And again when he bringeth in the first begotten son into the world, he saith, "And all the angels of God shall worship him."

how shall we escape if we despise so great salvation? Which at the first began to be preached of the Lord himself, and afterward was confirmed unto us ward, by them that heard it;

We are partakers of Christ, if we keep sure unto the end the beginning of the first substance,

Seeing therefore it followeth that some must enter thereinto, and they to whom it was first preached, entered not therein for unbelief's sake.

For when as concerning the time, ye ought to be teachers, yet have ye need again that we teach you the first principles of the word of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat:

to whom also Abraham gave tithes of all things - first is, by interpretation, king of righteousness, after that he is king of Salem, that is to say king of peace,

Which needeth not daily - as yonder high priests - to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's sins. For that did he at once for all, when he offered up himself:

For if that first testament had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

That first tabernacle verily had ordinances and servings of God, and worldly holiness.

When these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle and executed the service of God:

Wherewith the holy ghost this signifying, that the way of holy things was not yet opened, while as yet the first tabernacle was standing,

And for this cause is he the mediator of the new testament, that through death which chanced for the redemption of those transgressions that were in the first testament, they which were called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

For which cause also, neither that first testament was ordained without blood.

And then he said, "Lo I am come to do thy will o God." He taketh away the first to establish the latter.

Through faith he ordained the Easter lamb, and the effusion of blood, lest he that destroyed the first born should touch them.

and unto the congregation of the first born sons, which are written in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of just and perfect men: