how shall we escape if we have been negligent of so great salvation, which, having had its commencement in being spoken of by the Lord, has been confirmed to us by those who have heard;

And with whom was he wroth forty years? Was it not with those who had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?

And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who had not hearkened to the word?

For indeed we have had glad tidings presented to us, even as they also; but the word of the report did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard.

For we enter into the rest who have believed; as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest; although the works had been completed from the foundation of the world.

For if Jesus had brought them into rest, he would not have spoken afterwards about another day.

Thus the Christ also has not glorified himself to be made a high priest; but he who had said to him, Thou art my Son, I have to-day begotten thee.

For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,

and thus, having had long patience, he got the promise.

but he who has no genealogy from them has tithed Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises.

If indeed then perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, for the people had their law given to them in connexion with it, what need was there still that a different priest should arise according to the order of Melchisedec, and not be named after the order of Aaron?

For if that first was faultless, place had not been sought for a second.

The first therefore also indeed had ordinances of service, and the sanctuary, a worldly one.

having a golden censer, and the ark of the covenant, covered round in every part with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, and the rod of Aaron that had sprouted, and the tables of the covenant;

since he had then been obliged often to suffer from the foundation of the world. But now once in the consummation of the ages he has been manifested for the putting away of sin by his sacrifice.

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him; for before his translation he has the testimony that he had pleased God.

And if they had called to mind that from whence they went out, they had had opportunity to have returned;

By faith Abraham, when tried, offered up Isaac, and he who had received to himself the promises offered up his only begotten son,

as to whom it had been said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:

By faith Moses, when he had become great, refused to be called son of Pharaoh's daughter;

esteeming the reproach of the Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, for he had respect to the recompense.

Moreover we have had the fathers of our flesh as chasteners, and we reverenced them; shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?

See that ye refuse not him that speaks. For if those did not escape who had refused him who uttered the oracles on earth, much more we who turn away from him who does so from heaven: