For both He who is purifying them and those who are being purified all spring from one Father; so He is not ashamed to call them brothers,

Whence, holy brothers, partakers of the heavenly call, consider the apostle and chief priest of our profession, Jesus,

And that is why he is the intermediary of a new Covenant; in order that, as a death has taken place to effect a deliverance from the offenses committed under the first Covenant, those who have received the Call may obtain the eternal inheritance promised to them.

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

It was faith that enabled Abraham to obey the Call that he received, and to set out for the place which he was afterwards to obtain as his own; and he set out not knowing where he was going.

and more abundantly do I call upon you to do this, that more quickly I may be restored to you.

I call on you, brothers and sisters, listen [patiently] to this message of exhortation and encouragement, for I have written to you briefly.