Reference: Hebrews, Epistle to
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(1.) Its canonicity. All the results of critical and historical research to which this epistle has been specially subjected abundantly vindicate its right to a place in the New Testament canon among the other inspired books.
(2.) Its authorship. A considerable variety of opinions on this subject has at different times been advanced. Some have maintained that its author was Silas, Paul's companion. Others have attributed it to Clement of Rome, or Luke, or Barnabas, or some unknown Alexandrian Christian, or Apollos; but the conclusion which we think is best supported, both from internal and external evidence, is that Paul was its author. There are, no doubt, many difficulties in the way of accepting it as Paul's; but we may at least argue with Calvin that there can be no difficulty in the way of "embracing it without controversy as one of the apostolical epistles."
(3.) Date and place of writing. It was in all probability written at Rome, near the close of Paul's two years' imprisonment (Heb 13:19,24). It was certainly written before the destruction of Jerusalem (Heb 13:10).
(4.) To whom addressed. Plainly it was intended for Jewish converts to the faith of the gospel, probably for the church at Jerusalem. The subscription of this epistle is, of course, without authority. In this case it is incorrect, for obviously Timothy could not be the bearer of it (Heb 13:23).
(5.) Its design was to show the true end and meaning of the Mosaic system, and its symbolical and transient character. It proves that the Levitical priesthood was a "shadow" of that of Christ, and that the legal sacrifices prefigured the great and all-perfect sacrifice he offered for us. It explains that the gospel was designed, not to modify the law of Moses, but to supersede and abolish it. Its teaching was fitted, as it was designed, to check that tendency to apostatize from Christianity and to return to Judaism which now showed itself among certain Jewish Christians. The supreme authority and the transcendent glory of the gospel are clearly set forth, and in such a way as to strengthen and confirm their allegiance to Christ.
(6.) It consists of two parts: (a) doctrinal (1-10:18), (b) and practical (10:19-ch. 13). There are found in it many references to portions of the Old Testament. It may be regarded as a treatise supplementary to the Epistles to the Romans and Galatians, and as an inspired commentary on the book of Leviticus.
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Our altar is one at which those who serve the tent of worship have no right to eat.
I ask this of you more especially that I may be brought back to you the sooner.
You must know that our brother Timothy has been released from prison. If he comes here soon, we will see you together. Remember us to all your leaders and to all your fellow-Christians. The brothers from Italy wish to be remembered to you.
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So the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was caught up into heaven and took his seat at God's right hand.
But from this time on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God Almighty!"
Everything came into existence through him, and apart from him nothing came to be.
The disciples determined to make up a contribution, each according to his ability, and send it to the brothers who lived in Judea,
Being sent out in this way by the holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.
After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue authorities sent to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any appeal to make to the people, proceed."
After an absence of several years, I had come to bring charitable donations for my nation, and to offer sacrifice.
It is just like the way in which through one man sin came into the world, and death followed sin, and so death spread to all men, because all men sinned.
who can condemn them? Christ Jesus who died, or rather who was raised from the dead, is at God's right hand, and actually pleads for us.
Do not take your revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God's anger, for the Scripture says, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will pay them back, says the Lord."
For Macedonia and Greece have determined to make a contribution for the poor among God's people in Jerusalem.
Remember me to Prisca and Aquila, my fellow-workers in the cause of Christ Jesus,
My fellow-worker, Timothy, wishes to be remembered to you, and so do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow-countrymen.
For just as because of their relation to Adam all men die, so because of their relation to Christ they will all be brought to life again.
So no one is to slight him. But see him off cordially when he comes back to me, for I am expecting him with the other brothers.
The churches of Asia wish to be remembered to you. Aquila and Prisca, with the congregation that meets at their house, send you their special Christian greetings.
The churches of Asia wish to be remembered to you. Aquila and Prisca, with the congregation that meets at their house, send you their special Christian greetings.
What bargain can a temple of God make with idols? For we are a temple of the living God, just as God said, "I will live in them and move among them, And I will be their God and they will be my people."
Greet one another with a sacred kiss.
And if you belong to Christ, then you are true descendants of Abraham and his heirs under the promise.
Remember me to all my fellow-Christians. The brothers who are with me wish to be remembered to you.
