For to which of the angels did He ever say,
“You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You”? And again,“I will be a Father to Him
And He shall be a Son to Me”?

And,
“You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the works of Your hands;

And like a mantle You will roll them up;
Like a garment they will also be changed.
But You are the same,
And Your years will not come to an end.”

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

For He did not subject to angels the world to come, concerning which we are speaking.

But one has testified somewhere, saying,
“What is man, that You remember him?
Or the son of man, that You are concerned about him?

For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the author of their salvation through sufferings.

For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one Father; for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,

For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted.

but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.

And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.

So also Christ did not glorify Himself so as to become a high priest, but He who said to Him,
“You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You”;

just as He says also in another passage,
“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”

But, beloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and things that accompany salvation, though we are speaking in this way.

And those indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have commandment in the Law to collect a tenth from the people, that is, from their brethren, although these are descended from Abraham.

For the one concerning whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

For it is attested of Him,
“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”

(for they indeed became priests without an oath, but He with an oath through the One who said to Him,
“The Lord has sworn
And will not change His mind,
‘You are a priest forever’”);

For the Law appoints men as high priests who are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the Law, appoints a Son, made perfect forever.

Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who offer the gifts according to the Law;

For finding fault with them, He says,
“Behold, days are coming, says the Lord,
When I will effect a new covenant
With the house of Israel and with the house of Judah;

Now when these things have been so prepared, the priests are continually entering the outer tabernacle performing the divine worship,

which is a symbol for the present time. Accordingly both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make the worshiper perfect in conscience,

For a covenant is valid only when men are dead, for it is never in force while the one who made it lives.

And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

After saying above, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have not desired, nor have You taken pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the Law),

For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.

But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul.

By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.

and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons,
“My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
Nor faint when you are reproved by Him;

But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.

Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble,

to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

Remember the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you yourselves also are in the body.

For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned outside the camp.

For here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come.

Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a good conscience, desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things.