how shall we escape, having neglected so great salvation? which a beginning receiving -- to be spoken through the Lord -- by those having heard was confirmed to us,

and him who was made some little less than messengers we see -- Jesus -- because of the suffering of the death, with glory and honour having been crowned, that by the grace of God for every one he might taste of death.

For it was becoming to Him, because of whom are the all things, and through whom are the all things, many sons to glory bringing, the author of their salvation through sufferings to make perfect,

and Moses indeed was stedfast in all his house, as an attendant, for a testimony of those things that were to be spoken,

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

but with whom was He grieved forty years? was it not with those who did sin, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness?

who in the days of his flesh both prayers and supplications unto Him who was able to save him from death -- with strong crying and tears -- having offered up, and having been heard in respect to that which he feared,

For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,

and he who was not reckoned by genealogy of them, received tithes from Abraham, and him having the promises he hath blessed,

and here, indeed, men who die do receive tithes, and there he, who is testified to that he was living,

for he was yet in the loins of the father when Melchisedek met him.

who unto an example and shadow do serve of the heavenly things, as Moses hath been divinely warned, being about to construct the tabernacle, for 'See (saith He) thou mayest make all things according to the pattern that was shewn to thee in the mount;') --

for a tabernacle was prepared, the first, in which was both the lamp-stand, and the table, and the bread of the presence -- which is called 'Holy;'

of how much sorer punishment shall he be counted worthy who the Son of God did trample on, and the blood of the covenant did count a common thing, in which he was sanctified, and to the Spirit of the grace did despite?

by faith a better sacrifice did Abel offer to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, doth yet speak.

By faith Enoch was translated -- not to see death, and was not found, because God did translate him; for before his translation he had been testified to -- that he had pleased God well,

By faith Abraham, being called, did obey, to go forth to the place that he was about to receive for an inheritance, and he went forth, not knowing whither he doth go;

for he was looking for the city having the foundations, whose artificer and constructor is God.

of whom it was said -- 'In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'

By faith Moses, having been born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child comely, and were not afraid of the decree of the king;

of whom the world was not worthy; in deserts wandering, and in mountains, and in caves, and in the holes of the earth;

for ye know that also afterwards, wishing to inherit the blessing, he was disapproved of, for a place of reformation he found not, though with tears having sought it.

and, (so terrible was the sight,) Moses said, 'I am fearful exceedingly, and trembling.'

See, may ye not refuse him who is speaking, for if those did not escape who refused him who upon earth was divinely speaking -- much less we who do turn away from him who speaketh from heaven,