\id HEB
\h Hebrews 
\toc3 HEB 
\toc2 Hebrews 
\toc1 Hebrews 
\mt1 Hebrews  
\c 1
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\v 1 \w On|strong="G1909"\w* \w many|strong="G2980"\w* \w past|strong="G3819"\w* occasions \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w many|strong="G2980"\w* different \w ways|strong="G4187"\w*, \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w spoke|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w fathers|strong="G3962"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w these|strong="G3956"\w* \w last|strong="G2078"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* \w spoken|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G4160"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w His|strong="G3956"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w*, \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w appointed|strong="G5087"\w* \w heir|strong="G2818"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* universe.   
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\v 3 \w The|strong="G1722"\w* Son \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w radiance|strong="G1391"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w exact|strong="G5481"\w* \w representation|strong="G5481"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w His|strong="G1438"\w* \w nature|strong="G5287"\w*, \w upholding|strong="G5342"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w His|strong="G1438"\w* \w powerful|strong="G1411"\w* \w word|strong="G4487"\w*. \w After|strong="G1223"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* provided \w purification|strong="G2512"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* sins, \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w sat|strong="G2523"\w* \w down|strong="G2523"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w right|strong="G1188"\w* \w hand|strong="G1188"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Majesty|strong="G3172"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w high|strong="G5308"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w So|strong="G5118"\w* \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w became|strong="G1096"\w* \w as|strong="G3745"\w* \w far|strong="G3588"\w* \w superior|strong="G1313"\w* \w to|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* angels \w as|strong="G3745"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w* \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G1096"\w* \w inherited|strong="G2816"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w excellent|strong="G1313"\w* \w beyond|strong="G3844"\w* theirs.   
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\v 5 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* angels \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G3004"\w* \w ever|strong="G4218"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w*: “\w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w My|strong="G1473"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w*; \w today|strong="G4594"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w become|strong="G1510"\w* \w Your|strong="G2532"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w*”? \w Or|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w*: “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w His|strong="G1519"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w My|strong="G1473"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w*”?   
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\v 6 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w*, \w when|strong="G3752"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w brings|strong="G1521"\w* \w His|strong="G3956"\w* \w firstborn|strong="G4416"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w world|strong="G3625"\w*, \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w*: “\w Let|strong="G1161"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s angels \w worship|strong="G4352"\w* \w Him|strong="G3588"\w*.”   
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\v 7 \w Now|strong="G2532"\w* \w about|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* angels \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w*: “\w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w makes|strong="G4160"\w* \w His|strong="G4160"\w* angels \w winds|strong="G4151"\w*, \w His|strong="G4160"\w* \w servants|strong="G3011"\w* flames \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w fire|strong="G4442"\w*.”   
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\v 8 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* says: “\w Your|strong="G2532"\w* \w throne|strong="G2362"\w*, O \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, endures \w forever|strong="G1519"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w ever|strong="G1519"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* justice \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w scepter|strong="G4464"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Your|strong="G2532"\w* kingdom.   
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\v 9 \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* loved \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w hated|strong="G3404"\w* wickedness; \w therefore|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w Your|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w anointed|strong="G5548"\w* \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w above|strong="G3844"\w* \w Your|strong="G1223"\w* \w companions|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w oil|strong="G1637"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* joy.”   
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\v 10 \w And|strong="G2532"\w*: “\w In|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* beginning, O \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w laid|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* foundations \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w heavens|strong="G3772"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w work|strong="G2041"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Your|strong="G2962"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* perish, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w remain|strong="G1265"\w*; \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w wear|strong="G3822"\w* \w out|strong="G2532"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w garment|strong="G2440"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w roll|strong="G1667"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w up|strong="G1667"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w robe|strong="G2440"\w*; \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* changed; \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w remain|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Your|strong="G2532"\w* \w years|strong="G2094"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* \w end|strong="G1587"\w*.”   
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\v 13 \w Yet|strong="G1161"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* angels \w did|strong="G5101"\w* \w God|strong="G3004"\w* \w ever|strong="G4218"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w*: “\w Sit|strong="G2521"\w* \w at|strong="G4314"\w* \w My|strong="G5087"\w* \w right|strong="G1188"\w* \w hand|strong="G1188"\w* \w until|strong="G2193"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w make|strong="G5087"\w* \w Your|strong="G5087"\w* \w enemies|strong="G2190"\w* \w a|strong="G1161"\w* \w footstool|strong="G5286"\w* \w for|strong="G4314"\w* \w Your|strong="G5087"\w* \w feet|strong="G4228"\w*”?   
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\v 14 \w Are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3780"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* angels \w ministering|strong="G3010"\w* \w spirits|strong="G4151"\w* \w sent|strong="G4151"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w serve|strong="G1248"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w inherit|strong="G2816"\w* \w salvation|strong="G4991"\w*?   
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\v 1 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* \w pay|strong="G4337"\w* \w closer|strong="G4056"\w* \w attention|strong="G4337"\w*, \w therefore|strong="G1223"\w*, \w to|strong="G1163"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* heard, \w so|strong="G3379"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w do|strong="G1223"\w* \w not|strong="G3379"\w* \w drift|strong="G3901"\w* \w away|strong="G3901"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w spoken|strong="G2980"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* angels \w was|strong="G1096"\w* binding, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w transgression|strong="G3847"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w disobedience|strong="G3876"\w* \w received|strong="G2983"\w* \w its|strong="G3956"\w* \w just|strong="G2532"\w* punishment,   
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\v 3 \w how|strong="G4459"\w* \w shall|strong="G2962"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w escape|strong="G1628"\w* \w if|strong="G3748"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* neglect \w such|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w great|strong="G5082"\w* \w salvation|strong="G4991"\w*? \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w salvation|strong="G4991"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w first|strong="G3588"\w* announced \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w was|strong="G3588"\w* confirmed \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* heard \w Him|strong="G3588"\w*,   
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\v 4 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* affirmed \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w through|strong="G2596"\w* \w signs|strong="G4592"\w*, \w wonders|strong="G5059"\w*, \w various|strong="G4164"\w* \w miracles|strong="G1411"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w gifts|strong="G3311"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w distributed|strong="G3311"\w* \w according|strong="G2596"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w His|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G3195"\w* angels \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* \w subjected|strong="G5293"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w world|strong="G3625"\w* \w to|strong="G3195"\w* \w come|strong="G3195"\w*, \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w speaking|strong="G2980"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w somewhere|strong="G4225"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w testified|strong="G1263"\w* \w in|strong="G3004"\w* \w these|strong="G3748"\w* words: “\w What|strong="G5101"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w You|strong="G3754"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w mindful|strong="G3403"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w him|strong="G1980"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w son|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w You|strong="G3754"\w* care \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w him|strong="G1980"\w*?   
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\v 7 \w You|strong="G2532"\w* \w made|strong="G1642"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w little|strong="G1024"\w* \w lower|strong="G1642"\w* \w than|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* angels; \w You|strong="G2532"\w* \w crowned|strong="G4737"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G3844"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w honor|strong="G5092"\w*,   
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\v 8 \w and|strong="G1161"\w* placed \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w under|strong="G5270"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w feet|strong="G4228"\w*.” \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w subjected|strong="G5293"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w He|strong="G1161"\w* left \w nothing|strong="G3762"\w* outside \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w control|strong="G4228"\w*. \w Yet|strong="G1161"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w present|strong="G3568"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w do|strong="G3708"\w* \w not|strong="G3762"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w subject|strong="G5293"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w see|strong="G5092"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w made|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w little|strong="G1024"\w* \w lower|strong="G1642"\w* \w than|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* angels, \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w crowned|strong="G4737"\w* \w with|strong="G3844"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w honor|strong="G5092"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* suffered \w death|strong="G2288"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w grace|strong="G5485"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w taste|strong="G1089"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w* \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w In|strong="G1519"\w* bringing \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w sons|strong="G5207"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w*, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w fitting|strong="G4241"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* exist, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w make|strong="G5048"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* author \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w salvation|strong="G4991"\w* \w perfect|strong="G5048"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w suffering|strong="G3804"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w both|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w One|strong="G1520"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* sanctifies \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w sanctified|strong="G3956"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G3739"\w* family. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w ashamed|strong="G1870"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w call|strong="G2564"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* brothers.   
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\v 12 \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w*: “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* proclaim \w Your|strong="G1722"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w My|strong="G1722"\w* brothers; \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w sing|strong="G5214"\w* \w Your|strong="G1722"\w* \w praises|strong="G5214"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w assembly|strong="G1577"\w*.”   
