who is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, sustaining all [things] by the word of power. [When he] had made purification for sins through him, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

But to which of the angels has he ever said, "Sit down at my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."

For on the one hand a preceding commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness

(for the law [made] nothing perfect), but on the other hand [there is] the introduction of a better hope through which we draw near to God.

And by as much as [this was] not without an oath (for these on the one hand {have become priests} without an oath,

Now [this is] the main point in what has been said: we have a high priest such as this, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

not like the covenant which I made with their fathers on the day I took hold of them by my hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not continue in my covenant and I disregarded them, says the Lord.

But this one, [after he] had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God,

fixing our eyes on Jesus, the originator and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.