Who being the refulgence of his glory and the imprest image of his person, and sustaining all things by his powerful word, having by Himself performed the purging away of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the majesty on high.

Being as much superior to the angels, as He inheriteth a name more excellent than they.

for as He himself hath suffered, in being tempted, He is able to succour those that are tempted.

Let us therefore fear least a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of us should seem to fall short of it:

for we are graciously offered it, as they also were. But the word, which they heard, did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

but though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered: and being thus perfected,

For men swear by a greater Being, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all controversy.

Wherefore God being willing more abundantly to manifest unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it with an oath:

Whither Jesus our fore-runner is entered for us, being made an high-priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedec.

and blessed him, to whom also Abraham divided the tenth of all his spoils; being in the first place, by interpretation of his name, king of righteousness, and moreover king of Salem, which is king of peace;

For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a change also of the law.

For the law appointeth men high-priests, who have infirmity; but the oath, recorded since the law, appointeth the Son to be priest for ever, being fully perfected for it.

Now these things being thus disposed, the priests always went into the first part of the tabernacle to perform their daily services:

The Holy Ghost shewing by this, that the way into the Holy of holies was not yet manifested, the first tabernacle being yet standing.

But Christ being come an high-priest of the good things to come, hath entered once for all into the holy places, through a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is, not of this building,

For then they would have ceased to be offered, because the sacrificers, being once purified, would no longer retain any consciousness of sins.

But call to remembrance the former days, in which after being enlightened, ye sustained a great conflict of sufferings;

partly, being made a public spectacle by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, as ye became associates of those who were so treated:

By faith Noah being warned by God of things which were not yet seen, moved with pious fear, prepared an ark for the safety of his family; whereby he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain by the sword: they went about in sheep-skins, and goat-skins, being destitute, afflicted,

Remember those that are in bonds, as if bound with them: and those that suffer evil as being yourselves also in the body.

As the bodies of those animals, whose blood being offered for sin is brought into the holy place by the high-priest, are not eaten, but are burnt without the camp.