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while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his own will.

For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking.

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.

And again, "I will put my trust in him." And again, "Here am I, and the children God has given me."

Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make expiation for the sins of the people.

(For every house is built by some one, but the builder of all things is God.)

Take care, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.

For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way, "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works."

For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not speak later of another day.

So then, there remains a sabbath rest for the people of God;

for whoever enters God's rest also ceases from his labors as God did from his.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

And one does not take the honor upon himself, but he is called by God, just as Aaron was.

being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchiz'edek.

Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,

And this we will do if God permits.

and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come,

if they then commit apostasy, since they crucify the Son of God on their own account and hold him up to contempt.