So no one can call you to account for what you eat or drink, or do about annual or monthly feasts or Sabbaths.
And you once practiced them as others do, when you lived that old earthly life.
Aristarchus, my fellow-prisoner, wishes to be remembered to you, and so does Barnabas' cousin Mark. (About him you have had instructions; if he comes to see you, make him welcome.)
When this letter has been read to you, have it read to the church at Laodicea also, and see that you read the letter that is coming from there.
It was little by little and in different ways that God spoke in old times to our forefathers through the prophets,
It was little by little and in different ways that God spoke in old times to our forefathers through the prophets,
It was little by little and in different ways that God spoke in old times to our forefathers through the prophets, but in these latter days he has spoken to us in a Son, whom he had destined to possess everything, and through whom he had made the world.
but in these latter days he has spoken to us in a Son, whom he had destined to possess everything, and through whom he had made the world.
but in these latter days he has spoken to us in a Son, whom he had destined to possess everything, and through whom he had made the world.
but in these latter days he has spoken to us in a Son, whom he had destined to possess everything, and through whom he had made the world.
but in these latter days he has spoken to us in a Son, whom he had destined to possess everything, and through whom he had made the world.
but in these latter days he has spoken to us in a Son, whom he had destined to possess everything, and through whom he had made the world.
but in these latter days he has spoken to us in a Son, whom he had destined to possess everything, and through whom he had made the world.
but in these latter days he has spoken to us in a Son, whom he had destined to possess everything, and through whom he had made the world. He is the reflection of God's glory, and the representation of his being, and bears up the universe by his mighty word. He has effected man's purification from sin, and has taken his seat on high at the right hand of God's Majesty,
He is the reflection of God's glory, and the representation of his being, and bears up the universe by his mighty word. He has effected man's purification from sin, and has taken his seat on high at the right hand of God's Majesty,
He is the reflection of God's glory, and the representation of his being, and bears up the universe by his mighty word. He has effected man's purification from sin, and has taken his seat on high at the right hand of God's Majesty,
He is the reflection of God's glory, and the representation of his being, and bears up the universe by his mighty word. He has effected man's purification from sin, and has taken his seat on high at the right hand of God's Majesty,
He is the reflection of God's glory, and the representation of his being, and bears up the universe by his mighty word. He has effected man's purification from sin, and has taken his seat on high at the right hand of God's Majesty, showing himself to be as much greater than the angels as his title is superior to theirs.
showing himself to be as much greater than the angels as his title is superior to theirs. For to what angel did God ever say, "You are my Son! I have today become your Father"? Or again, "I will become his Father, and he shall become my Son"? read more. But of the time when he is to bring his firstborn Son back to the world he says, "And let all God's angels bow before him."
But of the time when he is to bring his firstborn Son back to the world he says, "And let all God's angels bow before him."
But of the time when he is to bring his firstborn Son back to the world he says, "And let all God's angels bow before him." In speaking of the angels he says, "He who changes his angels into winds, And his attendants into blazing fire!" read more. But of the Son he says, "God is your throne forever and ever! And a righteous scepter is the scepter of his kingdom! You have loved right and hated wrong! That is why God, your God, has anointed you with exhilarating oil beyond all your comrades." And "You, Lord, in the beginning founded the earth, And the sky is the work of your hands! They will perish, but you continue! And they will all wear out like a coat, And you will fold them up like a mantle, And change them as one changes his coat. But you are always the same, and your years will have no end!" But to what angel did he ever say, 'Sit at my right hand, Until I make your enemies a footstool for you"?
But to what angel did he ever say, 'Sit at my right hand, Until I make your enemies a footstool for you"? Are not the angels all spirits in service, whom he sends on his errands for the good of those who are destined to possess salvation?
Are not the angels all spirits in service, whom he sends on his errands for the good of those who are destined to possess salvation?
