God who at sundry times and in divers manners spake of old to the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken to us by his Son;

Whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom he also made the worlds:

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and sustaining all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the majesty on high,

And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

Are they not all ministring spirits, sent forth to serve for them who shall inherit salvation?

But we see Jesus crowned with glory and honour, for the suffering of death, who was made a little lower than the angels, that by the grace of God he might taste death for every man.

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

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

For who, when they had heard, provoked God?

Were they not all that came out of Egypt by Moses? And with whom was he grieved forty years? Was it not with them who had sinned?

Whose carcases fell in the wilderness? And to whom sware he, that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?

and they to whom the gospel was preached before,

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.

let us hold fast our profession, For we have not an high-priest who cannot sympathize with our infirmities, but who was in all points tempted like as we are: yet without sin.

Who can have compassion on the ignorant and the wandering, seeing 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 being heard from his fears; Tho' he was a son,

Concerning whom we have many things to say, and hard to be explained, seeing ye are become dull of hearing.

But strong meat belongeth to them of full age, to them who have their senses exercised by habit to discern both good and evil.

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

For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh often upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whom it is tilled, receiveth blessing from God.

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them, who through faith and long suffering inherited the promises.

That by two unchangeable 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:

For this Melchisedek king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him,

To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all the spoils; being by interpretation, first king of righteousness, and then king of Salem also, which is king of peace;

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

And verily they of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment (according to the law) to take tithes of the people, that is, of their brethren, tho' they come out of the loins of Abraham.

But he whose pedigree is not from them, took tythes of Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises:

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

And even Levi, who receiveth tithes, paid tithes (so to speak) thro' Abraham.

For he of whom these things are spoken, pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man attended on the altar.

And it is still far more evident, because another priest is raised up, after the likeness of Melchidek, Who was made not after the law of a carnal commandment,

Wherefore he is able also, to save them to the uttermost who come to God thro' him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

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

For the law maketh men high priests that have infirmity; but the word of the oath which was since the law, maketh the son, who is consecrated for evermore.

The sum of what hath been spoken is, We have such an high priest, who is set down at the right-hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

Who serve after the pattern and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle; for, saith he, See thou make all things according to the pattern which was shewed thee on the mount.

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge our conscience from dead works, to serve the living God?

And for this end he is the Mediator of a new covenant, that by means of death for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, they who are called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and counted the blood of the covenant, by which he hath been sanctified, an unholy thing, and done despite to the spirit of grace?

Partly being made a gazing-stock both by reproaches and afflictions; partly being partakers with them who were so used.

But we are not of them who draw back to perdition, but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

By faith Sarah also herself received power to conceive seed, even when she was past age, because she accounted him faithful who had promised.

For they who speak thus, shew plainly, that they seek their own country.

Of whom it had been said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:

Who by faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

(Of whom the world was not worthy) they wandered in deserts, and mountains, and dens, and caves of the earth.

who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right-hand of the throne of God.

For whom the Lord loveth, he chastneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

If ye endure chastning, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he, whom his father chastneth not?

Moreover we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us, and we reverenced them: Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?

as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright:

and to an innumerable company, To the general assembly of angels, and to the church of the first born, who are inrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

for if they escaped not who refused him that delivered the oracle on earth, much more shall not we, who turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

Remember them that had the rule over you, who spake to you the word of God, whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat who serve the tabernacle.

Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus, by 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 thro' Christ Jesus; to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Know that our brother Timotheus is set at liberty, with whom, if he come soon, I will see you.