God, who at sundry times, and various ways, spake of old unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken to us by his Son,

For to which of the angels did He ever say, "Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee?" and again, "I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to me a Son?"

but to the Son, "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of righteousness:

But one in a certain place hath testified, saying, "What is man that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man that thou visitest Him?

but Christ as a Son over his own house; whose house we are, if we maintain the free profession and exultation of hope firm unto the end.

but exhort one another daily, while it is called to-day; that none of you may be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin:

Having therefore a great high-priest, that is passed into the heavens, even Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession:

for we have not an high-priest who cannot sympathize with our infirmities, but was in all respects tempted in like manner with us, yet without sin.

So also Christ did not glorify himself to be made an high-priest; but He that said unto Him, "Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee."

but though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered: and being thus perfected,

and the powers of the gospel-age, and yet fall away, should be renewed again to repentance: since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God, and make an open example of Him.

without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days recorded, nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God, remaineth a priest continually.

For the law appointeth men high-priests, who have infirmity; but the oath, recorded since the law, appointeth the Son to be priest for ever, being fully perfected for it.

(for then He must indeed have suffered often since the foundation of the world) but now once at the conclusion of the ages He hath been made manifest for the abolishing of sin by the sacrifice of himself.

so Christ, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear the second time without sin, to those who are waiting for Him, unto salvation.

in whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hadst no pleasure:

Having said before, "Thou didst not desire, nor hadst pleasure in, sacrifice and offering, and whole burnt-offerings, and sacrifices for sin," (which are offered by the law) then He adds,

Now where there is such a remission of these, there needs no more offering for sin.

For if we sin wilfully after having received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins;

of how much greater punishment, think ye, shall he be counted worthy, who hath trampled under foot the Son of God, and accounted the blood of the covenant, by which he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and abused the Spirit of grace?

Now faith is the confident expectation of things hoped for, and a conviction of things not seen:

By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, for the things which are seen were not made of things which appear.

By faith Noah being warned by God of things which were not yet seen, moved with pious fear, prepared an ark for the safety of his family; whereby he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

By faith also Sarah received strength to conceive seed, and brought forth a son when she was past age, because she accounted Him faithful who had promised.

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but seen them from afar, and been persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he who had received the promises, offered up his only son;

By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

chusing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to have the temporary enjoyment of sin:

They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain by the sword: they went about in sheep-skins, and goat-skins, being destitute, afflicted,

Having therefore so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every incumbrance, and the sin that easily besets us, and run with patience the race that is set before us,

for ye have not resisted unto blood in striving against sin.

Have ye forgotten the exhortation, which speaketh to you as to sons, saying, "My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor saint when rebuked by Him?

for whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."

If ye endure chastening, God treateth you as sons; for what son is there, whom the father doth not chastise?

but ye are come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels,

As the bodies of those animals, whose blood being offered for sin is brought into the holy place by the high-priest, are not eaten, but are burnt without the camp.

Know that our brother Timothy is set at liberty, with whom (if he come soon) I will see you.