For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my son, today I have begotten you"? And again, "I will be a father to him and he shall be a son to me"?

And again, when God brings the first-born into the world, he says, "Let all God's angels worship him."

and put everything in subjection under his feet." Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. As it is, we do not yet see everything subject to him.

But we see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.

Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.

He was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God's house.

Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later,

but Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. And we are his house, if we hold fast to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.

where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for forty years.

But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called "Today," so that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

So we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief.

God again set a certain day, "Today," saying through David after so long a time just as has been said before, "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts."

So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God;

for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his.

Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same example of disobedience.

So also Christ did not exalt himself to become a high priest, but it was he who said to him, "You are my son, today I have begotten you";

About this we have much to say which is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.

For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of God's word. You need milk, not solid food;

For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.

so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

And so Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise.

So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he interposed with an oath,

so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us.

See how great he was! Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the spoils.

One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham,

For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; and so it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer.

They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly sanctuary; for when Moses was about to erect the tabernacle, he was instructed by God, saying, "See that you make everything according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain."

not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; for they did not continue in my covenant, and so I paid no heed to them, says the Lord.

having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, which contained a golden jar holding the manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, he entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation.

so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation to those who are eagerly waiting for him.

not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more, as you see the Day drawing near.

sometimes being publicly exposed to insult and persecution; and at other times standing side by side with those who were so treated.

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.

By faith we understand that the world was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God had taken him. For before he was taken he was attested as having pleased God.

For people who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's edict.

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

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

By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.

And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets,

Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,

Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary and lose heart.

and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.

Strive for peace with all men, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness spring up and cause trouble, and by it many become defiled;

The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, "I am trembling with fear."

See to it that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less shall we escape, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?

Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"

Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to sanctify the people through his own blood.

I urge you all the more to do this so that I may be restored to you the sooner.

You should know that our brother Timothy has been released, with whom I will see you if he comes soon.