What we do see is Jesus, who was made for a time a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor, because of the suffering of death, in order that through God's grace he might taste death for every man.

For the Good News is come to us just as it did to them. But the message they heard was of no benefit to them, because they did not share the faith of those who gave heed to it.

and because of this weakness he is bound to offer sin-offerings not only for the people, but also for himself.

In the days of his flesh, with better cries and weeping Jesus offered up prayers and supplications to Him who was able to save him out of death; and he was heard because of his devout submission.

Concerning him I have much to say, and much that is hard to make clear to you, because you have grown dull of hearing.

I am referring to the oath because men swear by what is greater than themselves, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

For there is a setting aside of a foregoing commandment, because of its weakness and unprofitableness

mightier because it was not promised apart from an oath.

And they indeed have been made priests, many in number, because they have been prevented by death from continuing;

but he, because of his abiding forever, holds his priesthood inviolable.

And because of this he is the Mediator of a new testament, in order that, since a death has taken place to atone for offenses committed under the first testament, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

Otherwise would they not have ceased to be offered? Because the worshippers having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sin.

By faith Enoch was translated so that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God had translated him. Before his translation he had witness borne to him that he pleased God.

By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive seed, although she was past the age for child-bearing, because she counted Him faithful who had promised;

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king's decree.

By faith he left Egypt, not because he feared the wrath of the king, but he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.

By faith Rahab, the harlot, perished not with the disobedient, because she had received the spies in peace.