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\v 13 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w*: “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w put|strong="G1325"\w* \w My|strong="G3708"\w* \w trust|strong="G3982"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w Him|strong="G3588"\w*.” \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w once|strong="G3825"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w*: “\w Here|strong="G2400"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w children|strong="G3813"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w given|strong="G1325"\w* \w Me|strong="G1325"\w*.”   
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\v 14 \w Now|strong="G2532"\w* \w since|strong="G1893"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w children|strong="G3813"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w flesh|strong="G4561"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* blood, \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w* \w shared|strong="G2841"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w humanity|strong="G4561"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w His|strong="G1223"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w destroy|strong="G2673"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w holds|strong="G2192"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w power|strong="G2904"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w*, \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w devil|strong="G1228"\w*,   
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\v 15 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w free|strong="G3956"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w lives|strong="G2198"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* held \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w slavery|strong="G1397"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w fear|strong="G5401"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w surely|strong="G1222"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G3756"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G1063"\w* angels \w He|strong="G1063"\w* helps, \w but|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G1063"\w* \w descendants|strong="G4690"\w* \w of|strong="G4690"\w* Abraham.   
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\v 17 \w For|strong="G1519"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* reason \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w made|strong="G1096"\w* \w like|strong="G2596"\w* \w His|strong="G3956"\w* brothers \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w way|strong="G2596"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w become|strong="G1096"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w merciful|strong="G1655"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w faithful|strong="G4103"\w* \w high|strong="G3956"\w* priest \w in|strong="G1519"\w* service \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* atonement \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sins \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w Because|strong="G1063"\w* \w He|strong="G3739"\w* Himself \w suffered|strong="G3958"\w* \w when|strong="G1722"\w* \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w tempted|strong="G3985"\w*, \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G1410"\w* help \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w being|strong="G1722"\w* \w tempted|strong="G3985"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w Therefore|strong="G3606"\w*, holy brothers, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* share \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w heavenly|strong="G2032"\w* \w calling|strong="G2821"\w*, \w set|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* focus \w on|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* Christ, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* apostle \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w high|strong="G2532"\w* priest \w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w confess|strong="G3671"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w faithful|strong="G4103"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w One|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w appointed|strong="G4160"\w* \w Him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w just|strong="G5613"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w faithful|strong="G4103"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3650"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w house|strong="G3624"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G3778"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w* \w counted|strong="G2192"\w* worthy \w of|strong="G3844"\w* \w greater|strong="G4183"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w than|strong="G3844"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w*, \w just|strong="G2596"\w* \w as|strong="G3745"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* \w builder|strong="G2680"\w* \w of|strong="G3844"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w greater|strong="G4183"\w* \w honor|strong="G5092"\w* \w than|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w itself|strong="G3624"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w built|strong="G2680"\w* \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w someone|strong="G5100"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w builder|strong="G2680"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w Now|strong="G2532"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w faithful|strong="G4103"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w servant|strong="G2324"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3650"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w house|strong="G3624"\w*, testifying \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w spoken|strong="G2980"\w* later.   
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\v 6 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* faithful \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w* \w over|strong="G1909"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w house|strong="G3624"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w His|strong="G1909"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w*, \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w hold|strong="G2722"\w* \w firmly|strong="G2722"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w end|strong="G5056"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w confidence|strong="G3954"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w boast|strong="G2745"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w Therefore|strong="G1352"\w*, \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w*: “\w Today|strong="G4594"\w*, \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w you|strong="G1437"\w* \w hear|strong="G5456"\w* \w His|strong="G3588"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w*,   
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\v 8 \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w harden|strong="G4645"\w* \w your|strong="G4645"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w did|strong="G3361"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* rebellion, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w testing|strong="G3986"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w wilderness|strong="G2048"\w*,   
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\v 9 \w where|strong="G3757"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w fathers|strong="G3962"\w* \w tested|strong="G3985"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w tried|strong="G3985"\w* \w Me|strong="G1473"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w forty|strong="G5062"\w* \w years|strong="G2094"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w My|strong="G3708"\w* \w works|strong="G2041"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w Therefore|strong="G1352"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w angry|strong="G4360"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w generation|strong="G1074"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w Their|strong="G2532"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* always \w going|strong="G2532"\w* \w astray|strong="G4105"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w known|strong="G1097"\w* \w My|strong="G1473"\w* \w ways|strong="G3598"\w*.’   
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\v 11 \w So|strong="G1519"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w swore|strong="G3660"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w oath|strong="G3660"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w My|strong="G1722"\w* \w anger|strong="G3709"\w*, ‘\w They|strong="G3588"\w* \w shall|strong="G1525"\w* \w never|strong="G1487"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w* \w My|strong="G1722"\w* \w rest|strong="G2663"\w*.’”   
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\v 12 See \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w it|strong="G1510"\w*, brothers, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w none|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w wicked|strong="G4190"\w* \w heart|strong="G2588"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* unbelief \w that|strong="G3588"\w* turns away \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w But|strong="G3361"\w* \w exhort|strong="G3870"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* \w another|strong="G1438"\w* \w daily|strong="G2250"\w*, \w as|strong="G2596"\w* \w long|strong="G2250"\w* \w as|strong="G2596"\w* \w it|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* \w today|strong="G4594"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w none|strong="G3361"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G3361"\w* \w hardened|strong="G4645"\w* \w by|strong="G1537"\w* sin’s deceitfulness.   
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\v 14 \w We|strong="G1437"\w* \w have|strong="G1096"\w* \w come|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G1096"\w* share \w in|strong="G1096"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w hold|strong="G2722"\w* \w firmly|strong="G2722"\w* \w to|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w end|strong="G5056"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w assurance|strong="G5287"\w* \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w at|strong="G3588"\w* \w first|strong="G3588"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w As|strong="G5613"\w* \w it|strong="G1437"\w* has \w been|strong="G3361"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*: “\w Today|strong="G4594"\w*, \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w hear|strong="G5456"\w* \w His|strong="G1722"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w*, \w do|strong="G3004"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w harden|strong="G4645"\w* \w your|strong="G1437"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w did|strong="G3361"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* rebellion.”   
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\v 16 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* heard \w and|strong="G1831"\w* \w rebelled|strong="G3893"\w*, \w but|strong="G1063"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* led \w out|strong="G1831"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* Egypt.   
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\v 17 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w angry|strong="G4360"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w forty|strong="G5062"\w* \w years|strong="G2094"\w*? \w Was|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w not|strong="G3780"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* sinned, \w whose|strong="G3739"\w* \w bodies|strong="G2966"\w* \w fell|strong="G4098"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w wilderness|strong="G2048"\w*?   
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\v 18 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w whom|strong="G5101"\w* \w did|strong="G5101"\w* \w He|strong="G1161"\w* \w swear|strong="G3660"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w would|strong="G5101"\w* \w never|strong="G3361"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w* \w His|strong="G1519"\w* \w rest|strong="G2663"\w*? \w Was|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G5101"\w* disobeyed?   
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\v 19 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* see \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G2532"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* unbelief \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G2532"\w* \w unable|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w Therefore|strong="G3767"\w*, \w while|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w promise|strong="G1860"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w entering|strong="G1525"\w* \w His|strong="G1519"\w* \w rest|strong="G2663"\w* still stands, \w let|strong="G3767"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G5399"\w* careful \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w none|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w be|strong="G5399"\w* deemed \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w have|strong="G5210"\w* fallen \w short|strong="G5302"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w it|strong="G1525"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* received \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G2097"\w* \w news|strong="G2097"\w* \w just|strong="G2509"\w* \w as|strong="G2509"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w*; \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* heard \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w value|strong="G5623"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w since|strong="G1063"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* share \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* comprehended \w it|strong="G2532"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w Now|strong="G1096"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w rest|strong="G2663"\w*. \w As|strong="G5613"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*, \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w just|strong="G2531"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w God|strong="G3004"\w* \w has|strong="G1096"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*: “\w So|strong="G1519"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w swore|strong="G3660"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w oath|strong="G3660"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w My|strong="G1722"\w* \w anger|strong="G3709"\w*, ‘\w They|strong="G3588"\w* \w shall|strong="G1525"\w* \w never|strong="G1487"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w* \w My|strong="G1722"\w* \w rest|strong="G2663"\w*.’” \w And|strong="G3588"\w* \w yet|strong="G1063"\w* \w His|strong="G1519"\w* \w works|strong="G2041"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w been|strong="G1096"\w* \w finished|strong="G1096"\w* \w since|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w foundation|strong="G2602"\w* \w of|strong="G2041"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w somewhere|strong="G4225"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w spoken|strong="G3004"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w seventh|strong="G1442"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w manner|strong="G3779"\w*: “\w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w seventh|strong="G1442"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w rested|strong="G2664"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w His|strong="G3956"\w* \w works|strong="G2041"\w*.”   
