and him who was made some little less than messengers we see -- Jesus -- because of the suffering of the death, with glory and honour having been crowned, that by the grace of God for every one he might taste of death.

for of more glory than Moses hath this one been counted worthy, inasmuch as more honour than the house hath he who doth build it,

again He doth limit a certain day, 'To-day,' (in David saying, after so long a time,) as it hath been said, 'To-day, if His voice ye may hear, ye may not harden your hearts,'

who in the days of his flesh both prayers and supplications unto Him who was able to save him from death -- with strong crying and tears -- having offered up, and having been heard in respect to that which he feared,

and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during,

having been addressed by God a chief priest, according to the order of Melchisedek,

for the law doth appoint men chief priests, having infirmity, but the word of the oath that is after the law appointeth the Son -- to the age having been perfected.

who unto an example and shadow do serve of the heavenly things, as Moses hath been divinely warned, being about to construct the tabernacle, for 'See (saith He) thou mayest make all things according to the pattern that was shewn to thee in the mount;') --

and now he hath obtained a more excellent service, how much also of a better covenant is he mediator, which on better promises hath been sanctioned,

for if that first were faultless, a place would not have been sought for a second.

And these things having been thus prepared, into the first tabernacle, indeed, at all times the priests do go in, performing the services,

the Holy Spirit this evidencing that not yet hath been manifested the way of the holy places, the first tabernacle having yet a standing;

whence not even the first apart from blood hath been initiated,

for every command having been spoken, according to law, by Moses, to all the people, having taken the blood of the calves and goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, he both the book itself and all the people did sprinkle,

since it had behoved him many times to suffer from the foundation of the world, but now once, at the full end of the ages, for putting away of sin through his sacrifice, he hath been manifested;

so also the Christ, once having been offered to bear the sins of many, a second time, apart from a sin-offering, shall appear, to those waiting for him -- to salvation!

since, would they not have ceased to be offered, because of those serving having no more conscience of sins, having once been purified?

then I said, Lo, I come, (in a volume of the book it hath been written concerning me,) to do, O God, Thy will;'

in the which will we are having been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once,

And call to your remembrance the former days, in which, having been enlightened, ye did endure much conflict of sufferings,

by faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen not having come out of things appearing;

By faith Enoch was translated -- not to see death, and was not found, because God did translate him; for before his translation he had been testified to -- that he had pleased God well,

By faith Noah, having been divinely warned concerning the things not yet seen, having feared, did prepare an ark to the salvation of his house, through which he did condemn the world, and of the righteousness according to faith he became heir.

In faith died all these, not having received the promises, but from afar having seen them, and having been persuaded, and having saluted them, and having confessed that strangers and sojourners they are upon the earth,

and if, indeed, they had been mindful of that from which they came forth, they might have had an opportunity to return,

By faith Moses, having been born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child comely, and were not afraid of the decree of the king;

by faith he left Egypt behind, not having been afraid of the wrath of the king, for, as seeing the Invisible One -- he endured;

by faith the walls of Jericho did fall, having been surrounded for seven days;

and these all, having been testified to through the faith, did not receive the promise,

and this -- 'Yet once' -- doth make evident the removal of the things shaken, as of things having been made, that the things not shaken may remain;

be mindful of those in bonds, as having been bound with them, of those maltreated, as also yourselves being in the body;