## Chapter 1

1

God's Final Word in His Son

God 2316, after He spoke 2980 long 3819 ago 3819 to the fathers 3962 in the prophets 4396 in many 4181 portions 4181 and in many 4187 ways 4187,
2 in these 3778 last 2078 days 2250 has spoken 2980 to us in His Son 5207, whom 3739 He appointed 5087 heir 2818 of all 3956 things 3956, through 1223 whom 3739 also 2532 He made 4160 the world 165.
3 And He is the radiance 541 of His glory 1391 and the exact 5481 representation 5481 of His nature 5287, and upholds 5342 all 3956 things 3956 by the word 4487 of His power 1411. When He had made 4160 purification 2512 of sins 266, He sat 2523 down 2523 at the right 1188 hand 1188 of the Majesty 3172 on high 5308,
4 having become 1096 as much 5118 better 2909 than the angels 32, as He has inherited 2816 a more 1313 excellent 1313 name 3686 than 3844 they.
5 ¶ For to which 5101 of the angels 32 did He ever 4218 say 3004, "YOU ARE MY SON 5207, TODAY 4594 I HAVE BEGOTTEN 1080 YOU"? And again 3825, "I WILL BE A FATHER 3962 TO HIM AND HE SHALL BE A SON 5207 TO ME"?
6 And when 3752 He again 3825 brings 1521 the firstborn 4416 into the world 3625, He says 3004, "AND LET ALL 3956 THE ANGELS 32 OF GOD 2316 WORSHIP 4352 HIM."
7 And of the angels 32 He says 3004, "WHO MAKES 4160 HIS ANGELS 32 WINDS 4151, AND HIS MINISTERS 3011 A FLAME 5395 OF FIRE 4442."
8 But of the Son 5207 {He says,} "YOUR THRONE 2362, O GOD 2316, IS FOREVER 165 AND EVER 165, AND THE RIGHTEOUS 2118 SCEPTER 4464 IS THE SCEPTER 4464 OF HIS KINGDOM 932.
9 "YOU HAVE LOVED 25 RIGHTEOUSNESS 1343 AND HATED 3404 LAWLESSNESS 458; THEREFORE GOD 2316, YOUR GOD 2316, HAS ANOINTED 5548 YOU WITH THE OIL 1637 OF GLADNESS 20 ABOVE 3844 YOUR COMPANIONS 3353."
10 And, "YOU, LORD 2962, IN THE BEGINNING 746 LAID 2311 THE FOUNDATION 2311 OF THE EARTH 1093, AND THE HEAVENS 3772 ARE THE WORKS 2041 OF YOUR HANDS 5495;
11 THEY WILL PERISH 622, BUT YOU REMAIN 1265; AND THEY ALL 3956 WILL BECOME 3822 OLD 3822 LIKE 5613 A GARMENT 2440,
12 AND LIKE 5613 A MANTLE 4018 YOU WILL ROLL 1667 THEM UP; LIKE 5613 A GARMENT 2440 THEY WILL ALSO 2532 BE CHANGED 236. BUT YOU ARE THE SAME 846, AND YOUR YEARS 2094 WILL NOT COME 1587 TO AN END 1587."
13 But to which 5101 of the angels 32 has He ever 4218 said 3004, "SIT 2521 AT MY RIGHT 1188 HAND 1188, UNTIL 2193 I MAKE 5087 YOUR ENEMIES 2190 A FOOTSTOOL 5286 FOR YOUR FEET 4228"?
14 Are they not all 3956 ministering 3010 spirits 4151, sent 649 out to render service 1248 for the sake 1223 of those 3588 who will 3195 inherit 2816 salvation 4991?

## Chapter 2

1

Give Heed

For this 3778 reason 1223 we must 1163 pay 4337 much 4057 closer 4057 attention 4337 to what we have heard 191, so 3379 that we do not drift 3901 away 3901 {from it.}
2 For if 1487 the word 3056 spoken 2980 through 1223 angels 32 proved 1096 unalterable 949, and every 3956 transgression 3847 and disobedience 3876 received 2983 a just 1738 penalty 3405,
3 how 4459 will we escape 1628 if we neglect 272 so 5082 great 5082 a salvation 4991? After 3748 it was at the first 746 spoken 2980 through 1223 the Lord 2962, it was confirmed 950 to us by those 3588 who heard 191,
4 God 2316 also testifying 3140 with them, both 5037 by signs 4592 and wonders 5059 and by various 4164 miracles 1411 and by gifts 3311 of the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 according 2596 to His own will 2308.
5

Earth Subject to Man

¶ For He did not subject 5293 to angels 32 the world 3625 to come 3195, concerning 4012 which 3739 we are speaking 2980.
6 But one 5100 has testified 1263 somewhere 4225, saying 3004, "WHAT 5101 IS MAN 444, THAT YOU REMEMBER 3403 HIM? OR 2228 THE SON 5207 OF MAN 444, THAT YOU ARE CONCERNED 1980 ABOUT 1980 HIM?
7 "YOU HAVE MADE 1642 HIM FOR A LITTLE 1024 WHILE 1024 LOWER 1642 THAN 3844 THE ANGELS 32; YOU HAVE CROWNED 4737 HIM WITH GLORY 1391 AND HONOR 5092, AND HAVE APPOINTED 2525 HIM OVER 1909 THE WORKS 2041 OF YOUR HANDS 5495;
8 YOU HAVE PUT 5293 ALL 3956 THINGS 3956 IN SUBJECTION 5293 UNDER 5270 HIS FEET 4228." For in subjecting 5293 all 3956 things 3956 to him, He left 863 nothing 3762 that is not subject 506 to him. But now 3568 we do not yet 3768 see 3708 all 3956 things 3956 subjected 5293 to him.
9

Jesus Briefly Humbled

But we do see 991 Him who was made 1642 for a little 1024 while 1024 lower 1642 than 3844 the angels 32, {namely,} Jesus 2424, because 1223 of the suffering 3804 of death 2288 crowned 4737 with glory 1391 and honor 5092, so 3704 that by the grace 5485 of God 2316 He might taste 1089 death 2288 for everyone 3956.
10 ¶ For it was fitting 4241 for Him, for whom 3739 are all 3956 things 3956, and through 1223 whom 3739 are all 3956 things 3956, in bringing 71 many 4183 sons 5207 to glory 1391, to perfect 5048 the author 747 of their salvation 4991 through 1223 sufferings 3804.
11 For both 5037 He who sanctifies 37 and those 3588 who are sanctified 37 are all 3956 from one 1520 {Father;} for which 3739 reason 156 He is not ashamed 1870 to call 2564 them brethren 80,
12 saying 3004, "I WILL PROCLAIM 518 YOUR NAME 3686 TO MY BRETHREN 80, IN THE MIDST 3319 OF THE CONGREGATION 1577 I WILL SING 5214 YOUR PRAISE 5214."
13 And again 3825, "I WILL PUT 3982 MY TRUST 3982 IN HIM." And again 3825, "BEHOLD 2400, I AND THE CHILDREN 3813 WHOM 3739 GOD 2316 HAS GIVEN 1325 ME."
14 ¶ Therefore 3767, since 1893 the children 3813 share 2841 in flesh 4561 and blood 129, He Himself 846 likewise 3898 also 2532 partook 3348 of the same 846, that through 1223 death 2288 He might render 2673 powerless 2673 him who had 2192 the power 2904 of death 2288, that is, the devil 1228,
15 and might free 525 those who 3745 through fear 5401 of death 2288 were subject 1777 to slavery 1397 all 3956 their lives 2198.
16 For assuredly 1222 He does not give 1949 help 1949 to angels 32, but He gives 1949 help 1949 to the descendant 4690 of Abraham 11.
17 Therefore 3606, He had 3784 to be made 3666 like 3666 His brethren 80 in all 3956 things 3956, so 2443 that He might become 1096 a merciful 1655 and faithful 4103 high 749 priest 749 in things pertaining 4314 to God 2316, to make 2433 propitiation 2433 for the sins 266 of the people 2992.
18 For since He Himself 846 was tempted 3985 in that which 3739 He has suffered 3958, He is able 1410 to come 997 to the aid 997 of those 3588 who are tempted 3985.

