who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them .

Since then the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner partook of the same; that through death he might bring to nought him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

Take heed, brethren, lest haply there shall be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God:

For indeed we have had good tidings preached unto us, even as also they: but the word of hearing did not profit them, because it was not united by faith with them that heard.

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

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

Now even a first covenant had ordinances of divine service, and its sanctuary, a sanctuary of this world.

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

Else would they not have ceased to be offered? because the worshippers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins.

but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

For ye both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of you possessions, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better possession and an abiding one.

For therein the elders had witness borne to them.

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness in respect of his gifts: and through it he being dead yet speaketh.

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God translated him: for he hath had witness borne to him that before his translation he had been well-pleasing unto God:

By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive seed when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised:

And if indeed they had been mindful of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.

By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten'son ;

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw he was a goodly child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.

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

and others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:

And these all, having had witness borne to them through their faith, received not the promise,

Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Remember them that had the rule over you, men that spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith.