Wherefore, it behooved Him in all things to be made like His brethren, that He might become a merciful and faithful High Priest in the things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people;

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a Heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus,

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Who, being an effulgence of His glory and an exact expression of His substance, and upholding all things by the word of His power, having made a purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

where, as Forerunner in our behalf, Jesus entered, having become a High Priest forever, according to the rank of Melchizedek.

Whence also He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, since He is ever living to intercede in their behalf.

Now as a main point to the things being spoken, we have such a High Priest, Who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in Heaven,

nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, entered, once for all, into the Holies, having obtained eternal redemption.

but This Man, having offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God;

looking away to the Author and Perfecter of our faith, Jesus; Who, in consideration of the joy lying before Him, endured the cross, despising shame, and hath taken a seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

The Lord Jesus, therefore, after He spake to them, was caught up into Heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

And it came to pass that, while He was blessing them, He parted from them, and was borne up into Heaven.

who also said, "Men of Galilee, why do ye stand looking into the heaven? This Jesus, Who was taken up from you into Heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye beheld Him ascending into Heaven."

Whom Heaven must retain, until the times of restoration of all things of which God spake through the mouth of all His holy prophets from the beginning.

who is he that condemns? It is Christ Who died, yea, rather, That was raised from the dead, Who is at the right hand of God, Who also is making intercession for us.

Jesus

at the end of these days spake to us in His Son, Whom He appointed Heir of all things, through Whom also He constituted the ages;

The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, God's Son.

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For this reason, it is needful that we give the more earnest heed to the things heard, lest at any time we drift past them.

but Christ as a Son over His own house; Whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.

let us hold fast the confession of the hope without wavering (for faithful is He Who promised);

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And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.

and all the multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of the incense-offering.

in Whom we have boldness and access with confidence through the faith of Him.