26^{* s} If we sin deliberately after receiving knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains sacrifice for sins 27but a fearful prospect of judgment and a flaming fire that is going to consume the adversaries.^t 28Anyone who rejects the law of Moses^* is put to death without pity on the testimony of two or three witnesses.^u 29Do you not think that a much worse punishment is due the one who has contempt for the Son of God, considers unclean the covenant-blood by which he was consecrated, and insults the spirit of grace?^v 30We know the one who said:

“Vengeance is mine; I will repay,”

and again:

“The Lord will judge his people.”^w

31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.^x