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For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Savior, Jesus Christ;

But when the kindness of God, our Savior, and his love toward man, appeared,

This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men;

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,

God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,

When he again brings in the firstborn into the world he says, "Let all the angels of God worship him."

but of the Son he says, "Your throne, God, is forever and ever; The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.

You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore God, your God, has anointed you With the oil of gladness above your fellows."

God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders, and by various works of power, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will?

But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for everyone.

Again, "I will put my trust in him." Again, "Behold, here am I and the children whom God has given me."

Therefore he was obligated in all things to be made like his brothers, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.

For every house is built by someone; but he who built all things is God.

Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there will be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;

For he has said somewhere about the seventh day like this, "God rested on the seventh day from all his works;"

There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

For he who has entered into his rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.