But showing its fault, God says to them, “Look, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will complete a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

But when he again brings his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him!”

Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, take note of Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess,

Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.

and then have committed apostasy, to renew them again to repentance, since they are crucifying the Son of God for themselves all over again and holding him up to contempt.

where Jesus our forerunner entered on our behalf, since he became a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

But Melchizedek who does not share their ancestry collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed the one who possessed the promise.

Indeed according to the law almost everything was purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

So when he came into the world, he said, “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me.

He regarded abuse suffered for Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for his eyes were fixed on the reward.

Therefore, to sanctify the people by his own blood, Jesus also suffered outside the camp.

You should know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he comes soon, he will be with me when I see you.

For every high priest is taken from among the people and appointed to represent them before God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

but Jesus did so with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’” –

For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands – the representation of the true sanctuary – but into heaven itself, and he appears now in God’s presence for us.

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.

By faith, even though Sarah herself was barren and he was too old, he received the ability to procreate, because he regarded the one who had given the promise to be trustworthy.

Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up.

Then his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “I will once more shake not only the earth but heaven too.”

Remember your leaders, who spoke God’s message to you; reflect on the outcome of their lives and imitate their faith.