For to what angel did God ever say, 'Thou art my son, to-day have I become thy father'? Or again, 'I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me'?

To what angel did he ever say, 'Sit at my right hand, till I make your enemies a footstool for your feet'?

saying, 'I will proclaim thy name to my brothers, in the midst of the church I will sing of thee,'

and again, 'I will put my trust in him,' and again, 'Here am I and the children God has given me.'

where your fathers put me to the proof, and for forty years felt what I could do.

Therefore I grew exasperated with that generation, I said, 'They are always astray in their heart': They would not learn my ways;

so I swore in my anger, 'they shall never enter my Rest.'

Rather admonish one another daily, so long as this word To-day is uttered, that none of you may be deceived by sin and hardened.

For we do enter the Rest by our faith: according to his word, As I swore in my anger, they shall never enter my Rest ??although his works were all over by the foundation of the world.

And again in this passage, they shall never enter my Rest.

So let us approach the throne of grace with confidence, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in the hour of need.

Similarly Christ was not raised to the glory of the high priesthood by himself but by Him who declared to him, Thou art my son, to-day have I become thy father.

It is my heart's desire that each of you would prove equally keen upon realizing your full hope to the very end,

so that instead of being slack you may imitate those who inherit the promises by their stedfast faith.

on the day I took them by the hand to lead out of Egypt's land; for they would not hold to my covenant, so I let them alone, saith the Lord.

This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel when that day comes, saith the Lord; I will set my laws within their mind, inscribing them upon their hearts; I will be a God to them, and they shall be a People to me;

one citizen will no longer teach his fellow, one man will no longer teach his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for all will know me, low and high together.

above this were the cherubims of the Glory, overshadowing the mercy seat ??matters which it is impossible for me to discuss at present in detail.

He mediates a new covenant for this reason, that those who have been called may obtain the eternal inheritance they have been promised, now that a death has occurred which redeems them from the transgressions involved in the first covenant.

Hence, on entering the world he says, Thou hast no desire for sacrifice or offering; it is a body thou hast prepared for me ??6 in holocausts and sin-offerings thou takest no delight.

So I said, 'Here I come ??in the roll of the book this is written of me ??I come to do thy will, O God.'

This is the covenant I will make with them when that day comes, saith the Lord, I will set my laws upon their hearts, inscribing them upon their minds, he adds,

Steady patience is what you need, so that after doing the will of God you may get what you have been promised.

Meantime my just man shall live on by his faith; if he shrinks back, my soul takes no delight in him.

And what more shall I say? Time would fail me to tell of Gideon, of Barak and Samson and Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets ??33 men who by faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouth of lions,

And have you forgotten the word of appeal that reasons with you as sons? ??My son, never make light of the Lord's discipline, never faint under his reproofs;

For while their discipline was only for a time, and inflicted at their pleasure, he disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his own holiness.

So that we can say confidently, The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can men do to me?

Pray for me, for I am sure I have a clean conscience; my desire is in every way to lead an honest life.

I urge you to this all the more, that I may get back to you the sooner.

May the God of peace who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, with the blood of the eternal covenant,