how shall we escape who have neglected so great a salvation? which began to be spoken by the Lord, and was affirmed to us by those who heard,

thou didst subject all things under his feet. For in subjecting all things to him, he left nothing not subjected to him. But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him.

But we see Jesus, made a little less than angels, on account of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste death for every [man].

where your fathers fully proved and saw my works forty years.

so I swore in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.

See, brothers, that there be not at any time in any one of you an evil mind of unbelief in departing from the living God;

And we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

again he defines a certain day, To-day, saying in David, after so long a time, as it was said before, To-day if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

and as for the people, so also for himself, he is obliged to present offerings for sins.

So also Christ did not put on himself the honor of being made a chief priest, but he that said to him, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee;

Concerning whom we have much to say, and that which is difficult to explain, because you have become dull of hearing.

and so having waited long he obtained the promise.

And so to speak, Levi also who receives tithes paid tithes through Abraham;

And as he was not [constituted] without swearing,??21 for they were made priests without swearing, but he with swearing by him who says to him, The Lord swore, and he will not change, You are a priest forever;??22 by so much is Jesus the pledge of a better covenant.

who serve for a symbol and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when about to make the tabernacle; for see, he says, that you make all things after the pattern shown you in the Mount;

having the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on every side with gold, in which were the golden vase that had the manna and Aaron's rod that budded and the tables of the covenant,

so also Christ having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time without sin, to those who look for him for salvation.

not forsaking our own congregation as some are in the habit of [doing], but exhorting [others], and so much the more as you see the day approaching.

partly in being made a spectacle by reproaches and afflictions, and partly being companions of those so treated.

Wherefore also there were born of one, and those of one dead, [a posterity] like the stars of heaven for multitude, and like the sands on the sea-shore innumerable.

For those who say such things show that they seek a native country.

By faith Moses when he was born was hid three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they feared not the command of the king.

By faith Moses when he became a man refused to be called a son of Pharaoh's daughter,

By faith they passed through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians attempting were swallowed up.

And why should I say more? For time would fail me to relate of Gideon and Barak, and Sampson and Jepthah, and David and Samuel and the prophets,

Therefore also we, having so great a cloud of witnesses lying around us, laying aside every impediment and sin which entirely surrounds us, let us run with patience the race set before us,

Follow peace with all men and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord,

and so fearful was the sight, that Moses said, I fear and tremble,??22 but you have come to Zion, the mountain and city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels in general assembly,

See that you refuse not him that speaks; for if they did not escape who refused him that gave answers on earth, much more shall we [not escape] who turn ourselves away from him in heaven;

so that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear; what can man do to me?

Know that brother Timothy has been released, with whom, if he comes soon, I will see you.