FOR this reason we ought to attend more diligently to the things which have been heard, lest by any means we let them flow by us.

But against whom was he incensed forty years? Was it not against those who had sinned, whose corpses fell in the wilderness?

LET us fear then lest, though a promise be left of entering into his rest, any one of you should appear to fail of obtaining it.

Let us then earnestly endeavour to enter into that rest, lest any person fall after the same example of unbelief.

For we have not an high-priest incapable of a fellow-feeling with our infirmities, but one tempted in all points, in exact resemblance with ourselves, sin excepted.

being able to feel tenderly for the ignorant and erroneous; forasmuch as he is himself encompassed with infirmity.

But we earnestly desire that every one of you do manifest the same diligence, in order to obtain the full assurance of hope unto the end:

which, as an anchor for our soul, we hold both sure and stedfast, and entering into the sanctuary within the vail,

But behind the second vail was the tabernacle, called the holy of holies:

Having therefore, brethren, entire liberty of entrance into the holies by the blood of Jesus??20 a way, which he hath consecrated for us, newly opened, and giving life, through the vail, that is, his flesh;

let us come to him with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and the body washed with pure water:

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

For ye have been fellow-sufferers with my bonds, and received with joy the plundering of your properties, knowing in yourselves that you have in the heavens a better substance, and permanent.

By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after being circled round seven days.

And what more shall I say: for the time would fail me if I should make a narration concerning Gideon, and Barac, and Sampson, and Jephtha, and David, and Samuel, and the prophets:

carefully observing lest any of you fail of attaining the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and by it many be defiled;