But one has testified somewhere, saying,
“What is man, that You remember him?
Or the son of man, that You are concerned about him?

For surely he is not concerned with angels, but he is concerned with the descendants of Abraham.

For indeed you, who ought to be teachers so far as time is concerned, have need that some one again teach you what are the rudiments of the beginning of the oracles of God; and you have need of milk, not solid food.

and then have fallen away—it is impossible to bring them back again to repentance, since they again nail the Son of God on the cross [for as far as they are concerned, they are treating the death of Christ as if they were not saved by it], and are holding Him up again to public disgrace.

This is a parable, for the present time, according to which gifts and sacrifices are offered that are not able, as far as conscience is concerned, to perfect the worshiper;

the whole system being concerned only with food and drink and various ablutions--external ceremonials imposed until the coming of the New Order.

And let us be concerned about one another in order to promote love and good works,