Whence it behoved Him to be made in all things like unto his brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful high-priest in the things concerning God, to make atonement for the sins of the people:

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the apostle and high-priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

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Who being the refulgence of his glory and the imprest image of his person, and sustaining all things by his powerful word, having by Himself performed the purging away of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the majesty on high.

Whither Jesus our fore-runner is entered for us, being made an high-priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedec.

wherefore also He is able to save to the uttermost, those that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them.

Now the sum of the things that have been said is this, that we have such an high-priest, who is sat down at the right hand of the throne of the majesty in the heavens;

nor by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

but He having offered one sacrifice for sins, is for ever sat down at the right hand of God;

looking unto Jesus the leader and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Now the Lord, after He had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

And while He was blessing them, He was parted from them, and was carried up into heaven.

who said, Ye men of Galilee, why do ye stand gazing up to heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in the manner ye have seen Him going into heaven.

whom heaven must indeed receive till the times of settling all things, of which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets from the beginning.

Who is he that condemneth? Is it Christ, that died for us? yea rather, that is risen again, who is also at the right hand of God, and who maketh intercession for us?

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whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds.

The beginning of the gospel of JESUS CHRIST the Son of GOD.

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For this reason we ought the more earnestly to attend to what we have heard, least by any means we should be found deficient.

but Christ as a Son over his own house; whose house we are, if we maintain the free profession and exultation of hope firm unto the end.

Let us inflexibly retain the profession of our hope,

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

and all the people were praying without at the time of offering incense.

by whom we have freedom and access with confidence through faith in Him.