but we do see Jesus, who was "made for a little while inferior to angels, crowned with glory and honor" because he suffered death, so that by the favor of God he might taste the bitterness of death on behalf of every human being.

For because he has himself been tempted in what he has suffered he is able to help others who are in trial.

For we have had good news preached to us, just as they did, but the message they heard did them no good because they did not agree through faith with what they heard.

Since then it is still true that somebody will be admitted to it, and those who had a gospel preached to them before were not admitted because of their disobedience,

He can sympathize with the ignorant and misguided because he is himself subject to weakness,

For Jesus in his life on earth offered prayers and entreaties, crying aloud with tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and because of his piety his prayer was heard.

I have much to say to you about this, but it is difficult to make it clear to you, because you have become so slow of apprehension.

So an earlier regulation is abrogated because it was poor and ineffective

The old priests too had to be numerous, because death prevented their continuing in office.

Therefore, he is able to save forever all who come to God through him, because he lives and intercedes for them forever.

Otherwise, would they not have ceased to offer these sacrifices, because those who offered them, having once been purified, would have had no further consciousness of sin?

Faith caused Enoch to be taken up from the earth without experiencing death; he could not be found, because God had taken him up. For before he was taken up there is evidence that he pleased God,

Faith made even Sarah herself able to have a child, although she was past the time of life for it, because she thought, that he who had made the promise would keep it.

Faith led Moses' parents to hide him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child and they would not respect the edict of the king.

Faith saved Rahab the prostitute from being destroyed with those who disobeyed God, because she had given a friendly welcome to the scouts.

Take care not to refuse to listen to him who is speaking. For if they could not escape because they would not listen to him who warned them here on earth, how much less can we, who reject him who is from heaven!