This is why we must give the very closest attention to the message we have heard, to keep from ever losing our hold upon it. For if the message delivered by angels proved to be authentic, and every violation or neglect of it led to a corresponding penalty, read more. how can we escape if we pay no attention to such a salvation as this? It was first proclaimed by the Lord himself, and it was guaranteed to us by those who heard him,
how can we escape if we pay no attention to such a salvation as this? It was first proclaimed by the Lord himself, and it was guaranteed to us by those who heard him,
how can we escape if we pay no attention to such a salvation as this? It was first proclaimed by the Lord himself, and it was guaranteed to us by those who heard him,
how can we escape if we pay no attention to such a salvation as this? It was first proclaimed by the Lord himself, and it was guaranteed to us by those who heard him,
For it was not for angels that he destined the control of that world to be, that we are speaking of. For someone has somewhere solemnly declared, "What is man? for you think of him; Or any man? for you care for him. read more. You made him for a little while inferior to angels; Yet you have crowned him with glory and honor, And you have put him in charge of the works of your hands!
You made him for a little while inferior to angels; Yet you have crowned him with glory and honor, And you have put him in charge of the works of your hands! You have put everything under his feet!" In thus making everything subject to man, God left nothing that was not subjected to him. But we do not as yet see everything made subject to him, read more. but we do see Jesus, who was "made for a little while inferior to angels, crowned with glory and honor" because he suffered death, so that by the favor of God he might taste the bitterness of death on behalf of every human being.
but we do see Jesus, who was "made for a little while inferior to angels, crowned with glory and honor" because he suffered death, so that by the favor of God he might taste the bitterness of death on behalf of every human being.
but we do see Jesus, who was "made for a little while inferior to angels, crowned with glory and honor" because he suffered death, so that by the favor of God he might taste the bitterness of death on behalf of every human being.
but we do see Jesus, who was "made for a little while inferior to angels, crowned with glory and honor" because he suffered death, so that by the favor of God he might taste the bitterness of death on behalf of every human being.
but we do see Jesus, who was "made for a little while inferior to angels, crowned with glory and honor" because he suffered death, so that by the favor of God he might taste the bitterness of death on behalf of every human being.
but we do see Jesus, who was "made for a little while inferior to angels, crowned with glory and honor" because he suffered death, so that by the favor of God he might taste the bitterness of death on behalf of every human being.
but we do see Jesus, who was "made for a little while inferior to angels, crowned with glory and honor" because he suffered death, so that by the favor of God he might taste the bitterness of death on behalf of every human being. For it was appropriate that he who is the great First Cause of the universe should, in guiding his many children to his glorious salvation, make their leader in it fully qualified through what he suffered.
For it was appropriate that he who is the great First Cause of the universe should, in guiding his many children to his glorious salvation, make their leader in it fully qualified through what he suffered. For both he who purifies them and they who are purified spring from one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,
Therefore since these children referred to have the same mortal nature, Jesus also shared it, like them, in order that by his death he might dethrone the lord of death, the devil,
Therefore since these children referred to have the same mortal nature, Jesus also shared it, like them, in order that by his death he might dethrone the lord of death, the devil,
Therefore since these children referred to have the same mortal nature, Jesus also shared it, like them, in order that by his death he might dethrone the lord of death, the devil, and free from their slavery men who had always lived in fear of death. read more. For of course it was not angels but the descendants of Abraham that he came to help.
For of course it was not angels but the descendants of Abraham that he came to help.
For of course it was not angels but the descendants of Abraham that he came to help. And so he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might prove a compassionate high priest as well as one faithful in his service to God, in order to forgive the people's sins.
And so he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might prove a compassionate high priest as well as one faithful in his service to God, in order to forgive the people's sins. For because he has himself been tempted in what he has suffered he is able to help others who are in trial.
For because he has himself been tempted in what he has suffered he is able to help others who are in trial.
For because he has himself been tempted in what he has suffered he is able to help others who are in trial.
For because he has himself been tempted in what he has suffered he is able to help others who are in trial.
has been to the God who appointed him, just as Moses was, in all the house of God. For Jesus is entitled to as much more honor than Moses as the builder of a house is than the house he builds.
For Jesus is entitled to as much more honor than Moses as the builder of a house is than the house he builds. For every house has a builder, and the builder of the universe is God. read more. Now the faithfulness of Moses in all the house of God was that of a servant, in faithfully repeating what he was told to say; but Christ's faithfulness was that of a son set over the house of God. And we are that house, if we keep up our courage and our triumphant hope to the very end.
but Christ's faithfulness was that of a son set over the house of God. And we are that house, if we keep up our courage and our triumphant hope to the very end.
but Christ's faithfulness was that of a son set over the house of God. And we are that house, if we keep up our courage and our triumphant hope to the very end.
but Christ's faithfulness was that of a son set over the house of God. And we are that house, if we keep up our courage and our triumphant hope to the very end.
