We must, therefore, be very careful, though there is a promise still standing that we shall enter upon God's Rest, that none of you even appear to have missed it.

In the same way, even the Christ did not take the honour of the High Priesthood upon himself, but he was appointed by him who said to him-- 'Thou art my Son; this day I have become thy Father';

But about you, dear friends, even though we speak in this way, we are confident of better things--of things that point to your Salvation.

Consider, then the importance of this Melchizedek, to whom even the Patriarch Abraham himself gave a tithe of the choicest spoils.

Moreover, in a sense, even Levi, who is the receiver of the tithes, has, through Abraham, paid tithes;

All this becomes even yet plainer when we remember that a new priest has appeared, resembling Melchizedek,

If he were, however, still upon earth, he would not even be a priest, since there are already priests who offer the gifts as the Law directs.

It is true that even the first Covenant had its regulations for divine worship, and its Sanctuary--though only a material one.

This explains why even the first Covenant was not ratified without the shedding of blood.

For, when every command had been announced to all the people by Moses in accordance with the Law, he took the blood of the calves and of the goats, with water, scarlet wool, and a bunch of hyssop, and sprinkled even the Book of the Law, as well as all the people,

For you not only sympathized with those who were in prison, but you even took the confiscation of your possessions joyfully, knowing, as you did, that you had in yourselves a greater possession and a lasting one.

For he argued that God was able even to raise a man from the dead--and indeed, figuratively speaking, Abraham did receive Isaac back from the dead.

It was faith that enabled Isaac to bless Jacob and Esau, even with regard to the future.

Others had to face taunts and blows, and even chains and imprisonment.

For you know that even afterwards, when he wished to claim his father's blessing, he was rejected--for he never found an opportunity to repair his error--though he begged for the blessing with tears.

for they could not bear to think of the command-- 'If even an animal touches the mountain, it is to be stoned to death;'