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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We Christians have an altar from which those have no right to eat who minister in the Tabernacle.
I the more earnestly ask for your prayers, that I may be the more speedily restored to you.
You know that our brother Timothy has been set free. If he comes soon, I will see him with you. Salute all your leaders and the saints. The brothers from Italy send you greeting.
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So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
"But from henceforth the Son of man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."
All things came into being through him, and apart from him nothing that exists came into being.
So the disciples decided to send relief, every man according to his means, to the brothers in Judea.
So they, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
And, after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the wardens of the synagogue sent word to them. "Brothers," they said, "if you have any word of encouragement to the people, say it."
"Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and to offer sacrifices.
Thus, then, sin came into the world through one man, and through sin came death and so death spread to all men, because all had sinned.
Who is there to condemn them? Will Christ who died? Yes, and who rose from the dead, The Christ who is also at the right hand of God, And is interceding for us?
Never revenge yourself, beloved, but leave the field clear for God's wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay," says the Lord.
For it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make an offering for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.
Salute Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow laborers in the cause of Jesus Christ,
Timothy, my fellow worker, salutes you; so do my fellow countrymen Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater.
For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
Whenever he comes to me, send him on his way in peace, for I am expecting him with the other brothers.
The churches of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla (Prisca), with the church that meets in their house, greet you heartily in the Lord.
The churches of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla (Prisca), with the church that meets in their house, greet you heartily in the Lord.
And what compact has God's temple with idols? For we are a temple of the living God, as he has said: I will dwell among them, and walk about among them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.
And if you belong to Christ, then you are the descendants of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.
Therefore do not permit any one to sit in judgment on you in regard to what you may eat or drink, or in regard to feast-days or new moons or sabbaths.
among whom you once led your daily life when you lived in them.
Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, salutes you, and Marcus, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, make him welcome), and Jesus surnamed Justas.
And when this letter has been read to you, see that it is read also in the church of Laodiceans, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
God, who in ancient days spoke to our ancestors in the prophets, at many different times and by various methods,
God, who in ancient days spoke to our ancestors in the prophets, at many different times and by various methods,
God, who in ancient days spoke to our ancestors in the prophets, at many different times and by various methods, has at the end of these days spoken to us in a Son whom he appointed heir of all things; through whom also he made the universe.
has at the end of these days spoken to us in a Son whom he appointed heir of all things; through whom also he made the universe.
has at the end of these days spoken to us in a Son whom he appointed heir of all things; through whom also he made the universe.
has at the end of these days spoken to us in a Son whom he appointed heir of all things; through whom also he made the universe.
has at the end of these days spoken to us in a Son whom he appointed heir of all things; through whom also he made the universe.
has at the end of these days spoken to us in a Son whom he appointed heir of all things; through whom also he made the universe.
has at the end of these days spoken to us in a Son whom he appointed heir of all things; through whom also he made the universe.
has at the end of these days spoken to us in a Son whom he appointed heir of all things; through whom also he made the universe. He being an emanation of God's glory and stamp of his substance, and upholding the universe by the utterances of his power, after by himself making purification of our sins, has taken his seat on the right hand of the Majesty on High.
He being an emanation of God's glory and stamp of his substance, and upholding the universe by the utterances of his power, after by himself making purification of our sins, has taken his seat on the right hand of the Majesty on High.
He being an emanation of God's glory and stamp of his substance, and upholding the universe by the utterances of his power, after by himself making purification of our sins, has taken his seat on the right hand of the Majesty on High.
He being an emanation of God's glory and stamp of his substance, and upholding the universe by the utterances of his power, after by himself making purification of our sins, has taken his seat on the right hand of the Majesty on High.
He being an emanation of God's glory and stamp of his substance, and upholding the universe by the utterances of his power, after by himself making purification of our sins, has taken his seat on the right hand of the Majesty on High. He is as much superior to the angels as the name that he has inherited surpasses theirs.
He is as much superior to the angels as the name that he has inherited surpasses theirs. For to what angel did God ever say, Thou art my son; this day have I become thy Father? and again, I will be a father to him, and he shall be to me a son? read more. And further, when he brought the firstborn into the habitable world, he said, Let all the angels of God worship him.
And further, when he brought the firstborn into the habitable world, he said, Let all the angels of God worship him.
