For to which of the messengers said He ever, 'My Son thou art -- I to-day have begotten thee?' and again, 'I will be to him for a father, and he shall be to Me for a son?'

Seeing, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he himself also in like manner did take part of the same, that through death he might destroy him having the power of death -- that is, the devil --

wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, Always do they go astray in heart, and these have not known My ways;

for partakers we have become of the Christ, if the beginning of the confidence unto the end we may hold fast,

We may fear, then, lest a promise being left of entering into His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short,

for if Joshua had given them rest, He would not concerning another day have spoken after these things;

for we have not a chief priest unable to sympathise with our infirmities, but one tempted in all things in like manner -- apart from sin;

so also the Christ did not glorify himself to become chief priest, but He who spake unto him: 'My Son thou art, I to-day have begotten thee;'

concerning whom we have much discourse and of hard explanation to say, since ye have become dull of hearing,

for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what are the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food,

that through two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, a strong comfort we may have who did flee for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,

which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and entering into that within the vail,

and those, indeed, out of the sons of Levi receiving the priesthood, a command have to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, their brethren, even though they came forth out of the loins of Abraham;

and those indeed are many who have become priests, because by death they are hindered from remaining;

And the sum concerning the things spoken of is: we have such a chief priest, who did sit down at the right hand of the throne of the greatness in the heavens,

for every chief priest to offer both gifts and sacrifices is appointed, whence it is necessary for this one to have also something that he may offer;

for if that first were faultless, a place would not have been sought for a second.

since, would they not have ceased to be offered, because of those serving having no more conscience of sins, having once been purified?

for we have known Him who is saying, 'Vengeance is Mine, I will recompense, saith the Lord;' and again, 'The Lord shall judge His people;' --

for also with my bonds ye sympathised, and the robbery of your goods with joy ye did receive, knowing that ye have in yourselves a better substance in the heavens, and an enduring one.

for of patience ye have need, that the will of God having done, ye may receive the promise,

by faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen not having come out of things appearing;

and if, indeed, they had been mindful of that from which they came forth, they might have had an opportunity to return,

having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin's pleasure for a season,

and ye have forgotten the exhortation that doth speak fully with you as with sons, 'My son, be not despising chastening of the Lord, nor be faint, being reproved by Him,

and if ye are apart from chastening, of which all have become partakers, then bastards are ye, and not sons.

Then, indeed, fathers of our flesh we have had, chastising us, and we were reverencing them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of the spirits, and live?

wherefore, a kingdom that cannot be shaken receiving, may we have grace, through which we may serve God well-pleasingly, with reverence and religious fear;

we have an altar, of which to eat they have no authority who the tabernacle are serving,

for we have not here an abiding city, but the coming one we seek;

Pray for us, for we trust that we have a good conscience, in all things willing to behave well,

And I entreat you, brethren, suffer the word of the exhortation, for also through few words I have written to you.