hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his'son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;

who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels winds, And his ministers a flame a fire:

But we behold him who hath been made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for every man .

For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold, I and the children whom God hath given me.

and might deliver all them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also was Moses in all his house.

For who, when they heard, did provoke? nay, did not all they that came out of Egypt by Moses?

And with whom was he displeased forty years? was it not with them that sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?

And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that were disobedient?

For we who have believed do enter into that rest; even as he hath said, As I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Seeing therefore it remaineth that some should enter thereinto, and they to whom the good tidings were before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience,

And there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Having then a great high priest, who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

who can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity;

Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,

Of whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing.

But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is King of peace;

Now consider how great this man was, unto whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the chief spoils.

And here men that die receive tithes; but there one, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

And, so to say, through Abraham even Levi, who receiveth tithes, hath paid tithes;

For he of whom these things are said belongeth to another tribe, from which no man hath given attendance at the altar.

who hath been made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life:

who needeth not daily, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the'sins of the people: for this he did once for all, when he offered up himself.

Now in the things which we are saying the chief point is this : We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are those who offer the gifts according to the law;

who serve that which is a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, even as Moses is warned of God when he is about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern that was showed thee in the mount.

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

of how much sorer punishment, think ye, shall he be judged worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant wherewith he was sanctified an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive seed when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised:

even he to whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:

By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth.

looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not?

lest there be any fornication, or profane person, as Esau, who for one mess of meat sold his own birthright.

to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not when they refused him that warned them on earth, much more'shall not we escape who turn away from him that warneth from heaven:

Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, even our Lord Jesus,

make you perfect in every good thing to do his will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Know ye that our brother Timothy hath been set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.