For to what angel did God ever say, 'Thou art my son, to-day have I become thy father'? Or again, 'I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me'?

they will perish, but thou remainest, they will all be worn out like a garment,

thou wilt roll them up like a mantle and they win be changed, but thou art the same, and thy years will never fail.'

saying, 'I will proclaim thy name to my brothers, in the midst of the church I will sing of thee,'

and again, 'I will put my trust in him,' and again, 'Here am I and the children God has given me.'

Besides, while Moses was faithful in every department of God's house as an attendant ??by way of witness to the coming revelation ??6 Christ is faithful as a Son over God's house. Now we are this house of God, if we will only keep confident and proud of our hope.

With God's permission, we will take this step.

Though I say this, beloved, I feel sure you will take the better course that means salvation.

God is not unfair; he will not forget what you have done, or the love you have shown for his sake in ministering, as you still do, to the saints.

I will indeed bless you and multiply you.

Previous priests became priests apart from any oath, but he has an oath from Him who said to him, The Lord has sworn, and he will not change his mind, thou art a priest for ever.

Whereas God does find fault with the people of that covenant, when he says: The day is coming, saith the Lord, when I will conclude a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be on the lines of the covenant I made with their fathers,

This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel when that day comes, saith the Lord; I will set my laws within their mind, inscribing them upon their hearts; I will be a God to them, and they shall be a People to me;

one citizen will no longer teach his fellow, one man will no longer teach his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for all will know me, low and high together.

I will be merciful to their iniquities, and remember their sins no more.

Thus, in the case of a will, the death of the testator must be announced.

A will only holds in cases of death; it is never valid so long as the testator is alive.

Hence even the first covenant of God's will was not inaugurated apart from blood;

so Christ, after being once sacrificed to bear the sins of many, will appear again, not to deal with sin but for the saving of those who look out for him.

So I said, 'Here I come ??in the roll of the book this is written of me ??I come to do thy will, O God.'

he then adds, Here I come to do thy will. He does away with the first in order to establish the second.

And it is by this will that we are consecrated, because Jesus Christ once for all has offered up his body.

This is the covenant I will make with them when that day comes, saith the Lord, I will set my laws upon their hearts, inscribing them upon their minds, he adds,

And their sins and breaches of the law I will remember no more.

nothing but an awful outlook of doom, of that burning Wrath which will consume the foes of God.

How much heavier, do you suppose, will be the punishment assigned to him who has spurned the Son of God, who has profaned the covenant-blood with which he was sanctified, who has insulted the Spirit of grace?

We know who said, Vengeance is mine, I will exact a requital: and again, The Lord will pass sentence on his people.

Steady patience is what you need, so that after doing the will of God you may get what you have been promised.

For in a little, a very little now, The Coming One will arrive without delay.

Aim at peace with all ??and at that consecration without which no one will ever see the Lord;

Then his voice shook the earth, but now the assurance is, once again I will make heaven as well as earth to quake.

Let marriage be held in honour by all, and keep the marriage-bed unstained. God will punish the vicious and adulterous.

Keep your life free from the love of money; be content with what you have, for He has said, Never will I fail you, never will I forsake you.

So that we can say confidently, The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can men do to me?

Obey your leaders, submit to them; for they are alive to the interests of your souls, as men who will have to account for their trust. Let their work be a joy to them and not a grief ??which would be a loss to yourselves.

furnish you with everything for the doing of his will, creating in your lives by Jesus Christ what is acceptable in his own sight! To him be glory for ever and ever: Amen.

You must understand that [our] brother Timotheus is now free. If he comes soon, he and I will see you together.