Hebrews 10:2

Christ’s Perfect Sacrifice

1For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.2If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins.

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Berean Standard Bible
If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins.
American Standard Version (1901)
Else would they not have ceased to be offered? because the worshippers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins.
Bible in Basic English
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?
Douay-Rheims 1899
For then they would have ceased to be offered: because the worshippers once cleansed should have no conscience of sin any longer:
Free Bible Version
Otherwise wouldn't the sacrifices have stopped being offered? If the worshipers had been made clean once and for all, they wouldn't have had guilty consciences any longer.
Geneva Bible 1599
For would they not then haue ceased to haue bene offered, because that the offerers once purged, should haue had no more conscience of sinnes?
King James (Authorized) Version
For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
Translation for Translators
If God had removed the guilt for having sinned of those who brought the sacrifices, they would not feel that they were still guilty. So they would certainly have stopped offering those sacrifices! [RHQ]
Unlocked Literal Bible
Otherwise, would the sacrifices not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed one time and would no longer have any consciousness of sin.
Noah Webster Bible
For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshipers once cleansed, would have had no more conscience of sins.
World English Bible
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?
Young's Literal Translation
since, would they not have ceased to be offered, because of those serving having no more conscience of sins, having once been purified?