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\v 5 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w*, \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* says \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* passage above: “\w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w shall|strong="G2532"\w* \w never|strong="G1487"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w* \w My|strong="G1722"\w* \w rest|strong="G2663"\w*.”   
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\v 6 \w Since|strong="G1893"\w*, \w then|strong="G3767"\w*, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* remains \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w* \w His|strong="G1438"\w* rest, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w since|strong="G1893"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w formerly|strong="G4387"\w* heard \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G2097"\w* \w news|strong="G2097"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* disobedience,   
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\v 7 \w God|strong="G3004"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w* \w designated|strong="G3004"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w certain|strong="G5100"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* “\w Today|strong="G4594"\w*,” \w when|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w long|strong="G5550"\w* \w time|strong="G5550"\w* \w later|strong="G3326"\w* \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w spoke|strong="G3004"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w David|strong="G1138"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w just|strong="G2531"\w* \w stated|strong="G3004"\w*: “\w Today|strong="G4594"\w*, \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w hear|strong="G5456"\w* \w His|strong="G1722"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w*, \w do|strong="G3004"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w harden|strong="G4645"\w* \w your|strong="G1437"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w*.”   
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\v 8 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w Joshua|strong="G2424"\w* \w had|strong="G2424"\w* \w given|strong="G2664"\w* \w them|strong="G1438"\w* \w rest|strong="G2664"\w*, \w God|strong="G2980"\w* \w would|strong="G2980"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w have|strong="G3756"\w* \w spoken|strong="G2980"\w* \w later|strong="G3326"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w another|strong="G1438"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w*.   
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\v 9 There remains, then, \w a|strong="G2316"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="G4520"\w* \w rest|strong="G4520"\w* \w for|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w whoever|strong="G3588"\w* \w enters|strong="G1525"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w rest|strong="G2663"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* rests \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* \w work|strong="G2041"\w*, \w just|strong="G5618"\w* \w as|strong="G5618"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w His|strong="G1519"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w Let|strong="G2443"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*, \w therefore|strong="G3767"\w*, \w make|strong="G4704"\w* \w every|strong="G1722"\w* \w effort|strong="G4704"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w rest|strong="G2663"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* \w will|strong="G5100"\w* \w fall|strong="G4098"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w following|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w same|strong="G1565"\w* pattern \w of|strong="G5100"\w* disobedience.   
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\v 12 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w active|strong="G1756"\w*. \w Sharper|strong="G5114"\w* \w than|strong="G5228"\w* \w any|strong="G3956"\w* \w double-edged|strong="G1366"\w* \w sword|strong="G3162"\w*, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* pierces \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* dividing \w soul|strong="G5590"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, joints \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w marrow|strong="G3452"\w*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* judges \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w thoughts|strong="G1761"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w intentions|strong="G1771"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w heart|strong="G2588"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w Nothing|strong="G3756"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w creation|strong="G2937"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* hidden \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w sight|strong="G1799"\w*; \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* uncovered \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w exposed|strong="G5136"\w* \w before|strong="G1799"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w eyes|strong="G3788"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w Him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w must|strong="G1510"\w* \w give|strong="G1473"\w* \w account|strong="G3056"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w Therefore|strong="G3767"\w*, \w since|strong="G2192"\w* \w we|strong="G2192"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w great|strong="G3173"\w* \w high|strong="G3173"\w* priest \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w passed|strong="G1330"\w* \w through|strong="G1330"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w heavens|strong="G3772"\w*, \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w let|strong="G3767"\w* \w us|strong="G1330"\w* \w hold|strong="G2902"\w* firmly \w to|strong="G2316"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2192"\w* profess.   
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\v 15 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w high|strong="G3956"\w* priest \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w unable|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w sympathize|strong="G4834"\w* \w with|strong="G2596"\w* \w our|strong="G3956"\w* weaknesses, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w one|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w tempted|strong="G3985"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w way|strong="G2596"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w*, \w yet|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w without|strong="G5565"\w* sin.   
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\v 16 \w Let|strong="G2443"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w then|strong="G3767"\w* \w approach|strong="G4334"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w throne|strong="G2362"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w grace|strong="G5485"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w confidence|strong="G3954"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w receive|strong="G2983"\w* \w mercy|strong="G1656"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w find|strong="G2147"\w* \w grace|strong="G5485"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* help \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w time|strong="G2121"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w need|strong="G2121"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w Every|strong="G3956"\w* \w high|strong="G3956"\w* \w priest|strong="G4374"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w appointed|strong="G2525"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w among|strong="G1537"\w* \w men|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* represent \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* matters relating \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w offer|strong="G4374"\w* \w gifts|strong="G1435"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* sins.   
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\v 2 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w deal|strong="G3356"\w* \w gently|strong="G3356"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* ignorant \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w misguided|strong="G4105"\w*, \w since|strong="G1893"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* himself \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w beset|strong="G4029"\w* \w by|strong="G2532"\w* weakness.   
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\v 3 \w That|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w why|strong="G1223"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w obligated|strong="G3784"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w offer|strong="G4374"\w* sacrifices \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w own|strong="G1438"\w* sins, \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sins \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w No|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* \w takes|strong="G2983"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w honor|strong="G5092"\w* \w upon|strong="G3588"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w*; \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w must|strong="G5100"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w just|strong="G2531"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* Aaron \w was|strong="G3588"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w So|strong="G3779"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w take|strong="G1096"\w* \w upon|strong="G1096"\w* \w Himself|strong="G1438"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w glory|strong="G1392"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w becoming|strong="G1096"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w high|strong="G2532"\w* priest, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w called|strong="G3588"\w* \w by|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w One|strong="G1438"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w said|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w Him|strong="G3588"\w*: “\w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w My|strong="G1473"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w*; \w today|strong="G4594"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w become|strong="G1096"\w* \w Your|strong="G2532"\w* \w Father|strong="G1080"\w*.”   
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\v 6 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w another|strong="G2087"\w* passage \w God|strong="G3004"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w*: “\w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w forever|strong="G1519"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w order|strong="G5010"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Melchizedek|strong="G3198"\w*.”   
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\v 7 \w During|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*’ \w earthly|strong="G4561"\w* \w life|strong="G4561"\w*, \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w offered|strong="G4374"\w* \w up|strong="G4374"\w* \w prayers|strong="G1162"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* petitions \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w loud|strong="G2478"\w* \w cries|strong="G2906"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w tears|strong="G1144"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w One|strong="G3739"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w could|strong="G1410"\w* \w save|strong="G4982"\w* \w Him|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w heard|strong="G1522"\w* \w because|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w His|strong="G1722"\w* \w reverence|strong="G2124"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w Although|strong="G2539"\w* \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w*, \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w learned|strong="G3129"\w* \w obedience|strong="G5218"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w suffered|strong="G3958"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w having|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G1096"\w* \w made|strong="G1096"\w* \w perfect|strong="G5048"\w*, \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w became|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* source \w of|strong="G2532"\w* eternal \w salvation|strong="G4991"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w obey|strong="G5219"\w* \w Him|strong="G3588"\w*   
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\v 10 \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w designated|strong="G4316"\w* \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w as|strong="G2596"\w* \w high|strong="G2316"\w* priest \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* \w order|strong="G5010"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w Melchizedek|strong="G3198"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w much|strong="G4183"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w hard|strong="G4183"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w explain|strong="G1421"\w*, \w because|strong="G1893"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w dull|strong="G3576"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* hearing.   
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\v 12 \w Although|strong="G5210"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G5550"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w ought|strong="G3784"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w teachers|strong="G1320"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w need|strong="G5532"\w* \w someone|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* reteach \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* basic \w principles|strong="G4747"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* \w word|strong="G3588"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w need|strong="G5532"\w* \w milk|strong="G1051"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w solid|strong="G4731"\w* \w food|strong="G5160"\w*!   
