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Favour unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.

I am giving thanks unto my God - always, making mention, of thee, in my prayers,

Whereas, in many parts and in many ways of old, God spake unto the fathers, in the prophets,

but, as to the Son, - Thy throne, O God, is unto times age-abiding, and - A sceptre of equity, is the sceptre of his kingdom,

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated lawlessness, - For this cause, hath God, thy God, anointed thee with the oil of exultation, beyond thy partners;

God, jointly witnessing also, both with signs and wonders and manifold mighty works, and with distributions of Holy Spirit, according to his own will?

But, Jesus, made some little less than messengers, we do behold: by reason of the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour, to the end that, by favour of God, in behalf of every one, he might taste of death.

and again - I, will be confident upon him; and again - Lo! I, and the children which, unto me, God, hath given.

Whence he was obliged, in every way, unto the brethren, to be made like, that he might become a merciful and faithful high-priest, in the things pertaining unto God, - for the making of propitiation for the sins of the people.

For, every house, is prepared by someone, - but, he that hath prepared all things, is, God.

Be taking heed, brethren, lest at any time, there shall be in any one of you, a wicked heart of unbelief, in revolting from a Living God.

For he hath spoken, somewhere, concerning the seventh day , thus - And God rested, on the seventh day, from all his works;

Hence there is, left over, a Sabbath-keeping, for the people of God.

For, he that hath entered into his rest, He too, hath rested from his works, just as, from his own, God, rested .

For, living, is the word of God, and, energetic, and more cutting than any knife with two edges, and penetrating as far as a dividing asunder of soul and spirit, of joints also, and marrow, and able to judge the impulses and designs of the heart;

Having then a great high-priest who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession;

For, every high-priest who from among men is taken, on behalf of men, is appointed, as to the things pertaining unto God, that he may be offering bothgifts and sacrifices for sins, -

And, not unto himself, doth one take the honour, but when called by God, just as, even Aaron:

Being addressed by God as high-priest - according to the rank of Melchizedek.

For, even when ye ought to be teachers, by reason of the time, again, have ye, need, that one be teaching, you, what are the first principles of the oracles of God, and have become such as have, need, of milk, not, of strong food;