For a will takes effect only at death, since it carries no force while the one who made it is alive.

For if the message spoken through angels proved to be so firm that every violation or disobedience received its just penalty,

For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence firm until the end.

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,

But Christ is faithful as a son over God’s house. We are of his house, if in fact we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope we take pride in.