Update 10.usfm

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 \v 10 In the second practice, we have been dedicated to God by his will through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
 
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-\v 11 Every priest stands day by day serving, always offering the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
-\v 12 But he offered one sacrifice for sins forever, he sat down at the right hand of God.
+\v 11 On the one hand, every priest stands day by day to serve God. He is always offering the same sacrifices, although they can never take away sins.
+\v 12 On the other hand, Christ he offered one sacrifice for sins forever, he sat down at the right hand of God.
 \v 13 He is waiting until his enemies are made a stool for his feet.
 \v 14 For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are dedicated to God.
  
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 \v 15 And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us. For first he said,
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 \v 16 "This is the covenant that I will make with them
-\q after those days—says the Lord—
+\q after those days, says the Lord.
 \q I will put my laws in their hearts,
 \q and I will write them on their minds.
 
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 \v 22 let us approach with true hearts in the full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
 
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-\v 23 Let us also hold tightly to the confession of our confident expectation, without hesitating, because God who has promised is faithful.
+\v 23 Let us also hold tightly to the confession of our confident expectation, without wavering, because God, who has promised, is faithful.
 \v 24 Let us consider how to motivate one another to love and good deeds.
 \v 25 Let us not stop meeting together, as some have done. Instead, encourage one another more and more, and all the more as you see the day coming closer.
 
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 \v 26 For if we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, a sacrifice for sins no longer exists.
-\v 27 Instead, there is only a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierce fire that will consume the enemies of God.
+\v 27 Instead, there is only a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume God's enemies.
 
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 \v 28 Anyone who has rejected the law of Moses dies without mercy at the testimony of two or three witnesses.
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-\v 32 But remember the former days, after you were enlightened, how you endured a great struggle of suffering.
+\v 32 But remember the former days, after you were enlightened, how you endured a great struggle in suffering.
 \v 33 You were exposed to public ridicule by insults and persecution, and you were sharing with those who went through such suffering.
 \v 34 For you had compassion on those who were prisoners, and you accepted with joy the seizure of your possessions. You knew that you yourselves had a better and everlasting possession.
 \f + \ft Some older versions read, \fqa For you had compassion on me in my chains. \fqb \f*
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 \v 35 So do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
 \v 36 For you need patience, so that you may receive what God has promised, after you have done his will.
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-\v 37 "For in a very short amount of time,
+\v 37 "For in a very little while,
 \q the one who is coming will indeed come and not delay.
 
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 \v 38 My righteous one will live by faith.
 \q If he turns back, I will not be pleased with him."
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-\v 39 But we are not those who turn back to destruction. Instead, we are those who have faith to preserve our soul.
+\v 39 But we are not any of those who turn back to destruction. Instead, we are some of those who have faith to preserve our soul.