while God continued to confirm their testimony with signs, marvels, and various sorts of wonder-works, and with gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed in accordance with His will.

since they deal only with food and drink and various washings, that is, with mere material regulations which are in force only until the time of setting things straight.

But this One offered up once for all and for all time one sacrifice for sins, and once for all took His seat at God's right hand,