and could set free these who through fear of death were subject to slavery throughout all their lives.

For who, [when they] heard [it], were disobedient? Surely [it was] not all who went out from Egypt through Moses?

And to whom did he swear [they would] not enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?

And [so] we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief.

{For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us}, just as those also [did], but the message {they heard} did not benefit them, [because they] were not united with those who heard [it] in faith.

And indeed many {have become} priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing [in office],

Now if he were on earth, he would not even be a priest, [because there] are those who offer the gifts according to the law,

For a tent was prepared, the first [one], in which [were] the lampstand and the table and the presentation of the loaves, which is called the holy place.

containing the golden incense altar and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which [were] a golden jar containing the manna and the rod of Aaron that budded and the tablets of the covenant.

And above it [were] the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, about which it is not now [possible] to speak in detail.

which [was] a symbol for the present time, in which both the gifts and sacrifices which were offered were not able to perfect the worshiper with respect to the conscience,

But remember the former days in which, [after you] were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings,

sometimes being publicly exposed both to insults and to afflictions, and sometimes becoming sharers with those who were treated in this way.

For by this the people of old were approved.

By faith we understand the worlds were created by the word of God, in order that what is seen did not come into existence from what is visible.

And therefore these were fathered from one man, and [he] being as good as dead, as the stars of heaven in number and like the innumerable sand by the shore of the sea.

These all died in faith without receiving the promises, but seeing them from a distance and welcoming [them], and admitting that they were strangers and temporary residents on the earth.

By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things that were going to happen.

By faith Moses, [when he] was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw the child [was] handsome, and they were not afraid of the edict of the king.

By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if on dry land; the Egyptians, {when they made the attempt}, were drowned.

By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, [because she] welcomed the spies in peace.

extinguished the effectiveness of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong from weakness, became mighty in battle, put to flight enemy battle lines.

Women received back their dead by resurrection. But others were tortured, not accepting release, in order that they might gain a better resurrection.

They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they died by murder with a sword, they wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, impoverished, afflicted, mistreated,

And [although they] all were approved through their faith, they did not receive what was promised,

Remember the prisoners, as [though you were] fellow-prisoners; [remember] the mistreated, as [though] [you] yourselves also are being [mistreated] in the body.