For to what angel did God ever say, "You are my Son! I have today become your Father"? Or again, "I will become his Father, and he shall become my Son"?

But to what angel did he ever say, 'Sit at my right hand, Until I make your enemies a footstool for you"?

For someone has somewhere solemnly declared, "What is man? for you think of him; Or any man? for you care for him.

For it was appropriate that he who is the great First Cause of the universe should, in guiding his many children to his glorious salvation, make their leader in it fully qualified through what he suffered.

For because he has himself been tempted in what he has suffered he is able to help others who are in trial.

Now the faithfulness of Moses in all the house of God was that of a servant, in faithfully repeating what he was told to say;

For we have had good news preached to us, just as they did, but the message they heard did them no good because they did not agree through faith with what they heard.

And although he was a son, he learned to obey, through what he suffered,

And so after waiting patiently, he received what God had promised him.

Now if anything final had been really accomplished through the Levitical priesthood, for even the giving of the Law was based upon it, what further need would there have been of appointing a different priest of the priesthood of Melchizedek, instead of choosing one of the priesthood of Aaron?

Now the main point in what I am saying is this: We have such a high priest as this, and he has taken his seat in heaven at the right hand of God's Majesty,

Faith means the assurance of what we hope for; it is our conviction about things that we cannot see.

All these people lived all their lives in faith, and died without receiving what had been promised; they only saw it far ahead and welcomed the sight of it, recognizing that they themselves were only foreigners and strangers here on earth.

Yet though they all gained God's approval by their faith, they none of them received what he had promised,

For you know how, when he afterward wished to claim the blessing, he was refused it, although he begged for it with tears, for he had no opportunity to repent of what he had done.

Now the words "But once more" indicate the final removal of all that is shaken, as only created, leaving only what is unshaken to be permanent.

You must not be avaricious; you must be content with what you have, for God himself has said, "I will never let go of you or desert you!"

So that we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can men do to me?"

fit you by every blessing to do his will, and through Jesus Christ carry out in us what will please him. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.