even though his actions had been finished since the creation of the world. Somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day as follows: "On the seventh day God rested from all his actions,"

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses. Instead, we have one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet he never sinned.

having been designated by God to be a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

For it is impossible to keep on restoring to repentance time and again people who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have become partners with the Holy Spirit,

And so he obtained what he had been promised, because he patiently waited for it.

Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood for on this basis the people received the Law what further need would there be to speak of appointing another kind of priest according to the order of Melchizedek, not one according to the order of Aaron?

Indeed, because it was weak and ineffective, the former commandment has been annulled,

There have been many priests, since each one of them had to stop serving in office when he died.

If the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need to look for a second one,

When everything had been arranged like this, the priests always went into the first part of the tent to perform their duties.

The Holy Spirit was indicating by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first part of the tent was still standing.

For after every commandment in the Law had been spoken to all the people by Moses, he took the blood of calves and goats, together with some water, scarlet wool, and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,

By God's will we have been sanctified once and for all through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus, the Messiah.

Since that time, he has been waiting for his enemies to be made a footstool for his feet.

let us continue to come near with sincere hearts in the full assurance that faith provides, because our hearts have been sprinkled clean from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

If they had been thinking about what they had left behind, they would have had an opportunity to go back.

about whom it had been said, "It is through Isaac that descendants will be named for you."

By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.

No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, for those who have been trained by it, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace.

to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to a judge who is the God of all, to the spirits of righteous people who have been made perfect,

You should know that our brother Timothy has been set free. If he comes soon, he will be with me when I see you.