and subjected everything under his feet.

For in subjecting everything to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. As it is, we do not yet see everything subjected to him.

So I swore in My anger,
“They will not enter My rest.”

For who heard and rebelled? Wasn’t it really all who came out of Egypt under Moses?

And who did He swear to that they would not enter His rest, if not those who disobeyed?

So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.

(for we who have believed enter the rest), in keeping with what He has said:

So I swore in My anger,
they will not enter My rest.

And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world,

Again, in that passage He says, They will never enter My rest.

Since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news did not enter because of disobedience,

Let us then make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same pattern of disobedience.

If then, perfection came through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there for another priest to appear, said to be in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?

With these things set up this way, the priests enter the first room repeatedly, performing their ministry.

Therefore, He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance, because a death has taken place for redemption from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

For the Messiah did not enter a sanctuary made with hands (only a model of the true one) but into heaven itself, so that He might now appear in the presence of God for us.

Therefore, brothers, since we have boldness to enter the sanctuary through the blood of Jesus,