For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.

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

They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest's office have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the Law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the body of Abraham,

We can say that through Abraham even Levi, who receives tithes, has paid tithes,

who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life:

Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

But my righteous one will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him."

Furthermore, we had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?

Let brotherly love continue.

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you."

Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.