And further, when he brought the firstborn into the habitable world, he said, Let all the angels of God worship him. While of the angels he said, He makes his angels into winds, His ministering servants into flames of fire. read more. But to the Son he says. Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever, And the scepter of thy kingdom is the scepter of justice. Thou hast loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore did God, thy God, anoint thee with the oil of gladness beyond thy comrades. And, Thou, O Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundations of the earth, And the heavens are the work of thy hands. They will perish, but thou remainest; They all will grow old like a garment, Like a mantle thou wilt fold them up, And like a garment they will be changed. But thou art the same, And thy years will never fail. To which of the angels has he ever said, Sit at my right hand, Till I make thy foes a footstool for thy feet?
To which of the angels has he ever said, Sit at my right hand, Till I make thy foes a footstool for thy feet? Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth for service in behalf of those who are about to inherit salvation?
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth for service in behalf of those who are about to inherit salvation?
For this reason we must pay the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, for fear we should drift away. For if the word uttered through angels stood firm, so that every transgression and act of disobedience met with its just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? read more. Which having begun to be spoken by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him;
Which having begun to be spoken by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him;
Which having begun to be spoken by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him;
Which having begun to be spoken by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him;
It is not to angels that God subjected the age to be, of which we are speaking. But some one, somewhere, testified, saying. What is Man, that thou art mindful of him? Or any man, that thou carest for him? read more. Thou hast made him only a little lower that the angels; With glory and honor hast thou crowned him; And hast set him to govern the works of thy hands;
Thou hast made him only a little lower that the angels; With glory and honor hast thou crowned him; And hast set him to govern the works of thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet. For this putting all things under man means leaving nothing not subject to him. But we do not yet see all things subject to him. read more. What we do see is Jesus, who was made for a time a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor, because of the suffering of death, in order that through God's grace he might taste death for every man.
What we do see is Jesus, who was made for a time a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor, because of the suffering of death, in order that through God's grace he might taste death for every man.
What we do see is Jesus, who was made for a time a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor, because of the suffering of death, in order that through God's grace he might taste death for every man.
What we do see is Jesus, who was made for a time a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor, because of the suffering of death, in order that through God's grace he might taste death for every man.
What we do see is Jesus, who was made for a time a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor, because of the suffering of death, in order that through God's grace he might taste death for every man.
What we do see is Jesus, who was made for a time a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor, because of the suffering of death, in order that through God's grace he might taste death for every man.
What we do see is Jesus, who was made for a time a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor, because of the suffering of death, in order that through God's grace he might taste death for every man. For it befitted him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the Pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
For it befitted him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the Pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For both he who sanctifies and those whom he is sanctifying are all from One; for which reason he is not ashamed to call them brothers, saying.
Therefore, since the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also similarly partook of the same, in order that through death he might render powerless him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
Therefore, since the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also similarly partook of the same, in order that through death he might render powerless him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
Therefore, since the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also similarly partook of the same, in order that through death he might render powerless him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And might deliver those who through fear of death had been subject to life-long bondage. read more. For assuredly it is not angels, nay, it is the offspring of Abraham, whom he is ever taking by the hand.
For assuredly it is not angels, nay, it is the offspring of Abraham, whom he is ever taking by the hand.
For assuredly it is not angels, nay, it is the offspring of Abraham, whom he is ever taking by the hand. And so it was necessary that he should in all points be made like his brothers, so that he might become a compassionate and faithful high priest, in all that relates to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
And so it was necessary that he should in all points be made like his brothers, so that he might become a compassionate and faithful high priest, in all that relates to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. For inasmuch as he himself has suffered, being tempted, he is also able instantly to succor those who are tempted, he is also able instantly to succor those who are tempted.
For inasmuch as he himself has suffered, being tempted, he is also able instantly to succor those who are tempted, he is also able instantly to succor those who are tempted.
For inasmuch as he himself has suffered, being tempted, he is also able instantly to succor those who are tempted, he is also able instantly to succor those who are tempted.
For inasmuch as he himself has suffered, being tempted, he is also able instantly to succor those who are tempted, he is also able instantly to succor those who are tempted.
How faithful he was to the God who appointed him! For while Moses also was faithful in all God's house, Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who has built a house has higher honor than the house itself.
Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who has built a house has higher honor than the house itself. For every house has its builder; but he who built the universe is God. read more. And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, bearing testimony to a witness about to be spoken; but Christ as a Son in his own house; and we are that house, if we retain the cheerful courage and pride of our hope firm unto the end.
but Christ as a Son in his own house; and we are that house, if we retain the cheerful courage and pride of our hope firm unto the end.
but Christ as a Son in his own house; and we are that house, if we retain the cheerful courage and pride of our hope firm unto the end.
but Christ as a Son in his own house; and we are that house, if we retain the cheerful courage and pride of our hope firm unto the end.
