What will come on us, if we do not give our minds to such a great salvation? a salvation of which our fathers first had knowledge through the words of the Lord, and which was made certain to us by those to whom his words came;

But a certain writer has given his witness, saying, What is man, that you keep him in mind? what is the son of man, that you take him into account?

And though he was a Son, through the pain which he underwent, the knowledge came to him of what it was to be under God's orders;

But solid food is for men of full growth, even for those whose senses are trained by use to see what is good and what is evil.

For men at all times make their oaths by what is greater; and any argument is ended by the decision of the oath.

Now see how great this man was, to whom our father Abraham gave a tenth part of what he had got in the fight.

Now if it was possible for things to be made complete through the priests of the house of Levi (for the law was given to the people in connection with them), what need was there for another priest who was of the order of Melchizedek and not of the order of Aaron?

For a testament has effect after death; for what power has it while the man who made it is living?

And every priest takes his place at the altar day by day, doing what is necessary, and making again and again the same offerings which are never able to take away sins.

For if we do evil on purpose after we have had the knowledge of what is true, there is no more offering for sins,

For, having done what was right in God's eyes, you have need of waiting before his word has effect for you.

By faith it is clear to us that the order of events was fixed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made from things which only seem to be.

What more am I to say? For there would not be time to give the stories of Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets:

It is for your training that you undergo these things; God is acting to you as a father does to his sons; for what son does not have punishment from his father?

See that you give ear to his voice which comes to you. For if those whose ears were shut to the voice which came to them on earth did not go free from punishment, what chance have we of going free if we give no attention to him whose voice comes from heaven?

So that we say with a good heart, The Lord is my helper; I will have no fear: what is man able to do to me?