Who, being an effulgence of His glory and an exact expression of His substance, and upholding all things by the word of His power, having made a purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

For to whom of the angels said He at any time, "You are My Son; I this day have begotten you?" And again, "I will be to him a Father; and He shall be to me a Son?"

But to whom of the angels hath He ever said, "Sit on My right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet?"

Thou madest him a little less than angels; Thou crownedst him with glory and honor; and didst set him over the works of Thy hands;

For surely He doth not succor angels, but He succoreth Abraham's seed.

Wherefore, I was displeased with that generation, and said, 'They do always err in their heart, and they did not know My ways;

while it is said, "To-day, if ye hear His voice, harden not your hearts as in the provocation."

For we who believed do enter into rest, even as He said, "As I swore in My wrath, they shall not enter into My rest; although the works were finished from the founding of a world."

again He designateth a certain day, "To-day" (saying in David, after so long a time, as has been before said), "To-day, if ye hear His voice, harden not your hearts."

that, through two immutable facts, in which it is impossible that God should lie, we may have strong encouragement, who fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us;

(for they, indeed, have been made priests without an oath; but He with an oath through Him Who said to Him, "The Lord swore, and will not repent, Thou art a Priest forever");

Now as a main point to the things being spoken, we have such a High Priest, Who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in Heaven,

having a golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid on every side with gold, in which was a golden pot containing the manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

and over it Cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat; concerning which things we cannot now speak in detail.

Then said I, 'Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it has been written concerning Me), to do Thy will, O God.'"

then hath He said, "Lo, I have come to do Thy will." He taketh away the first, that He may establish the second:

but This Man, having offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God;

And the Holy Spirit also testifieth to us; for after He had said,

Anyone, having set aside Moses' law, dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses;

For we know Him Who said, To Me belongs vengeance; I will recompense," saith the Lord; and again, "The Lord will judge His people."

By faith Sarah herself also received power to conceive seed, even when past the age of child-bearing, since she accounted Him faithful, Who promised.

to whom it was said, "In Isaac shall your seed be called;"

looking away to the Author and Perfecter of our faith, Jesus; Who, in consideration of the joy lying before Him, endured the cross, despising shame, and hath taken a seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

and so terrible was the appearance, Moses said, "I am exceedingly frightened and in fear!"

Let your disposition be without fondness for money; content with the present things; for He Himself hath said, "I will in nowise leave you, neither will I in any wise forsake you."

make you perfect in every good thing to do His will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to Whom be the glory forever. Amen.

Know ye that our brother Timothy has been set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.