It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest enters into the holy place year by year with blood not his own,

For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.

By faith, he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.

God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them,

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,

But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "Do not fear what they fear, neither be troubled."

that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.

that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles:

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world does not know us, because it did not know him.

For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;

This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded us.

This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death. I do not say that he should make a request concerning this.

This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.

Another came forth, a fiery red horse. To him who sat on it was given power to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another. There was given to him a great sword.

A long white robe was given to each of them. They were told that they should rest yet for a little longer, until their fellow servants and their brothers, who would also be killed even as they were, should complete their course.

They were told that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only those people who do not have God's seal on their foreheads.

He deceives those who dwell on the earth because of the signs he was granted to do in front of the beast; saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who had been wounded by the sword and yet lived.

For God has put in their hearts to do what he has in mind, and to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God should be accomplished.

Out of his mouth proceeds a sharp sword, that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He treads the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.

and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, he must be freed for a short time.