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\v 13 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* lives \w on|strong="G3588"\w* \w milk|strong="G1051"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* still \w an|strong="G1510"\w* \w infant|strong="G3516"\w*, inexperienced \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w solid|strong="G4731"\w* \w food|strong="G5160"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w mature|strong="G5046"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* constant \w use|strong="G1838"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w trained|strong="G1128"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* senses \w to|strong="G4314"\w* distinguish \w good|strong="G2570"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w evil|strong="G2556"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w Therefore|strong="G1352"\w* \w let|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1909"\w* leave \w the|strong="G2532"\w* elementary teachings \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w go|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w maturity|strong="G5047"\w*, \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w laying|strong="G2598"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w foundation|strong="G2310"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w repentance|strong="G3341"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w* \w works|strong="G2041"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*,   
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\v 2 \w instruction|strong="G1322"\w* \w about|strong="G1322"\w* baptisms, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w laying|strong="G1936"\w* \w on|strong="G5495"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* resurrection \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* eternal \w judgment|strong="G2917"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*, \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w permits|strong="G2010"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* impossible \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* once \w been|strong="G1096"\w* \w enlightened|strong="G5461"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w tasted|strong="G1089"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w heavenly|strong="G2032"\w* \w gift|strong="G1431"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* shared \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*,   
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\v 5 \w who|strong="G2316"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w tasted|strong="G1089"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* goodness \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w word|strong="G4487"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w powers|strong="G1411"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w coming|strong="G3195"\w* age—   
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\v 6 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w fallen|strong="G3895"\w* \w away|strong="G3895"\w*—\w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* restored \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w repentance|strong="G3341"\w*, \w because|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* crucifying \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w over|strong="G1519"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* subjecting \w Him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w open|strong="G3856"\w* \w shame|strong="G3856"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w land|strong="G1093"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w drinks|strong="G4095"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w rain|strong="G5205"\w* \w often|strong="G4178"\w* falling \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* produces \w a|strong="G2532"\w* crop \w useful|strong="G2111"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* tended \w receives|strong="G3335"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w blessing|strong="G2129"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* land \w that|strong="G3739"\w* produces thorns \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w thistles|strong="G5146"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* worthless, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* its \w curse|strong="G2671"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* imminent. \w In|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w end|strong="G5056"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w burned|strong="G2740"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w Even|strong="G2532"\w* \w though|strong="G1487"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w like|strong="G3779"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, beloved, \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w convinced|strong="G3982"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2192"\w* \w case|strong="G3588"\w*—\w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w accompany|strong="G2192"\w* \w salvation|strong="G4991"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* unjust. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w forget|strong="G1950"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w work|strong="G2041"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w labor|strong="G2041"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* love \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w shown|strong="G1731"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w His|strong="G1519"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w ministered|strong="G1247"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* saints \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w We|strong="G1161"\w* want \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w of|strong="G1680"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w show|strong="G1731"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* same \w diligence|strong="G4710"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* \w end|strong="G5056"\w*, \w in|strong="G4314"\w* \w order|strong="G4314"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* make \w your|strong="G3588"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* sure.   
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\v 12 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w sluggish|strong="G3576"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* imitate \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w patience|strong="G3115"\w* \w inherit|strong="G2816"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G1096"\w* \w been|strong="G1096"\w* \w promised|strong="G1860"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w When|strong="G2192"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w made|strong="G1861"\w* \w His|strong="G1438"\w* \w promise|strong="G1861"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* Abraham, \w since|strong="G1893"\w* \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w no|strong="G3762"\w* \w one|strong="G3762"\w* \w greater|strong="G3173"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w swear|strong="G3660"\w* \w by|strong="G2596"\w*, \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w swore|strong="G3660"\w* \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w Himself|strong="G1438"\w*,   
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\v 14 \w saying|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w surely|strong="G3375"\w* \w bless|strong="G2127"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w multiply|strong="G4129"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* descendants.”   
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\v 15 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G3779"\w* \w Abraham|strong="G2013"\w*, \w after|strong="G2532"\w* waiting \w patiently|strong="G3114"\w*, \w obtained|strong="G2013"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w promise|strong="G1860"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w Men|strong="G3956"\w* \w indeed|strong="G2532"\w* \w swear|strong="G3660"\w* \w by|strong="G2596"\w* someone \w greater|strong="G3173"\w* \w than|strong="G3173"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1519"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w oath|strong="G3727"\w* serves \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* confirmation \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w end|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* argument.   
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\v 17 \w So|strong="G1722"\w* \w when|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w wanted|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* make \w the|strong="G1722"\w* unchanging nature \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w His|strong="G1722"\w* \w purpose|strong="G1012"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* clear \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w heirs|strong="G2818"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w promise|strong="G1860"\w*, \w He|strong="G3739"\w* guaranteed \w it|strong="G3739"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w an|strong="G1722"\w* \w oath|strong="G3727"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w Thus|strong="G2443"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* unchangeable \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w it|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* impossible \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w lie|strong="G5574"\w*, \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w fled|strong="G2703"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w take|strong="G2902"\w* \w hold|strong="G2902"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w set|strong="G4295"\w* \w before|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G4295"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G2316"\w* strongly encouraged.   
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\v 19 \w We|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w hope|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w an|strong="G2192"\w* anchor \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w soul|strong="G5590"\w*, firm \w and|strong="G2532"\w* secure. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w enters|strong="G1525"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w inner|strong="G2082"\w* sanctuary behind \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w curtain|strong="G2665"\w*,   
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\v 20 \w where|strong="G3699"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w forerunner|strong="G4274"\w* \w has|strong="G1096"\w* \w entered|strong="G1525"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w behalf|strong="G5228"\w*. \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G1096"\w* \w become|strong="G1096"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* high priest \w forever|strong="G1519"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w order|strong="G5010"\w* \w of|strong="G2596"\w* \w Melchizedek|strong="G3198"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w Melchizedek|strong="G3198"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w king|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Salem|strong="G4532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w Most|strong="G5310"\w* \w High|strong="G5310"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w met|strong="G4876"\w* Abraham \w returning|strong="G5290"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w slaughter|strong="G2871"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w kings|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w blessed|strong="G2127"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*,   
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\v 2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Abraham \w apportioned|strong="G3307"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w tenth|strong="G1181"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w*. \w First|strong="G4413"\w*, \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w name|strong="G3739"\w* \w means|strong="G1510"\w* “king \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w*.” \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w*, “king \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Salem|strong="G4532"\w*” \w means|strong="G1510"\w* “king \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*.”   
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\v 3 \w Without|strong="G2316"\w* father \w or|strong="G3383"\w* mother \w or|strong="G3383"\w* genealogy, \w without|strong="G2316"\w* beginning \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w or|strong="G3383"\w* \w end|strong="G5056"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w*, \w like|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w remains|strong="G3306"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G1161"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w Consider|strong="G2334"\w* \w how|strong="G1161"\w* \w great|strong="G4080"\w* Melchizedek \w was|strong="G3588"\w*: \w Even|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w patriarch|strong="G3966"\w* Abraham \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w tenth|strong="G1181"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* plunder.   
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\v 5 \w Now|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w* \w commands|strong="G1785"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sons|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Levi|strong="G3017"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w become|strong="G1510"\w* priests \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w collect|strong="G2983"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* tenth \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*—\w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w*, \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* brothers—\w though|strong="G2539"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w descended|strong="G1831"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* Abraham.   
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\v 6 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Melchizedek|strong="G1075"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* trace \w his|strong="G2192"\w* descent \w from|strong="G1537"\w* Levi, \w collected|strong="G1183"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w tenth|strong="G1183"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* Abraham \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w blessed|strong="G2127"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w promises|strong="G1860"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* indisputably, \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w lesser|strong="G1640"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w blessed|strong="G2127"\w* \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w greater|strong="G2909"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w In|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w case|strong="G5602"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* Levites, mortal men \w collect|strong="G2983"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w tenth|strong="G1181"\w*; \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w case|strong="G5602"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* Melchizedek, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2532"\w* affirmed \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w lives|strong="G2198"\w* \w on|strong="G1161"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w speak|strong="G3004"\w*, \w Levi|strong="G3018"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* collects \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w tenth|strong="G1181"\w*, \w paid|strong="G1183"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w tenth|strong="G1181"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* Abraham.   
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\v 10 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w when|strong="G3753"\w* \w Melchizedek|strong="G3198"\w* \w met|strong="G4876"\w* Abraham, Levi \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w still|strong="G2089"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* loin \w of|strong="G3962"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w ancestor|strong="G3962"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w Now|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w perfection|strong="G5050"\w* \w could|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* attained \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Levitical|strong="G3020"\w* \w priesthood|strong="G2420"\w* (\w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w basis|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w received|strong="G3549"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w law|strong="G3549"\w*), \w why|strong="G5101"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w still|strong="G2089"\w* \w need|strong="G5532"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w another|strong="G2087"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w appear|strong="G1510"\w*—\w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w order|strong="G5010"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w Melchizedek|strong="G3198"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w order|strong="G5010"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* Aaron?   
