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he saved us, not because of deeds done by us in righteousness, but in virtue of his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit,

because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and all the saints,

For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.

But we see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for every one.

For because he himself has suffered and been tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.

So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.

For good news came to us just as to them; but the message which they heard did not benefit them, because it did not meet with faith in the hearers.

Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience,

Because of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people.

On the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness

The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office;

but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues for ever.

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was attested as having pleased God.

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful; and they were not afraid of the king's edict.

By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given friendly welcome to the spies.

and the rich in his humiliation, because like the flower of the grass he will pass away.

You desire and do not have; so you kill. And you covet and cannot obtain; so you fight and wage war. You do not have, because you do not ask.

You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.

and "A stone that will make men stumble, a rock that will make them fall"; for they stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.