and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded you to keep.” ¹ 

But as it is, ¹  they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.

And those of the sons of Levi who receive the priestly office ¹  have authorization according to the law to collect a tithe from the people, that is, from their fellow countrymen, ²  although they too are descendants of Abraham. ³ 

He has no need to do every day what those priests do, to offer sacrifices first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people, since he did this in offering himself once for all.

Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

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

Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, ¹  bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.

Thus he became ¹  so far better than the angels as ²  he has inherited a name superior to theirs.

And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

For people ¹  swear by something greater than themselves, ²  and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute. ³ 

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

For he was looking forward to the city with firm foundations, ¹  whose architect and builder is God.

But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end,

He regarded abuse suffered for Christ ¹  to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for his eyes were fixed on ²  the reward.

and the blast of a trumpet and a voice uttering words ¹  such that those who heard begged to hear no more. ² 

In fact, if they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

For when Moses had spoken every command to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats with water and scarlet wool and hyssop and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,

but to repeat the text cited earlier: ¹  “They will never enter my rest!”

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,