On the one hand a former command is set aside<n id="1" /> because it is weak and useless,<n id="2" />

<p class="otpoetry"><b><i>and like a robe you will fold them upi>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>andi>b> like a garment<n id="1" /> <b><i>they will be changed,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><i><b>but you are the same and your years will never run outb>.i>&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

where Jesus our forerunner entered on our behalf, since he became <b><i>a priest forever in the order of Melchizedeki>b>.<n id="1" />p>

So God<n id="1" /> again ordains a certain day, &#8220;Today,&#8221; speaking through David<n id="2" /> after so long a time, as in the words quoted before,<n id="3" /> &#8220;<i><b>Ob>, <b>that today you would listen as he speaks!b>i><n id="4" /> <b><i>Do not harden your heartsi>b>.&#8221;

By faith he lived as a foreigner<n id="1" /> in the promised land as though it were a foreign country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were fellow heirs<n id="2" /> of the same promise.

as also in another place God<n id="1" /> says, &#8220;<b><i>You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedeki>b>.&#8221;<n id="2" />

But see how great he must be, if<n id="1" /> Abraham the patriarch gave him a tithe<n id="2" /> of his plunder.

For here is the testimony about him:<n id="1" /> &#8220;<b><i>You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedeki>b>.&#8221;<n id="2" />

For where there is a will, the death of the one who made it must be proven.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">But remember the former days when you endured a harsh conflict of suffering after you were enlightened.

but Jesus<n id="1" /> did so<n id="2" /> with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him, &#8220;<i><b>The Lord has sworn and will not change his mindb>,i> &#8216;<b><i>You are a priest foreveri>b>&#8217;&#8221;<n id="3" /> &#8211;

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

<p class="otpoetry"><i><b>You made him lower than the angels for a little whileb>.i>p> <p class="otpoetry"><i><b>You crowned him with glory and honorb>.i><n id="1" />p>

<p class="bodytext">For if that first covenant had been faultless, no one would have looked for a second one.<n id="1" />

Now Moses was <b><i>faithful in all God&#8217;si>b><n id="1" /> <b><i>housei>b><n id="2" /> as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken.

Thus he became<n id="1" /> so far better than the angels as<n id="2" /> he has inherited a name superior to theirs.p>

And he says<n id="1" /> of the angels, &#8220;<b><i>He makesi>b><n id="2" /> <b><i>his angels spirits and his ministers a flame of firei>b>,&#8221;<n id="3" />

Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to conduct ourselves rightly in every respect.

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.

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