God, who at many times and in many ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,

has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds,

who being the shining splendor of His glory, and the express image of His essence, and upholding all things by the word of His power, through Himself cleansing of our sins, He sat down on the right of the Majesty on high,

And of the angels He says, "Who makes His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire."

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for those who shall be heirs of salvation?

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

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor, that He by the grace of God should taste death for all.

For it became Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons into glory, to perfect the Captain of their salvation through sufferings.

For both He who sanctifies and they who are sanctified are all of One, for which cause He is not ashamed to call them brothers,

And again, "I will put My trust in Him." And again, "Behold Me and the children whom God has given Me."

Since then the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise partook of the same; that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death (that is, the Devil),

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

For in that He Himself has suffered, having been tempted, He is able to rescue those who are being tempted.

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

For He was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, because he who has built the house has more honor than the house.

For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God.

For some, when they had heard, did provoke; however, not all who came out of Egypt by Moses.

But with whom was He grieved forty years? Was it not with those who had sinned, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness?

And to whom did He swear that they should not enter into His rest, but to those who did not believe?

For also we have had the gospel preached, as well as them. But the Word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.

For we who have believed do enter into the rest, as He said, "I have sworn in My wrath that they should not enter into My rest;" although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Since then it remains that some must enter into it, and since they to whom it was first preached did not enter in because of unbelief,

For he who has entered into his rest, he also has ceased from his own works, as God did from His.

Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight, but all things are naked and opened to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

Since then we have a great High Priest who has passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

For we do not have a high priest who cannot be touched with the feelings of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted just as we are, yet without sin.

who can have compassion on the ignorant and on those who are out of the way. For he himself also is compassed with weakness.

And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called of God, as Aaron was.

So also Christ did not glorify Himself to be made a high priest, but He who said to Him, "You are My Son, today I have begotten You."

For Jesus, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong cryings and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard in that He feared,

And being perfected, He became the Author of eternal salvation to all those who obey Him,

of whom we have much to say, and hard to be explained since you are dull of hearing.

But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, even those who because of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

and who have fallen away; it is impossible, I say, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify the Son of God afresh to themselves and put Him to an open shame.

(For the earth which drinks in the rain that comes often upon it, and brings forth plants fit for those by whom it is dressed, receives blessing from God.

that you be not slothful, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

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

Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

And truly they who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priest, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the Law, that is, from their brothers, though they come out of the loins of Abraham.

But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

And here men who die receive tithes; but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives.

And if I may say so, Levi, also, who receives tithes, paid tithes in Abraham.

For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man gave attendance at the altar.

who is made, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life.

(for those priests were made without an oath, but this one was made with an oath by Him who said to Him, "The Lord swore and will not repent, You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek,")

Therefore He is able also to save to the uttermost those who come unto God by Him, since He ever lives to make intercession for them.

For such a high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners and made higher than the heavens,

who does not need, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice daily, first for his own sins and then for the people's sins. For He did this once for all, when He offered up Himself.

For the Law appoints men high priests who have infirmity, but the word of the swearing of an oath, after the Law, has consecrated the Son forever, having been perfected.

Now the sum of the things which we have spoken is this: We have such a High Priest, who has sat down on the right of the throne of the Majesty in Heaven,

For if indeed He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are priests who offer gifts according to the Law,

who serve the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was warned of God when he was about to make the tabernacle. For, He says "See that you make all things according to the pattern shown to you in the mountain."

For it was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices that could not make him who did the service perfect as regards the conscience,

how much more shall the blood of Christ (who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God) purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

And for this cause He is the Mediator of the new covenant, so that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, those who are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many. And to those who look for Him He shall appear the second time without sin to salvation.

For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are sanctified.

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering (for He is faithful who promised),

He who despised Moses' Law died without mercy on the word of two or three witnesses.

Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy of punishment, the one who has trampled the Son of God, and who has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?

For we know Him who has said, "Vengeance belongs to Me, I will repay, says the Lord." And again, "The Lord shall judge His people."

indeed being exposed both by reproaches and afflictions, and while you became companions of those who lived so.

For "yet a little while, and He who shall come will come and will not delay."

But we are not of those withdrawing to destruction, but of those who believe to the preserving of the soul.

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

By faith also Sarah herself received strength to conceive seed and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged Him who had promised to be faithful.

For they who say such things declare plainly that they seek a fatherland.

By faith Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. And he who had received the promises offered up his only-begotten son,

of whom it was said that in Isaac your Seed shall be called,

By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king, for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.

Through faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest He who destroyed the first-born should touch them.

By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace.

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

looking to Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right of the throne of God.

For consider Him who endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest you be weary and faint in your minds.

for whom the Lord loves He chastens, and He scourges every son whom He receives."

If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons, for what son is he whom the father does not chasten?

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us, and we gave them reverence. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?

Now chastening for the present does not seem to be joyous, but grievous. Nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who are exercised by it.

(lest there be any fornicator, or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright.

and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words (which voice they who heard begged that a word should not be spoken to them any more,

to the general assembly and church of the first-born who are written in Heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape, those who refused him that spoke on earth, much more we shall not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from Heaven,

Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them, those who suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

Remember those leading you, who have spoken to you the Word of God, whose faith follow, considering the end of their conduct:

Do not be carried about with different and strange doctrines, for it is good for the heart to be established with grace, not with foods, in which those who have walked in them were not helped.

We have an altar of which they have no right to eat, those who serve the tabernacle.

Yield to those leading you, and be submissive, for they watch for your souls, as those who must give account, that they may do it with joy and not with grief; for that is unprofitable for you.

Now may the God of peace (who brought again our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant)

make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is well pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Know that our brother Timothy has been set at liberty, with whom, if he comes shortly, I will see you.