For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.

But one has testified somewhere, saying,
“What is man, that You remember him?
Or the son of man, that You are concerned about him?

Now if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood (for on the basis of it the people received the Law), what further need was there for another priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be designated according to the order of Aaron?

Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.

By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets,

And all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive what was promised,

It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?

Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,”

so that we confidently say,
“The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.
What will man do to me?”