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,

But to which of the angels, did He say at any time, "Sit on My right hand until I make Your enemies Your footstool?"

You have made him a little lower than the angels. You crowned him with glory and honor and set him over the works of Your hands.

For truly He did not take the nature of angels, but He took hold of the seed of Abraham.

Therefore I was grieved with that generation and said, They always err in their heart, and they have not known My ways.

while it is said, "Today if you will hear His voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation."

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.

He again marks out a certain day, saying in David, "Today," (after so long a time). Even as it is said, "Today, if you will hear His voice, harden not your hearts."

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.

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."

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,

(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,")

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 finding fault with them, He said to them, "Behold, days are coming, says the Lord, and I will make an end on the house of Israel and on the house of Judah; a new covenant shall be,

And over it were the cherubs of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat (about which we cannot now speak piece by piece.

Then I said, Lo, I come (in the volume of the Book it is written of Me) to do Your will, O God."

Above, when He said, "Sacrifice and offering, and burnt offerings and offering for sin You did not desire, neither did You have pleasure in them" (which are offered according to the Law),

then He said, "Lo, I come to do Your will, O God." He takes away the first so that He may establish the second.

But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right of God,

The Holy Spirit also is a witness to us; for after He had said before,

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."

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.

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

Therefore since we also are surrounded with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily besets us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

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.

and so fearful was the sight that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake).

Let your way of life be without the love of money, and be content with such things as you have, for He has said, "Not at all will I leave you, not at all will I forsake you, never!"

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.