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Because of this it behoveth [us] more abundantly to take heed to the things heard, lest we may glide aside,

and him who was made some little less than messengers we see -- Jesus -- because of the suffering of the death, with glory and honour having been crowned, that by the grace of God for every one he might taste of death.

For it was becoming to Him, because of whom [are] the all things, and through whom [are] the all things, many sons to glory bringing, the author of their salvation through sufferings to make perfect,

and we see that they were not able to enter in because of unbelief.

since then, it remaineth for certain to enter into it, and those who did first hear good news entered not in because of unbelief --

and because of this infirmity he ought, as for the people, so also for himself to offer for sins;

for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what [are] the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food,

and of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil.

For earth, that is drinking in the rain many times coming upon it, and is bringing forth herbs fit for those because of whom also it is dressed, doth partake of blessing from God,

for a disannulling indeed doth come of the command going before because of its weakness, and unprofitableness,

and those indeed are many who have become priests, because by death they are hindered from remaining;

and he, because of his remaining -- to the age, hath the priesthood not transient,

not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, in the day of My taking [them] by their hand, to bring them out of the land of Egypt -- because they did not remain in My covenant, and I did not regard them, saith the Lord, --

because this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those days, saith the Lord, giving My laws into their mind, and upon their hearts I will write them, and I will be to them for a God, and they shall be to Me for a people;

and they shall not teach each his neighbour, and each his brother, saying, Know thou the Lord, because they shall all know Me from the small one of them unto the great one of them,

because I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawlessnesses I will remember no more;' --

And because of this, of a new covenant he is mediator, that, death having come, for redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, those called may receive the promise of the age-during inheritance,

since, would they not have ceased to be offered, because of those serving having no more conscience of sins, having once been purified?

By faith Enoch was translated -- not to see death, and was not found, because God did translate him; for before his translation he had been testified to -- that he had pleased God well,

By faith Moses, having been born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child comely, and were not afraid of the decree of the king;