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\v 12 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w priesthood|strong="G2420"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w changed|strong="G3346"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w* \w must|strong="G1096"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w changed|strong="G3346"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* belonged \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w a|strong="G1909"\w* \w different|strong="G2087"\w* \w tribe|strong="G5443"\w*, \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w no|strong="G3762"\w* \w one|strong="G3762"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* \w ever|strong="G3762"\w* served \w at|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G1909"\w* \w altar|strong="G2379"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* clear \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w our|strong="G2962"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* descended \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w Judah|strong="G2455"\w*, \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w tribe|strong="G5443"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w said|strong="G2980"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3762"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* priesthood.   
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\v 15 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* point \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G2089"\w* clear \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w another|strong="G2087"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w like|strong="G2596"\w* \w Melchizedek|strong="G3198"\w* appears,   
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\v 16 \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* \w become|strong="G1096"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* priest \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w* \w of|strong="G3551"\w* succession, \w but|strong="G3551"\w* \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w of|strong="G3551"\w* \w an|strong="G1096"\w* indestructible \w life|strong="G2222"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w testified|strong="G3140"\w*: “\w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w forever|strong="G1519"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w order|strong="G5010"\w* \w of|strong="G2596"\w* \w Melchizedek|strong="G3198"\w*.”   
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\v 18 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w former|strong="G4254"\w* \w commandment|strong="G1785"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w set|strong="G2532"\w* aside \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* weak \w and|strong="G2532"\w* useless   
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\v 19 (\w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w* \w made|strong="G5048"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3762"\w* \w perfect|strong="G5048"\w*), \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w a|strong="G1161"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* introduced, \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w draw|strong="G1448"\w* \w near|strong="G1448"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w none|strong="G3756"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w happened|strong="G1096"\w* \w without|strong="G5565"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w oath|strong="G3728"\w*. \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w became|strong="G1096"\w* \w priests|strong="G2409"\w* \w without|strong="G5565"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w oath|strong="G3728"\w*,   
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\v 21 \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G3004"\w* \w became|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w oath|strong="G3728"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w One|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Him|strong="G3588"\w*: “\w The|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w has|strong="G2962"\w* \w sworn|strong="G3660"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w change|strong="G3338"\w* \w His|strong="G1223"\w* \w mind|strong="G3338"\w*: ‘\w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w forever|strong="G1519"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w order|strong="G4314"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* Melchizedek.’”   
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\v 22 \w Because|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G2532"\w* oath, \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w has|strong="G1096"\w* \w become|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w guarantee|strong="G1450"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w*.   
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\v 23 \w Now|strong="G2532"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w other|strong="G4183"\w* \w priests|strong="G2409"\w*, \w since|strong="G1223"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w* \w prevented|strong="G2967"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w continuing|strong="G3887"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* office.   
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\v 24 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* Jesus \w lives|strong="G3306"\w* \w forever|strong="G1519"\w*, \w He|strong="G1161"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* permanent \w priesthood|strong="G2420"\w*.   
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\v 25 \w Therefore|strong="G1223"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w save|strong="G4982"\w* \w completely|strong="G3838"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w draw|strong="G4334"\w* \w near|strong="G4334"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w Him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w since|strong="G1223"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w always|strong="G3842"\w* \w lives|strong="G2198"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w intercede|strong="G1793"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.   
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\v 26 \w Such|strong="G5108"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w high|strong="G5308"\w* priest truly befits \w us|strong="G1096"\w*—\w One|strong="G5108"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w holy|strong="G3741"\w*, innocent, undefiled, \w set|strong="G2532"\w* apart \w from|strong="G2532"\w* sinners, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w exalted|strong="G5308"\w* \w above|strong="G5308"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w heavens|strong="G3772"\w*.   
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\v 27 Unlike \w the|strong="G2596"\w* \w other|strong="G3739"\w* high priests, \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w does|strong="G4160"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w need|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w offer|strong="G4374"\w* \w daily|strong="G2250"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w*, \w first|strong="G4386"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w His|strong="G1438"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* sins \w and|strong="G2250"\w* \w then|strong="G1899"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* sins \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*; \w He|strong="G3739"\w* sacrificed \w for|strong="G1063"\w* sin \w once|strong="G2178"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w all|strong="G2596"\w* \w when|strong="G3739"\w* \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w offered|strong="G4374"\w* \w up|strong="G4374"\w* \w Himself|strong="G1438"\w*.   
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\v 28 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w* \w appoints|strong="G2525"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* high priests \w men|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* weak; \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w oath|strong="G3728"\w*, \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w came|strong="G3588"\w* \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w*, \w appointed|strong="G2525"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w* \w made|strong="G2525"\w* \w perfect|strong="G5048"\w* \w forever|strong="G1519"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w The|strong="G1722"\w* \w point|strong="G2774"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*: \w We|strong="G3739"\w* \w do|strong="G3004"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w such|strong="G5108"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* high priest, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w sat|strong="G2523"\w* \w down|strong="G2523"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w right|strong="G1188"\w* \w hand|strong="G1188"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w throne|strong="G2362"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Majesty|strong="G3172"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*,   
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\v 2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w ministers|strong="G3011"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sanctuary \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* \w tabernacle|strong="G4633"\w* \w set|strong="G2532"\w* \w up|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w man|strong="G3739"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w since|strong="G1063"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w high|strong="G3956"\w* \w priest|strong="G4374"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w appointed|strong="G2525"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w offer|strong="G4374"\w* \w both|strong="G2532"\w* \w gifts|strong="G1435"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w*, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* necessary \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w One|strong="G5100"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w something|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w offer|strong="G4374"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w For|strong="G1909"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w*, \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w would|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3761"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w*, \w since|strong="G2596"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* already \w priests|strong="G2409"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w offer|strong="G4374"\w* \w gifts|strong="G1435"\w* \w according|strong="G2596"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G1909"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w The|strong="G1722"\w* \w place|strong="G1722"\w* \w where|strong="G1722"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w serve|strong="G3000"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w copy|strong="G5262"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w shadow|strong="G4639"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w heaven|strong="G2032"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w why|strong="G1063"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w warned|strong="G5537"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G3195"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* build \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w tabernacle|strong="G4633"\w*: “\w See|strong="G3708"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w make|strong="G4160"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w according|strong="G2596"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w pattern|strong="G5179"\w* \w shown|strong="G1166"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w mountain|strong="G3735"\w*.”   
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\v 6 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w*, \w however|strong="G1161"\w*, \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w* \w has|strong="G3748"\w* \w received|strong="G3549"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w much|strong="G3745"\w* \w more|strong="G1313"\w* \w excellent|strong="G1313"\w* \w ministry|strong="G3009"\w*, \w just|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G3745"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w mediates|strong="G3316"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* founded \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* \w promises|strong="G1860"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* covenant \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w without|strong="G3756"\w* fault, \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w place|strong="G5117"\w* \w would|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w sought|strong="G2212"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w second|strong="G1208"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G3004"\w* \w found|strong="G2532"\w* \w fault|strong="G3201"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3004"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*: “\w Behold|strong="G2400"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w coming|strong="G2064"\w*, declares \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w new|strong="G2537"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Judah|strong="G2455"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w It|strong="G3754"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* \w like|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w fathers|strong="G3962"\w* \w when|strong="G1722"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w took|strong="G1949"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w hand|strong="G5495"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w lead|strong="G1806"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w land|strong="G1093"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* Egypt, \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w did|strong="G4160"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w abide|strong="G1696"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w My|strong="G1722"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w*, \w and|strong="G3962"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* disregarded \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, declares \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w For|strong="G3754"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w make|strong="G1303"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w* \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*, declares \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w put|strong="G1325"\w* \w My|strong="G1325"\w* \w laws|strong="G3551"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w minds|strong="G1271"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* inscribe \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w My|strong="G1325"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w No|strong="G3756"\w* \w longer|strong="G3361"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w one|strong="G1538"\w* \w teach|strong="G1321"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* neighbor \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* brother, \w saying|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w Know|strong="G1492"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*,’ \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w Me|strong="G1473"\w*, \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w least|strong="G3398"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w greatest|strong="G3173"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w For|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* forgive \w their|strong="G2532"\w* iniquities \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w remember|strong="G3403"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* sins \w and|strong="G2532"\w* lawless acts \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w more|strong="G2089"\w*.”   
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\v 13 \w By|strong="G1722"\w* \w speaking|strong="G3004"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w new|strong="G2537"\w* covenant, \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2532"\w* \w made|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w obsolete|strong="G3822"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w obsolete|strong="G3822"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w aging|strong="G1095"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w soon|strong="G1722"\w* disappear.   
