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For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. <a href="/esv/hebrews/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. <a href="/bsb/hebrews/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. <a href="/blb/hebrews/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> we should draw near with a sincere heart, in full assurance of faith, our hearts having been sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our body having been washed with pure water. <a href="/kjv/hebrews/10.htm">King James Bible</a> Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/10.htm">New King James Version</a> let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> let’s approach God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. <a href="/nasb/hebrews/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. <a href="/lsb/hebrews/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. <a href="/amp/hebrews/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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. <a href="/csb/hebrews/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water. <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water. <a href="/asv/hebrews/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> let us draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience: and having our body washed with pure water, <a href="/cev/hebrews/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So let's come near God with pure hearts and a confidence that comes from having faith. Let's keep our hearts pure, our consciences free from evil, and our bodies washed with clean water. <a href="/erv/hebrews/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> let us draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our body washed with pure water: <a href="/gwt/hebrews/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> We have been sprinkled [with his blood] to free us from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with clean water. So we must continue to come [to him] with a sincere heart and strong faith. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> So let us come near to God with a sincere heart and a sure faith, with hearts that have been purified from a guilty conscience and with bodies washed with clean water. <a href="/isv/hebrews/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> let us continue to come near with sincere hearts in the full assurance that faith provides, because our hearts have been sprinkled clean from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. <a href="/msb/hebrews/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. <a href="/net/hebrews/10.htm">NET Bible</a> let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water. <a href="/nheb/hebrews/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> let us draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water, <a href="/wbt/hebrews/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. <a href="/wey/hebrews/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> let us draw near with sincerity and unfaltering faith, having had our hearts sprinkled, once for all, from consciences oppressed with sin, and our bodies bathed in pure water. <a href="/web/hebrews/10.htm">World English Bible</a> let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and having our body washed with pure water, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> may we draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having the hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having the body bathed with pure water; <a href="/blb/hebrews/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> we should draw near with a sincere heart, in full assurance of faith, our hearts having been sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our body having been washed with pure water. <a href="/ylt/hebrews/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> may we draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having the hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having the body bathed with pure water; <a href="/slt/hebrews/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Let us approach with a true heart in complete certainty of faith, having our hearts be sprinkled from an evil consciousness, and having our bodies washed with pure water.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Let us draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with clean water. <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> So, let us draw near with a true heart, in the fullness of faith, having hearts cleansed from an evil conscience, and bodies absolved with clean water. <a href="/nabre/hebrews/10.htm">New American Bible</a> let us approach with a sincere heart and in absolute trust, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water. <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled and cleansed of evil thought, and our bodies washed with pure water. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Let us approach therefore with a true heart and the confidence of faith, while our hearts are sprinkled and purified from a wicked conscience and having bathed our bodies in pure water;<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having; our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water; <a href="/godbey/hebrews/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> let us draw nigh with a true heart in a full assurance of faith, having been sprinkled as to our hearts from an evil conscience, <a href="/haweis/hebrews/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> let us come to him with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and the body washed with pure water: <a href="/mace/hebrews/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a> let us draw near with sincerity, in full assurance of faith, having our consciences purified from guilt, and our bodies washed with pure water. <a href="/wey/hebrews/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> let us draw near with sincerity and unfaltering faith, having had our hearts sprinkled, once for all, from consciences oppressed with sin, and our bodies bathed in pure water. <a href="/worrell/hebrews/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having had our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our body washed with pure water, <a href="/worsley/hebrews/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> let us draw near with sincerity, in the full assurance of faith, having our hearts cleansed from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. <a href="/parallel/hebrews/10-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=1894" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hebrews/10.htm">A Call to Persevere</a> …21and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22<a href="/greek/4334.htm" title="4334: proserchōmetha (V-PSM/P-1P) -- From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.">let us draw near</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/228.htm" title="228: alēthinēs (Adj-GFS) -- True (lit: made of truth), real, genuine. From alethes; truthful.">a sincere</a> <a href="/greek/2588.htm" title="2588: kardias (N-GFS) -- Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.">heart</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/4136.htm" title="4136: plērophoria (N-DFS) -- Full assurance, conviction, confidence. From plerophoreo; entire confidence.">full assurance</a> <a href="/greek/4102.htm" title="4102: pisteōs (N-GFS) -- Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. ">of faith,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">having our</a> <a href="/greek/2588.htm" title="2588: kardias (N-AFP) -- Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.">hearts</a> <a href="/greek/4472.htm" title="4472: rherantismenoi (V-RPM/P-NMP) -- To sprinkle, cleanse ceremonially by sprinkling. From a derivative of rhaino; to render besprinkled, i.e. Asperse.">sprinkled to cleanse us</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/4190.htm" title="4190: ponēras (Adj-GFS) -- Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. ">a guilty</a> <a href="/greek/4893.htm" title="4893: syneidēseōs (N-GFS) -- The conscience, a persisting notion. From a prolonged form of suneido; co-perception, i.e. Moral consciousness.">conscience</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">our</a> <a href="/greek/4983.htm" title="4983: sōma (N-ANS) -- Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.">bodies</a> <a href="/greek/3068.htm" title="3068: lelousmenoi (V-RPM/P-NMP) -- A primary verb; to bathe.">washed</a> <a href="/greek/2513.htm" title="2513: katharō (Adj-DNS) -- Clean.">with pure</a> <a href="/greek/5204.htm" title="5204: hydati (N-DNS) -- Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively.">water.</a> 23Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a> Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. <a href="/ephesians/3-12.htm">Ephesians 3:12</a> In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence. <a href="/1_john/3-19.htm">1 John 3:19-21</a> And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence: / Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things. / Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God, <a href="/romans/5-1.htm">Romans 5:1-2</a> Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, / through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. <a href="/1_peter/1-22.htm">1 Peter 1:22</a> Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart. <a href="/titus/3-5.htm">Titus 3:5</a> He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. <a href="/john/4-23.htm">John 4:23-24</a> But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. / God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” <a href="/1_timothy/2-8.htm">1 Timothy 2:8</a> Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension. <a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a> Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3-4</a> Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place? / He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully. <a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25-27</a> I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. / I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33-34</a> “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. / No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.” <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-18</a> Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” / “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool. <a href="/psalms/51-10.htm">Psalm 51:10</a> Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. <a href="/zechariah/13-1.htm">Zechariah 13:1</a> “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.draw.<a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Hebrews 4:16</a> Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.<a href="/hebrews/7-19.htm">Hebrews 7:19</a> For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.<a href="/psalms/73-28.htm">Psalm 73:28</a> But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.a true.<a href="/1_kings/15-3.htm">1 Kings 15:3</a> And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.<a href="/1_chronicles/12-33.htm">1 Chronicles 12:33</a> Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.<a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm">1 Chronicles 28:9</a> And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.in full.<a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19</a> Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,<a href="/matthew/21-21.htm">Matthew 21:21,22</a> Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done… <a href="/mark/11-23.htm">Mark 11:23,24</a> For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith… sprinkled.<a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13,14,19</a> For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: … <a href="/hebrews/11-28.htm">Hebrews 11:28</a> Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.<a href="/hebrews/12-24.htm">Hebrews 12:24</a> And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.an evil.<a href="/john/8-9.htm">John 8:9</a> And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.<a href="/1_timothy/4-2.htm">1 Timothy 4:2</a> Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;<a href="/1_john/3-20.htm">1 John 3:20</a> For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/6-11.htm">Assurance</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-17.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-20.htm">Body</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-2.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-2.htm">Conscience</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-2.htm">Consciences</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-26.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-12.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-11.htm">Full</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-11.htm">Fullness</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-16.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-16.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-6.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Once</a> <a href="/acts/10-38.htm">Oppressed</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-26.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/titus/2-7.htm">Sincerity</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Sprinkled</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-24.htm">True.</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-10.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-19.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/11-1.htm">Assurance</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-11.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Body</a> <a href="/james/4-8.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-18.htm">Conscience</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-18.htm">Consciences</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-38.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-23.