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Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders, and by manifold powers, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will.

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

And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold, I and the children whom God hath given me.

Wherefore it behooved him in all things to be made like unto his brethren, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

For every house is builded by some one; but he that built all things is God.

Take heed, brethren, lest haply there shall be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God:

For he hath said somewhere of the seventh day on this wise, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works;

There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.

For he that is entered into his rest hath 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.

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

For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

And no man taketh the honor unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron.

named of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food.

Wherefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on unto perfection; not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

And this will we do, if God permit.

and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come,

and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.