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.

while above it, overshadowing the mercy-seat, were the cherubim of glory. But I must not speak about these in detail.

but the second tent is entered only once a year by the high priest alone ??and it must not be without blood, which he presents on behalf of himself and the errors of the People.

For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.

or else he must have suffered often since the foundation of the world. But now once at the end of the ages, he has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

Indeed, just as men must die but once and after that be judged,

But you must remember those early days when after you had received the light you had to go through a great struggle with persecution,

You must not lose your courage, for it will be richly rewarded,

Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

of whom it had been said, "Through Isaac your offspring must be traced."

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

You must submit to it as discipline. God is dealing with you as his sons. For where is there a son whom his father does not discipline?

And make straight paths for your feet to walk in. You must not let the lame get dislocated, but rather make them whole.

for they could not bear the order, "Even a wild animal, if it touches the mountain, must be stoned to death,"

Your love for the brotherhood must continue.

Marriage must be held in honor by all, and the marriage relations kept sacred. Persons who are sexually vicious and immoral God will punish.

You must not be avaricious; you must be content with what you have, for God himself has said, "I will never let go of you or desert you!"

You must not forget your former leaders, for it was they who brought you the message of God. Consider how they closed their lives; imitate their faith.

You must not be carried away with strange varieties of teaching. The true way to steadfastness of heart is through God's mercy, not through scruples about food, which have never done their adherents any good.

So we must go out to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach.

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.

You must know that our brother Timothy has been released from prison. If he comes here soon, we will see you together.

You must find the greatest joy, my brothers, in being involved in various trials,

and steadfastness must have full play, so that you may be fully and perfectly developed without any defects.

But he must ask with faith, and without any doubt, for the man who doubts is like the billowing sea, driven and blown about by the wind.

Such a man must not expect to get anything from the Lord??8 an irresolute person like him, who is uncertain about everything he does.

(1:7) unreliable in every step he takes, must not expect to get anything from the Lord.

But the person [who must live] in humble circumstances should be happy over being lifted up [spiritually by God].

No one must say, when he is tempted to do evil, "I have a temptation from God to do evil," for God cannot be tempted to do evil, and He never tempts anyone to do so.

You must avoid being misled, my dearly loved brothers.

You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to be angry,

My brethren, you must not make distinctions between one man and another while you are striving to maintain faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is our glory.

And you are deferential to the man who is wearing grand clothes, and say--"There is a good seat for you here," but to the poor man--"You must stand; or sit down there by my footstool,"

If you really obey the supreme law where the Scripture says, "You must love your neighbor as you do yourself," you are doing right,

For he who said, "You must not commit adultery," said also, "You must not commit murder." Now if you abstain from adultery, but commit murder, you are still a violator of the Law.

You must talk and act like men who expect to be judged by the law that treats men as free.

Vain man, must I show you how lifeless a thing faith is, without its effects?

The harvest uprightness yields must be sown in peace, by peacemakers.

Be miserable and mourn and weep. Your laughter must change to mourning and your joy to sorrow.

You have condemned, you have murdered, the Righteous One! Must not God be opposed to you?

You must have patience too; you must keep up your courage, for the coming of the Lord is close at hand.

Now above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. Your “yes” must be “yes,” and your “no” must be “no,” so that you won’t fall under judgment.

Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises.

Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;

Wherein ye exult, though yet for a little space, (if it must be so,) ye are in sorrow through various trials:

You must love him, though you have not seen him, but since you believe in him though you do not now see him, rejoice with triumphant, unutterable joy

but like the holy Being who has called you, you must also prove holy in all your conduct,

for the Scripture says, "You must be holy, Because I am holy."

And if you address him as Father who judges everyone impartially by what he does, you must live reverently all the time you stay here,

For you know that you were not redeemed from your useless [spiritually unproductive] way of life inherited [by tradition] from your forefathers with perishable things like silver and gold,

Now that by obeying the truth you have purified your souls for sincere love of the brotherhood, you must love one another intensely and heartily,

It must be so, because the Scriptures say: "Here now I lay in Zion a chosen stone, a costly cornerstone, And not a single one who puts his trust in Him will ever be put to shame."

You servants must be submissive to your masters and perfectly respectful to them; not only to those who are kind and considerate, but also to those who are unreasonable.

It is your vocation; for when Christ suffered for you, he left you an example, and you must follow his footsteps.

