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But I did not want to do anything without asking you first so that any good you do for me will be because you want to do it, not because I forced you.

Maybe Onesimus was separated from you for a short time so you could have him back forever—

So if you consider me your partner, welcome Onesimus as you would welcome me.

So, my brother, I ask that you do this for me in the Lord: Refresh my heart in Christ.

You love right and hate evil, so God has chosen you from among your friends; he has set you apart with much joy." Psalm 45:6–7

So we must be more careful to follow what we were taught. Then we will not stray away from the truth.

So surely we also will be punished if we ignore this great salvation. The Lord himself first told about this salvation, and those who heard him testified it was true.

God is the One who made all things, and all things are for his glory. He wanted to have many children share his glory, so he made the One who leads people to salvation perfect through suffering.

Jesus, who makes people holy, and those who are made holy are from the same family. So he is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters.

Since these children are people with physical bodies, Jesus himself became like them. He did this so that, by dying, he could destroy the one who has the power of death—the devil—

For this reason Jesus had to be made like his brothers and sisters in every way so he could be their merciful and faithful high priest in service to God. Then Jesus could die in their place to take away their sins.

So all of you holy brothers and sisters, who were called by God, think about Jesus, who was sent to us and is the high priest of our faith.

So it is as the Holy Spirit says: "Today listen to what he says.

So brothers and sisters, be careful that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that will turn you away from the living God.

But encourage each other every day while it is "today." Help each other so none of you will become hardened because sin has tricked you.

So we see they were not allowed to enter and have God's rest, because they did not believe.

Now, since God has left us the promise that we may enter his rest, let us be very careful so none of you will fail to enter.

So God planned another day, called "today." He spoke about that day through David a long time later in the same Scripture used before: "Today listen to what he says. Do not be stubborn." Psalm 95:7–8

Let us try as hard as we can to enter God's rest so that no one will fail by following the example of those who refused to obey.

So also Christ did not choose himself to have the honor of being a high priest, but God chose him. God said to him, "You are my Son. Today I have become your Father." Psalm 2:7