See to it, my brothers, that no one of you has a wicked, unbelieving heart, that turns away from the ever-living God,
See to it, my brothers, that no one of you has a wicked, unbelieving heart, that turns away from the ever-living God,
For we are true partners with Christ if we really keep the conviction that we had at first unshaken to the very end.
So we see that it was their unbelief that kept them from being admitted to it.
We ought therefore to fear that when the promise of admission to his Rest is still open, some one of you may be found to have failed to reach it.
For we who have believed are admitted to that Rest, of which he said, "As I made oath in my anger, They shall never be admitted to my Rest!" And yet God's work was finished at the creation of the world,
So there must still be a promised Sabbath of Rest for God's people.
Since then we have in Jesus, the Son of God, a great high priest who has gone up into heaven, let us keep firm hold of our religion.
Since then we have in Jesus, the Son of God, a great high priest who has gone up into heaven, let us keep firm hold of our religion.
Since then we have in Jesus, the Son of God, a great high priest who has gone up into heaven, let us keep firm hold of our religion. For our high priest is not one who is incapable of sympathy with our weaknesses, but he has been tempted in every way just as we have, without committing any sin.
For our high priest is not one who is incapable of sympathy with our weaknesses, but he has been tempted in every way just as we have, without committing any sin.
For our high priest is not one who is incapable of sympathy with our weaknesses, but he has been tempted in every way just as we have, without committing any sin. So let us come with courage to God's throne of grace to receive his forgiveness and find him responsive when we need his help.
He can sympathize with the ignorant and misguided because he is himself subject to weakness, and on this account he is obliged to offer sacrifices for sin, not only for the people but for himself as well.
For he says in another passage, "You are a priest forever of the priesthood of Melchizedek." For Jesus in his life on earth offered prayers and entreaties, crying aloud with tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and because of his piety his prayer was heard.
For Jesus in his life on earth offered prayers and entreaties, crying aloud with tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and because of his piety his prayer was heard.
For Jesus in his life on earth offered prayers and entreaties, crying aloud with tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and because of his piety his prayer was heard. And although he was a son, he learned to obey, through what he suffered, read more. and when he was fully qualified, he became a source of unending salvation for all who obey him,
I have much to say to you about this, but it is difficult to make it clear to you, because you have become so slow of apprehension.
I have much to say to you about this, but it is difficult to make it clear to you, because you have become so slow of apprehension.
I have much to say to you about this, but it is difficult to make it clear to you, because you have become so slow of apprehension.
I have much to say to you about this, but it is difficult to make it clear to you, because you have become so slow of apprehension.
I have much to say to you about this, but it is difficult to make it clear to you, because you have become so slow of apprehension. For although from the length of your Christian experience you ought to be teaching others, you actually need someone to teach you over again the very elements of Christian truth, and you have come to need milk instead of solid food.
Let us therefore leave elementary Christian teaching alone and advance toward maturity. We must not be always relaying foundations, of repentance for wrong-doing, and of faith in God,
and yet have fallen back, for they crucify the Son of God on their own account, and hold him up to contempt.
But about you, dear friends, even though we say this, we are sure of better things that promise salvation.
But about you, dear friends, even though we say this, we are sure of better things that promise salvation.
But about you, dear friends, even though we say this, we are sure of better things that promise salvation. For God is not so unjust as to forget the work you have done and the love you have showed for his cause, in giving help to your fellow-Christians as you still do. read more. But we want each of you to exhibit this same earnestness to the very end with regard to your confidence in your hope,
But we want each of you to exhibit this same earnestness to the very end with regard to your confidence in your hope, so that you may never grow careless, but may learn to follow the example of those who through their faith and endurance are the possessors of God's promises.
Therefore, God in his desire to make it perfectly clear to those to whom he made his promise, that his purpose was unalterable, bound himself with an oath, so that by these two unalterable things, which make it impossible for God to break his promise, we who have taken refuge with him may be greatly encouraged to seize upon the hope that is offered to us.
so that by these two unalterable things, which make it impossible for God to break his promise, we who have taken refuge with him may be greatly encouraged to seize upon the hope that is offered to us. This hope is like an anchor for our souls. It reaches up secure and strong into the sanctuary behind the heavenly curtain, read more. where Jesus has gone ahead of us, and become forever a high priest of the priesthood of Melchizedek.
where Jesus has gone ahead of us, and become forever a high priest of the priesthood of Melchizedek.
Now see how great this man must have been to have the patriarch Abraham give him a tenth of the spoil. Those of the descendants of Levi who are appointed to the priesthood are directed by the Law to collect tithes from the people, that is, from their own brothers, although they are descended from Abraham like themselves. read more. But this man, whose ancestry is not connected with theirs, collected tithes from Abraham himself, and gave his blessing to the man who had received the promises from God. But, beyond any doubt, it is the inferior that is blessed by the superior. In the one case, mortal men collect tithes; but in the other, one who, it is intimated, lives on. In one way of putting it, Levi himself, the collector of the tithes, through Abraham paid him tithes, for none of Abraham's posterity was yet begotten at the time of his meeting with Melchizedek.
For the psalm bears witness, "You are a priest forever, of the priesthood of Melchizedek!"
(for there was nothing final about the Law), and a better hope begins to dawn, through which we may approach God.
(for there was nothing final about the Law), and a better hope begins to dawn, through which we may approach God.
Therefore, he is able to save forever all who come to God through him, because he lives and intercedes for them forever.
Therefore, he is able to save forever all who come to God through him, because he lives and intercedes for them forever. Such a high priest we needed??odly, blameless, unstained, removed from sinful men and raised above the very heavens;
Such a high priest we needed??odly, blameless, unstained, removed from sinful men and raised above the very heavens; who does not need, as the old high priests did, to offer sacrifices every day, first for his own sins and then for those of the people??or this last he has done once for all, in offering up himself.
who does not need, as the old high priests did, to offer sacrifices every day, first for his own sins and then for those of the people??or this last he has done once for all, in offering up himself. For the Law appoints to the high priesthood men full of imperfection; but this utterance about the making of the oath, which came long after the Law, appoints a son, fully qualified to be high priest forever.
For the Law appoints to the high priesthood men full of imperfection; but this utterance about the making of the oath, which came long after the Law, appoints a son, fully qualified to be high priest forever.
For the Law appoints to the high priesthood men full of imperfection; but this utterance about the making of the oath, which came long after the Law, appoints a son, fully qualified to be high priest forever.
Now the main point in what I am saying is this: We have such a high priest as this, and he has taken his seat in heaven at the right hand of God's Majesty,
Now the main point in what I am saying is this: We have such a high priest as this, and he has taken his seat in heaven at the right hand of God's Majesty,
Now when he speaks of a new agreement, he is treating the first one as obsolete; but whatever is obsolete and antiquated is almost ready to disappear.
For a tent was erected, with the lamp and the table and the presentation bread in the outer part, which was called the sanctuary. And beyond the second curtain, in the part called the inner sanctuary,
but only the high priest could enter the inner part, and he but once a year, and never without taking some victim's blood, to offer on his own behalf and for the sins committed through ignorance by the people.
but only the high priest could enter the inner part, and he but once a year, and never without taking some victim's blood, to offer on his own behalf and for the sins committed through ignorance by the people.
But when Christ came, as the high priest of the better system under which we live, he went once for all, through that greater, more perfect tent of worship not made by human hands nor a part of our material creation, into the sanctuary, taking with him no blood of goats and calves, but his own, and secured our permanent deliverance. read more. For if sprinkling ceremonially defiled persons with the blood of bulls and goats and with the ashes of a heifer purifies them physically,
And this is why he is the negotiator of a new agreement, in order that as someone has died to deliver them from the offenses committed under the old agreement, those who have been offered it may receive the unending inheritance they have been promised.
For when Moses had told all the regulations of the Law to all the people, he took calves' and goats' blood, along with water, crimson wool, and a bunch of hyssop, and sprinkled the roll of the Law and all the people,
The tent too and all the appliances used in the priestly service he sprinkled with blood in the same way. In fact, under the Law, almost everything is purified with blood, and unless blood is poured out nothing is forgiven.
