who being the effulgence of his glory and the expression of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having made by himself the purification of sins, set himself down on the right hand of the greatness on high,

For to which of the angels said he ever, Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee? and again, I will be to him for father, and he shall be to me for son?

But as to which of the angels said he ever, Sit at my right hand until I put thine enemies as footstool of thy feet?

Thou hast made him some little inferior to the angels; thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, and hast set him over the works of thy hands;

and might set free all those who through fear of death through the whole of their life were subject to bondage.

For he does not indeed take hold of angels by the hand, but he takes hold of the seed of Abraham.

Wherefore I was wroth with this generation, and said, They always err in heart; and they have not known my ways;

in that it is said, To-day if ye will hear his voice, do not harden your hearts, as in the provocation;

For we enter into the rest who have believed; as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest; although the works had been completed from the foundation of the world.

For he has said somewhere of the seventh day thus, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works:

again he determines a certain day, saying, in David, 'To-day,' after so long a time; (according as it has been said before), To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Thus the Christ also has not glorified himself to be made a high priest; but he who had said to him, Thou art my Son, I have to-day begotten thee.

that by two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,

For he, of whom these things are said, belongs to a different tribe, of which no one has ever been attached to the service of the altar.

(for they are become priests without the swearing of an oath, but he with the swearing of an oath, by him who said, as to him, The Lord has sworn, and will not repent of it, Thou art priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedec;)

Now a summary of the things of which we are speaking is, We have such a one high priest who has sat down on the right hand of the throne of the greatness in the heavens;

For a tabernacle was set up; the first, in which were both the candlestick and the table and the exposition of the loaves, which is called Holy;

and above over it the cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy-seat; concerning which it is not now the time to speak in detail.

Then I said, Lo, I come (in the roll of the book it is written of me) to do, O God, thy will.

then he said, Lo, I come to do thy will. He takes away the first that he may establish the second;

But he, having offered one sacrifice for sins, sat down in perpetuity at the right hand of God,

waiting from henceforth until his enemies be set for the footstool of his feet.

And the Holy Spirit also bears us witness of it; for after what was said:

For we know him that said, To me belongs vengeance; I will recompense, saith the Lord: and again, The Lord shall judge his people.

By faith also Sarah herself received strength for the conception of seed, and that beyond a seasonable age; since she counted him faithful who promised.

as to whom it had been said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:

looking stedfastly on Jesus the leader and completer of faith: who, in view of the joy lying before him, endured the cross, having despised the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

and, so fearful was the sight, Moses said, I am exceedingly afraid and full of trembling;)

Let your conversation be without love of money, satisfied with your present circumstances; for he has said, I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.

Know that our brother Timotheus is set at liberty; with whom, if he should come soon, I will see you.