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Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who previously had good news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience,

For if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that.

Consequently, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

For the one who has entered His rest has 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, even penetrating as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things just as we are, yet without sin.

Therefore let's approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help at the time of our need.

For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of people in things pertaining to God, in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins;

and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sins for himself, as well as for the people.

And no one takes the honor for himself, but receives it when he is called by God, just as Aaron also was.

And having been perfected, He became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey Him,

For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the actual words of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food.

For everyone who partakes only of milk is unacquainted with the word of righteousness, for he is an infant.

But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to distinguish between good and evil.

For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

For ground that drinks the rain which often falls on it and produces vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God;

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, by having served and by still serving the saints.

For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear an oath by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

For people swear an oath by one greater than themselves, and with them an oath serving as confirmation is an end of every dispute.

so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to hold firmly to the hope set before us.