1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the
prophets,
2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by hisSon, whom he hath appointed heir of all things,
by whom also he made the worlds;
3 Who being the brightness of hisglory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all
things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right
hand of the Majesty on high;
4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more
excellent name than they.
5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten
thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the
angels of God worship him.
7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, isfor ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness
isthe sceptre of thy kingdom.
9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, eventhy God, hath anointed
thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are
the works of thine hands:
11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same,
and thy years shall not fail.
13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine
enemies thy footstool?
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of
salvation?
1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at
any time we should let themslip.
2 For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience
received a just recompence of reward;
3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken
by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
4 God also bearing themwitness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and
gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
5 For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.
6 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the
son of man, that thou visitest him?
7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour,
and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under
him, he left nothing that isnot put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.
9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death,
crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
10 For it became him, for whom areall things, and by whom areall things, in bringing many
sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified areall of one: for which cause he is
not ashamed to call them brethren,
12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing
13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath
given me.
14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise
took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that
is, the devil;
15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
16 For verily he took not on him the nature ofangels; but he took on himthe seed of Abraham.
17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto hisbrethren, that he might be a
merciful and faithful high priest in things pertainingto God, to make reconciliation for the sins
of the people.
18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are
tempted.
1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High
Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
2 Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithfulin all his house.
3 For this manwas counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded
the house hath more honour than the house.
4 For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things isGod.
5 And Moses verily wasfaithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things
which were to be spoken after;
6 But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence
and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
7 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,
8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
10 Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in theirheart;
and they have not known my ways.
11 So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)
12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from
the living God.
13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through
the deceitfulness of sin.
14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast
unto the end;
15 While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the
provocation.
16 For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.
17 But with whom was he grieved forty years? was itnot with them that had sinned, whose
carcases fell in the wilderness?
18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed
not?
19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left usof entering into his rest, any of you should
seem to come short of it.
2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not
profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if
they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the
4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh dayon this wise, And God did rest the seventh
day from all his works.
5 And in this placeagain, If they shall enter into my rest.
6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first
preached entered not in because of unbelief:
7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To
day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God didfrom
his.
11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of
unbelief.
12 For the word of God isquick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing
even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and isa discerner
of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things arenaked and
opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son
of God, let us hold fast ourprofession.
15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities;
but was in all points tempted like as we are, yetwithout sin.
16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find
grace to help in time of need.
1 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertainingto God,
that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:
2 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he
himself also is compassed with infirmity.
3 And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.
4 And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as wasAaron.
5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou
art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.
6 As he saith also in another place, Thou arta priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong
crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he
feared;
8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey
him;
10 Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.
11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which
bethe first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not
of strong meat.
13 For every one that useth milk isunskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, eventhose who by reason of use have
their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not
