For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, he remains a priest continually.

And truly they who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priest, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the Law, that is, from their brothers, though they come out of the loins of Abraham.

And if I may say so, Levi, also, who receives tithes, paid tithes in Abraham.

who is made, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life.

and let us consider one another to provoke to love and to good works,

Now, "the Just shall live by faith. But if he draws back, My soul shall have no pleasure in him."

Women received their dead raised to life again, and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us, and we gave them reverence. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?

Let brotherly love continue.

Let your way of life be without the love of money, and be content with such things as you have, for He has said, "Not at all will I leave you, not at all will I forsake you, never!"

Pray for us; for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.