having become so far superior to the angels, as the name which he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

For to which of the angels did he at any time say: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again: I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

But to which of the angels has he said at any time: Sit on my right hand, till I make thy enemies thy footstool?

Therefore, we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest we let them glide away.

how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation? which at first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard him;

For not to angels has he subjected the world to come of which we speak.

For both he that sanctifies, and those who are sanctified, are all of one Father: for which reason, he is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying:

And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, to bear testimony to those things which were to be spoken afterward;

For we who have believed are to enter into rest, as he said: So I swore in my anger, they shall not enter into my rest; namely, that rest from his works which had been finished from the foundation of the world.

And there is no creature which is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked, and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give an ac count.

In the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears, to him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard with respect to that which he feared,

although he was a Son, he yet learned obedience from the things which he suffered;

For the land which drinks up the rain that comes often upon it, and produces herbs suitable for those for whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God.

But that which produces thorns and thistles is rejected, and is near the curse, the end of which is to be burned.

For God is not unjust, that he should forget your work, and the love which you have shown for his name by having ministered to the saints, and by continuing to minister.

that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled to lay hold on the hope set before us;

which, hope we have as an anchor for the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters in beyond the vail,

to whom also Abraham gave a tenth of all, being, first, by interpretation, King of righteousness, and then, also, King of Salem, which means King of peace,

For he of whom these things are said, belongs to another tribe, from which no one attended upon the altar.

For it is very clear that our Lord sprung from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.

(for the law made no perfect expiation), and the introduction of a better hope, by which we draw near to God.

For the law makes men high priests, who have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was after the law, makes the Son, who is perfected forever.

a minister of the holy places, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.

For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore, it is necessary that this one also have something which he may offer.

But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as he is the mediator of a better covenant, which is established with reference to better promises.

not like the covenant which I made with their fathers, in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt: because they continued not in my covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord.

In saying, A new covenant, he has regarded the first as out of use. Now, that which is out of use, and has become old, is ready to disappear.

for a tabernacle was constructed, the first, in which were the candlestick, and the table, and the presence bread; and this tabernacle is called holy.

But after the second vail, the tabernacle which is called the holy of holies;

which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that held the manna, and the rod of Aaron that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

and over the ark, the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat; of which things we can not now speak particularly.

But into the second, the high priest alone went, once during the year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:

which, as a symbol, remains to the present time, in which are offered both gifts and sacrifices that can not make perfect, as it respects the conscience, him that does the service;

since he relies only on meats and drinks and various immersions, ordinances in deed of the flesh, which were imposed till the time of reformation.

This is the blood of the covenant which God enjoins on you:

For the law, having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never, with the same sacrifices, which they offer year by year continually, make a perfect expiation for those who come to them:

After saying above, Thou didst neither desire, nor take pleasure in sacrifice and offering and whole burnt-offerings and offerings for sin, which are offered according to the law,

By which will, we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time.

And every priest stands daily ministering, and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

by a new and living way which he has dedicated for us, through the vail, that is, his flesh;

but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and a fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.

of how much severer punishment do you think he shall be thought worthy, who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant, with which he was sanctified, a common thing, and has done despite to the Spirit of grace?

But remember the former days, in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings;

Cast not away, therefore, your confidence, which has a great reward.

By faith we understand that the ages were set in order by the word of God, so that the things which are seen, have not come into being from things that appear.

By faith Abel offered to God more sacrifice than Cain; on account of which he received testimony that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and by it he, though dead, yet speaks.

By faith Noah, after being warned concerning things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the salvation of his house; by which faith he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

And if indeed they had been mindful of that from which they came, they could have had an opportunity to return.

of which first-born it was said: In Isaac shall your posterity be called:

By faith they passed through the Bed Sea as by dry land, which the Egyptians attempting to do, were drowned.

and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as to sons: My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by him.

But if you are without chastisement, of which all are par takers, then are you bastards, and not sons.

and make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned aside; but rather let it be restored to health.

Follow peace with all, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord;

and to the sound of a trumpet, and to the utterance of words, the hearing of which utterance caused the people to entreat that the word might not be spoken to them again;

for they could not endure that which was commanded, And if even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned:

And this prophecy, Yet once more, signifies the removing of the things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that the things which can not be shaken may remain.

Wherefore, as we receive a kingdom that can not be shaken, let us have gratitude, by which we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and godly fear:

Be not carried away by various and strange teachings: for it is good that the heart be strengthened with grace, not with meats, which have not profited those who were occupied with them.

We have a sacrifice, of which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.

perfect you in every good work, in order that you may do his will, working in you that which is acceptable in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory from age to age. Amen.