You married women, in the same way, must be submissive to your husbands, so that any who refuse to believe the message may be won over without argument through the behavior of their wives

You must not adopt the external attractions of arranging the hair and wearing jewelry and dress;

yours must be the inner beauty of character, the imperishable attraction of a quiet and gentle spirit, which has great value in the sight of God.

You married men also must be considerate in living with your wives. You must show deference to women as the weaker sex, sharing the gift of life with you, so that there may be nothing to interfere with your prayers.

Finally, you must all be harmonious, sympathizing, loving, tender-hearted, modest,

not returning evil for evil, or abuse for abuse. You must bless people instead. It is for this that you were called??o obtain blessing.

For "Whoever wants to enjoy life and see delightful days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

He must turn, too, away from evil and do right; He must seek peace and follow it,

but in your hearts be consecrated to Christ as Lord, and always be ready to make your defense to anyone who asks a reason for the hope you have. But you must do it in gentleness and reverence,

Since Christ therefore has suffered in our physical nature, you must also arm yourselves with the same resolve. For he who suffers in his physical nature has done with sin,

But they must render account to Him who stands ready to judge the living and the dead.

As all of you have received your spiritual talents, you must keep on using them in serving one another, as good trustees of God's many-sided favor.

Whoever speaks must speak God's words. Whoever serves must serve with the strength that God supplies, so that in every way God may be glorified through Jesus, the Messiah. Glory and power belong to him forever and ever! Amen.

For no one of you must suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or revolutionist,

but if a man suffers for being a Christian, he must not be ashamed of it, but must do honor to God through that name.

For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God. If it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them which believe not the gospel of God?

Therefore, those who suffer by the will of God must intrust their souls to a Creator who is faithful, and continue to do what is right.

Be shepherds of God's flock that is among you, watching over it, not because you must but because you want to, and not greedily but eagerly, as God desires.

You younger men must show deference to the elders. And you must all clothe yourselves in humility toward one another, for God opposes the proud, but shows mercy to the humble.

Now for this very reason you must do your level best to supplement your faith with moral character, moral character with knowledge,

for I know that I must soon put it away, as our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me.

You must understand this in the first place, that no prophecy in Scripture can be understood through one's own powers,

First of all, you must understand this, that in the last days mockers will come with their mockeries, going where their passions lead

But you must avoid forgetting this one fact, dearly beloved, that with the Lord a single day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a single day.

Seeing then that all these things must be dissolved, what manner of persons ought we to be in a course of holy conduct and acts of piety,

So you, dear friends, now that you are forewarned, must be on your guard against being led away by the errors of unprincipled men and losing your present firmness.

You must grow in the blessing and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory to him now and forever.

whoever says, "I am always in union with him" must live just as he lived.

What you have heard from the beginning must abide in you. If what you have heard from the beginning abides in you, you will also abide in the Son and in the Father.

The anointing of the Spirit which you received still remains in your hearts, and so you have no need that anyone should teach you. But just as that anointing of His teaches you about everything, and as it is true and no falsehood, and as it has taught you to do so, you must continue to live in union with Him.

And now, dear children, I repeat, you must continue to live in union with Him, so that if He is unveiled, we may have unshaken confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame when He comes.

If you know that He is upright, you must know that everyone who practices uprightness is born of Him.

For the message you have heard from the beginning is this: We must love one another.

We must not be like Cain who was a child of the evil one, and butchered his brother. And why did he butcher him? Because his own actions were wicked and his brother's upright.

You must not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you!

Little children, we must stop expressing love merely by our words and manner of speech; we must love also in action and in truth.

Dear friends, if this is the way God loved us, we must also love one another.

This is the command that we get from him, that whoever loves God must love his brother also.

Every person who believes that Jesus is the Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one] has been [spiritually] conceived [and eventually born] by God. And everyone who [continually] loves God, who did the conceiving, also [must continually] love the person whom God has [spiritually] conceived.

And this is what demonstrates love: that we live according to God's commandments. Just as you have heard from the beginning what he commanded, you must live by it.

Watch yourselves; you must not lose what you have been working for, but gain a full reward.

If anyone continuously comes to see you without bringing this teaching, you must stop welcoming him to your house and stop bidding him good morning,

Dear friends, while I was making every effort to write to you about our common Salvation, I felt that I must write to you at once to urge you to fight in defense of the Faith that has once for all been entrusted to the keeping of Christ's People.

But you, dear friends, must remember what was foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

But you, dear friends, must build yourselves up on the foundation of your most holy faith and pray in the holy Spirit,

must keep yourselves in the love of God, while waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, which ends in life eternal.