But when he again brings his firstborn into the world, he says, "Let all the angels of God worship him!"

how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him,

Instead someone testified somewhere: "What is man that you think of him or the son of man that you care for him?

You made him lower than the angels for a little while. You crowned him with glory and honor.

For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

Again he says, "I will be confident in him," and again, "Here I am, with the children God has given me."

who is faithful to the one who appointed him, as Moses was also in God's house.

And no creature is hidden from God, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.

So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God, who said to him, "You are my Son! Today I have fathered you,"

During his earthly life Christ offered both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion.

And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

and then have committed apostasy, to renew them again to repentance, since they are crucifying the Son of God for themselves all over again and holding him up to contempt.

so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

Now this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him.

To him also Abraham apportioned a tithe of everything. His name first means king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace.

But see how great he must be, if Abraham the patriarch gave him a tithe of his plunder.

and in one case tithes are received by mortal men, while in the other by him who is affirmed to be alive.

For he was still in his ancestor Abraham's loins when Melchizedek met him.

For here is the testimony about him: "You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek."

but Jesus did so with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him, "The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, 'You are a priest forever'" --

So he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation.

How much greater punishment do you think that person deserves who has contempt for the Son of God, and profanes the blood of the covenant that made him holy, and insults the Spirit of grace?

But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, I take no pleasure in him.

By faith Abel offered God a greater sacrifice than Cain, and through his faith he was commended as righteous, because God commended him for his offerings. And through his faith he still speaks, though he is dead.

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death, and he was not to be found because God took him up. For before his removal he had been commended as having pleased God.

Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

God had told him, "Through Isaac descendants will carry on your name,"

and he reasoned that God could even raise him from the dead, and in a sense he received him back from there.

By faith, when Moses was born, his parents hid him for three months, because they saw the child was beautiful and they were not afraid of the king's edict.

keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up.

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.

We must go out to him, then, outside the camp, bearing the abuse he experienced.

Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name.

equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. Amen.