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Full</a> <a href="/numbers/18-27.htm">Fullness</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-9.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/james/4-13.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-26.htm">Once</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-7.htm">Oppressed</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/joshua/24-14.htm">Sincerity</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-28.htm">Sprinkled</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-23.htm">True.</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-22.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 10</div>1. <a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">The weakness of the law sacrifices.</a> 10. <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">The sacrifice of Christ's body once offered,</a> 14. <a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm">for ever has taken away sins.</a> 19. <a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">An exhortation to hold fast the faith with patience and thanksgiving.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of the Old Testament, only the high priest could enter the Holy of Holies once a year. However, through Christ's sacrifice, all believers are now encouraged to draw near to God. This reflects the new covenant, where the barrier between God and humanity has been removed (<a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Hebrews 4:16</a>).with a sincere heart A sincere heart implies genuine devotion and authenticity in one's relationship with God. The heart, in biblical terms, often represents the center of one's being, including emotions, will, and intellect. This sincerity contrasts with the hypocritical worship criticized by prophets like Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a>).in full assurance of faith This phrase emphasizes complete confidence in God's promises and the efficacy of Christ's atonement. Faith is central to the believer's relationship with God, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a>, which defines faith as the assurance of things hoped for. This assurance is rooted in the trustworthiness of God and His Word.having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience The imagery of sprinkling refers to the Old Testament practice of sprinkling blood for purification (<a href="/leviticus/16-14.htm">Leviticus 16:14-15</a>). In the new covenant, Christ's blood cleanses believers' consciences, freeing them from guilt and enabling them to serve God (<a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a>). This cleansing is both a spiritual and moral renewal.and our bodies washed with pure water This likely alludes to the ritual washings in the Old Testament, such as those required for priests (<a href="/exodus/30-18.htm">Exodus 30:18-21</a>). In the New Testament context, it may also symbolize baptism, which represents the believer's identification with Christ's death, burial, and resurrection (<a href="/romans/6-3.htm">Romans 6:3-4</a>). The "pure water" signifies the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit in the believer's life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_author_of_hebrews.htm">The Author of Hebrews</a> Traditionally attributed to Paul, though the exact authorship is uncertain. The author writes to Jewish Christians, encouraging them to remain steadfast in their faith. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jewish_christians.htm">Jewish Christians</a> The primary audience of the letter, who were familiar with Jewish rituals and the significance of the temple sacrifices. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle/temple.htm">The Tabernacle/Temple</a> The place of worship in Jewish tradition where sacrifices were made, symbolizing the presence of God and the need for purification. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The High Priest in the order of Melchizedek, whose sacrifice enables believers to draw near to God. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_new_covenant.htm">The New Covenant</a> The new relationship between God and humanity established through the death and resurrection of Jesus, fulfilling the Old Covenant.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/sincere_heart.htm">Sincere Heart</a> Approach God with genuine intentions and honesty, free from hypocrisy. <a href="/topical/f/full_assurance_of_faith.htm">Full Assurance of Faith</a> Trust completely in the finished work of Christ, knowing that our faith is grounded in His promises. <a href="/topical/c/cleansed_conscience.htm">Cleansed Conscience</a> Embrace the freedom from guilt that comes through Christ's sacrifice, allowing us to live boldly and confidently. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_purification.htm">Spiritual Purification</a> Recognize the importance of spiritual cleansing, symbolized by the washing of water, as a continual process in the believer's life. <a href="/topical/d/drawing_near_to_god.htm">Drawing Near to God</a> Make it a daily practice to seek God's presence through prayer, worship, and the study of His Word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 10</a> <a href="/q/what_is_a_clear_conscience.htm">What defines having a clear conscience?</a> <a href="/q/purpose_of_the_bronze_laver.htm">What was the purpose of the bronze laver?</a> <a href="/q/insights_on_day_27's_spiritual_growth.htm">What is the significance of Jesus' suffering and sacrifice?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_maintain_holiness_in_religion.htm">How should holiness be maintained in religious practices?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) Let us draw near.--See <a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm" title="For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.">Hebrews 10:1</a>; also <a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm" title="Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.">Hebrews 4:16</a>; <a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm" title="Why he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come to God by him, seeing he ever lives to make intercession for them.">Hebrews 7:25</a>; <a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm" title="But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.">Hebrews 11:6</a>.With a true heart.