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

Are they not all ministring spirits, sent forth to serve 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 perfect the captain of their salvation through sufferings.

For both he that sanctifieth, and all they that are sanctified, are of one; for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, Saying, I will declare thy name to my brethren;

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

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

(For we are made partakers of Christ, if

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.

let us hold fast our profession, For we have not an high-priest who cannot sympathize with our infirmities, but who was in all points tempted like as we are: yet without sin.

Concerning whom we have many things to say, and hard to be explained, seeing ye are become dull of hearing.

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one 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 meat.

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

For he of whom these things are spoken, pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man attended on the altar.

And for this end he is the Mediator of a new covenant, that by means of death for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, they who are called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

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

And almost all things are according to the law purified with blood, and withoutshedding of blood there is no remission.

Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering, and burnt-offerings and offering for sin thou hast not chosen, neither delighted in, which are offered by the law:

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

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 the things which are seen were made of things which do not appear.

Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which easily besetteth us, and run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith;

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

Now all chastning for the present is assuredly not joyous, but grievous; yet afterwards it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness to them that are exercised thereby.

For ye are not come to the mountain that could be touched, and the burning fire,

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

and to an innumerable company, To the general assembly of angels, and to the church of the first born, who are inrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

And this word, Yet once more, sheweth the removal of the things which are shaken, as being made, that the things which are not shaken may remain.

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

Let your disposition be without covetousness: be content with the things that are present; for he hath said, No, I will not leave thee: verily I will not forsake thee.

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