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But he also died to rescue all of us who live each day in fear of dying.

Jesus clearly did not come to help angels, but he did come to help Abraham's descendants.

But Jesus deserves more honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves more honor than the house.

But Christ is the Son in charge of God's people. And we are those people, if we keep on being brave and don't lose hope.

We have heard the message, just as they did. But they failed to believe what they heard, and the message did not do them any good.

But God has promised us a Sabbath when we will rest, even though it has not yet come.

Jesus understands every weakness of ours, because he was tempted in every way that we are. But he did not sin!

But no one can have the honor of being a high priest simply by wanting to be one. Only God can choose a priest, and God is the one who chose Aaron.

That is how it was with Christ. He became a high priest, but not just because he wanted the honor of being one. It was God who told him, "You are my Son, because today I have become your Father!"

Jesus is God's own Son, but still he had to suffer before he could learn what it really means to obey God.

Much more could be said about this subject. But it is hard to explain, and all of you are slow to understand.

By now you should have been teachers, but once again you need to be taught the simplest things about what God has said. You need milk instead of solid food.

But what about people who turn away after they have already seen the light and have received the gift from heaven and have shared in the Holy Spirit? What about those who turn away after they have received the good message of God and the powers of the future world? There is no way to bring them back. What they are doing is the same as nailing the Son of God to a cross and insulting him in public!

But land that produces only thornbushes is worthless. It is likely to fall under God's curse, and in the end it will be set on fire.

My friends, we are talking this way. But we are sure that you are doing those really good things that people do when they are being saved.

Then Abraham gave him a tenth of everything he had. The meaning of the name Melchizedek is "King of Justice." But since Salem means "peace," he is also "King of Peace."

Priests are given a tenth of what people earn. But all priests die, except Melchizedek, and the Scriptures teach that he is alive.

That person wasn't appointed because of his ancestors, but because his life can never end.

God himself made a promise when this priest was appointed. But he did not make a promise like this when the other priests were appointed. The promise he made is, "I, the Lord, promise that you will be a priest forever! And I will never change my mind!"

But Jesus will never die, and so he will be a priest forever!