## Chapter 3

1

Jesus Our High Priest

Therefore 3606, holy 40 brethren 80, partakers 3353 of a heavenly 2032 calling 2821, consider 2657 Jesus 2424, the Apostle 652 and High 749 Priest 749 of our confession 3671;
2 He was faithful 4103 to Him who appointed 4160 Him, as Moses 3475 also 2532 was in all 3650 His house 3624.
3 For He has been counted 515 worthy 515 of more 4183 glory 1391 than 3844 Moses 3475, by just 2596 so 3745 much 3745 as the builder 2680 of the house 3624 has 2192 more 4183 honor 5092 than the house 3624.
4 For every 3956 house 3624 is built 2680 by someone 5100, but the builder 2680 of all 3956 things 3956 is God 2316.
5 Now 2532 Moses 3475 was faithful 4103 in all 3650 His house 3624 as a servant 2324, for a testimony 3142 of those 3588 things which were to be spoken 2980 later;
6 but Christ 5547 {was faithful} as a Son 5207 over 1909 His house 3624--whose 3739 house 3624 we are, if 1437 we hold 2722 fast 2722 our confidence 3954 and the boast 2745 of our hope 1680 firm 949 until 3360 the end 5056.
7 ¶ Therefore 1352, just 2531 as the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 says 3004, "TODAY 4594 IF 1437 YOU HEAR 191 HIS VOICE 5456,
8 DO NOT HARDEN 4645 YOUR HEARTS 2588 AS WHEN 1722 THEY PROVOKED 3894 ME, AS IN THE DAY 2250 OF TRIAL 3986 IN THE WILDERNESS 2048,
9 WHERE 3757 YOUR FATHERS 3962 TRIED 3985 {Me} BY TESTING 1381 {Me,} AND SAW 3708 MY WORKS 2041 FOR FORTY 5065 YEARS 2094.
10 "THEREFORE 1352 I WAS ANGRY 4360 WITH THIS 3778 GENERATION 1074, AND SAID 3004, 'THEY ALWAYS 104 GO 4105 ASTRAY 4105 IN THEIR HEART 2588, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW 1097 MY WAYS 3598';
11 AS I SWORE 3660 IN MY WRATH 3709, 'THEY SHALL NOT ENTER 1525 MY REST 2663.'"
12

The Peril of Unbelief

Take 991 care 991, brethren 80, that there not be in any 5100 one 5100 of you an evil 4190, unbelieving 570 heart 2588 that falls 868 away 868 from the living 2198 God 2316.
13 But encourage 3870 one 1438 another 1438 day 2250 after 2596 day 2250, as long 891 as it is {still} called 2564 "Today 4594," so that none of you will be hardened 4645 by the deceitfulness 539 of sin 266.
14 For we have become 1096 partakers 3353 of Christ 5547, if we hold 2722 fast 2722 the beginning 746 of our assurance 5287 firm 949 until 3360 the end 5056,
15 while 1722 it is said 3004, "TODAY 4594 IF 1437 YOU HEAR 191 HIS VOICE 5456, DO NOT HARDEN 4645 YOUR HEARTS 2588, AS WHEN 1722 THEY PROVOKED 3894 ME."
16 For who 5101 provoked 3893 {Him} when they had heard 191? Indeed 235, did not all 3956 those 3588 who 5101 came 1831 out of Egypt 125 {led} by Moses 3475?
17 And with whom 5101 was He angry 4360 for forty 5065 years 2094? Was it not with those 3588 who 5101 sinned 264, whose 3739 bodies 2966 fell 4098 in the wilderness 2048?
18 And to whom 5101 did He swear 3660 that they would not enter 1525 His rest 2663, but to those 3588 who 5101 were disobedient 544?
19 {So} we see 991 that they were not able 1410 to enter 1525 because 1223 of unbelief 570.

## Chapter 4

1

The Believer's Rest

Therefore 3767, let us fear 5399 if 3379, while a promise 1860 remains 2641 of entering 1525 His rest 2663, any 5100 one 5100 of you may seem 1380 to have come 5302 short 5302 of it.
2 For indeed 2532 we have had good 2097 news 2097 preached 2097 to us, just 2509 as they also 2548; but the word 3056 they heard 189 did not profit 5623 them, because it was not united 4786 by faith 4102 in those 3588 who 5101 heard 191.
3 For we who 5101 have believed 4100 enter 1525 that rest 2663, just 2531 as He has said 3004, "AS I SWORE 3660 IN MY WRATH 3709, THEY SHALL NOT ENTER 1525 MY REST 2663," although 2543 His works 2041 were finished 1096 from the foundation 2602 of the world 2889.
4 For He has said 3004 somewhere 4225 concerning 4012 the seventh 1442 {day:} "AND GOD 2316 RESTED 2664 ON THE SEVENTH 1442 DAY 2250 FROM ALL 3956 HIS WORKS 2041";
5 and again 3825 in this 3778 {passage,} "THEY SHALL NOT ENTER 1525 MY REST 2663."
6 Therefore 3767, since 1893 it remains 620 for some 5100 to enter 1525 it, and those 3588 who 5101 formerly 4387 had good 2097 news 2097 preached 2097 to them failed 3756 to enter 1525 because 1223 of disobedience 543,
7 He again 3825 fixes 3724 a certain 5100 day 2250, "Today 4594," saying 3004 through 1722 David 1160 after 3326 so 5118 long 5118 a time 5550 just 2531 as has been said 4275 before 4275, "TODAY 4594 IF 1437 YOU HEAR 191 HIS VOICE 5456, DO NOT HARDEN 4645 YOUR HEARTS 2588."
8 For if 1437 Joshua 2424 had given 2664 them rest 2664, He would not have spoken 2980 of another 243 day 2250 after 3326 that.
9 So 686 there remains 620 a Sabbath 4520 rest 4520 for the people 2992 of God 2316.
10 For the one who 5101 has entered 1525 His rest 2663 has himself 846 also 2532 rested 2664 from his works 2041, as God 2316 did from His.
11 Therefore 3767 let us be diligent 4704 to enter 1525 that rest 2663, so that no 3361 one 5100 will fall 4098, through 1722 {following} the same 846 example 5262 of disobedience 543.
12 For the word 3056 of God 2316 is living 2198 and active 1756 and sharper 5114 than 5228 any 3956 two-edged 1366 sword 3162, and piercing 1338 as far 891 as the division 3311 of soul 5590 and spirit 4151, of both 5037 joints 719 and marrow 3452, and able 2924 to judge 2924 the thoughts 1761 and intentions 1771 of the heart 2588.
13 And there is no 3756 creature 2937 hidden 852 from His sight 1799, but all 3956 things 3956 are open 1131 and laid 5136 bare 5136 to the eyes 3788 of Him with whom 3739 we have 3056 to do 3056.
14 ¶ Therefore 3767, since we have 2192 a great 3173 high 749 priest 749 who 5101 has passed 1330 through 1330 the heavens 3772, Jesus 2424 the Son 5207 of God 2316, let us hold 2902 fast 2902 our confession 3671.
15 For we do not have 2192 a high 749 priest 749 who 5101 cannot sympathize 4834 with our weaknesses 769, but One who 5101 has been tempted 3985 in all 3956 things 3956 as {we are, yet} without 5565 sin 266.
16 Therefore 3767 let us draw 4334 near 4334 with confidence 3954 to the throne 2362 of grace 5485, so 2443 that we may receive 2983 mercy 1656 and find 2147 grace 5485 to help 996 in time 2121 of need 2121.