For it was not a sanctuary made by human hands and only copied after the true one that Christ entered, but he went into heaven itself, in order to appear now on our behalf in the very presence of God.
For it was not a sanctuary made by human hands and only copied after the true one that Christ entered, but he went into heaven itself, in order to appear now on our behalf in the very presence of God. Nor does he go in to offer himself over and over again, like the high priest who enters the sanctuary year after year, taking with him blood that is not his own,
For while the Law foreshadowed the blessings that were to come, it did not fully express them, and so the priests by offering the same sacrifices endlessly year after year cannot wholly free those who come to worship from their sins.
For while the Law foreshadowed the blessings that were to come, it did not fully express them, and so the priests by offering the same sacrifices endlessly year after year cannot wholly free those who come to worship from their sins.
They really only serve to remind the people annually of the sins they have committed, for bulls' and goats' blood is powerless to remove sin.
And it is through his doing of God's will that we have been once for all purified from sin through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ in sacrifice.
And it is through his doing of God's will that we have been once for all purified from sin through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ in sacrifice. Every other priest stands officiating day after day, offering over and over again the same sacrifices, though they were powerless ever to remove people's sins.
Every other priest stands officiating day after day, offering over and over again the same sacrifices, though they were powerless ever to remove people's sins.
But when these are forgiven, there is no more need of offerings for sin.
But when these are forgiven, there is no more need of offerings for sin. Since then, brothers, we have free access to the sanctuary through the blood of Jesus,
Since then, brothers, we have free access to the sanctuary through the blood of Jesus,
Since then, brothers, we have free access to the sanctuary through the blood of Jesus, by the new, living way which he has opened for us, through the curtain, that is, his physical nature,
by the new, living way which he has opened for us, through the curtain, that is, his physical nature, and since in him we have a great priest set over the house of God, read more. let us draw near to God in sincerity of heart and with perfect faith, with our hearts cleansed from the sense of sin, and our bodies washed with clean water. Let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we profess, for he who has given us his promise may be trusted. By observing one another, let us arouse ourselves to rival one another's love and good deeds. Let us not neglect meeting together as some do, but let us encourage one another, all the more as you can see that the great Day is coming nearer.
Let us not neglect meeting together as some do, but let us encourage one another, all the more as you can see that the great Day is coming nearer.
Let us not neglect meeting together as some do, but let us encourage one another, all the more as you can see that the great Day is coming nearer.
Let us not neglect meeting together as some do, but let us encourage one another, all the more as you can see that the great Day is coming nearer. For if we choose to go on sinning after we have so fully learned the truth, there is no sacrifice left to be offered for our sins,
How much worse a punishment do you think will anyone deserve who tramples the Son of God underfoot, and treats as worthless the blood of the agreement by which he has been purified, and outrages God's spirit of mercy? For we know who it is that has said, "Vengeance belongs to me! I will pay back!" and in another place, "The Lord will be the judge of his people!"
For we know who it is that has said, "Vengeance belongs to me! I will pay back!" and in another place, "The Lord will be the judge of his people!"
But you must remember those early days when after you had received the light you had to go through a great struggle with persecution,
But you must remember those early days when after you had received the light you had to go through a great struggle with persecution,
But you must remember those early days when after you had received the light you had to go through a great struggle with persecution,
For you showed sympathy with those who were in prison, and you put up with it cheerfully when your property was taken from you, for you knew that you had in yourselves a greater possession that was lasting. You must not lose your courage, for it will be richly rewarded, read more. but you will need endurance if you are to carry out God's will and receive the blessing he has promised.
but you will need endurance if you are to carry out God's will and receive the blessing he has promised.
It is faith that enables us to see that the universe was created at the command of God, so that the world we see did not simply arise out of matter.
for God had resolved upon something still better for us, that they might not reach the fulfilment of their hopes except with us.
Therefore, let us too, with such a crowd of witnesses about us, throw off every impediment and the entanglement of sin, and run with determination the race for which we are entered,
Therefore, let us too, with such a crowd of witnesses about us, throw off every impediment and the entanglement of sin, and run with determination the race for which we are entered,
Therefore, let us too, with such a crowd of witnesses about us, throw off every impediment and the entanglement of sin, and run with determination the race for which we are entered, fixing our eyes upon Jesus, our leader and example in faith, who in place of the happiness that belonged to him, submitted to a cross, caring nothing for its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
fixing our eyes upon Jesus, our leader and example in faith, who in place of the happiness that belonged to him, submitted to a cross, caring nothing for its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. Think of the opposition that he encountered from those sinners against themselves, if you would not grow weary and faint-hearted.
