17. Then he says,“I will never again remembertheir sins and lawless deeds.”
18. And when sins have been forgiven, there is no need to offer any more sacrifices.
19. And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus.
20. By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place.
21. And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house,
22. let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.
23. Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
24. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.