He is the radiance of his glory and the exact representation of his being, and upholds all things by the word of his power. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.

For we also have had the good news preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith.

Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had the good news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience,

For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later of another day.

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,

But this man whose genealogy is not derived from them received a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

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

Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary.

The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the holy place had not yet been disclosed as long as the outer tabernacle was still standing.

For when every commandment of the law had been declared by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,

For then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered? If the worshipers had once been cleansed, they would no longer have any consciousness of sins.

But when he had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,

For you had compassion on the prisoners, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God had taken him. For before he was taken he was attested as having pleased God.

By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, because she considered him faithful who had promised.

And if they had been thinking of that country from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return.

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was ready to offer up his only son,

By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.

By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had welcomed the spies.

because God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Besides this, we have had fathers of our flesh to discipline us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live?