And deliver them, as many as through fear of death, were all their life-time subject to bondage.

And Moses verily was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of the things, which were to be afterwards spoken:

Were they not all that came out of Egypt by Moses? And with whom was he grieved forty years? Was it not with them who had sinned?

For we that have believed, do enter into the rest; as he said, I have sworn in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest, though the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

For it is impossible for those who were once inlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and been made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

If then perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law) what farther need was there that another priest should rise, after the order of Melchisedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

And in as much as not without an oath he was made priest: (For those priests were made without an oath,

And they truly were many priests, because they were hindered by death from continuing.

For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, there being priests that offer gifts, according to the law,

And over it were the Cherubim of glory, shadowing the mercy-seat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, which could not perfect the worshiper as to his conscience,

And for this end he is the Mediator of a new covenant, that by means of death for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, they who are called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

But call ye to mind the former days, in which, after ye were inlightened, ye endured so great a conflict of sufferings:

Partly being made a gazing-stock both by reproaches and afflictions; partly being partakers with them who were so used.

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were made of things which do not appear.

Therefore there sprang even from one, and him as it were dead, as the stars of heaven for multitude, and as the sand which is on the sea-shore innumerable.

All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and embraced them, and confest that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.

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

By faith they passed thro' the Red Sea, as by dry land, which the Egyptians trying to do, were drowned.

others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

They were stoned, were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheep-skins, in goat-skins, destitute, afflicted, tormented: