Watch out, brothers, so that there won’t be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart that departs from the living God.

Jesus has entered there on our behalf as a forerunner, because He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

If then, perfection came through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there for another priest to appear, said to be in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?

For when there is a change of the priesthood, there must be a change of law as well.

Now if He were on earth, He wouldn’t be a priest, since there are those offering the gifts prescribed by the law.

It contained the gold altar of incense and the ark of the covenant, covered with gold on all sides, in which there was a gold jar containing the manna, Aaron’s staff that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.

According to the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

But in the sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year.

Now where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.

For if we deliberately sin after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

Endure suffering as discipline: God is dealing with you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?

And make sure that there isn’t any immoral or irreverent person like Esau, who sold his birthright in exchange for one meal.