Think of the opposition that he encountered from those sinners against themselves, if you would not grow weary and faint-hearted. You have not yet resisted unto death in your struggle with sin,
You have not yet resisted unto death in your struggle with sin, and you have forgotten the challenge addressed to you as God's sons, "My son, do not think lightly of the Lord's discipline, Or give up when he corrects you.
and you have forgotten the challenge addressed to you as God's sons, "My son, do not think lightly of the Lord's discipline, Or give up when he corrects you.
and you have forgotten the challenge addressed to you as God's sons, "My son, do not think lightly of the Lord's discipline, Or give up when he corrects you.
You must submit to it as discipline. God is dealing with you as his sons. For where is there a son whom his father does not discipline?
You must submit to it as discipline. God is dealing with you as his sons. For where is there a son whom his father does not discipline?
Discipline is never pleasant at the time; it is painful; but to those who are trained by it, it afterward yields the peace of character. So tighten your loosening hold! Stiffen your wavering stand!
Let us, therefore, be thankful that the kingdom given to us cannot be shaken, and so please God by worshiping him with reverence and awe;
Do not forget your former leaders, the men who brought you God's message. Remember how they ended their lives and imitate their faith.
Do not forget your former leaders, the men who brought you God's message. Remember how they ended their lives and imitate their faith.
Do not forget your former leaders, the men who brought you God's message. Remember how they ended their lives and imitate their faith.
Do not forget your former leaders, the men who brought you God's message. Remember how they ended their lives and imitate their faith.
Do not forget your former leaders, the men who brought you God's message. Remember how they ended their lives and imitate their faith.
You must not be carried away with strange varieties of teaching. The true way to steadfastness of heart is through God's mercy, not through scruples about food, which have never done their adherents any good.
You must not be carried away with strange varieties of teaching. The true way to steadfastness of heart is through God's mercy, not through scruples about food, which have never done their adherents any good.
You must not be carried away with strange varieties of teaching. The true way to steadfastness of heart is through God's mercy, not through scruples about food, which have never done their adherents any good. Our altar is one at which those who serve the tent of worship have no right to eat.
Our altar is one at which those who serve the tent of worship have no right to eat. For the bodies of the animals whose blood is taken into the sanctuary by the high priest are burned outside the camp. read more. And so Jesus too, in order to purify the people by his blood, suffered death outside the city gate. Let us, therefore, go out to him, outside the camp, sharing the contempt that he endured,
Let us, therefore, go out to him, outside the camp, sharing the contempt that he endured, for we have no permanent city here on earth, but we are in search of the city that is to come. read more. In his name let us continually offer praise as our sacrifice to God??he utterance of lips that glorify God's name. But do not forget to be helpful and generous, for that is the kind of sacrifice that pleases God.
I ask this of you more especially that I may be brought back to you the sooner.
I ask this of you more especially that I may be brought back to you the sooner.
I ask this of you more especially that I may be brought back to you the sooner.
I ask this of you more especially that I may be brought back to you the sooner.
I beg you brothers, to listen patiently to this appeal, for I have written you but briefly.
I beg you brothers, to listen patiently to this appeal, for I have written you but briefly. You must know that our brother Timothy has been released from prison. If he comes here soon, we will see you together.
You must know that our brother Timothy has been released from prison. If he comes here soon, we will see you together.
You must know that our brother Timothy has been released from prison. If he comes here soon, we will see you together. Remember us to all your leaders and to all your fellow-Christians. The brothers from Italy wish to be remembered to you.
Remember us to all your leaders and to all your fellow-Christians. The brothers from Italy wish to be remembered to you.
Remember us to all your leaders and to all your fellow-Christians. The brothers from Italy wish to be remembered to you.
Remember us to all your leaders and to all your fellow-Christians. The brothers from Italy wish to be remembered to you.
But do not overlook this one fact, dear friends, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like one day.
So remember what you received and heard, and obey it, and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I am coming upon you.