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Who in the days of his flesh, with a strong cry and tears, offering up prayers and supplications to him that was able to save him from death, was heard for his reverence.

For whereas for the time you ought to be masters, you have need to be taught again what are the first elements of the words of God: and you are become such as have need of milk and not of strong meat.

For every one that is a partaker of milk is unskilful in the word of justice: for he is a little child.

But strong meat is for the perfect: for them who by custom have their senses exercised to the discerning of good and evil.

For it is impossible for those who were once illuminated, have tasted also the heavenly gift and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

For the earth, that drinketh in the rain which cometh often upon it and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is tilled, receiveth blessing from God.

For God is not unjust, that he should forget your work and the love which you have shewn in his name, you who have ministered and do minister to the saints.

For God making promises to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom he might swear, swore by himself,

For men swear by one greater than themselves: and an oath for confirmation is the end of all their controversy.

That by two immutable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have the strongest comfort, we who have fled for refuge to hold fast the hope set before us.

Where the forerunner Jesus is entered for us, made a high priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedech.

For this Melchisedech was king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him:

Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but likened unto the Son of God, continueth a priest for ever.

For he was yet in the loins of his father when Melchisedech met him.

If then perfection was by the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchisedech: and not be called according to the order of Aaron?

For the priesthood being translated, it is necessary that a translation also be made of the law,

For he of whom these things are spoken is of another tribe, of which no one attended on the altar.

For it is evident that our Lord sprung out of Juda: in which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priests.

For he testifieth: Thou art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedech.

For the law brought nothing to perfection: but a bringing in of a better hope, by which we draw nigh to God.