For to which of the heavenly agents did he ever say, Thou are my Son, today I have begotten thee? And again, I will be to him for a Father, and he will be to me for a Son?

Thou have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. Because of this, God, thy God, anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.

Since therefore the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise shared the same things, so that through death he might make him who has the power of death impotent, that is, the devil.

For we have become companions of the Christ, if only we keep in possession the primacy of the essence, steadfast until the end,

Let us be afraid therefore, lest, a promise being left behind to enter into his rest, any of you should seem to have come short.

For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken about another day after these things.

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but who was tempted in all things in the same way, without sin.

So also Christ did not glorify himself to become a high priest, but it was he who said to him, Thou are my Son, today I have begotten thee.

About whom, much subject matter from us is also difficult to explain, since ye have become sluggish in hearing.

For also men who ought to be teachers because of the time, ye have need again for some man to teach you the rudiments of the beginning of the oracles of God, and have become men who have need of milk, and not of solid food.

But we are persuaded better things about you, beloved, and things that have salvation, even though we speak this way.

So that by two immutable events, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have strong encouragement, having fled for refuge to seize the hope being openly displayed.

Which we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and that enters into the interior of the veil,

Now indeed those of the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood have commandment to collect tithes from the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, although having come out of the loins of Abraham.

And of course those who have become priests are more, because of being prevented to continue by death,

For the law appoints men high priests who have weakness, but the word of the oath after the law, a Son who has been fully perfected into the age.

Now a summation about the things being spoken is, we have such a high priest who was seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

For every high priest is appointed in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices, whereupon it is necessary for this man also have something that he may offer.

For if that first one was faultless, no place would have been sought for a second.

Otherwise would they not have ceased being offered, because of those who worship, once having been cleansed, to have no further conscience of sins?

For ye were both compassionate about my bonds, and ye accepted with joy the plundering of your possessions, knowing yourselves to have a superior and an enduring existence in the heavens.

For ye have need of perseverance, so that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

By faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by the word of God. For the things that are seen do not come to be from that which is visible.

And if indeed they remembered that from which they came out, they would have had time to return.

having chosen rather to be mistreated with the people of God, than to have the pleasure of sin temporarily.

Ye have not yet resisted as far as blood, struggling against sin.

And have ye forgotten the exhortation that reasons with you as with sons, My son, do not disparage the chastening of Lord, nor become disheartened when punished by him?

And if ye are without chastening, of which all have become participants, then ye are bastards, and not sons.

Besides, we indeed have had chastisers--the fathers of our flesh--and we were turned around. Shall we not much more be subordinate to the Father of the spirits, and we will live?

But of course no chastening for the present seems to be of joy but of sorrow, yet afterward it yields peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

For ye have not come to a mountain being felt, and which burned with fire, and to darkness, and gloom, and a tempest,

But ye have come to mount Zion, and to the city of a living God, a heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of heavenly agents,

Therefore, receiving an immovable kingdom, we may have grace, through which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and awe.

So then we have confidence to say, Lord is a helper to me, and I will not fear. What will man do to me?

We have an altar from which they have no right to eat, those officiating at the tabernacle.

For here we have no enduring city, but we seek that which is coming.

Have confidence in those who lead you, and yield yourselves, for they watch for your souls as men who will render account, so that they may do this with joy, and not groaning, for this is unprofitable for you.

Pray about us, for we trust that we have a good conscience, desiring to behave well in all things.