At these last days spake to us in the Son, whom he set heir of all things, by whom also he made the times;

Who being the brightness of glory, and the figure of his foundation, and bearing all things by the word of his power, having made by himself the purification of our sins, he sat down on the right hand of the Majesty among the highest ones;

And truly to the angels of God he says, Who making his angels spirits, and his workmen flames of fire.

For it became him, for whom all things, and by whom all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the chief of their salvation by sufferings.

And with whom was he offended forty years? was it not with them having sinned, whose members fell in the desert?

And to whom sware he that they could not come into his rest, if not to them having been disobedient?

And there is no creation invisible before him: and all things naked and exposed, neck and face to view, to the eyes of him with whom to us is the word.

Who in the days of his flesh, both prayers and supplications to him able to save him from death, with strong crying and tears, having offered, and listened to by means of circumspection;

Of whom great is the word to us, and difficult of interpretation to speak, since ye have been sluggish in the hearing.

For the earth drinking the rain coming often upon it, and bringing forth the vegetable fitting well to them by whom it is cultivated, receives commendation from God:

To whom also Abraham divided a tenth from all; (first truly interpreted King of justice, and then also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

And behold how great this one, to whom also Abraham the patriarch gave the tenth of the first fruits.

For he of whom these things are said partook of another tribe, of which none held to the altar.

Who according to the law of a fleshly command was not born, but according to the power of an indestructible life.

Who has no necessity according to the day, as the chief priests, before to bring up sacrifices for their own sins, then for those of the people; for this he did once, having brought up himself.

And the summary to the things spoken: We have such a chief priest, who sat on the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;

Who serve the pattern and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was given an intimation of the divine will, being about to complete the tent: for, See, says he, thou make all things according to the type shewed thee in the mount.

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who by the eternal Spirit offered himself blameless to God, purify your consciousness from dead works to serve the living God?

To whom it was spoken, That in Isaac shall seed be called to thee:

Who by faith subdued kingdoms, wrought justice, attained the promises, shut up the mouths of lions,

(Of whom the world was not worthy:) wandering about in solitary places, and mountains, and caves, and holes of the earth.

Looking in the distance to Jesus the author and completer of the faith; who for the joy laid before him endured the cross, having despised the shame, and sat down on the right hand of the throne of God.

For whom the Lord loves he corrects, and he chastises every son which he receives.

If ye endure correction, God treats you as sons; for who is the son which the father corrects not?

Lest any fornicator, or profane, as Esau, who for one act of' eating sold his primogeniture.

See that ye refuse not him speaking. For if they escaped not, having refused him giving an intimation of the divine will on earth, much more we, who having turned back from him from the heavens:

Remember them guiding you, who spake to you the word of God: of whom, observing narrowly the issue of the mode of life, imitate the faith:

for of whom the blood of the living ones is brought for sin into the holies by the chief priest, the bodies of these are burned without the camp.

Put you in proper order in every good work for doing his will, doing in you the thing pleasing before him, by Jesus Christ; to whom glory for the time of times. Amen.

Ye know the brother Timothy having been set at liberty; with whom, if he come more speedily, I shall see you.