## Chapter 5

1

The Perfect High Priest

For every 3956 high 749 priest 749 taken 2983 from among 1537 men 444 is appointed 2525 on behalf 5228 of men 444 in things pertaining 4314 to God 2316, in order 2443 to offer 4374 both 5037 gifts 1435 and sacrifices 2378 for sins 266;
2 he can 1410 deal 3356 gently 3356 with the ignorant 50 and misguided 4105, since 1893 he himself 846 also 2532 is beset 4029 with weakness 769;
3 and because 1223 of it he is obligated 3784 to offer 4374 {sacrifices} for sins 266, as for the people 2992, so 3779 also 2532 for himself 1438.
4 And no 3756 one 5100 takes 2983 the honor 5092 to himself 1438, but {receives it} when he is called 2564 by God 2316, even 2531 as Aaron 2 was.
5 ¶ So 3779 also 2532 Christ 5547 did not glorify 1392 Himself 1438 so as to become 1096 a high 749 priest 749, but He who 5101 said 2980 to Him, "YOU ARE MY SON 5207, TODAY 4594 I HAVE BEGOTTEN 1080 YOU";
6 just 2531 as He says 3004 also 2532 in another 2087 {passage,} "YOU ARE A PRIEST 2409 FOREVER 165 ACCORDING 2596 TO THE ORDER 5010 OF MELCHIZEDEK 3198."
7 In the days 2250 of His flesh 4561, He offered 4374 up both 5037 prayers 1162 and supplications 2428 with loud 2478 crying 2906 and tears 1144 to the One able 1410 to save 4982 Him from death 2288, and He was heard 1522 because 575 of His piety 2124.
8 Although 2539 He was a Son 5207, He learned 3129 obedience 5218 from the things which 3739 He suffered 3958.
9 And having been made 5048 perfect 5048, He became 1096 to all 3956 those 3588 who obey 5219 Him the source 159 of eternal 166 salvation 4991,
10 being designated 4316 by God 2316 as a high 749 priest 749 according 2596 to the order 5010 of Melchizedek 3198.
11 ¶ Concerning 4012 him we have much 4183 to say 3056, and {it is} hard 1421 to explain 1421, since 1893 you have become 1096 dull 3576 of hearing 189.
12 For though 2532 by this 3588 time 5550 you ought 3784 to be teachers 1320, you have 2192 need 5532 again 3825 for someone 5100 to teach 1321 you the elementary principles 4747 of the oracles 3051 of God 2316, and you have come 1096 to need 5532 milk 1051 and not solid 4731 food 5160.
13 For everyone 3956 who partakes 3348 {only} of milk 1051 is not accustomed 552 to the word 3056 of righteousness 1343, for he is an infant 3516.
14 But solid 4731 food 5160 is for the mature 5046, who because 1223 of practice 1838 have 2192 their senses 145 trained 1128 to discern 1253 good 2570 and evil 2556.

## Chapter 6

1

The Peril of Falling Away

Therefore 1352 leaving 863 the elementary 746 teaching 3056 about the Christ 5547, let us press 5342 on to maturity 5047, not laying 2598 again 3825 a foundation 2310 of repentance 3341 from dead 3498 works 2041 and of faith 4102 toward 1909 God 2316,
2 of instruction 1322 about washings 909 and laying 1936 on of hands 5495, and the resurrection 386 of the dead 3498 and eternal 166 judgment 2917.
3 And this 3778 we will do 4160, if God 2316 permits 2010.
4 For in the case of those 3588 who have once 530 been enlightened 5461 and have tasted 1089 of the heavenly 2032 gift 1431 and have been 1096 made 1096 partakers 3353 of the Holy 40 Spirit 4151,
5 and have tasted 1089 the good 2570 word 4487 of God 2316 and the powers 1411 of the age 165 to come 3195,
6 and {then} have fallen 3895 away 3895, it is impossible 102 to renew 340 them again 3825 to repentance 3341, since they again 388 crucify 388 to themselves 1438 the Son 5207 of God 2316 and put 3856 Him to open 3856 shame 3856.
7 For ground 1093 that drinks 4095 the rain 5205 which often 4178 falls 2064 on it and brings 5088 forth 5088 vegetation 1008 useful 2111 to those 1565 for whose 3739 sake 1223 it is also 2532 tilled 1090, receives 3335 a blessing 2129 from God 2316;
8 but if it yields 1627 thorns 173 and thistles 5146, it is worthless 96 and close 1451 to being cursed 2671, and it ends 5056 up being burned 2740.
9

Better Things for You

¶ But, beloved 27, we are convinced 3982 of better 2909 things 2909 concerning 4012 you, and things that accompany 2192 salvation 4991, though we are speaking 2980 in this 3779 way 3779.
10 For God 2316 is not unjust 94 so as to forget 1950 your work 2041 and the love 26 which 3739 you have shown 1731 toward 1519 His name 3686, in having ministered 1247 and in still ministering 1247 to the saints 40.
11 And we desire 1937 that each 1538 one 1538 of you show 1731 the same 846 diligence 4710 so 4314 as to realize the full 4136 assurance 4136 of hope 1680 until 891 the end 5056,
12 so 2443 that you will not be sluggish 3576, but imitators 3402 of those 3588 who through 1223 faith 4102 and patience 3115 inherit 2816 the promises 1860.
13 ¶ For when God 2316 made 1861 the promise 1861 to Abraham 11, since 1893 He could 2192 swear 3660 by no 3762 one 3762 greater 3173, He swore 3660 by Himself 1438,
14 saying 3004, "I WILL SURELY BLESS 2127 YOU AND I WILL SURELY 4129 MULTIPLY 4129 YOU."
15 And so 3779, having patiently 3114 waited 3114, he obtained 2013 the promise 1860.
16 For men 444 swear 3660 by one 3173 greater 3173 {than themselves,} and with them an oath 3727 {given} as confirmation 951 is an end 4009 of every 3956 dispute 485.
17 In the same 3739 way God 2316, desiring 1014 even 4053 more 4053 to show 1925 to the heirs 2818 of the promise 1860 the unchangeableness 276 of His purpose 1012, interposed 3315 with an oath 3727,
18 so 2443 that by two 1417 unchangeable 276 things 4229 in which 3739 it is impossible 102 for God 2316 to lie 5574, we who have taken 2703 refuge 2703 would have 2192 strong 2478 encouragement 3874 to take 2902 hold 2902 of the hope 1680 set 4295 before 4295 us.
19 This 3739 hope we have 2192 as an anchor 45 of the soul 5590, a {hope} both 5037 sure 804 and steadfast 949 and one which enters 1525 within 2082 the veil 2665,
20 where 3699 Jesus 2424 has entered 1525 as a forerunner 4274 for us, having become 1096 a high 749 priest 749 forever 165 according 2596 to the order 5010 of Melchizedek 3198.

## Chapter 7

1

Melchizedek's Priesthood Like Christ's

For this 3778 Melchizedek 3198, king 935 of Salem 4532, priest 2409 of the Most 5310 High 5310 God 2316, who met 4876 Abraham 11 as he was returning 5290 from the slaughter 2871 of the kings 935 and blessed 2127 him,
2 to whom 3739 also 2532 Abraham 11 apportioned 3307 a tenth 1181 part 1181 of all 3956 {the spoils,} was first 4413 of all 4413, by the translation 2059 {of his name,} king 935 of righteousness 1343, and then 1899 also 2532 king 935 of Salem 4532, which 3739 is king 935 of peace 1515.
3 Without 540 father 540, without 282 mother 282, without 35 genealogy 35, having 2192 neither 3383 beginning 746 of days 2250 nor 3383 end 5056 of life 2222, but made 871 like 871 the Son 5207 of God 2316, he remains 3306 a priest 2409 perpetually.
4 ¶ Now 1161 observe 2334 how 4080 great 4080 this 3778 man 3778 was to whom 3739 Abraham 11, the patriarch 3966, gave 1325 a tenth 1181 of the choicest 205 spoils 205.
5 And those 3588 indeed 3303 of the sons 5207 of Levi 3017 who receive 2983 the priest's 2405 office 2405 have 2192 commandment 1785 in the Law 3551 to collect 586 a tenth 586 from the people 2992, that is, from their brethren 80, although 2539 these are descended from Abraham 11.
6 But the one whose genealogy 1075 is not traced 1075 from them collected 1183 a tenth 1183 from Abraham 11 and blessed 2127 the one who had 2192 the promises 1860.
7 But without 5565 any 3956 dispute 485 the lesser 1640 is blessed 2127 by the greater 2909.
8 In this 5602 case 5602 mortal 599 men 444 receive 2983 tithes 1181, but in that case 1563 one {receives them,} of whom it is witnessed 3140 that he lives 2198 on.
9 And, so to speak 3004, through 1223 Abraham 11 even 2532 Levi 3017, who received 2983 tithes 1181, paid 1183 tithes 1183,
10 for he was still 2089 in the loins 3751 of his father 3962 when 3753 Melchizedek 3198 met 4876 him.
11 ¶ Now 3767 if 1487 perfection 5050 was through 1223 the Levitical 3020 priesthood 2420 (for on the basis 1909 of it the people 2992 received 3549 the Law 3549), what 5101 further 2089 need 5532 {was there} for another 2087 priest 2409 to arise 450 according 2596 to the order 5010 of Melchizedek 3198, and not be designated 3004 according 2596 to the order 5010 of Aaron 2?
12 For when the priesthood 2420 is changed 3346, of necessity 318 there takes 1096 place 1096 a change 3331 of law 3551 also 2532.
13 For the one concerning 1909 whom 3739 these 3778 things 3778 are spoken 3004 belongs 3348 to another 2087 tribe 5443, from which 3739 no 3762 one 3762 has officiated 4337 at the altar 2379.
14 For it is evident 4271 that our Lord 2962 was descended 393 from Judah 2455, a tribe 5443 with reference 1519 to which 3739 Moses 3475 spoke 2980 nothing 3762 concerning 4012 priests 2409.
15 And this is clearer 2612 still 2089, if 1487 another 2087 priest 2409 arises 450 according 2596 to the likeness 3665 of Melchizedek 3198,
16 who 3739 has become 1096 {such} not on the basis 2596 of a law 3551 of physical 4560 requirement 1785, but according 2596 to the power 1411 of an indestructible 179 life 2222.
17 For it is attested 3140 {of Him,} "YOU ARE A PRIEST 2409 FOREVER 165 ACCORDING 2596 TO THE ORDER 5010 OF MELCHIZEDEK 3198."
18 For, on the one 3303 hand 3303, there is a setting 115 aside 115 of a former 4254 commandment 1785 because 1223 of its weakness 772 and uselessness 512
19 (for the Law 3551 made 5048 nothing 3762 perfect 5048), and on the other 1161 hand 1161 there is a bringing 1898 in of a better 2909 hope 1680, through 1223 which 3739 we draw 1448 near 1448 to God 2316.
20 And inasmuch as {it was} not without 5565 an oath 3728
21 (for they indeed 3303 became 1096 priests 2409 without 5565 an oath 3728, but He with an oath 3728 through 1223 the One who said 3004 to Him, "THE LORD 2962 HAS SWORN 3660 AND WILL NOT CHANGE 3338 HIS MIND 3338, 'YOU ARE A PRIEST 2409 FOREVER 165'");
22 so 5118 much 5118 the more 2596 also 2532 Jesus 2424 has become 1096 the guarantee 1450 of a better 2909 covenant 1242.
23 ¶ The {former} priests 2409, on the one 3303 hand 3303, existed in greater 4183 numbers 4183 because 1223 they were prevented 2967 by death 2288 from continuing 3887,
24 but Jesus, on the other 1161 hand 1161, because 1223 He continues 3306 forever 165, holds 2192 His priesthood 2420 permanently 531.
25 Therefore 3606 He is able 1410 also 2532 to save 4982 forever those 3588 who draw 4334 near 4334 to God 2316 through 1223 Him, since He always 3842 lives 2198 to make 1793 intercession 1793 for them.
26 ¶ For it was fitting 4241 for us to have such 5108 a high 749 priest 749, holy 3741, innocent 172, undefiled 283, separated 5563 from sinners 268 and exalted 5308 above the heavens 3772;
27 who 3739 does not need 318 daily, like 5618 those 3588 high 749 priests 749, to offer 399 up sacrifices 2378, first 4387 for His own 2398 sins 266 and then 1899 for the {sins} of the people 2992, because 1063 this 3778 He did 4160 once 2178 for all 2178 when He offered 399 up Himself 1438.
28 For the Law 3551 appoints 2525 men 444 as high 749 priests 749 who are weak 769, but the word 3056 of the oath 3728, which came after 3326 the Law 3551, {appoints} a Son 5207, made 5048 perfect 5048 forever 165.

## Chapter 8

1

A Better Ministry

Now 1161 the main 2774 point 2774 in what has been said 3004 {is this:} we have 2192 such 5108 a high 749 priest 749, who 3739 has taken 2523 His seat 2523 at the right 1188 hand 1188 of the throne 2362 of the Majesty 3172 in the heavens 3772,
2 a minister 3011 in the sanctuary 40 and in the true 228 tabernacle 4633, which 3739 the Lord 2962 pitched 4078, not man 444.
3 For every 3956 high 749 priest 749 is appointed 2525 to offer 4374 both 5037 gifts 1435 and sacrifices 2378; so 3606 it is necessary 316 that this 3778 {high priest} also 2532 have 2192 something 5100 to offer 4374.
4 Now 3767 if 1487 He were on earth 1093, He would not be a priest 2409 at all 3761, since there are those 3588 who offer 4374 the gifts 1435 according 2596 to the Law 3551;
5 who 3748 serve 3000 a copy 5262 and shadow 4639 of the heavenly 2032 things 2032, just 2531 as Moses 3475 was warned 5537 {by God} when he was about 3195 to erect 2005 the tabernacle 4633; for, "SEE 3708," He says 5346, "THAT YOU MAKE 4160 all 3956 things 3956 ACCORDING 2596 TO THE PATTERN 5179 WHICH WAS SHOWN 1166 YOU ON THE MOUNTAIN 3735."
6 But now 3568 He has obtained 5177 a more 1313 excellent 1313 ministry 3009, by as much 3745 as He is also 2532 the mediator 3316 of a better 2909 covenant 1242, which 3748 has been enacted 3549 on better 2909 promises 1860.
7

A New Covenant

For if 1487 that first 4413 {covenant} had been 1510 faultless 273, there would have been no 3756 occasion 5117 sought 2212 for a second 1208.
8 For finding 3201 fault 3201 with them, He says 3004, "BEHOLD 2400, DAYS 2250 ARE COMING 2064, SAYS 3004 THE LORD 2962, WHEN 2532 I WILL EFFECT 4931 A NEW 2537 COVENANT 1242 WITH THE HOUSE 3624 OF ISRAEL 2474 AND WITH THE HOUSE 3624 OF JUDAH 2455;
9 NOT LIKE 2596 THE COVENANT 1242 WHICH 3739 I MADE 4160 WITH THEIR FATHERS 3962 ON THE DAY 2250 WHEN I TOOK 1949 THEM BY THE HAND 5495 TO LEAD 1806 THEM OUT OF THE LAND 1093 OF EGYPT 125; FOR THEY DID NOT CONTINUE 1696 IN MY COVENANT 1242, AND I DID NOT CARE 272 FOR THEM, SAYS 3004 THE LORD 2962.
10 "FOR THIS 3778 IS THE COVENANT 1242 THAT I WILL MAKE 1303 WITH THE HOUSE 3624 OF ISRAEL 2474 AFTER 3326 THOSE 1565 DAYS 2250, SAYS 3004 THE LORD 2962: I WILL PUT 1325 MY LAWS 3551 INTO THEIR MINDS 1271, AND I WILL WRITE 1924 THEM ON THEIR HEARTS 2588. AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD 2316, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE 2992.
11 "AND THEY SHALL NOT TEACH 1321 EVERYONE 1538 HIS FELLOW 4177 CITIZEN 4177, AND EVERYONE 1538 HIS BROTHER 80, SAYING 3004, 'KNOW 1097 THE LORD 2962,' FOR ALL 3956 WILL KNOW 3609 ME, FROM THE LEAST 3398 TO THE GREATEST 3173 OF THEM.
12 "FOR I WILL BE MERCIFUL 2436 TO THEIR INIQUITIES 93, AND I WILL REMEMBER 3403 THEIR SINS 266 NO MORE 2089."
13 When 1722 He said 3004, "A new 2537 {covenant,}" He has made 3822 the first 4413 obsolete 3822. But whatever is becoming 3822 obsolete 3822 and growing 1095 old 1095 is ready 1451 to disappear 854.

