But when the appropriate time had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

to redeem those who were under the law, so that we may be adopted as sons with full rights.

Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand the law?

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

And God put all things under Christ's feet, and he gave him to the church as head over all things.

so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow -- in heaven and on earth and under the earth --

if indeed you remain in the faith, established and firm, without shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has also been preached in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant.

Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.

Make every effort to come before winter. Greetings to you from Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers and sisters.

When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.

For he did not put the world to come, about which we are speaking, under the control of angels.

You put all things under his control." For when he put all things under his control, he left nothing outside of his control. At present we do not yet see all things under his control,

"As I swore in my anger, 'They will never enter my rest!'"

For which ones heard and rebelled? Was it not all who came out of Egypt under Moses' leadership?

And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?

So we see that they could not enter because of unbelief.

For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, "As I swore in my anger, 'They will never enter my rest!'" And yet God's works were accomplished from the foundation of the world.

but to repeat the text cited earlier: "They will never enter my rest!"

Therefore it remains for some to enter it, yet those to whom it was previously proclaimed did not enter because of disobedience.

Thus we must make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

So with these things prepared like this, the priests enter continually into the outer tent as they perform their duties.

And so he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the eternal inheritance he has promised, since he died to set them free from the violations committed under the first covenant.

For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands -- the representation of the true sanctuary -- but into heaven itself, and he appears now in God's presence for us.

And he did not enter to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the sanctuary year after year with blood that is not his own,

Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,

Give a shepherd's care to God's flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God's direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.

And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand

But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look into it.

Then I heard every creature -- in heaven, on earth, under the earth, in the sea, and all that is in them -- singing: "To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be praise, honor, glory, and ruling power forever and ever!"

Now when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been violently killed because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had given.

Then a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars.

and the temple was filled with smoke from God's glory and from his power. Thus no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues from the seven angels were completed.

but nothing ritually unclean will ever enter into it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or practices falsehood, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can have access to the tree of life and can enter into the city by the gates.