so that you may not be sluggish,<n id="1" /> but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.p>

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

So with these things prepared like this, the priests enter continually into the outer tent<n id="1" /> as they perform their duties.

For otherwise would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers would have been purified once for all and so have<n id="1" /> no further consciousness of sin?

by the fresh and living way that he inaugurated for us<n id="1" /> through the curtain, that is, through his flesh,<n id="2" />

By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if on dry ground, but when the Egyptians tried it, they were swallowed up.

Through faith they conquered kingdoms, administered justice,<n id="1" /> gained what was promised,<n id="2" /> shut the mouths of lions,

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.

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

<p class="bodytext">Now I urge you, brothers and sisters,<n id="1" /> bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.

<p class="otpoetry"><i><b>You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessnessb>.i>p> <p class="otpoetry"><i><b>So Godb>, <b>your Godb>, <b>has anointed you over your companionsb>i><n id="1" /> <i><b>with the oil of rejoicingb>.i>&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him,

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" />

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

so that we who have found refuge in him<n id="1" /> may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

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;

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

<t /><p class="bodytext">But now Christ has come<n id="1" /> as the high priest of the good things to come. He passed through the greater and more perfect tent not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,

for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the consummation of the ages to put away sin by his sacrifice.

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.