Therefore, He had to be like His brothers in every way, so that He could become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

For we have become companions of the Messiah if we hold firmly until the end the reality that we had at the start.

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

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself:

But one without this lineage collected tenths from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises.

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

Now the first covenant also had regulations for ministry and an earthly sanctuary.

The Holy Spirit was making it clear that the way into the most holy place had not yet been disclosed while the first tabernacle was still standing.

For when every command had been proclaimed by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll itself and all the people,

Otherwise, He would have had to suffer many times since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared one time, at the end of the ages, for the removal of sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. For after He says:

Remember the earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings.

By faith even Sarah herself, when she was unable to have children, received power to conceive offspring, even though she was past the age, since she considered that the One who had promised was faithful.

If they were thinking about where they came from, they would have had an opportunity to return.

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He received the promises and he was offering his unique son,

the one it had been said about, Your seed will be traced through Isaac.

By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter

since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.

Furthermore, we had natural fathers discipline us, and we respected them. Shouldn’t we submit even more to the Father of spirits and live?