## Chapter 9

1

The Old and the New

Now 3767 even 2532 the first 4413 {covenant} had 2192 regulations 1345 of divine 2999 worship 2999 and the earthly 2886 sanctuary 40.
2 For there was a tabernacle 4633 prepared 2680, the outer 4413 one 4387, in which 3739 {were} the lampstand 3087 and the table 5132 and the sacred 4286 bread 740; this 3748 is called 3004 the holy 40 place 40.
3 Behind 3326 the second 1208 veil 2665 there was a tabernacle 4633 which is called 3004 the Holy 40 of Holies 40,
4 having 2192 a golden 5552 altar 2369 of incense 2369 and the ark 2787 of the covenant 1242 covered 4028 on all 3840 sides 3840 with gold 5553, in which 3739 was a golden 5552 jar 4713 holding 2192 the manna 3131, and Aaron's 2 rod 4464 which budded 985, and the tables 4109 of the covenant 1242;
5 and above 5231 it {were} the cherubim 5502 of glory 1391 overshadowing 2683 the mercy 2435 seat 2435; but of these 3739 things 3739 we cannot 3756 now 3568 speak 3004 in detail 3313.
6 ¶ Now 1161 when these 3778 things 3778 have been so 3779 prepared 2680, the priests 2409 are continually entering 1524 the outer 4413 tabernacle 4633 performing 2005 the divine 2999 worship 2999,
7 but into the second 1208, only 3441 the high 749 priest 749 {enters} once 530 a year 1763, not without 5565 {taking} blood 129, which 3739 he offers 4374 for himself 1438 and for the sins 51 of the people 2992 committed in ignorance 51.
8 The Holy 40 Spirit 4151 {is} signifying 1213 this 3778, that the way 3598 into the holy 40 place 40 has not yet 3380 been disclosed 5319 while the outer 4413 tabernacle 4633 is still 2089 standing 4714,
9 which 3748 {is} a symbol 3850 for the present 1764 time 2540. Accordingly 2596 both 5037 gifts 1435 and sacrifices 2378 are offered 4374 which cannot make 5048 the worshiper 3000 perfect 5048 in conscience 4893,
10 since they {relate} only 3440 to food 1033 and drink 4188 and various 1313 washings 909, regulations 1345 for the body 4561 imposed 1945 until 3360 a time 2540 of reformation 1357.
11 ¶ But when Christ 5547 appeared 3854 {as} a high 749 priest 749 of the good 18 things 18 to come 1096, {He entered} through 1223 the greater 3173 and more 5046 perfect 5046 tabernacle 4633, not made 5499 with hands 5499, that is to say, not of this 3778 creation 2937;
12 and not through 1223 the blood 129 of goats 5131 and calves 3448, but through 1223 His own 2398 blood 129, He entered 1525 the holy 40 place 40 once 2178 for all 2178, having obtained 2147 eternal 166 redemption 3085.
13 For if 1487 the blood 129 of goats 5131 and bulls 5022 and the ashes 4700 of a heifer 1151 sprinkling 4472 those 3588 who have been defiled 2840 sanctify 37 for the cleansing 2514 of the flesh 4561,
14 how 4214 much 4214 more 3123 will the blood 129 of Christ 5547, who 3739 through 1223 the eternal 166 Spirit 4151 offered 4374 Himself 1438 without 299 blemish 299 to God 2316, cleanse 2511 your conscience 4893 from dead 3498 works 2041 to serve 3000 the living 2198 God 2316?
15 ¶ For this 3778 reason 1223 He is the mediator 3316 of a new 2537 covenant 1242, so 3704 that, since a death 2288 has taken 1096 place 1096 for the redemption 629 of the transgressions 3847 that were {committed} under 1909 the first 4413 covenant 1242, those 3588 who have been called 2564 may receive 2983 the promise 1860 of the eternal 166 inheritance 2817.
16 For where 3699 a covenant 1242 is, there must of necessity 318 be the death 2288 of the one who made 1303 it.
17 For a covenant 1242 is valid 949 {only} when men are dead 3498, for it is never 3379 in force 2480 while 3753 the one who made 1303 it lives 2198.
18 Therefore 3606 even 3761 the first 4413 {covenant} was not inaugurated 1457 without 5565 blood 129.
19 For when every 3956 commandment 1785 had been spoken 2980 by Moses 3475 to all 3956 the people 2992 according 2596 to the Law 3551, he took 2983 the blood 129 of the calves 3448 and the goats 5131, with water 5204 and scarlet 2847 wool 2053 and hyssop 5301, and sprinkled 4472 both 5037 the book 975 itself 846 and all 3956 the people 2992,
20 saying 3004, "THIS 3778 IS THE BLOOD 129 OF THE COVENANT 1242 WHICH 3739 GOD 2316 COMMANDED 1781 YOU."
21 And in the same 3668 way 3668 he sprinkled 4472 both 2532 the tabernacle 4633 and all 3956 the vessels 4632 of the ministry 3009 with the blood 129.
22 And according 2596 to the Law 3551, {one may} almost 4975 {say,} all 3956 things 3956 are cleansed 2511 with blood 129, and without 5565 shedding 130 of blood 130 there is no 3756 forgiveness 859.
23 ¶ Therefore 3767 it was necessary 318 for the copies 5262 of the things in the heavens 3772 to be cleansed 2511 with these 3778, but the heavenly 2032 things 2032 themselves 846 with better 2909 sacrifices 2378 than 3844 these 3778.
24 For Christ 5547 did not enter 1525 a holy 40 place 40 made 5499 with hands 5499, a {mere} copy 499 of the true 228 one 228, but into heaven 3772 itself 846, now 3568 to appear 1718 in the presence 4383 of God 2316 for us;
25 nor 3761 was it that He would offer 4374 Himself 1438 often 4178, as the high 749 priest 749 enters 1525 the holy 40 place 40 year 1763 by year 1763 with blood 129 that is not his own 245.
26 Otherwise 1893, He would have needed 1163 to suffer 3958 often 4178 since 575 the foundation 2602 of the world 2889; but now 3570 once 530 at the consummation 4930 of the ages 165 He has been manifested 5319 to put 115 away 115 sin 266 by the sacrifice 2378 of Himself 846.
27 And inasmuch as it is appointed 606 for men 444 to die 599 once 530 and after 3326 this 3778 {comes} judgment 2920,
28 so 3779 Christ 5547 also 2532, having been offered 4374 once 530 to bear 399 the sins 266 of many 4183, will appear 3708 a second 1208 time 1208 for salvation 4991 without 5565 {reference to} sin 266, to those 3588 who eagerly 553 await 553 Him.

## Chapter 10

1

One Sacrifice of Christ Is Sufficient

For the Law 3551, since it has 2192 {only} a shadow 4639 of the good 18 things 18 to come 3195 {and} not the very 846 form 1504 of things 4229, can 1410 never 3763, by the same 846 sacrifices 2378 which 3739 they offer 4374 continually 1336 year 1763 by year 1763, make 5048 perfect 5048 those 3588 who draw 4334 near 4334.
2 Otherwise 1893, would they not have ceased 3973 to be offered 4374, because 1223 the worshipers 3000, having once 530 been cleansed 2511, would no 3367 longer 2089 have 2192 had 2192 consciousness 4893 of sins 266?
3 But in those 846 {sacrifices} there is a reminder 364 of sins 266 year 1763 by year 1763.
4 For it is impossible 102 for the blood 129 of bulls 5022 and goats 5131 to take 851 away 851 sins 266.
5 Therefore 1352, when He comes 1525 into the world 2889, He says 3004, "SACRIFICE 2378 AND OFFERING 4376 YOU HAVE NOT DESIRED 2309, BUT A BODY 4983 YOU HAVE PREPARED 2675 FOR ME;
6 IN WHOLE 3646 BURNT 3646 OFFERINGS 3646 AND {sacrifices} FOR SIN 266 YOU HAVE TAKEN 2106 NO 3756 PLEASURE 2106.
7 "THEN 5119 I SAID 3004, 'BEHOLD 2400, I HAVE 2240 COME 2240 (IN THE SCROLL 2777 OF THE BOOK 975 IT IS WRITTEN 1125 OF ME) TO DO 4160 YOUR WILL 2307, O GOD 2316.'"
8 After saying 3004 above 511, "SACRIFICES 2378 AND OFFERINGS 4376 AND WHOLE 3646 BURNT 3646 OFFERINGS 3646 AND {sacrifices} FOR SIN 266 YOU HAVE NOT DESIRED 2309, NOR 3761 HAVE YOU TAKEN 2106 PLEASURE 2106 {in them}" (which 3748 are offered 4374 according 2596 to the Law 3551),
9 then 5119 He said 3004, "BEHOLD 2400, I HAVE 2240 COME 2240 TO DO 4160 YOUR WILL 2307." He takes 337 away 337 the first 4413 in order 2443 to establish 2476 the second 1208.
10 By this 3739 will 2307 we have been 1510 sanctified 37 through 1223 the offering 4376 of the body 4983 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 once 2178 for all 2178.
11 ¶ Every 3956 priest 2409 stands 2476 daily ministering 3008 and offering 4374 time 4178 after 4178 time 4178 the same 846 sacrifices 2378, which 3748 can 1410 never 3763 take 4014 away 4014 sins 266;
12 but He, having offered 4374 one 1520 sacrifice 2378 for sins 266 for all 1336 time 1336, SAT 2523 DOWN 2523 AT THE RIGHT 1188 HAND 1188 OF GOD 2316,
13 waiting 1551 from that time 3062 onward 3062 UNTIL 2193 HIS ENEMIES 2190 BE MADE 5087 A FOOTSTOOL 5286 FOR HIS FEET 4228.
14 For by one 1520 offering 4376 He has perfected 5048 for all 1336 time 1336 those 3588 who are sanctified 37.
15 And the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 also 2532 testifies 3140 to us; for after 3326 saying 3004,
16 "THIS 3778 IS THE COVENANT 1242 THAT I WILL MAKE 1303 WITH THEM AFTER 3326 THOSE 1565 DAYS 2250, SAYS 3004 THE LORD 2962: I WILL PUT 1325 MY LAWS 3551 UPON THEIR HEART 2588, AND ON THEIR MIND 1271 I WILL WRITE 1924 THEM," {He then says,}
17 "AND THEIR SINS 266 AND THEIR LAWLESS 458 DEEDS 458 I WILL REMEMBER 3403 NO MORE 2089."
18 Now 1161 where 3699 there is forgiveness 859 of these 3778 things 3778, there is no 3765 longer 3765 {any} offering 4376 for sin 266.
19

