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Hebrews 10:31 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. "
Hebrews 10:31
Verse in Context
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29 How much worse punishment do you think he will be judged worthy of who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?
30 For we know him who said, “Vengeance belongs to me. I will repay,” says the Lord. Again, “The Lord will judge his people.”
31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32 But remember the former days, in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings:
33 partly, being exposed to both reproaches and oppressions, and partly, becoming partakers with those who were treated so.
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Hebrews 10:1
"For the law, having a shadow of the good to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect those who draw near."
Hebrews 10:2
"Or else wouldn’t they have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins?"
Hebrews 10:3
"But in those sacrifices there is a yearly reminder of sins."
Hebrews 10:4
"For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins."
Hebrews 10:5
"Therefore when he comes into the world, he says, “You didn’t desire sacrifice and offering, but you prepared a body for me."
Hebrews 10:6
"You had no pleasure in whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin."
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