When He again brings His firstborn into the world, He says, And all God’s angels must worship Him.

For this reason we must pay the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, for fear we should drift away.

You must not harden your hearts as they did in provoking me, as on the day in the desert they tested me,

and yet the warning continues to be spoken: "If you but hear His voice, you must not harden your hearts as they did in provoking me."

Therefore we must be wary that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.

Seeing therefore it followeth that some must enter thereinto, and they to whom it was first preached, entered not therein for unbelief's sake.

He again fixes a definite day, saying long afterward through David, as has been quoted: "If you but hear His voice, you must not harden your hearts."

So there must still be a promised Sabbath of Rest for God's people.

Thus we must make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

Even creation is not invisible before him, but all things are naked, and fully displayed before his eyes, to whom we must give our account.

and must be one who is able to bear patiently with the ignorant and erring, because he himself also is beset with infirmity.

Because of this, he must offer sacrifices for sins for the people, as well as for himself.

to himself the honour of the priesthood: he must be called thereto by God, as Aaron was.

Let us therefore leave elementary Christian teaching alone and advance toward maturity. We must not be always relaying foundations, of repentance for wrong-doing, and of faith in God,

Now see how great this man must have been to have the patriarch Abraham give him a tenth of the spoil.

Now no doubt, if the priesthood be translated, then of necessity must the law be translated also.

For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; whence it follows that this High Priest also must have some offering to make.

while above it, overshadowing the mercy-seat, were the cherubim of glory. But I must not speak about these in detail.

but the second tent is entered only once a year by the high priest alone ??and it must not be without blood, which he presents on behalf of himself and the errors of the People.

For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.

or else he must have suffered often since the foundation of the world. But now once at the end of the ages, he has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

Indeed, just as men must die but once and after that be judged,

But you must remember those early days when after you had received the light you had to go through a great struggle with persecution,

You must not lose your courage, for it will be richly rewarded,

Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

of whom it had been said, "Through Isaac your offspring must be traced."

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

You must submit to it as discipline. God is dealing with you as his sons. For where is there a son whom his father does not discipline?

And make straight paths for your feet to walk in. You must not let the lame get dislocated, but rather make them whole.

for they could not bear the order, "Even a wild animal, if it touches the mountain, must be stoned to death,"

Your love for the brotherhood must continue.

Marriage must be held in honor by all, and the marriage relations kept sacred. Persons who are sexually vicious and immoral God will punish.

You must not be avaricious; you must be content with what you have, for God himself has said, "I will never let go of you or desert you!"

You must not forget your former leaders, for it was they who brought you the message of God. Consider how they closed their lives; imitate their faith.

You must not be carried away with strange varieties of teaching. The true way to steadfastness of heart is through God's mercy, not through scruples about food, which have never done their adherents any good.

So we must go out to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach.

Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who must give account; that they may do thus with joy and not with lamentation, for this would be unprofitable to you.

You must know that our brother Timothy has been released from prison. If he comes here soon, we will see you together.