Riverside(i)
23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he is faithful who has promised,
24 and let us keep watch to incite one another to love and noble deeds,
25 not neglecting to assemble yourselves, as some do, but encouraging one another, and so much the more, as you see the day drawing near.
26 For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there remains no longer any sacrifice for sins,
27 but a dreadful expectation of doom and a fury of fire that will devour the opposers.
28 Any one who sets aside a law of Moses dies without pity on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
29 Of how much worse punishment do you think he will be judged worthy who has trampled on the Son of God, who has thought the blood of the covenant, by which it was made holy, an unholy thing, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?
30 For we know him who said, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay," and again, "The Lord will judge his people."
31 It is dreadful to fall into the hands of the living God.
32 Remember the early days in which, after being enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings,
33 at one time made a public spectacle by reproaches and distresses, at another time making common cause with those who were thus treated.
34 For you even suffered with the prisoners and accepted the plundering of your property with joy, knowing that you had a better and enduring possession.
35 Do not, then, cast away your confidence, for it will have a great reward.