and women received back their dead raised to life. But others were tortured, not accepting release, to obtain resurrection to a better life.

Besides, we have experienced discipline from our earthly fathers and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life?

Now this phrase “once more” indicates the removal of what is shaken, that is, of created things, so that what is unshaken may remain.

The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

but we see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by God’s grace he would experience death on behalf of everyone.

And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons? “My son, do not scorn the Lord’s discipline or give up when he corrects you.

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.

Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.”

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

And he says of the angels, “He makes his angels spirits and his ministers a flame of fire,”

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

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

Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

“For I will be merciful toward their evil deeds, and their sins I will remember no longer.”

By his will we have been made holy through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,

And let us take thought of how to spur one another on to love and good works,

but only a certain fearful expectation of judgment and a fury of fire that will consume God’s enemies.

For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.

And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.