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\v 1 \w Now|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* covenant \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w regulations|strong="G1345"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w worship|strong="G2999"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w an|strong="G2192"\w* \w earthly|strong="G2886"\w* sanctuary.   
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\v 2 \w A|strong="G2532"\w* \w tabernacle|strong="G4633"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w prepared|strong="G2680"\w*. \w In|strong="G1722"\w* its \w first|strong="G4413"\w* room \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w lampstand|strong="G3087"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w table|strong="G5132"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w consecrated|strong="G4286"\w* bread. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w called|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* Holy \w Place|strong="G1722"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w Behind|strong="G3326"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w second|strong="G1208"\w* \w curtain|strong="G2665"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1161"\w* room \w called|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* Most Holy Place,   
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\v 4 containing \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w golden|strong="G5552"\w* \w altar|strong="G2369"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w incense|strong="G2369"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* gold-covered \w ark|strong="G2787"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w*. \w Inside|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w ark|strong="G2787"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w gold|strong="G5553"\w* \w jar|strong="G4713"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w manna|strong="G3131"\w*, Aaron’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* \w staff|strong="G4464"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* budded, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* stone \w tablets|strong="G4109"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w Above|strong="G5231"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* ark \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w cherubim|strong="G5502"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w*, \w overshadowing|strong="G2683"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w mercy|strong="G2435"\w* \w seat|strong="G2435"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w cannot|strong="G3756"\w* discuss \w these|strong="G3739"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w detail|strong="G3313"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* been \w prepared|strong="G2680"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w way|strong="G3779"\w*, \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w priests|strong="G2409"\w* \w entered|strong="G1524"\w* \w regularly|strong="G1223"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* room \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w perform|strong="G2005"\w* \w their|strong="G3956"\w* sacred duties.   
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\v 7 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w only|strong="G3441"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w high|strong="G2532"\w* \w priest|strong="G4374"\w* entered \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w second|strong="G1208"\w* room, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w only|strong="G3441"\w* \w once|strong="G3739"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w year|strong="G1763"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* \w without|strong="G5565"\w* blood, \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w offered|strong="G4374"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sins \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* committed \w in|strong="G1519"\w* ignorance.   
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\v 8 \w By|strong="G4151"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* arrangement \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* showing \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G3598"\w* into \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Most \w Holy|strong="G4151"\w* Place \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G5319"\w* \w yet|strong="G2089"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w* \w disclosed|strong="G5319"\w* \w as|strong="G4151"\w* long \w as|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* \w tabernacle|strong="G4633"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w still|strong="G2089"\w* \w standing|strong="G4714"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* illustration \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w present|strong="G1764"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w*, \w because|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w gifts|strong="G1435"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w* \w being|strong="G2532"\w* \w offered|strong="G4374"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w unable|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* cleanse \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w conscience|strong="G4893"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w worshiper|strong="G3000"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w They|strong="G2532"\w* consist \w only|strong="G3440"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w food|strong="G1033"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w drink|strong="G4188"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* special washings \w and|strong="G2532"\w* external \w regulations|strong="G1345"\w* \w imposed|strong="G1945"\w* \w until|strong="G3360"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* reform.   
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\v 11 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w came|strong="G1096"\w* \w as|strong="G1161"\w* \w high|strong="G3173"\w* priest \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G1096"\w*, \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G2532"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w greater|strong="G3173"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G3173"\w* \w perfect|strong="G5046"\w* \w tabernacle|strong="G4633"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w made|strong="G1096"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w hands|strong="G5499"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w part|strong="G1161"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w creation|strong="G2937"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3761"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* blood \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w goats|strong="G5131"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w calves|strong="G3448"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w entered|strong="G1525"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* Most Holy Place \w once|strong="G2178"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w His|strong="G1223"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* blood, \w thus|strong="G2532"\w* securing eternal \w redemption|strong="G3085"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* blood \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w bulls|strong="G5022"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w goats|strong="G5131"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w ashes|strong="G4700"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w heifer|strong="G1151"\w* \w sprinkled|strong="G4472"\w* \w on|strong="G3588"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* ceremonially \w unclean|strong="G2840"\w* sanctify \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* bodies \w are|strong="G3588"\w* clean,   
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\v 14 \w how|strong="G4214"\w* \w much|strong="G4214"\w* \w more|strong="G3123"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* blood \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* eternal \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w offered|strong="G4374"\w* \w Himself|strong="G1438"\w* unblemished \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w purify|strong="G2511"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* \w consciences|strong="G4893"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w works|strong="G2041"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w death|strong="G3498"\w*, \w so|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w may|strong="G5547"\w* \w serve|strong="G3000"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*!   
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\v 15 \w Therefore|strong="G1223"\w* Christ \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w mediator|strong="G3316"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w new|strong="G2537"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w receive|strong="G2983"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w promised|strong="G1860"\w* eternal \w inheritance|strong="G2817"\w*, \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G1096"\w* \w died|strong="G2288"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* redeem \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w transgressions|strong="G3847"\w* committed \w under|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w In|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w case|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1063"\w* will, \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* necessary \w to|strong="G1063"\w* establish \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w made|strong="G1303"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w*,   
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\v 17 \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w a|strong="G1909"\w* \w will|strong="G3498"\w* \w does|strong="G2198"\w* \w not|strong="G3379"\w* take effect until \w the|strong="G1909"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w made|strong="G1303"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w has|strong="G2480"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w*; \w it|strong="G1063"\w* cannot \w be|strong="G3588"\w* executed \w while|strong="G3753"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* still \w alive|strong="G2198"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w That|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* why \w even|strong="G3761"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* covenant \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3761"\w* put into effect \w without|strong="G5565"\w* blood.   
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\v 19 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* proclaimed \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w commandment|strong="G1785"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w took|strong="G2983"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* blood \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w calves|strong="G3448"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w goats|strong="G5131"\w*, \w along|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w water|strong="G5204"\w*, \w scarlet|strong="G2847"\w* \w wool|strong="G2053"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w hyssop|strong="G5301"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w sprinkled|strong="G4472"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* scroll \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*,   
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\v 20 \w saying|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G4314"\w* blood \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G4314"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w*, \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w commanded|strong="G1781"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* keep.”   
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\v 21 \w In|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G3668"\w* \w way|strong="G3668"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w sprinkled|strong="G4472"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* blood \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w tabernacle|strong="G4633"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w vessels|strong="G4632"\w* used \w in|strong="G2532"\w* worship.   
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\v 22 \w According|strong="G2596"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* fact, \w nearly|strong="G4975"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w must|strong="G1096"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w purified|strong="G2511"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* blood, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w without|strong="G5565"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* shedding \w of|strong="G2532"\w* blood \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* forgiveness.   
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\v 23 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w necessary|strong="G3767"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w copies|strong="G5262"\w* \w of|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w heavenly|strong="G2032"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* \w purified|strong="G2511"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w heavenly|strong="G2032"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w themselves|strong="G3778"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w* \w than|strong="G3844"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w*.   
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\v 24 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w did|strong="G1525"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* man-made copy \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* sanctuary, \w but|strong="G1063"\w* \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w entered|strong="G1525"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w* itself, \w now|strong="G3568"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w appear|strong="G1718"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w behalf|strong="G5228"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w presence|strong="G4383"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.   
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\v 25 \w Nor|strong="G3761"\w* \w did|strong="G1525"\w* \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w* heaven \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w offer|strong="G4374"\w* \w Himself|strong="G1438"\w* \w again|strong="G1519"\w* \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w again|strong="G1519"\w*, \w as|strong="G5618"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* high \w priest|strong="G4374"\w* \w enters|strong="G1525"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* Most Holy \w Place|strong="G1722"\w* \w every|strong="G2596"\w* \w year|strong="G1763"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* blood \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3761"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w own|strong="G1438"\w*.   
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\v 26 \w Otherwise|strong="G1893"\w*, Christ \w would|strong="G1893"\w* \w have|strong="G1163"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w suffer|strong="G3958"\w* repeatedly \w since|strong="G1893"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w foundation|strong="G2602"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w He|strong="G1161"\w* \w has|strong="G2889"\w* \w appeared|strong="G5319"\w* once \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G1161"\w* \w at|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w end|strong="G4930"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* ages \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G1223"\w* away \w with|strong="G1223"\w* sin \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="G2378"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w Himself|strong="G1519"\w*.   