See to it, brothers, that there shall never be in any one of you an evil and unbelieving heart, manifesting itself in apostasy from the living God.
See to it, brothers, that there shall never be in any one of you an evil and unbelieving heart, manifesting itself in apostasy from the living God.
For we are become comrades of the Christ, if we hold our first title deed firm until the very end.
So you see that it was through unbelief that they were not able to enter in.
Let us be on our guard, then, though there is a promise still standing of being admitted to his rest, lest any one of you should be found to have come short of it.
We are actually entering into that rest, we who have believed, as God has said,??n my wrath I swore??They shall not enter into my Rest
He is able to deal gently with the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is encompassed with moral weakness, and because of this weakness he is bound to offer sin-offerings not only for the people, but also for himself.
and again, Thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek. In the days of his flesh, with better cries and weeping Jesus offered up prayers and supplications to Him who was able to save him out of death; and he was heard because of his devout submission.
In the days of his flesh, with better cries and weeping Jesus offered up prayers and supplications to Him who was able to save him out of death; and he was heard because of his devout submission.
In the days of his flesh, with better cries and weeping Jesus offered up prayers and supplications to Him who was able to save him out of death; and he was heard because of his devout submission. Though he was a son, yet learned he obedience through the things which he suffered; read more. and by being thus made perfect, he became the source of enduring salvation to all who obey him,
Concerning him I have much to say, and much that is hard to make clear to you, because you have grown dull of hearing.
Concerning him I have much to say, and much that is hard to make clear to you, because you have grown dull of hearing.
Concerning him I have much to say, and much that is hard to make clear to you, because you have grown dull of hearing.
Concerning him I have much to say, and much that is hard to make clear to you, because you have grown dull of hearing.
Concerning him I have much to say, and much that is hard to make clear to you, because you have grown dull of hearing. And this too, although you ought by this time to be teaching others, you are still needing some one to teach you the very rudiments of divine revelation. You need milk, not solid food.
So let us get beyond the teaching of the elementary doctrines of Christ, and let us be borne along toward what is mature. Let us not be continually laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works,
and then fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again unto repentance. For they repeatedly crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and expose him to an open shame.
But though we thus speak, we are persuaded better things of you, beloved, and things that accompany salvation.
But though we thus speak, we are persuaded better things of you, beloved, and things that accompany salvation.
But though we thus speak, we are persuaded better things of you, beloved, and things that accompany salvation. For God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you showed for his cause, in sending help to your fellow Christians, as you are still doing. read more. but I am longing that each of you continue to show the same diligence to realize the fulness of your hope, even to the end.
but I am longing that each of you continue to show the same diligence to realize the fulness of your hope, even to the end. Then do not become slack, but be imitators of those who through faith and patience are inheriting the promises.
On which principle God, wishing to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his purpose, mediated with an oath; that by means of two immutable things??is promise and his oath??n which it is impossible for God to break faith, we refugees may have strong encouragement to grasp the hope set before us.
that by means of two immutable things??is promise and his oath??n which it is impossible for God to break faith, we refugees may have strong encouragement to grasp the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, secure and strong, and passing into the sanctuary which is beyond the veil; read more. whither Jesus himself is entered as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.
whither Jesus himself is entered as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.
But observe how great this man was, to whom even Abraham, the Patriarch, gave a tenth part of the spoils. Now those of the sons of Levi who are appointed to the priesthood, are authorized by the Law to take tithes of the people, that is, of their brothers, and that too, although these are descended from Abraham. read more. But this man who had no Levitical genealogy actually took tithes of Abraham, and blessed him to whom the promises belong. Now it is beyond all controversy that the inferior is always blessed by the superior. Again it is mortal men who receive tithes in the one case; while in the other it is he of whom it is attested, "He lives." And even Levi, who is the receiver of tithes, so to speak, paid tithes through Abraham; for Levi was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek met Abraham.
For the words are in evidence, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
(for the Law brought nothing to perfection); and there is the bringing in of a better hope by which we draw near to God;
(for the Law brought nothing to perfection); and there is the bringing in of a better hope by which we draw near to God;
Hence also he is able to continue saving to the uttermost those who are ever drawing near to God through him, seeing that he is ever living to intercede for them.
