For to which of the angels did he ever say, "You are my son, today I have begotten you," and again, "I will be {his father}, and he will be {my son}"?

And, "You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the works of your hands;

and like a robe you will roll them up, and like a garment they will be changed; but you are the same, and your years will not run out."

Are they not all spirits engaged in special service, sent on assignment for the sake of those who are going to inherit salvation?

For he did not subject to angels the world to come, about which we are speaking.

For it was fitting for him for whom [are] all [things] and through whom [are] all [things] in bringing many sons to glory to perfect the originator of their salvation through sufferings.

For both the one who sanctifies and the ones who are sanctified [are] all from one, for which reason he is not ashamed to call them brothers,

For in that which he himself suffered [when he] was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.

but Christ [was faithful] as a son over his house, whose house we are, if we hold fast to our confidence and the hope we can be proud of.

And no creature is hidden in the sight of him, but all [things are] naked and laid bare to the eyes of him to whom {we must give our account}.

being able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and led astray, since he himself also is surrounded by weakness,

Thus also Christ did not glorify himself to become high priest, but the one who said to him, "You are my Son, today I have begotten you,"

just as also in another [place] he says, "You [are] a priest {forever} according to the order of Melchizedek,"

But even if we are speaking in this way, dear friends, we are convinced of better [things] concerning you, and belonging to salvation.

And indeed those of the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood have a commandment to collect a tenth from the people according to the law, that is, from their brothers, although {they are descended from Abraham}.

For the one about whom these [things] are spoken belongs to another tribe from which no one has officiated at the altar.

For it is testified, "You [are] a priest {forever} according to the order of Melchizedek."

but he with an oath by the one who said to him, "The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, 'You [are] a priest {forever}'"),

Now if he were on earth, he would not even be a priest, [because there] are those who offer the gifts according to the law,

For in finding fault with them he says, "Behold, days are coming, says the Lord, when I will complete a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow sprinkled on those who are defiled sanctify [them] for the ritual purity of the flesh,

And because of this, he is the mediator of a new covenant, in order that, [because] a death has taken place for the redemption of transgressions [committed] during the first covenant, those who are the called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

For a will [is] in force concerning those who are dead, since [it is] never in force when the one who made the will is alive.

For the law, possessing a shadow of the good [things] that are about to come, not the form of things itself, [is] never able {year by year} by means of the same sacrifices which they offer without interruption to make perfect those who draw near.

[When he] says above, "Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and [offerings] for sin you did not want, nor did you delight in," which are offered according to the law,

by which will we are made holy through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

And every priest stands every day serving and offering the same sacrifices many times, which are never able to take away sins.

from now on waiting until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet.

For by one offering he has perfected for all time those who are made holy.

But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but among those who have faith to the preservation of [our] souls.

For those who say such [things] make clear that they are seeking a homeland.

And have you completely forgotten the exhortation which instructs you as sons? "My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, or give up [when you] are corrected by him.

But if you are without discipline, in which all [legitimate sons] have become participants, then you are illegitimate and not sons.

Now all discipline seems for the moment not to be joyful but painful, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness for those who are trained by it.

and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous [people] made perfect,

Now the [phrase] "yet once [more]" indicates the removal of what is shaken, namely, things that have been created, in order that the things that are not shaken may remain.

Therefore, [since we] are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be thankful, through which let us serve God acceptably, with awe and reverence.

Remember the prisoners, as [though you were] fellow-prisoners; [remember] the mistreated, as [though] [you] yourselves also are being [mistreated] in the body.

For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sins are burned up outside the camp.

Pray for us, for we are convinced that we have a good conscience, [and] want to conduct ourselves commendably in every [way].