Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;

There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Here people who die receive tithes, but there one receives tithes of whom it is testified that he lives.

Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the law), what further need was there for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a change made also in the law.

This is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there arises another priest,

For there is an annulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and uselessness

For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law;

For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.

For a will is in force where there has been death, for it is never in force while he who made it lives.

According to the law, nearly everything is cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.

But in those sacrifices there is a yearly reminder of sins.

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

For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,

It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with children, for what son is there whom his father doesn't discipline?

looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;

lest there be any sexually immoral person, or profane person, like Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal.