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and again, `Behold I and the children that God did give to me.'

wherefore it did behove him in all things to be made like to the brethren, that he might become a kind and stedfast chief-priest in the things with God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people,

for every house is builded by some one, and He who the all things did build [is] God,

See, brethren, lest there shall be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in the falling away from the living God,

for He spake in a certain place concerning the seventh [day] thus: `And God did rest in the seventh day from all His works;'

there doth remain, then, a sabbatic rest to the people of God,

for he who did enter into his rest, he also rested from his works, as God from His own.

for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession,

For every chief priest -- out of men taken -- in behalf of men is set in things [pertaining] to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,

and no one to himself doth take the honour, but he who is called by God, as also Aaron:

having been addressed by God a chief priest, according to the order of Melchisedek,

for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what [are] the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food,

Wherefore, having left the word of the beginning of the Christ, unto the perfection we may advance, not again a foundation laying of reformation from dead works, and of faith on God,

and this we will do, if God may permit,

and did taste the good saying of God, the powers also of the coming age,

and having fallen away, again to renew [them] to reformation, having crucified again to themselves the Son of God, and exposed to public shame.

For earth, that is drinking in the rain many times coming upon it, and is bringing forth herbs fit for those because of whom also it is dressed, doth partake of blessing from God,

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering;

For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,