Take heed, brethren, lest at any time there shall be in anyone of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;

Consequently, there remains a sabbath-keeping for the people of God.

And there is no creature that is not manifest in His presence; but all things are naked and laid bare to the eyes of Him with Whom is our account.

And here, indeed, men who die receive tithes; but there, one received them who receives witness that he lives.

If, therefore, there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the law), what further need was there, that another Priest should arise according to the rank of Melchizedek, and not be reckoned according to the rank of Aaron?

For, the priesthood being changed, there is made, of necessity, a change of law also.

And it is yet far more evident; if, according to the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another Priest,

For there is verily an annulling of a previous commandment, on account of its weakness and unprofitableness

If, therefore, He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are those offering the gifts according to the law,

For where there is a testament, there is a necessity that the death of the testator be brought in.

And nearly all things are cleansed, according to the law, with blood; and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.

There was, therefore, a necessity that the copies of the things in Heaven should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things themselves, with better sacrifices than these.

But in these sacrifices there is a remembrance of sins year by year;

But where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.

For, if we sin wilfully after we received the full knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

Wherefore also there sprang from one, and one impotent as to these things, as many as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand, which is by the sea-shore, innumerable.

For chastening endure ye: God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chastens not?

looking carefully, lest there be any one falling short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness, springing up, trouble you, and through it many be defiled;

lest there be any fornicator or profane person, as Esau, who, for one meal, yielded up his own birth-right.