and for this reason he is obligated to make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people.

a minister in the sanctuary and the true tabernacle that the Lord, not man, set up.

And these all were commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.

For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken afterward about another day.

On this topic we have much to say and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing.

On the one hand a former command is set aside because it is weak and useless,

And others experienced mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

For he was still in his ancestor Abraham’s loins when Melchizedek met him.

So with these things prepared like this, the priests enter continually into the outer tent as they perform their duties.

And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

and in one case tithes are received by mortal men, while in the other by him who is affirmed to be alive.

“And there will be no need at all for each one to teach his countryman or each one to teach his brother saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ since they will all know me, from the least to the greatest.

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.

But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and evil.

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

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?

For it is clear that our Lord is descended from Judah, yet Moses said nothing about priests in connection with that tribe.

Now the first covenant, in fact, had regulations for worship and its earthly sanctuary.

But if you do not experience discipline, something all sons have shared in, then you are illegitimate and are not sons.

let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.