For God is not unjust, that he should forget your work, and the love which you have shown for his name by having ministered to the saints, and by continuing to minister.

without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life, but being made to resemble the Son of God, remains a priest forever.

And those of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:

And so to speak, even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham;

who is made, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life; for he testifies,

and let us consider one another that we may excite to love and good works,

But the just by faith shall live; and if he draw back, my soul will have no pleasure in him.

By faith also Sarah herself received strength for the conception of seed, and brought forth a child when past the time of life, because she counted him faithful who had promised.

Women received their dead raised to life again: but others were beat to death, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection;

So, then, we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us, and we reverenced them; shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of our spirits, and live?

Let brotherly love continue.

Pray for us: for we trust that we have a good conscience, willing to live honor ably in all things.