A New and Living Way

¶ Therefore 3767, brethren 80, since we have 2192 confidence 3954 to enter 1529 the holy 40 place 40 by the blood 129 of Jesus 2424,
20 by a new 4372 and living 2198 way 3598 which 3739 He inaugurated 1457 for us through 1223 the veil 2665, that is, His flesh 4561,
21 and since {we have} a great 3173 priest 2409 over 1909 the house 3624 of God 2316,
22 let us draw 4334 near 4334 with a sincere 228 heart 2588 in full 4136 assurance 4136 of faith 4102, having our hearts 2588 sprinkled 4472 {clean} from an evil 4190 conscience 4893 and our bodies 4983 washed 3068 with pure 2513 water 5204.
23 Let us hold 2722 fast 2722 the confession 3671 of our hope 1680 without 186 wavering 186, for He who promised 1861 is faithful 4103;
24 and let us consider 2657 how to stimulate 3948 one 240 another 240 to love 26 and good 2570 deeds 2041,
25 not forsaking 1459 our own 1438 assembling 1997 together 1997, as is the habit 1485 of some 5100, but encouraging 3870 {one another;} and all 5118 the more 3123 as you see 991 the day 2250 drawing 1448 near 1448.
26

Christ or Judgment

¶ For if we go on sinning 264 willfully 1596 after 3326 receiving 2983 the knowledge 1922 of the truth 225, there no 3765 longer 3765 remains 620 a sacrifice 2378 for sins 266,
27 but a terrifying 5398 expectation 1561 of judgment 2920 and THE FURY 2205 OF A FIRE 4442 WHICH WILL 3195 CONSUME 2068 THE ADVERSARIES 5227.
28 Anyone 5100 who has set 114 aside 114 the Law 3551 of Moses 3475 dies 599 without 5565 mercy 3628 on {the testimony of} two 1417 or 2228 three 5140 witnesses 3144.
29 How 4214 much 4214 severer 5501 punishment 5098 do you think 1380 he will deserve 515 who has trampled 2662 under 2662 foot 2662 the Son 5207 of God 2316, and has regarded 2233 as unclean 2839 the blood 129 of the covenant 1242 by which 3739 he was sanctified 37, and has insulted 1796 the Spirit 4151 of grace 5485?
30 For we know 3609 Him who said 3004, "VENGEANCE 1557 IS MINE 1699, I WILL REPAY 467." And again 3825, "THE LORD 2962 WILL JUDGE 2919 HIS PEOPLE 2992."
31 It is a terrifying 5398 thing 5398 to fall 1706 into the hands 5495 of the living 2198 God 2316.
32 ¶ But remember 363 the former 4387 days 2250, when, after being enlightened 5461, you endured 5278 a great 4183 conflict 119 of sufferings 3804,
33 partly by being made 2301 a public 2301 spectacle 2301 through reproaches 3680 and tribulations 2347, and partly 1161 by becoming 1096 sharers 2844 with those 3588 who were so 3779 treated 390.
34 For you showed 4834 sympathy 4834 to the prisoners 1198 and accepted 4327 joyfully 5479 the seizure 724 of your property 5225, knowing 1097 that you have 2192 for yourselves 1438 a better 2909 possession 5223 and a lasting 3306 one.
35 Therefore 3767, do not throw 577 away 577 your confidence 3954, which 3748 has 2192 a great 3173 reward 3405.
36 For you have 2192 need 5532 of endurance 5281, so 2443 that when you have done 4160 the will 2307 of God 2316, you may receive 2865 what 1860 was promised 1860.
37 FOR YET 2089 IN A VERY 3745 LITTLE 3398 WHILE 3745, HE WHO IS COMING 2064 WILL COME 2240, AND WILL NOT DELAY 5549.
38 BUT MY RIGHTEOUS 1342 ONE 1342 SHALL LIVE 2198 BY FAITH 4102; AND IF 1437 HE SHRINKS 5288 BACK 5288, MY SOUL 5590 HAS 2106 NO 3756 PLEASURE 2106 IN HIM.
39 But we are not of those who shrink 5289 back 5289 to destruction 684, but of those who have faith 4102 to the preserving 4047 of the soul 5590.

## Chapter 11

1

The Triumphs of Faith

Now 1161 faith 4102 is the assurance 5287 of {things} hoped 1679 for, the conviction 1650 of things 4229 not seen 991.
2 For by it the men 4245 of old 4245 gained 3140 approval 3140.
3 ¶ By faith 4102 we understand 3539 that the worlds 165 were prepared 2675 by the word 4487 of God 2316, so 1519 that what is seen 991 was not made 1096 out of things which are visible 5316.
4 By faith 4102 Abel 6 offered 4374 to God 2316 a better 4183 sacrifice 2378 than 3844 Cain 2535, through 1223 which 3739 he obtained 3140 the testimony 3140 that he was righteous 1342, God 2316 testifying 3140 about 1909 his gifts 1435, and through 1223 faith, though he is dead 599, he still 2089 speaks 2980.
5 By faith 4102 Enoch 1802 was taken 3346 up so that he would not see 3708 death 2288; AND HE WAS NOT FOUND 2147 BECAUSE 1360 GOD 2316 TOOK 3346 HIM UP; for he obtained 3140 the witness 3140 that before 4253 his being 3331 taken 3331 up he was pleasing 2100 to God 2316.
6 And without 5565 faith 4102 it is impossible 102 to please 2100 {Him,} for he who comes 4334 to God 2316 must 1163 believe 4100 that He is and {that} He is a rewarder 3406 of those 3588 who seek 1567 Him.
7 By faith 4102 Noah 3575, being warned 5537 {by God} about 4012 things not yet 3369 seen 991, in reverence 2125 prepared 2680 an ark 2787 for the salvation 4991 of his household 3624, by which 3739 he condemned 2632 the world 2889, and became 1096 an heir 2818 of the righteousness 1343 which is according 2596 to faith 4102.
8 ¶ By faith 4102 Abraham 11, when he was called 2564, obeyed 5219 by going 1831 out to a place 5117 which 3739 he was to receive 2983 for an inheritance 2817; and he went 1831 out, not knowing 1987 where 4226 he was going 2064.
9 By faith 4102 he lived 3939 as an alien 3939 in the land 1093 of promise 1860, as in a foreign 245 {land,} dwelling 2730 in tents 4633 with Isaac 2464 and Jacob 2384, fellow 4789 heirs 4789 of the same 846 promise 1860;
10 for he was looking 1551 for the city 4172 which 3739 has 2192 foundations 2310, whose 3739 architect 5079 and builder 1217 is God 2316.
11 By faith 4102 even 2532 Sarah 4564 herself 846 received 2983 ability 1411 to conceive, even 2532 beyond 3844 the proper 2540 time 2540 of life 2244, since 1893 she considered 2233 Him faithful 4103 who had promised 1861.
12 Therefore 1352 there was born 1096 even 2532 of one 1520 man 1520, and him as good as dead 3499 at that, {as many descendants} AS THE STARS 798 OF HEAVEN 3772 IN NUMBER 4128, AND INNUMERABLE 382 AS THE SAND 285 WHICH IS BY THE SEASHORE 2281.
13 ¶ All 3956 these 3778 died 599 in faith 4102, without 3361 receiving 2865 the promises 1860, but having seen 3708 them and having welcomed 782 them from a distance 4207, and having confessed 3670 that they were strangers 3581 and exiles 3927 on the earth 1093.
14 For those 3588 who say 3004 such 5108 things 5108 make 1718 it clear 1718 that they are seeking 1934 a country 3968 of their own 3968.
15 And indeed 3303 if 1487 they had been thinking 3421 of that {country} from which 3739 they went 1544 out, they would have had 2192 opportunity 2540 to return 344.
16 But as it is, they desire 3713 a better 2909 {country,} that is, a heavenly 2032 one 2032. Therefore 1352 God 2316 is not ashamed 1870 to be called 1941 their God 2316; for He has prepared 2090 a city 4172 for them.
17 ¶ By faith 4102 Abraham 11, when he was tested 3985, offered 4374 up Isaac 2464, and he who had received 324 the promises 1860 was offering 4374 up his only 3439 begotten 3439 {son;}
18 {it was he} to whom 3739 it was said 2980, "IN ISAAC 2464 YOUR DESCENDANTS 4690 SHALL BE CALLED 2564."
19 He considered 3049 that God 2316 is able 1415 to raise 1453 {people} even 2532 from the dead 3498, from which 3606 he also 2532 received 2865 him back 2865 as a type 3850.
20 By faith 4102 Isaac 2464 blessed 2127 Jacob 2384 and Esau 2269, even 2532 regarding 4012 things 3195 to come 3195.
21 By faith 4102 Jacob 2384, as he was dying 599, blessed 2127 each 1538 of the sons 5207 of Joseph 2501, and worshiped 4352, {leaning} on the top 206 of his staff 4464.
22 By faith 4102 Joseph 2501, when he was dying 5053, made 3421 mention 3421 of the exodus 1841 of the sons 5207 of Israel 2474, and gave 1781 orders 1781 concerning 4012 his bones 3747.
23 ¶ By faith 4102 Moses 3475, when he was born 1080, was hidden 2928 for three 5150 months 5150 by his parents 3962, because 1360 they saw 3708 he was a beautiful 791 child 3813; and they were not afraid 5399 of the king's 935 edict 1297.
24 By faith 4102 Moses 3475, when he had grown up, refused 720 to be called 3004 the son 5207 of Pharaoh's 5328 daughter 2364,
25 choosing 138 rather 3123 to endure 4778 ill-treatment 4778 with the people 2992 of God 2316 than 2228 to enjoy 619 the passing 4340 pleasures 619 of sin 266,
26 considering 2233 the reproach 3680 of Christ 5547 greater 3173 riches 4149 than the treasures 2344 of Egypt 125; for he was looking 578 to the reward 3405.
27 By faith 4102 he left 2641 Egypt 125, not fearing 5399 the wrath 2372 of the king 935; for he endured 2594, as seeing 3708 Him who is unseen 517.
28 By faith 4102 he kept 4160 the Passover 3957 and the sprinkling 4378 of the blood 129, so 2443 that he who destroyed 3639 the firstborn 4416 would not touch 2345 them.
29 By faith 4102 they passed 1224 through 1224 the Red 2063 Sea 2281 as though 5613 {they were passing} through 1223 dry 3584 land 1093; and the Egyptians 124, when they attempted it, were drowned 2666.
30 ¶ By faith 4102 the walls 5038 of Jericho 2410 fell 4098 down 4098 after they had been encircled 2944 for seven 2033 days 2250.
31 By faith 4102 Rahab 4460 the harlot 4204 did not perish 4881 along 4881 with those 3588 who were disobedient 544, after she had welcomed 1209 the spies 2685 in peace 1515.
32 ¶ And what 5101 more 2089 shall I say 3004? For time 5550 will fail 1952 me if I tell 1334 of Gideon 1066, Barak 913, Samson 4546, Jephthah 2422, of David 1160 and Samuel 4545 and the prophets 4396,
33 who 3739 by faith 4102 conquered 2610 kingdoms 932, performed 2038 {acts of} righteousness 1343, obtained 2013 promises 1860, shut 5420 the mouths 4750 of lions 3023,
34 quenched 4570 the power 1411 of fire 4442, escaped 5343 the edge 4750 of the sword 3162, from weakness 769 were made 1412 strong 1412, became 1096 mighty 2478 in war 4171, put 2827 foreign 245 armies 3925 to flight 2827.
35 Women 1135 received 2983 {back} their dead 3498 by resurrection 386; and others 243 were tortured 5178, not accepting 4327 their release 629, so 2443 that they might obtain 5177 a better 2909 resurrection 386;
36 and others 2087 experienced mockings 1701 and scourgings 3148, yes 2089, also 1161 chains 1199 and imprisonment 5438.
37 They were stoned 3034, they were sawn 4249 in two 4249, they were tempted 3985, they were put 599 to death with the sword 3162; they went 4022 about 4022 in sheepskins 3374, in goatskins, being destitute 5302, afflicted 2346, ill-treated 2558
38 ({men} of whom 3739 the world 2889 was not worthy 514), wandering 4105 in deserts 2047 and mountains 3735 and caves 4693 and holes 3692 in the ground 1093.
39 ¶ And all 3956 these 3778, having gained 3140 approval 3140 through 1223 their faith 4102, did not receive 2865 what 1860 was promised 1860,
40 because God 2316 had provided 4265 something 5100 better 2909 for us, so 2443 that apart 5565 from us they would not be made 5048 perfect 5048.

## Chapter 12

1

Jesus, the Example

Therefore 5105, since we have 2192 so 5118 great 5118 a cloud 3509 of witnesses 3144 surrounding 4029 us, let us also 2532 lay 659 aside 659 every 3956 encumbrance 3591 and the sin 266 which so easily 2139 entangles 2139 us, and let us run 5143 with endurance 5281 the race 73 that is set 4295 before 4295 us,
2 fixing 872 our eyes 872 on Jesus 2424, the author 747 and perfecter 5051 of faith 4102, who 3739 for the joy 5479 set 4295 before 4295 Him endured 5278 the cross 4716, despising 2706 the shame 152, and has sat 2523 down 2523 at the right 1188 hand 1188 of the throne 2362 of God 2316.
3 ¶ For consider 357 Him who has endured 5278 such 5108 hostility 485 by sinners 268 against 1519 Himself 1438, so 2443 that you will not grow 2577 weary 2577 and lose 1590 heart 5590.
4

A Father's Discipline

You have not yet 3768 resisted 478 to the point 3360 of shedding blood 129 in your striving 464 against 4314 sin 266;
5 and you have forgotten 1585 the exhortation 3874 which 3748 is addressed 1256 to you as sons 5207, "MY SON 5207, DO NOT REGARD 3643 LIGHTLY 3643 THE DISCIPLINE 3809 OF THE LORD 2962, NOR 3366 FAINT 1590 WHEN YOU ARE REPROVED 1651 BY HIM;
6 FOR THOSE WHOM 3739 THE LORD 2962 LOVES 25 HE DISCIPLINES 3811, AND HE SCOURGES 3146 EVERY 3956 SON 5207 WHOM 3739 HE RECEIVES 3858."
7 It is for discipline 3809 that you endure 5278; God 2316 deals 4374 with you as with sons 5207; for what 5101 son 5207 is there whom 3739 {his} father 3962 does not discipline 3811?
8 But if 1487 you are without 5565 discipline 3809, of which 3739 all 3956 have become 1096 partakers 3353, then 686 you are illegitimate 3541 children 3541 and not sons 5207.
9 Furthermore 1534, we had 2192 earthly 4561 fathers 3962 to discipline 3810 us, and we respected 1788 them; shall we not much 4183 rather 3123 be subject 5293 to the Father 3962 of spirits 4151, and live 2198?
10 For they disciplined 3811 us for a short 3641 time 2250 as seemed 1380 best 1380 to them, but He {disciplines us} for {our} good 4851, so 1519 that we may share 3335 His holiness 41.
11 All 3956 discipline 3809 for the moment 3918 seems 1380 not to be joyful 5479, but sorrowful 3077; yet 1161 to those 3588 who have been trained 1128 by it, afterwards 5305 it yields 591 the peaceful 1516 fruit 2590 of righteousness 1343.
12 ¶ Therefore 1352, strengthen 461 the hands 5495 that are weak 3935 and the knees 1119 that are feeble 3886,
13 and make 4160 straight 3717 paths 5163 for your feet 4228, so 2443 that {the limb} which is lame 5560 may not be put 1624 out of joint 1624, but rather 3123 be healed 2390.
14 ¶ Pursue 1377 peace 1515 with all 3956 men 3956, and the sanctification 38 without 5565 which 3739 no 3762 one 3762 will see 3708 the Lord 2962.
15 See 1983 to it that no 3361 one 5100 comes 5302 short 5302 of the grace 5485 of God 2316; that no 3361 root 4491 of bitterness 4088 springing 5453 up causes 1776 trouble 1776, and by it many 4183 be defiled 3392;
16 that {there be} no immoral 4205 or 2228 godless 952 person 952 like 5613 Esau 2269, who 3739 sold 591 his own 1438 birthright 4415 for a {single} meal 1035.
17 For you know 3609 that even 2532 afterwards 3347, when he desired 2309 to inherit 2816 the blessing 2129, he was rejected 593, for he found 2147 no 3756 place 5117 for repentance 3341, though 2539 he sought 1567 for it with tears 1144.
18