--"True," the word used in <a href="/hebrews/8-2.htm" title="A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.">Hebrews 8:2</a>; <a href="/hebrews/9-24.htm" title="For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:">Hebrews 9:24</a>, a real--i.e., a sincere heart. As in Hebrews 6 we read of "full assurance," or rather, "fulness of hope," so here of fulness of faith. "Without this there could be for us no "living way" (<a href="/hebrews/10-20.htm" title="By a new and living way, which he has consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;">Hebrews 10:20</a>) for entering into the holiest place. The thought of the whole verse connects itself with the priestly character of those who are the people of God (<a href="/exodus/19-6.htm" title="And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.">Exodus 19:6</a>; <a href="/context/revelation/1-5.htm" title="And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,">Revelation 1:5-6</a>). It is as priests that they enter the house of God, sprinkled with the blood of atonement (<a href="/hebrews/12-24.htm" title="And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaks better things that that of Abel.">Hebrews 12:24</a>; <a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm" title="How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?">Hebrews 9:14</a>; <a href="/leviticus/8-30.htm" title="And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was on the altar, and sprinkled it on Aaron, and on his garments, and on his sons, and on his sons' garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.">Leviticus 8:30</a>; <a href="/1_peter/1-2.htm" title="Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace, be multiplied.">1Peter 1:2</a>), and with all defilement washed away (<a href="/leviticus/8-6.htm" title="And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.">Leviticus 8:6</a>). "Sprinkled from an evil conscience:" that is, freed by means of the "sprinkling" from a conscience defiled by guilt. In the last words there is a clear allusion to baptism, as the symbol of the new life of purity (<a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm" title="That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,">Ephesians 5:26</a>; <a href="/titus/3-5.htm" title="Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;">Titus 3:5</a>; <a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm" title="The like figure whereunto even baptism does also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:">1Peter 3:21</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hebrews/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our body washed with pure water. "Let us draw near" (προσερχώμεθα) is a liturgical phrase, denoting the approach of the people, after ceremonial atonement, to the earthly sanctuary (cf. ver. 1, τοὺς προσερχομένους). We may now draw near to the very heavenly mercy-seat, without any sense of a bar to our doing so on the ground of consciousness of sin. In Christ we are to see accomplished all that is needed for atonement. But there are conditions also required in ourselves, expressed first by the "true heart," and the "fullness of faith," and then by the clauses that fellow. These clauses, like προσερχώμεθα have a liturgical basis - that of the blood-sprinkling (e.g. of the people with the blood of the covenant under Mount Sinai, <a href="/hebrews/9-19.htm">Hebrews 9:19</a>, and of the priests on their consecration, <a href="/leviticus/8-23.htm">Leviticus 8:23</a>) and of the ablutions before sacrificial service (<a href="/leviticus/8-6.htm">Leviticus 8:6</a>; <a href="/leviticus/16-4.htm">Leviticus 16:4, 24</a>; <a href="/exodus/30.htm">Exodus 30</a>:39). Hence these two participial clauses are not to be separated from each other, and seem best to be both taken in connection with the preceding προσερχώμεθα. "Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience" means our having the inward consciousness of debarring sin removed through the blood of Christ; the "full assurance of faith" in the completed atonement, and the "true heart," being presupposed. The conjoined clause, καὶ λελουμένοι, etc., is capable also of being figuratively interpreted, in the sense that "our sinful bodies" have been "made clean," so as to be offered through life acceptably as "a living sacrifice," as well as "our souls washed through his most precious blood." And this may be taken as implied. But the terms body and water after hearts and blood certainly suggest a direct reference to baptism. And such definite allusion is in keeping with references elsewhere to the beginning of the Christian life (see <a href="/acts/2-38.htm">Acts 2:38</a>; <a href="/acts/22-16.htm">Acts 22:16</a>; <a href="/romans/6-3.htm">Romans 6:3, 4</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/12-13.htm">1 Corinthians 12:13</a>; <a href="/galatians/3-27.htm">Galatians 3:27</a>; <a href="/colossians/2-12.htm">Colossians 2:12</a>; <a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm">1 Peter 3:21</a>). The passage last referred to is apposite to that before us in that with an undoubted mention of baptism is conjoined "the answer of a good conscience toward God." <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/10-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>let us draw near προσερχώμεθα (proserchōmetha) Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4334.htm">Strong's 4334: </a> From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to. with μετὰ (meta) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. a sincere ἀληθινῆς (alēthinēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_228.htm">Strong's 228: </a> True (lit: made of truth), real, genuine. From alethes; truthful. heart καρδίας (kardias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2588.htm">Strong's 2588: </a> Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. full assurance πληροφορίᾳ (plērophoria) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4136.htm">Strong's 4136: </a> Full assurance, conviction, confidence. From plerophoreo; entire confidence. of faith, πίστεως (pisteōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4102.htm">Strong's 4102: </a> Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. {having} our τὰς (tas) Article - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. hearts καρδίας (kardias) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2588.htm">Strong's 2588: </a> Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle. sprinkled to cleanse us ῥεραντισμένοι (rherantismenoi) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4472.htm">Strong's 4472: </a> To sprinkle, cleanse ceremonially by sprinkling. From a derivative of rhaino; to render besprinkled, i.e. Asperse. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. a guilty πονηρᾶς (ponēras) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4190.htm">Strong's 4190: </a> Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. conscience συνειδήσεως (syneidēseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4893.htm">Strong's 4893: </a> The conscience, a persisting notion. From a prolonged form of suneido; co-perception, i.e. Moral consciousness. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. [our] τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. bodies σῶμα (sōma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4983.htm">Strong's 4983: </a> Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively. washed λελουσμένοι (lelousmenoi) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> A primary verb; to bathe. with pure καθαρῷ (katharō) Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2513.htm">Strong's 2513: </a> Clean. water. ὕδατι (hydati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5204.htm">Strong's 5204: </a> Water. 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