Forasmuch therefore as it remaineth for some to enter into it, and they who first had the gospel preached to them entered not in because of unbelief;

to whom also Abraham gave a tenth share of all the spoil: being, as the interpretation of his name imports, first, King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, that is, King of peace:

who hath not daily need, as the high-priests, first, to offer sacrifice for their own sins, afterwards, for those of the people: for this he did once for all, when he offered up himself.

For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no place sought for a second.

In calling it a new covenant, he hath made the first antiquated. Now what is antiquated and grown aged, is near evanescence.

THEN also the first tabernacle had indeed regulations for the divine service, and a sanctuary furnished.

For the tabernacle was prepared; the first part, in which was both the candlestick, and the table, and the shew-bread, which is called the holy.

Now when these things were thus disposed, the priests entered continually into the first tabernacle indeed, performing the divine services:

the Holy Ghost thus signifying, that the way into the holies was not yet made manifest, whilst the first tabernacle held its station;

And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that, death being suffered for the redemption of transgressions committed against the first testament, they who are called might receive the promise of an eternal inheritance.

Wherefore also that first testament was not consecrated without blood.

he then added, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He abolishes the first that he may establish the second.

By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the first-born might not touch them.

and to the general assembly and church of the first-born registered in the heavens, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of just men perfected,