Being made so much better than the angels, as he has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

How shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

You have put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

When your fathers tested me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

So I swore in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)

So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

Again, he limits a certain day, saying in David, Today, after so long a time; as it is said, Today if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

And for this reason he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

So also Christ glorified not himself to be made a high priest; but he that said unto him, You are my Son, today have I begotten you.

Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to explain, seeing you are dull of hearing.

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

So God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

And as I may so say, Levi also, who receives tithes, paid tithes in Abraham.

By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better covenant.

Who needs not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, says he, that you make all things according to the pattern showed to you in the mount.

Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, in which was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;

But Christ being come a high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

By a new and living way, which he has consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as you see the day approaching.

Partly, while you were made a public display both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, while you became companions of them that were so used.

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the seashore innumerable.

For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.

By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

By faith they passed through the Red sea as on dry land: which the Egyptians attempting to do were drowned.

And what shall I say more? for the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthah; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:

Therefore seeing we also are surrounded with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which does so easily ensnare us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as an animal touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a spear:

And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)

See that you refuse not him that speaks. For if they escaped not who refused him that spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape, if we turn away from him that speaks from heaven:

So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Know that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he comes shortly, I will see you.