Hence also he is able to continue saving to the uttermost those who are ever drawing near to God through him, seeing that he is ever living to intercede for them. For we needed just such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens;
For we needed just such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens; one who has no need, like the high priests, to offer up daily sacrifices, first for his own sins, then for those of the people. For his sacrifice was made once for all, when he offered up himself.
one who has no need, like the high priests, to offer up daily sacrifices, first for his own sins, then for those of the people. For his sacrifice was made once for all, when he offered up himself. For the Law appoints human beings to be high priests, men with all their weakness; but the word of the oath, which was later than the Law, appoints a Son, perfected forevermore.
For the Law appoints human beings to be high priests, men with all their weakness; but the word of the oath, which was later than the Law, appoints a Son, perfected forevermore.
For the Law appoints human beings to be high priests, men with all their weakness; but the word of the oath, which was later than the Law, appoints a Son, perfected forevermore.
The pith of all that we have been saying is this; we do have such a High Priest; and he has taken his seat on the right hand of the throne of Majesty in the heavens,
The pith of all that we have been saying is this; we do have such a High Priest; and he has taken his seat on the right hand of the throne of Majesty in the heavens,
By calling the covenant "new," He has made the first one obsolete; and whatever is becoming obsolete and aged, is near to vanishing.
For a tent was built, the outer one called the Holy Place, in which were the lamp and the table and the loaves of the Presence; and behind the second veil was the tent called the Holy of Holies.
but into the inner tent the high priest only goes alone, once a year, and that not without blood, which he offers for himself and for the ignorances of the people.
but into the inner tent the high priest only goes alone, once a year, and that not without blood, which he offers for himself and for the ignorances of the people.
But when Christ came, a High Priest of good things to come, he passed through the greater and more perfect tent not made with hands, that is to say, not of this material creation, not taking the blood of goats and oxen, but his own blood, and entered once for all into the Holy Place, obtaining for us an eternal redemption. read more. For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who have been defiled, sanctify to the cleansing of the flesh,
And because of this he is the Mediator of a new testament, in order that, since a death has taken place to atone for offenses committed under the first testament, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
For after every commandment according to the law had been spoken by Moses to the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people.
Moreover the tabernacle and all the vessels of service he sprinkled likewise, and indeed, according to the Law, almost everything is purified by blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins.
For it was not into a Sanctuary made by hands, a mere type of the reality, that Christ entered, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the very presence of God on our behalf.
For it was not into a Sanctuary made by hands, a mere type of the reality, that Christ entered, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the very presence of God on our behalf. Nor did he enter to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest entered into the sanctuary, year after year, with blood that was not his own;
For the Law, being only a shadow of the good things to come, and not their very substance, its priests cannot with the same sacrifice which year after year they offer continually, make perfect those who draw near.
For the Law, being only a shadow of the good things to come, and not their very substance, its priests cannot with the same sacrifice which year after year they offer continually, make perfect those who draw near.
But on the other hand, in these sacrifices sins are called to memory, year after year. For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sin.
And it is by this will that we have been sanctified by the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
And it is by this will that we have been sanctified by the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. For while every priest stands, day after day, at his ministrations, and many times repeats the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins,
For while every priest stands, day after day, at his ministrations, and many times repeats the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins,
But when these have been remitted, there is no more any offering for sin.
But when these have been remitted, there is no more any offering for sin. Since, then, we have a cheerful confidence, brothers, to enter into the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Since, then, we have a cheerful confidence, brothers, to enter into the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Since, then, we have a cheerful confidence, brothers, to enter into the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by the way which he dedicated for us, that new and living way, through the veil (that is, his flesh);
by the way which he dedicated for us, that new and living way, through the veil (that is, his flesh); and since we have a great High Priest over the house of God; read more. let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled from and evil conscience, and our bodies bathed in pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope, unwavering (for He is faithful who promised); and let us consider one another, to provoke unto love and good works; not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the custom of some, but exhorting one another; all the more as you behold the Day drawing near.
not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the custom of some, but exhorting one another; all the more as you behold the Day drawing near.
not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the custom of some, but exhorting one another; all the more as you behold the Day drawing near.
not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the custom of some, but exhorting one another; all the more as you behold the Day drawing near. For if we sin wilfully, after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains any other sacrifice for sins,
How much surer, think you, will be the punishment of one who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has profaned that covenant blood with which he was sanctified, and has done despite to the spirit of grace? For we know Him who said, Vengeance is mine, I will repay, and again, The Lord will judge his people.
For we know Him who said, Vengeance is mine, I will repay, and again, The Lord will judge his people.
