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Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Ascension of
Jesus saith to her, 'Be not touching me, for I have not yet ascended unto my Father; and be going on to my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and to my God, and to your God.'
for not into holy places made with hands did the Christ enter -- figures of the true -- but into the heaven itself, now to be manifested in the presence of God for us;
who is at the right hand of God, having gone on to heaven -- messengers, and authorities, and powers, having been subjected to him.
and it came to pass, in his blessing them, he was parted from them, and was borne up to the heaven;
Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast taken captive captivity, Thou hast taken gifts for men, That even the refractory may rest, O Jah God.
wherefore, he saith, 'Having gone up on high he led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men,' --
And these things having said -- they beholding -- he was taken up, and a cloud did receive him up from their sight;
The Lord, then, indeed, after speaking to them, was received up to the heaven, and sat on the right hand of God;
Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession,
Christ » Priesthood of » Sympathetic
Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession, for we have not a chief priest unable to sympathise with our infirmities, but one tempted in all things in like manner -- apart from sin;
Christ, the high priest » Entered into heaven
And He, for sin one sacrifice having offered -- to the end, did sit down on the right hand of God, --
Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession,
Christ, the high priest » Appointment of, and encouragement to steadfastness
Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession,
Exhortations » Special » To hold fast the good
may we hold fast the unwavering profession of the hope, (for faithful is He who did promise),
Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession,
and Christ, as a Son over his house, whose house are we, if the boldness and the rejoicing of the hope unto the end we hold fast.
all things prove; that which is good hold fast;
'Remember, then, how thou hast received, and heard, and be keeping, and reform: if, then, thou mayest not watch, I will come upon thee as a thief, and thou mayest not know what hour I will come upon thee.
The high priest » Typified Christ in » Alone entering into most holy place
and into the second, once in the year, only the chief priest, not apart from blood, which he doth offer for himself and the errors of the people,
neither through blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, did enter in once into the holy places, age-during redemption having obtained;
Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession,
Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Entered into heaven
And He, for sin one sacrifice having offered -- to the end, did sit down on the right hand of God, --
Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession,
Jesus Christ » Names of » Jesus, the son of God
Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession,
Jesus Christ » Names of » High priest
Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession,
Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Appointment of, an encouragement to steadfastness
Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession,
Names » Of Christ » Great high priest
Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession,
Priesthood » Of Christ » Sympathetic
Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession, for we have not a chief priest unable to sympathise with our infirmities, but one tempted in all things in like manner -- apart from sin;
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In holding fast our profession
may we hold fast the unwavering profession of the hope, (for faithful is He who did promise),
Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession,
Temptation » Jesus Christ being tempted
Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil,
Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession, for we have not a chief priest unable to sympathise with our infirmities, but one tempted in all things in like manner -- apart from sin;
and indeed the Son of Man doth go according to what hath been determined; but woe to that man through whom he is being delivered up.' And they began to reason among themselves, who then of them it may be, who is about to do this thing. And there happened also a strife among them -- who of them is accounted to be greater. read more.
And he said to them, 'The kings of the nations do exercise lordship over them, and those exercising authority upon them are called benefactors; but ye are not so, but he who is greater among you -- let him be as the younger; and he who is leading, as he who is ministering; for who is greater? he who is reclining (at meat), or he who is ministering? is it not he who is reclining (at meat)? and I -- I am in your midst as he who is ministering. And ye -- ye are those who have remained with me in my temptations,
And he said to them, 'The kings of the nations do exercise lordship over them, and those exercising authority upon them are called benefactors; but ye are not so, but he who is greater among you -- let him be as the younger; and he who is leading, as he who is ministering; for who is greater? he who is reclining (at meat), or he who is ministering? is it not he who is reclining (at meat)? and I -- I am in your midst as he who is ministering. And ye -- ye are those who have remained with me in my temptations,
and him who was made some little less than messengers we see -- Jesus -- because of the suffering of the death, with glory and honour having been crowned, that by the grace of God for every one he might taste of death. For it was becoming to Him, because of whom are the all things, and through whom are the all things, many sons to glory bringing, the author of their salvation through sufferings to make perfect, for both he who is sanctifying and those sanctified are all of one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, read more.
saying, 'I will declare Thy name to my brethren, in the midst of an assembly I will sing praise to Thee;' and again, 'I will be trusting on Him;' and again, 'Behold I and the children that God did give to me.' Seeing, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he himself also in like manner did take part of the same, that through death he might destroy him having the power of death -- that is, the devil -- and might deliver those, whoever, with fear of death, throughout all their life, were subjects of bondage, for, doubtless, of messengers it doth not lay hold, but of seed of Abraham it layeth hold, wherefore it did behove him in all things to be made like to the brethren, that he might become a kind and stedfast chief-priest in the things with God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people, for in that he suffered, himself being tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.
saying, 'I will declare Thy name to my brethren, in the midst of an assembly I will sing praise to Thee;' and again, 'I will be trusting on Him;' and again, 'Behold I and the children that God did give to me.' Seeing, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he himself also in like manner did take part of the same, that through death he might destroy him having the power of death -- that is, the devil -- and might deliver those, whoever, with fear of death, throughout all their life, were subjects of bondage, for, doubtless, of messengers it doth not lay hold, but of seed of Abraham it layeth hold, wherefore it did behove him in all things to be made like to the brethren, that he might become a kind and stedfast chief-priest in the things with God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people, for in that he suffered, himself being tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.