After God spoke long ago in various portions and in various ways to our ancestors through the prophets,

Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

For since he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.

He is able to deal compassionately with those who are ignorant and erring, since he also is subject to weakness,

And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

And just as people are appointed to die once, and then to face judgment,

saying, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will praise you.”

And against whom was God provoked for forty years? Was it not those who sinned, whose dead bodies fell in the wilderness?

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

By faith Rahab the prostitute escaped the destruction of the disobedient, because she welcomed the spies in peace.

and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed.

For we had good news proclaimed to us just as they did. But the message they heard did them no good, since they did not join in with those who heard it in faith.

And no creature is hidden from God, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.

In the same way God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, and so he intervened with an oath,

So it was necessary for the sketches of the things in heaven to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves required better sacrifices than these.

so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation.

For in fact you shared the sufferings of those in prison, and you accepted the confiscation of your belongings with joy, because you knew that you certainly had a better and lasting possession.

Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it.