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

For this reason we must pay the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, for fear we should drift away.

Thou hast put all things under his feet. For this putting all things under man means leaving nothing not subject to him. But we do not yet see all things subject to him.

For this reason I was sore displeased with that generation, And said, "They are always wandering in their hearts; They have never learned my ways";

and because of this weakness he is bound to offer sin-offerings not only for the people, but also for himself.

Again no one takes this honorable office for himself, but he is called by God, just as Aaron was.

So even the Christ was not raised to the high glory of the priesthood by himself, but on the contrary by Him who said to him. Thou art my Son; this day have I become thy Father;

And this too, although you ought by this time to be teaching others, you are still needing some one to teach you the very rudiments of divine revelation. You need milk, not solid food.

And this we will do, if God permit.

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, secure and strong, and passing into the sanctuary which is beyond the veil;

It was this Melchizedek, King of Salem and Priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him;

But observe how great this man was, to whom even Abraham, the Patriarch, gave a tenth part of the spoils.

But this man who had no Levitical genealogy actually took tithes of Abraham, and blessed him to whom the promises belong.

And this is yet more abundantly clear if, after the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another Priest,

The pith of all that we have been saying is this; we do have such a High Priest; and he has taken his seat on the right hand of the throne of Majesty in the heavens,

For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; whence it follows that this High Priest also must have some offering to make.

"For this is the covenant which I will covenant with the house of Israel, After these days," says the Lord; "I will put my laws into their minds, And upon their hearts will I write them; And I will be their God, And they shall be my people;

The Holy Spirit teaching by this that the way into the Holiest has not yet been disclosed while the first tent is still standing.

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;

But when Christ came, a High Priest of good things to come, he passed through the greater and more perfect tent not made with hands, that is to say, not of this material creation,

And because of this he is the Mediator of a new testament, in order that, since a death has taken place to atone for offenses committed under the first testament, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

saying, This is the blood of that testament which God commanded in regard to you.

It is for this reason that the Christ, on coming into the world, declared. Sacrifice and offerings thou dost not desire, But a body didst thou prepare for me;

And it is by this will that we have been sanctified by the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

this Priest, after offering one Sacrifice for sins, sat down forever on God's right hand;

"This is the covenant I will make with them After those days," says the Lord. "I will set my laws upon their hearts, And I will inscribe them on their minds."

By faith the people crossed over the Red Sea as on dry land; and when the Egyptians tried to do this they were swallowed up.

Seeing then that we are encircled with this great cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and the sin that clings about us. Let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who must give account; that they may do thus with joy and not with lamentation, for this would be unprofitable to you.