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\v 27 \w Just|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G3745"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* appointed \w to|strong="G2532"\w* die once, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* face \w judgment|strong="G2920"\w*,   
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\v 28 \w so|strong="G3779"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w offered|strong="G4374"\w* once \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w bear|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sins \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w appear|strong="G3708"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w second|strong="G1208"\w* \w time|strong="G1208"\w*, \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w bear|strong="G2532"\w* sin, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w bring|strong="G2532"\w* \w salvation|strong="G4991"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* eagerly await \w Him|strong="G3588"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w only|strong="G3756"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w shadow|strong="G4639"\w* \w of|strong="G3551"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w good|strong="G3756"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w come|strong="G3195"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* realities \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w*. \w The|strong="G1519"\w* \w same|strong="G3739"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w* \w offered|strong="G4374"\w* \w year|strong="G1763"\w* \w after|strong="G2596"\w* \w year|strong="G1763"\w* \w can|strong="G1410"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* \w make|strong="G5048"\w* \w perfect|strong="G5048"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w draw|strong="G4334"\w* \w near|strong="G4334"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* worship.   
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\v 2 If \w it|strong="G1223"\w* \w could|strong="G2192"\w*, \w would|strong="G1893"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G1223"\w* \w offerings|strong="G4374"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w ceased|strong="G3973"\w*? \w For|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1223"\w* \w worshipers|strong="G3000"\w* \w would|strong="G1893"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w* \w cleansed|strong="G2511"\w* once \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w would|strong="G1893"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w longer|strong="G2089"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w felt|strong="G2192"\w* \w the|strong="G1223"\w* guilt \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w their|strong="G1223"\w* sins.   
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\v 3 Instead, \w those|strong="G1722"\w* sacrifices \w are|strong="G2596"\w* \w an|strong="G1722"\w* annual reminder \w of|strong="G1722"\w* sins,   
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\v 4 \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2532"\w* impossible \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* blood \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w bulls|strong="G5022"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w goats|strong="G5131"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w take|strong="G2532"\w* away sins.   
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\v 5 \w Therefore|strong="G1352"\w*, \w when|strong="G1161"\w* Christ \w came|strong="G1525"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w*, \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*: “\w Sacrifice|strong="G2378"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w offering|strong="G4376"\w* \w You|strong="G3004"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w desire|strong="G2309"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \w You|strong="G3004"\w* \w prepared|strong="G2675"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w Me|strong="G1473"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w In|strong="G2532"\w* \w burnt|strong="G3646"\w* \w offerings|strong="G3646"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sin \w offerings|strong="G3646"\w* \w You|strong="G2532"\w* \w took|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* delight.   
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\v 7 \w Then|strong="G5119"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w Here|strong="G2400"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w*, \w it|strong="G4160"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w written|strong="G1125"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w Me|strong="G1473"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w scroll|strong="G2777"\w*: \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w come|strong="G2240"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w Your|strong="G3708"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w*, O \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.’”   
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\v 8 \w In|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* passage \w above|strong="G4012"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Sacrifice|strong="G2378"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w offering|strong="G4376"\w*, \w burnt|strong="G3646"\w* \w offerings|strong="G3646"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sin \w offerings|strong="G3646"\w* \w You|strong="G3754"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w desire|strong="G2309"\w*, \w nor|strong="G3761"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w You|strong="G3754"\w* delight \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w them|strong="G3004"\w*” (\w although|strong="G3748"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* \w offered|strong="G4374"\w* \w according|strong="G2596"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w*).   
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\v 9 \w Then|strong="G5119"\w* \w He|strong="G3588"\w* adds, “\w Here|strong="G2400"\w* \w I|strong="G2443"\w* \w am|strong="G3588"\w*, \w I|strong="G2443"\w* \w have|strong="G4160"\w* \w come|strong="G2240"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w Your|strong="G3708"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w*, O \w God|strong="G3004"\w*.” \w He|strong="G3588"\w* takes away \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w establish|strong="G2476"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w second|strong="G1208"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w And|strong="G2424"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w*, \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* sanctified \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="G4376"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w once|strong="G2178"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w Day|strong="G2250"\w* \w after|strong="G2596"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w stands|strong="G2476"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w minister|strong="G3008"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w offer|strong="G4374"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w*, \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w can|strong="G1410"\w* \w never|strong="G3763"\w* \w take|strong="G1410"\w* \w away|strong="G4014"\w* sins.   
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\v 12 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w Priest|strong="G4374"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* \w offered|strong="G4374"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\w* \w time|strong="G1336"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="G2378"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* sins, \w He|strong="G1161"\w* \w sat|strong="G2523"\w* \w down|strong="G2523"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w right|strong="G1188"\w* \w hand|strong="G1188"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w Since|strong="G2193"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* time, \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w waits|strong="G1551"\w* \w for|strong="G1551"\w* \w His|strong="G5087"\w* \w enemies|strong="G2190"\w* \w to|strong="G2193"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* \w made|strong="G5087"\w* \w a|strong="G5087"\w* \w footstool|strong="G5286"\w* \w for|strong="G1551"\w* \w His|strong="G5087"\w* \w feet|strong="G4228"\w*,   
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\v 14 \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w by|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w single|strong="G1520"\w* \w offering|strong="G4376"\w* \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G1519"\w* \w made|strong="G5048"\w* \w perfect|strong="G5048"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G1336"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* being sanctified.   
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\v 15 \w The|strong="G2532"\w* \w Holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w testifies|strong="G3140"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*. \w First|strong="G3588"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w*:   
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\v 16 “\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G1303"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*, declares \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w put|strong="G1325"\w* \w My|strong="G1325"\w* \w laws|strong="G3551"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* inscribe \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w minds|strong="G1271"\w*.”   
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\v 17 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* adds: “\w Their|strong="G2532"\w* sins \w and|strong="G2532"\w* lawless acts \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w remember|strong="G3403"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w more|strong="G2089"\w*.”   
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\v 18 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w where|strong="G3699"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w have|strong="G3778"\w* been forgiven, \w an|strong="G1161"\w* \w offering|strong="G4376"\w* \w for|strong="G4012"\w* sin \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w no|strong="G3765"\w* \w longer|strong="G3765"\w* needed.   
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\v 19 \w Therefore|strong="G3767"\w*, brothers, \w since|strong="G2192"\w* \w we|strong="G2192"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w confidence|strong="G3954"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w enter|strong="G1529"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* Most Holy \w Place|strong="G1722"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* blood \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*,   
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\v 20 \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w new|strong="G4372"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w way|strong="G3598"\w* opened \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w curtain|strong="G2665"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w His|strong="G1223"\w* \w body|strong="G4561"\w*,   
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\v 21 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* since \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w great|strong="G3173"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w over|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*,   
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\v 22 \w let|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G4334"\w* \w draw|strong="G4334"\w* \w near|strong="G4334"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* sincere \w heart|strong="G2588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w full|strong="G4136"\w* \w assurance|strong="G4136"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*, \w having|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w* \w sprinkled|strong="G4472"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w cleanse|strong="G4472"\w* \w us|strong="G4334"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* guilty \w conscience|strong="G4893"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w* \w washed|strong="G3068"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w pure|strong="G2513"\w* water.   
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\v 23 \w Let|strong="G1063"\w* us \w hold|strong="G2722"\w* resolutely \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* profess, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w promised|strong="G1861"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w faithful|strong="G4103"\w*.   
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\v 24 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w let|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w consider|strong="G2657"\w* \w how|strong="G2657"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* spur \w one|strong="G2532"\w* another \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* love \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G2570"\w* \w deeds|strong="G2041"\w*.   
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\v 25 \w Let|strong="G2532"\w* us \w not|strong="G3361"\w* neglect meeting \w together|strong="G1997"\w*, \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* made \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w habit|strong="G1485"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w let|strong="G2532"\w* us \w encourage|strong="G3870"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* \w another|strong="G1438"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3745"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G3123"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w you|strong="G1438"\w* see \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Day|strong="G2250"\w* \w approaching|strong="G1448"\w*.   
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\v 26 If \w we|strong="G2249"\w* deliberately go \w on|strong="G4012"\w* sinning \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w received|strong="G2983"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w knowledge|strong="G1922"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* truth, \w no|strong="G3765"\w* \w further|strong="G3765"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="G2378"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* sins remains,   
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\v 27 \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w fearful|strong="G5398"\w* \w expectation|strong="G1561"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w judgment|strong="G2920"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* raging \w fire|strong="G4442"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G3195"\w* \w consume|strong="G2068"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w adversaries|strong="G5227"\w*.   
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\v 28 \w Anyone|strong="G5100"\w* \w who|strong="G5100"\w* rejected \w the|strong="G1909"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w* \w of|strong="G3551"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* died \w without|strong="G5565"\w* \w mercy|strong="G3628"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G1909"\w* testimony \w of|strong="G3551"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w three|strong="G5140"\w* \w witnesses|strong="G3144"\w*.   