But ever call to mind the former days, in which, after having been enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings;
But ever call to mind the former days, in which, after having been enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings;
But ever call to mind the former days, in which, after having been enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings;
For you did sympathize with the prisoners, and you did take joyfully the confiscation of your goods; conscious that you had for yourselves greater, even lasting possessions. Now do not fling away your bold confidence, for it has a great recompense of reward. read more. For you need stedfastness, so that after having done the will of God, you may receive the promise,
For you need stedfastness, so that after having done the will of God, you may receive the promise,
By faith we understand that the world was fashioned by the Word of God, so that what we see was not made out of what is visible.
since it was for us that God had in store some better thing, so that apart from us they should not be perfected.
Seeing then that we are encircled with this great cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and the sin that clings about us. Let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Seeing then that we are encircled with this great cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and the sin that clings about us. Let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Seeing then that we are encircled with this great cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and the sin that clings about us. Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured a cross, despising shame, and has now taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
looking unto Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured a cross, despising shame, and has now taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. Compare yourselves with him who endured such hostility against himself at the hands of sinners, lest you grow weary, fainting in your souls.
Compare yourselves with him who endured such hostility against himself at the hands of sinners, lest you grow weary, fainting in your souls. Not yet have you resisted unto blood in your fight against sin;
Not yet have you resisted unto blood in your fight against sin; and have you forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as sons? My son, do not despise the training of the Lord, Nor faint when he corrects you;
and have you forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as sons? My son, do not despise the training of the Lord, Nor faint when he corrects you;
and have you forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as sons? My son, do not despise the training of the Lord, Nor faint when he corrects you;
It is for discipline that you are enduring these sufferings. God is dealing with you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
It is for discipline that you are enduring these sufferings. God is dealing with you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
Now no discipline seems for the present to be joyous, but grievous; but afterward it yields the peaceable fruits of righteousness to those who have been trained under it. Wherefore lift up your listless hands, strengthen your feeble knees;
Wherefore since we are receiving a kingdom which is unshakable, let us give thanks, and so offer acceptable worship to God, with holy awe and fear,
Remember your leaders, the men who spoke the message of God to you; consider the issue of their lives, and imitate their faith.
Remember your leaders, the men who spoke the message of God to you; consider the issue of their lives, and imitate their faith.
Remember your leaders, the men who spoke the message of God to you; consider the issue of their lives, and imitate their faith.
Remember your leaders, the men who spoke the message of God to you; consider the issue of their lives, and imitate their faith.
Remember your leaders, the men who spoke the message of God to you; consider the issue of their lives, and imitate their faith.
Do not allow yourselves to be swept away by various and strange teachings. For it is a beautiful thing to be established in heart by grace, and not by regulations regarding food, from which those that occupied themselves with them have derived no benefit.
Do not allow yourselves to be swept away by various and strange teachings. For it is a beautiful thing to be established in heart by grace, and not by regulations regarding food, from which those that occupied themselves with them have derived no benefit.
Do not allow yourselves to be swept away by various and strange teachings. For it is a beautiful thing to be established in heart by grace, and not by regulations regarding food, from which those that occupied themselves with them have derived no benefit. We Christians have an altar from which those have no right to eat who minister in the Tabernacle.
We Christians have an altar from which those have no right to eat who minister in the Tabernacle. For the bodies of the animals whose blood is carried by the High Priest into the Holy Place are burned outside the camp, read more. and so Jesus suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people by his own blood. Let us then go forth to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach.
Let us then go forth to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach. For we have not here an abiding city, but we are earnestly seeking the city that is to be. read more. In his name, then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is the fruit of lips that confess his name. And forget not to be kind and liberal; for with that sort of sacrifice God is well pleased.
I the more earnestly ask for your prayers, that I may be the more speedily restored to you.
I the more earnestly ask for your prayers, that I may be the more speedily restored to you.
I the more earnestly ask for your prayers, that I may be the more speedily restored to you.
I the more earnestly ask for your prayers, that I may be the more speedily restored to you.
But I entreat you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.
But I entreat you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly. You know that our brother Timothy has been set free. If he comes soon, I will see him with you.
You know that our brother Timothy has been set free. If he comes soon, I will see him with you.
You know that our brother Timothy has been set free. If he comes soon, I will see him with you. Salute all your leaders and the saints. The brothers from Italy send you greeting.
Salute all your leaders and the saints. The brothers from Italy send you greeting.
Salute all your leaders and the saints. The brothers from Italy send you greeting.
Salute all your leaders and the saints. The brothers from Italy send you greeting.
Do not forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Call to mind, then, what you have received and heard, and hold to it, and repent. Unless you are on the watch, I will come as a thief, and you will never know at what hour I am coming upon you.