Since, therefore, the children have partaken of blood and flesh, He Himself also in like manner took part of the same; that, through death, He might bring to nought him who had the power of death, that is, the Devil;

for in that He Himself hath suffered, being tempted, He is able to succor those who are tempted.

For He Who entered into His rest, Himself also rested from his works, as God did from His Own.

able to bear with the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is encompassed with infirmity;

and, on account of it, he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to make offering for sins.

And no one takes the honor to himself, but, when called by God, as was also Aaron.

Thus Christ also glorified not Himself to become a high priest, but He Who spake to Him, "Thou art My Son, this day have I begotten Thee";

For God, when making a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater by whom to swear, swore by Himself,

Who hath no necessity daily, as the high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for those of the people (for this He did once for all, when He offered up Himself);

but into the second, the high priest alone, once a year, not without blood, which he offers for himself and for the ignorances of the people;

how much more shall the blood of Christ, Who through the Eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

nor yet, that He should many times offer Himself, as the high priest enters into the Holies every year with blood not His own;

else had it been needful for Him ofttimes to suffer since the founding of a world; but now, once for all, at the end of the ages, He hath been manifested for the putting away of sin through the sacrifice of Himself.

For consider Him Who hath endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye become weary, fainting in your souls.

Let your disposition be without fondness for money; content with the present things; for He Himself hath said, "I will in nowise leave you, neither will I in any wise forsake you."