Therefore,when He comesinto the world,He says,"SACRIFICEAND OFFERINGYOU HAVE NOT DESIRED,BUT A BODYYOU HAVE PREPAREDFOR ME;
And I will putenmityBetweenyou and the woman,And betweenyour seedand her seed;He shall bruiseyou on the head,And you shall bruisehim on the heel."
"Whatare your multipliedsacrificesto Me?" Saysthe LORD."I have hadenoughof burntofferingsof ramsAnd the fatof fedcattle;And I takenopleasurein the bloodof bulls,lambsor goats.
Even Lebanonis not enoughto burn,Norits beastsenoughfor a burntoffering.
"Thereforethe LordHimselfwill giveyou a sign:Behold,a virginwill be with childand beara son,and she will callHis nameImmanuel.
"Howlongwill you gohereand there,O faithlessdaughter?For the LORDhas createda newthingin the earth--A womanwill encompassa man."
"For whatpurposedoes frankincensecometo Me from ShebaAnd the sweetcanefrom a distantland?Your burntofferingsare not acceptableAnd your sacrificesare not pleasingto Me."
and saidto Him, "Are You the ExpectedOne, orshall we lookfor someone else?"
The angelansweredand saidto her, "The HolySpiritwill comeupon you, and the powerof the Most Highwill overshadowyou; and for that reasonthe holyChildshall be calledthe Sonof God.
Summoningtwoof his disciples,Johnsentthem to the Lord,saying,"Are You the ExpectedOne, ordo we lookfor someone else?"
And the Wordbecameflesh,and dweltamongus, and we sawHis glory,gloryas of the only begottenfrom the Father,fullof graceand truth.
But whenthe fullnessof the timecame,Godsent forthHis Son,bornof a woman,bornunderthe Law,
By common confession,greatis the mysteryof godliness:He whowas revealedin the flesh,Was vindicatedin the Spirit,Seenby angels,Proclaimedamongthe nations,Believedon in the world,Takenup in glory.
And whenHe againbringsthe firstborninto the world,He says,"AND LET ALLTHE ANGELSOF GODWORSHIPHIM."
By thiswillwe have beensanctifiedthroughthe offeringof the bodyof JesusChristonce for all.
"THENI SAID,'BEHOLD,I HAVE COME(IN THE SCROLLOF THE BOOKIT IS WRITTENOF ME) TO DOYOUR WILL,O GOD.'"
After sayingabove,"SACRIFICESAND OFFERINGSAND WHOLE BURNT OFFERINGSAND [sacrifices] FOR SINYOU HAVE NOT DESIRED,NORHAVE YOU TAKEN PLEASURE[in them]" (whichare offeredaccordingto the Law),
Therefore,sincethe childrensharein fleshand blood,He Himselflikewisealsopartookof the same,that throughdeathHe might render powerlesshim who hadthe powerof death,that is, the devil,
In the daysof His flesh,He offeredup bothprayersand supplicationswith loudcryingand tearsto the One ableto saveHim from death,and He was heardbecauseof His piety.
For everyhigh priestis appointedto offerbothgiftsand sacrifices;soit is necessarythat this[high priest] alsohavesomethingto offer.
and He Himselfboreour sinsin His bodyon the cross,sothat we might dieto sinand liveto righteousness;for by His woundsyou were healed.
For manydeceivershave goneout into the world,thosewho do not acknowledgeJesusChrist[as] comingin the flesh.Thisis the deceiverand the antichrist.
