When He again brings His firstborn into the world, He says, And all God’s angels must worship Him.

For God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you showed for His name when you served the saints—and you continue to serve them.

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself:

for he was still within his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.

For when there is a change of the priesthood, there must be a change of law as well.

He doesn’t need to offer sacrifices every day, as high priests do—first for their own sins, then for those of the people. He did this once for all when He offered Himself.

These serve as a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was warned when he was about to complete the tabernacle. For God said, Be careful that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain.

But finding fault with His people, He says:

Look, the days are coming, says the Lord,
when I will make a new covenant
with the house of Israel
and with the house of Judah—

For a will is valid only when people die, since it is never in force while the one who made it is living.

For when every command had been proclaimed by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll itself and all the people,

Remember the earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings.

By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was going to receive as an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was going.

By faith even Sarah herself, when she was unable to have children, received power to conceive offspring, even though she was past the age, since she considered that the One who had promised was faithful.

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He received the promises and he was offering his unique son,

By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and he worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.

By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter

By faith they crossed the Red Sea as though they were on dry land. When the Egyptians attempted to do this, they were drowned.

And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons:

My son, do not take the Lord’s discipline lightly
or faint when you are reproved by Him,

For you know that later, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected because he didn’t find any opportunity for repentance, though he sought it with tears.

Make sure that you do not reject the One who speaks. For if they did not escape when they rejected Him who warned them on earth, even less will we if we turn away from Him who warns us from heaven.

Be aware that our brother Timothy has been released. If he comes soon enough, he will be with me when I see you.