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2 Corinthians 2

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¹ And in accordance with this will [of God] we [who believe in the message of salvation] have been sanctified [that is, set apart as holy for God and His purposes] through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) once for all.

² Every priest stands [at his altar of service] ministering daily, offering the same sacrifices over and over, which are never able[2] to strip away sins [that envelop and cover us];

³ whereas Christ, having offered the one sacrifice [the all-sufficient sacrifice of Himself] for sins for all time, sat down [signifying the completion of atonement for sin] at the right hand of God [the position of honor],

⁴ waiting from that time onward until his enemies are made a footstool for His feet.

⁵ For by the one offering He has perfected forever and completely cleansed those who are being sanctified [bringing each believer to spiritual completion and maturity].

⁶ And the Holy Spirit also adds His testimony to us [in confirmation of this]; for after having said,

⁷ "This is the covenant that I will make with them After those days, says the Lord: I will imprint My laws upon their heart, And on their mind I will inscribe them [producing an inward change]," He then says,

⁸ "And their sins and their lawless acts I will remember no more [no longer holding their sins against them]."

⁹ Now where there is [absolute] forgiveness and complete cancellation of the penalty of these things, there is no longer any offering [to be made to atone] for sin.

¹⁰ Therefore,[3] believers, since we have confidence and full freedom to enter the Holy Place [the place where God dwells] by [means of] the blood of Jesus,

¹¹ by this new and living way which He initiated and opened for us through the veil [as in the Holy of Holies], that is, through His flesh,

¹² and since we have a great and wonderful Priest [Who rules] over the house of God,

¹³ let us approach [God] with a true and sincere heart in unqualified assurance of faith, having had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

¹⁴ Let us seize and hold tightly the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is reliable and trustworthy and faithful [to His word];

¹⁵ and let us consider [thoughtfully] how we may encourage one another to love and to do good deeds,

¹⁶ not forsaking our meeting together [as believers for worship and instruction], as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more [faithfully] as you see the day [of Christ's return] approaching.

¹⁷ For if we go on willfully and deliberately sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice [to atone] for our sins [that is, no further offering to anticipate],

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1	And in accordance with this will [of God] we [who believe in the message of salvation] have been sanctified [that is, set apart as holy for God and His purposes] through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) once for all.
2	Every priest stands [at his altar of service] ministering daily, offering the same sacrifices over and over, which are never able[2] to strip away sins [that envelop and cover us];
3	whereas Christ, having offered the one sacrifice [the all-sufficient sacrifice of Himself] for sins for all time, sat down [signifying the completion of atonement for sin] at the right hand of God [the position of honor],
4	waiting from that time onward until his enemies are made a footstool for His feet.
5	For by the one offering He has perfected forever and completely cleansed those who are being sanctified [bringing each believer to spiritual completion and maturity].
6	And the Holy Spirit also adds His testimony to us [in confirmation of this]; for after having said,
7	"This is the covenant that I will make with them After those days, says the Lord: I will imprint My laws upon their heart, And on their mind I will inscribe them [producing an inward change]," He then says,
8	"And their sins and their lawless acts I will remember no more [no longer holding their sins against them]."
9	Now where there is [absolute] forgiveness and complete cancellation of the penalty of these things, there is no longer any offering [to be made to atone] for sin.
10	Therefore,[3] believers, since we have confidence and full freedom to enter the Holy Place [the place where God dwells] by [means of] the blood of Jesus,
11	by this new and living way which He initiated and opened for us through the veil [as in the Holy of Holies], that is, through His flesh,
12	and since we have a great and wonderful Priest [Who rules] over the house of God,
13	let us approach [God] with a true and sincere heart in unqualified assurance of faith, having had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
14	Let us seize and hold tightly the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is reliable and trustworthy and faithful [to His word];
15	and let us consider [thoughtfully] how we may encourage one another to love and to do good deeds,
16	not forsaking our meeting together [as believers for worship and instruction], as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more [faithfully] as you see the day [of Christ's return] approaching.
17	For if we go on willfully and deliberately sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice [to atone] for our sins [that is, no further offering to anticipate],

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