World English Bible
"Or else wouldn't they have ceased to be offered, because the worshippers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins?"
— Hebrews 10:2, World English Bible
“For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.”
“Else would they not have ceased to be offered? because the worshippers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins. ”
“For otherwise would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers would have been purified once for all and so have no further consciousness of sin?”
“For then they would have ceased to be offered: because the worshippers once cleansed should have no conscience of sin any longer.”
“For if this had been possible, would there not have been an end of those offerings, because the worshippers would have been made completely clean and would have been no longer conscious of sins?”
“For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.”
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.
Or else wouldn't they have ceased to be offered, because the worshippers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins?
But in those sacrifices there is a yearly reminder of sins.
For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
Therefore when he comes into the world, he says, "Sacrifice and offering you didn't desire, but you prepared a body for me;