And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the works of thy hands.

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall inherit salvation?

For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the Captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

For both he that sanctifieth, and they who are sanctified, are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

Since then the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

For in that he himself hath suffered, being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted.

But Christ as a son over his own house: whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence, and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.

For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end;

Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

For we have not a high priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but who was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need of one to teach you again which are the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong food.

But strong food belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.

And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brethren, though they come from the loins of Abraham:

For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, seeing there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:

And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they who are called may receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

And almost all things are by the law cleansed with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

For Christ hath not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

Above, when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt-offerings and offering for sin thou wouldst not, neither hadst pleasure in them; which are offered by the law;

By which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

From henceforth waiting till his enemies are made his footstool.

For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

But we are not of them who draw back to perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

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 appeared.

Wherefore, seeing we also are encompassed with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

But if ye are without chastisement, of which all are partakers, then are ye bastards and not sons.

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness to them who are exercised by it.

For ye are not come to the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor to blackness, and to darkness, and tempest,

But ye are come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

To the general assembly and church of the first-born, who are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them who suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.