said, “Look, I have come to do what you want.” [So], Christ takes away the first [i.e., the animal and grain sacrifices] in order to establish the second [i.e., the sacrifice of Himself]. ¹⁰ By [Christ doing] what God wanted, we have been set aside for God through Jesus Christ offering His body once for all time. ¹¹ For every priest stands and performs his service day after day, offering over and over the same sacrifices which can never take away sins. ¹² But when this Priest [i.e., Christ] had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, He sat down at the right side of God. ¹³ From that time onward He will wait until His enemies are placed [in full subjection] under His feet. ¹⁴ For by one offering [i.e., the sacrifice of Himself], Christ has made perfect forever those people who are being set apart for God. ¹⁵ And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for He said, first of all, ¹⁶ [Jer. 31:33f], “The Lord says, this is the Agreement I will make with them [i.e., with my people] after those days. I will put my laws in their hearts and I will write them on their minds.” Then He said, ¹⁷ “And I will not remember their sins or their wickedness anymore.” ¹⁸ Now where forgiveness of sins has taken place, there is no longer [a need for an] offering for sin.