in these last days he has spoken to us in a son,<n id="1" /> whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world.<n id="2" />

So<n id="1" /> we see that they could not enter because of unbelief.p>

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

And it could be said that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid a tithe through Abraham.

For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist,<n id="1" /> in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer<n id="2" /> of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

By faith Abel offered God a greater sacrifice than Cain, and through his faith<n id="1" /> he was commended as righteous, because God commended him for his offerings. And through his faith<n id="2" /> he still speaks, though he is dead.

For if the message spoken through angels<n id="1" /> proved to be so firm that every violation<n id="2" /> or disobedience received its just penalty,

Therefore it remains for some to enter it, yet those to whom it was previously proclaimed did not enter because of disobedience.

for the law made nothing perfect. On the other hand a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.

So since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us give thanks, and through this let us offer worship pleasing to God in devotion and awe.

For indeed he who makes holy and those being made holy all have the same origin,<n id="1" /> and so<n id="2" /> he is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters,<n id="3" />

So he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

and he entered once for all into the most holy place not by the blood of goats and calves but by his own blood, and so he himself secured<n id="1" /> eternal redemption.

Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful.<n id="1" /> But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness<n id="2" /> for those trained by it.

Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name.

For the ground that has soaked up the rain that frequently falls on<n id="1" /> it and yields useful vegetation for those who tend it receives a blessing from God.

By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard<n id="1" /> constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,<n id="1" /> we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like <i>a bitter rooti> <i>springing upi><n id="1" /> and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.