Contrast of Sinai and Zion

¶ For you have not come 4334 to {a mountain} that can be touched 5584 and to a blazing 2545 fire 4442, and to darkness 1105 and gloom 2217 and whirlwind 2366,
19 and to the blast 2279 of a trumpet 4536 and the sound 5456 of words 4487 which 3739 {sound was such that} those 3588 who heard 191 begged 3868 that no 3361 further 4369 word 3056 be spoken 4369 to them.
20 For they could not bear 5342 the command 1291, "IF 2579 EVEN 2579 A BEAST 2342 TOUCHES 2345 THE MOUNTAIN 3735, IT WILL BE STONED 3036."
21 And so 3779 terrible 5398 was the sight 5324, {that} Moses 3475 said 3004, "I AM 1510 FULL 1630 OF FEAR 1630 and trembling 1790."
22 But you have come 4334 to Mount 3735 Zion 4622 and to the city 4172 of the living 2198 God 2316, the heavenly 2032 Jerusalem 2419, and to myriads 3461 of angels 32,
23 to the general 3831 assembly 3831 and church 1577 of the firstborn 4416 who are enrolled 583 in heaven 3772, and to God 2316, the Judge 2923 of all 3956, and to the spirits 4151 of {the} righteous 1342 made 5048 perfect 5048,
24 and to Jesus 2424, the mediator 3316 of a new 3501 covenant 1242, and to the sprinkled 4473 blood 129, which speaks 2980 better 2909 than 3844 {the blood} of Abel 6.
25

The Unshaken Kingdom

¶ See 991 to it that you do not refuse 3868 Him who is speaking 2980. For if 1487 those 1565 did not escape 1628 when they refused 3868 him who warned 5537 {them} on earth 1093, much 4183 less 3123 {will} we {escape} who turn 654 away 654 from Him who {warns} from heaven 3772.
26 And His voice 5456 shook 4531 the earth 1093 then 5119, but now 3568 He has promised 1861, saying 3004, "YET 2089 ONCE 530 MORE 530 I WILL SHAKE 4579 NOT ONLY 3440 THE EARTH 1093, BUT ALSO 2532 THE HEAVEN 3772."
27 This 3588 {expression,} "Yet 2089 once 530 more 530," denotes 1213 the removing 3331 of those 3588 things which can be shaken 4531, as of created 4160 things 4160, so 2443 that those 3588 things which cannot 3361 be shaken 4531 may remain 3306.
28 Therefore 1352, since we receive 3880 a kingdom 932 which cannot 761 be shaken 761, let us show 2192 gratitude 5485, by which 3739 we may offer 3000 to God 2316 an acceptable 2102 service 3000 with reverence 2124 and awe 1190;
29 for our God 2316 is a consuming 2654 fire 4442.

## Chapter 13

1

The Changeless Christ

Let love 5360 of the brethren 5360 continue 3306.
2 Do not neglect 1950 to show hospitality 5381 to strangers 5381, for by this 3778 some 5100 have entertained 3579 angels 32 without 2990 knowing 2990 it.
3 Remember 3403 the prisoners 1198, as though 5613 in prison 4887 with them, {and} those 3588 who are ill-treated 2558, since 5613 you yourselves 846 also 2532 are in the body 4983.
4 Marriage 1062 {is to be held} in honor 5093 among 1722 all 3956, and the {marriage} bed 2845 {is to be} undefiled 283; for fornicators 4205 and adulterers 3432 God 2316 will judge 2919.
5 {Make sure that} your character 5158 is free 866 from the love 866 of money 866, being content 714 with what you have 3918; for He Himself 846 has said 3004, "I WILL NEVER DESERT 447 YOU, NOR 3761 WILL I EVER FORSAKE 1459 YOU,"
6 so 5620 that we confidently 2292 say 3004, "THE LORD 2962 IS MY HELPER 998, I WILL NOT BE AFRAID 5399. WHAT 5101 WILL MAN 444 DO 4160 TO ME?"
7 ¶ Remember 3421 those 3588 who led 2233 you, who 3748 spoke 2980 the word 3056 of God 2316 to you; and considering 333 the result 1545 of their conduct 391, imitate 3401 their faith 4102.
8 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 {is} the same 846 yesterday 2189 and today 4594 and forever 165.
9 Do not be carried 3911 away 3911 by varied 4164 and strange 3581 teachings 1322; for it is good 2570 for the heart 2588 to be strengthened 950 by grace 5485, not by foods 1033, through 1722 which 3739 those 3588 who were so 4043 occupied 4043 were not benefited 5623.
10 We have 2192 an altar 2379 from which 3739 those 3588 who serve 3000 the tabernacle 4633 have 2192 no 3756 right 1849 to eat 2068.
11 For the bodies 4983 of those 3778 animals 2226 whose 3739 blood 129 is brought 1533 into the holy 40 place 40 by the high 749 priest 749 {as an offering} for sin 266, are burned 2618 outside 1854 the camp 3925.
12 Therefore 1352 Jesus 2424 also 2532, that He might sanctify 37 the people 2992 through 1223 His own 2398 blood 129, suffered 3958 outside 1854 the gate 4439.
13 So 5106, let us go 1831 out to Him outside 1854 the camp 3925, bearing 5342 His reproach 3680.
14 For here 5602 we do not have 2192 a lasting 3306 city 4172, but we are seeking 1934 {the city} which is to come 3195.
15

God-pleasing Sacrifices

Through 1223 Him then 3767, let us continually offer 399 up a sacrifice 2378 of praise 133 to God 2316, that is, the fruit 2590 of lips 5491 that give 3670 thanks 3670 to His name 3686.
16 And do not neglect 1950 doing 2140 good 2140 and sharing 2842, for with such 5108 sacrifices 2378 God 2316 is pleased 2100.
17 ¶ Obey 3982 your leaders 2233 and submit 5226 {to them,} for they keep 69 watch 69 over 5228 your souls 5590 as those who will give 591 an account 3056. Let them do 4160 this 3778 with joy 5479 and not with grief 4727, for this 3778 would be unprofitable 255 for you.
18 ¶ Pray 4336 for us, for we are sure 3982 that we have 2192 a good 2570 conscience 4893, desiring 2309 to conduct 390 ourselves honorably 2573 in all 3956 things 3956.
19 And I urge 3870 {you} all 4053 the more 4053 to do 4160 this 3778, so 2443 that I may be restored 600 to you the sooner 5036.
20

Benediction

¶ Now 1161 the God 2316 of peace 1515, who brought 321 up from the dead 3498 the great 3173 Shepherd 4166 of the sheep 4263 through 1722 the blood 129 of the eternal 166 covenant 1242, {even} Jesus 2424 our Lord 2962,
21 equip 2675 you in every 3956 good 18 thing 18 to do 4160 His will 2307, working 4160 in us that which 2101 is pleasing 2101 in His sight 1799, through 1223 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, to whom 3739 {be} the glory 1391 forever 165 and ever 165. Amen 281.
22 ¶ But I urge 3870 you, brethren 80, bear 430 with this 3588 word 3056 of exhortation 3874, for I have written 1989 to you briefly.
23 Take 1097 notice 1097 that our brother 80 Timothy 5095 has been released 630, with whom 3739, if 1437 he comes 2064 soon 5036, I will see 3708 you.
24 Greet 782 all 3956 of your leaders 2233 and all 3956 the saints 40. Those 3588 from Italy 2482 greet 782 you.
25 ¶ Grace 5485 be with you all 3956.