Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

For unto which of the angels said he at any time, You are my Son, this day have I begotten you? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool?

You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor, and did set him over the works of your hands:

Therefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do always err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.

While it is said, Today if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

For we who have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, they shall not enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Again, he limits a certain day, saying in David, Today, after so long a time; as it is said, Today if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

So also Christ glorified not himself to be made a high priest; but he that said unto him, You are my Son, today have I begotten you.

That by two immutable things, in that it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord swore and will not change, you are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek:)

Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;

And over it the cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy seat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

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

Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin you desired not, neither had pleasure in them; which are offered by the law;

Then said he, Lo, I come to do your will, O God. He takes away the first, that he may establish the second.

But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God;

The Holy Spirit also is a witness to us: for after this he had said before,

For we know him that has said, Vengeance belongs unto me, I will recompense, says the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall your descendants be called:

Therefore seeing we also are surrounded with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which does so easily ensnare us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)

Let your conduct be without covetousness; and be content with such things as you have: for he has said, I will never leave you, nor forsake you.

Make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Know that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he comes shortly, I will see you.