And when again he should bring in the firstborn to the habitable globe, he says, And let all the angels of God worship him.

But which one of the angels did God ever say [this] about [Psa. 110:1], "You should sit at my right side until I put your enemies [in full subjection] beneath your feet"?

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

For someone somewhere has solemnly said: "What is man that you should think of him, or the Son of Man that you should care for Him?

But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for everyone.

For it was appropriate that he who is the great First Cause of the universe should, in guiding his many children to his glorious salvation, make their leader in it fully qualified through what he suffered.

And so it was necessary that he should in all points be made like his brothers, so that he might become a compassionate and faithful high priest, in all that relates to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

And Moses indeed was faithful in all that house of his as a servant, to bear testimony of the things which should be after spoken;

And Christ as a son over his house: whose house are we, if we should hold freedom of speech and the boast of hope firm to the end.

so that I sware in my wrath, that they should not enter into my rest."

Take heed, brethren, that there be in none of you an evil heart, in unbelief, that he should depart from the living God:

In that it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, ye should not harden your hearts, as in the exasperation.

And to whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who did not believe?

Let us fear therefore, lest perhaps anyone of you should seem to have come short of a promise of entering into his rest.

For we who believe [that is, we who personally trust and confidently rely on God] enter that rest [so we have His inner peace now because we are confident in our salvation, and assured of His power], just as He has said,

“As I swore [an oath] in My wrath,
They shall not enter My rest,”

[this He said] although His works were completed from the foundation of the world [waiting for all who would believe].

Seeing therefore it remains that some should enter therein, and they to whom the good news was before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience,

For if Joshua had given them the true rest, we should not afterwards hear God speaking of another still future day.

Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any of us by imitating their incredulity, should fall short thereof like them.

Having therefore a great chief priest, passed to the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, we should hold firmly the assent.

We should therefore go with freedom of speech to the throne of grace, that we receive mercy, and find grace for timely assistance.

FOR, every high-priest taken from among men, is constituted on behalf of men for those services which relate to God, that he should offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

And because of this he should, as for the people, so also for himself, offer for sins.

In fact, though by now you should be teachers, you still need someone to teach you the basic truths of God's word. You have become people who need milk instead of solid food.

Therefore having left the word of the beginning of Christ, we should go on to perfection; not again laying down the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

of teaching about washings (ritual purifications), the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. [These are all important matters in which you should have been proficient long ago.]

if they fall away, should be renewed again unto repentance: Forasmuch as they have, as concerning themselves, crucified the son of God afresh, making a mock of him.

But, should it be bringing forth thorns and briars, it is disapproved, and, unto cursing, nigh, - whose end is for burning.

For God is not unrighteous that he should forget your work and labour that proceedeth of love, which love showed in his name, which have ministered unto the saints, and yet minister.

But our great desire is that every one of you should be equally earnest to attain to a full conviction that our hope will be fulfilled, and that you should keep that hope to the end.

that by two immutable things - in which it was impossible that God should lie - we might have perfect consolation, which have fled, for to hold fast the hope that is set before us:

If therefore there was perfection by the Levitical priesthood (for under that the people had the law given to them), what farther need was there that another priest should arise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

and it is yet more abundantly evident, that there should arise another priest after the likeness of Melchisedec,

For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, unstained, separated from sinners, exalted above the heavens.

For every chief priest is constituted to offer gifts and sacrifices, whence it was necessary that this man also should have something to offer.

For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:

For if that first testament had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

And they should not teach each his neighbor, and each his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from their little even to their great ones.

It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest enters into the holy place year by year with blood not his own,

since it was necessary that it should suffer often from the foundation of the world, but now once at the consummation of the world he has been manifested to destroy sins by the sacrifice of himself.

as then it is appointed that men should die but once, after which the judgment ensues;

For would not then those sacrifices have ceased to have been offered? Because that the offerers, once purged, should have had no more consciences of sins.

For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.

Then I said, 'Lo I come.' In the chiefest of the book it is written of me, that I should do thy will, o God."

But, this priest, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, which should serve for all time, 'took his seat at the right hand of God,'

from that time waiting till His enemies should be made the footstool of His feet.

we should draw close [to God] with a sincere heart and a fully assured faith, having had our hearts sprinkled from a guilty conscience [See 9:13-14] and having had our bodies washed with clean water [i.e., in our immersion].

We should hold the assent of hope not bending; (for faithful he having promised;)

And we should observe one another for the incitement of love and good works:

We should not neglect our assembling together [as a church], as some people are in the habit of doing, but we should encourage one another [spiritually], and [do it] all the more [diligently] as you see the day [of judgment] coming closer.

for it is necessary you should persevere, that after having perform'd what God has commanded, you may receive what he has promised.

But the righteous man will live from faith, and if he should withdraw, my soul is not pleased with him.

By faith, we understand the ages to have been fitted together, by declaration of God, - to the end that, not out of things appearing, should that which is seen, have come into existence.

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God translated him: for he hath had witness borne to him that before his translation he had been well-pleasing unto God:

By faith Abraham, called to go forth unto a place which he should in future obtain as an heritage, obeyed; and he went forth, not knowing whither he was going.

But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country; wherefore God is not ashamed of them, that he should be called their God: for he has prepared for them a city.

By faith, he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.

And what more shall I say: for the time would fail me if I should make a narration concerning Gideon, and Barac, and Sampson, and Jephtha, and David, and Samuel, and the prophets:

God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Wherefore we also having such a cloud of witnesses lying round about us, having laid down every weight, and sin easily captivating, by patience we should run the race set before us,

We should fix our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and completer of the [or, "our"] faith. [Note: Jesus is here pictured as the one who completely fulfills the life of faith, or who provides us with the ability to live such a life]. [And] because He could look forward to joy, He endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right side of God's throne.

Consider therefore how that he endured such speaking against him of sinners, lest ye should be wearied and faint in your minds.

When our earthly fathers disciplined us we treated them with respect; should we not far more submit to the Father of our spirits, and so have life?

clear the way for your feet, lest that which is lame should be quite out of joint, instead of being redress'd."

looking to it, least there be any one falling short of the grace of God, least any root of bitterness springing up should be troublesome, and by it many be defiled:

No one should be immoral or godless like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal.

the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them,

For they could not bear, that which was being enjoined, - and, should a beast be touching the mountain, it shall be stoned;

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom unmoved; we should have grace by which we might serve God acceptably, with reverence and circumspection:

Marriage should be respected by everyone, and the marriage relation kept sacred, for vicious and immoral people God will punish.

Your life should be free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for He Himself has said, I will never leave you or forsake you.

Be not carried about with various and strange doctrines; for it is good that the mind should be established with grace, not with aliments, in which those walking are not profited.

Therefore we should come to him without the camp, bearing his reproach.

By him therefore we should always bring up the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of the lips assenting to his name.

[You should] obey your leaders [Note: This probably refers to church elders] and submit to their oversight, for they look out for [the welfare of] your souls as men who will give an accounting [for your spiritual progress]. [Be obedient], so that they will be able to do this joyfully and not with sorrow, for that would be unprofitable to you.

You should know that our brother Timothy has been set free. If he comes soon, he will be with me when I see you.