And Moses [was] faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony to the things that would be spoken,

And to whom did he swear [they would] not enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?

For if Joshua had caused them to rest, he would not have spoken about another day after these [things].

Now if he were on earth, he would not even be a priest, [because there] are those who offer the gifts according to the law,

For if that first [covenant] had been faultless, occasion would not have been sought for a second.

since it would have been necessary for him to suffer many times from the foundation of the world, but now he has appeared once at the end of the ages for the removal of sin by the sacrifice of himself.

For otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the ones who worship, having been purified once and for all, would no longer have any consciousness of sins?

And if they remember that [land] from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, in order that the one who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them.

And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, and Samuel and the prophets,

[because] God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.

Obey your leaders and submit [to them], for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not [with] groaning, for this [would be] unprofitable for you.