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\v 29 \w How|strong="G4214"\w* \w much|strong="G4214"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w* severely \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w think|strong="G1380"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* deserves \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* punished \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w trampled|strong="G2662"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, profaned \w the|strong="G1722"\w* blood \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* sanctified \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w insulted|strong="G1796"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w grace|strong="G5485"\w*?   
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\v 30 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w Him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Vengeance|strong="G1557"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w Mine|strong="G1473"\w*; \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* repay, \w says|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*,” \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w*, “\w The|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* \w His|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*.”   
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\v 31 \w It|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w fearful|strong="G5398"\w* \w thing|strong="G5398"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w fall|strong="G1706"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.   
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\v 32 Remember \w the|strong="G1722"\w* early \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w light|strong="G5461"\w*. \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*, \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w endured|strong="G5278"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w great|strong="G4183"\w* conflict \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* face \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w suffering|strong="G3804"\w*.   
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\v 33 Sometimes \w you|strong="G3779"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* publicly exposed \w to|strong="G2532"\w* ridicule \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w persecution|strong="G2347"\w*; \w at|strong="G1161"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* times \w you|strong="G3779"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w partners|strong="G2844"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w so|strong="G3779"\w* treated.   
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\v 34 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* sympathized \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w me|strong="G2192"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w my|strong="G1097"\w* chains \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w joyfully|strong="G5479"\w* \w accepted|strong="G4327"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* confiscation \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2192"\w* \w property|strong="G5225"\w*, \w knowing|strong="G1097"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* permanent \w possession|strong="G5223"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w heaven|strong="G2192"\w*.   
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\v 35 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* throw away \w your|strong="G2192"\w* \w confidence|strong="G3954"\w*; \w it|strong="G3588"\w* \w holds|strong="G2192"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w great|strong="G3173"\w* \w reward|strong="G3405"\w*.   
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\v 36 \w You|strong="G4160"\w* \w need|strong="G5532"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* persevere, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w after|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G4160"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w done|strong="G4160"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w you|strong="G4160"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w* \w receive|strong="G2865"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w promised|strong="G1860"\w*.   
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\v 37 \w For|strong="G1063"\w*, “\w In|strong="G2532"\w* \w just|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w little|strong="G3398"\w* \w while|strong="G3398"\w*, \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w coming|strong="G2064"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w delay|strong="G5549"\w*.   
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\v 38 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w righteous|strong="G1342"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2198"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w shrinks|strong="G5288"\w* \w back|strong="G5288"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w take|strong="G2106"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w pleasure|strong="G2106"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.”   
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\v 39 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w of|strong="G4102"\w* \w those|strong="G1161"\w* \w who|strong="G3756"\w* \w shrink|strong="G5289"\w* \w back|strong="G1519"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* destroyed, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w of|strong="G4102"\w* \w those|strong="G1161"\w* \w who|strong="G3756"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* preserve \w their|strong="G1519"\w* \w souls|strong="G5590"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w assurance|strong="G5287"\w* \w of|strong="G4102"\w* \w what|strong="G3756"\w* \w we|strong="G1161"\w* \w hope|strong="G1679"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* certainty \w of|strong="G4102"\w* \w what|strong="G3756"\w* \w we|strong="G1161"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* see.   
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\v 2 \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w why|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* ancients \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w commended|strong="G3140"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w By|strong="G1537"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w we|strong="G4102"\w* \w understand|strong="G3539"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* universe \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w formed|strong="G1096"\w* \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w command|strong="G4487"\w*, \w so|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w seen|strong="G5316"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w made|strong="G1096"\w* \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w visible|strong="G5316"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w By|strong="G1223"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* Abel \w offered|strong="G4374"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w better|strong="G4183"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="G2378"\w* \w than|strong="G3844"\w* \w Cain|strong="G2535"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w*. \w By|strong="G1223"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w commended|strong="G3140"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w righteous|strong="G1342"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w gave|strong="G2532"\w* \w approval|strong="G3140"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w gifts|strong="G1435"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w still|strong="G2089"\w* \w speaks|strong="G2980"\w*, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w though|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* dead.   
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\v 5 \w By|strong="G2532"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w Enoch|strong="G1802"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w taken|strong="G3331"\w* \w up|strong="G3361"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w*: “\w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w could|strong="G2147"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w found|strong="G2147"\w*, \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w taken|strong="G3331"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* away.” \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w before|strong="G4253"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w taken|strong="G3331"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w commended|strong="G3140"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w pleased|strong="G2100"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w without|strong="G5565"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* impossible \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w please|strong="G2100"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w because|strong="G3754"\w* anyone \w who|strong="G3588"\w* approaches \w Him|strong="G3588"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* exists \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* rewards \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w earnestly|strong="G2532"\w* \w seek|strong="G1567"\w* \w Him|strong="G3588"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w By|strong="G1223"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w Noah|strong="G3575"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w warned|strong="G5537"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3739"\w* \w yet|strong="G2532"\w* seen, \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w godly|strong="G2596"\w* \w fear|strong="G2125"\w* \w built|strong="G2680"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w ark|strong="G2787"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* save \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w family|strong="G3624"\w*. \w By|strong="G1223"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w condemned|strong="G2632"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w became|strong="G1096"\w* \w heir|strong="G2818"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w comes|strong="G1096"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w By|strong="G2532"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* Abraham, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w go|strong="G1831"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w place|strong="G5117"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G3195"\w* \w later|strong="G3195"\w* \w receive|strong="G2983"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w inheritance|strong="G2817"\w*, \w obeyed|strong="G5219"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w*, \w without|strong="G3361"\w* \w knowing|strong="G1987"\w* \w where|strong="G4226"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w going|strong="G3195"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w By|strong="G1722"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w dwelt|strong="G2730"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w promised|strong="G1860"\w* \w land|strong="G1093"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w stranger|strong="G3939"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* foreign \w country|strong="G1093"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w lived|strong="G2730"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w tents|strong="G4633"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w Isaac|strong="G2464"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jacob|strong="G2384"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w heirs|strong="G4789"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \w promise|strong="G1860"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w looking|strong="G2532"\w* forward \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w foundations|strong="G2310"\w*, \w whose|strong="G3739"\w* \w architect|strong="G5079"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w builder|strong="G1217"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w By|strong="G3844"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w Sarah|strong="G4564"\w*, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w though|strong="G2532"\w* \w she|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w beyond|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w proper|strong="G2540"\w* \w age|strong="G2244"\w*, \w received|strong="G2983"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* enabled \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w conceive|strong="G2602"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* child, \w because|strong="G1893"\w* \w she|strong="G2532"\w* \w considered|strong="G2233"\w* \w Him|strong="G3588"\w* \w faithful|strong="G4103"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w promised|strong="G1861"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G3844"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w dead|strong="G3499"\w*, \w came|strong="G2532"\w* descendants \w as|strong="G5613"\w* numerous \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* stars \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sky|strong="G3772"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* countless \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sand \w on|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w seashore|strong="G2281"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*, \w without|strong="G3361"\w* \w having|strong="G2532"\w* \w received|strong="G2983"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w promised|strong="G1860"\w*. However, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* welcomed \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w afar|strong="G3588"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w acknowledged|strong="G3670"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w strangers|strong="G3581"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w exiles|strong="G3927"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w*.   
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\v 14 Now \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w such|strong="G5108"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* show \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w seeking|strong="G1934"\w* \w a|strong="G5108"\w* \w country|strong="G3968"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w their|strong="G3588"\w* \w own|strong="G3968"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w* \w thinking|strong="G3421"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* country \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* left, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w opportunity|strong="G2540"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* return.   
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\v 16 \w Instead|strong="G1161"\w*, \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w longing|strong="G3713"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* country, \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w heavenly|strong="G2032"\w* \w one|strong="G1438"\w*. \w Therefore|strong="G1352"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w ashamed|strong="G1870"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w called|strong="G1941"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w He|strong="G1161"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w prepared|strong="G2090"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w By|strong="G2532"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* Abraham, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w tested|strong="G3985"\w*, \w offered|strong="G4374"\w* \w up|strong="G4374"\w* \w Isaac|strong="G2464"\w* \w on|strong="G4102"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* altar. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* received \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w promises|strong="G1860"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* ready \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w offer|strong="G4374"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w only|strong="G3439"\w* son,   
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\v 18 \w even|strong="G3754"\w* \w though|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G4314"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* \w said|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w*, “\w Through|strong="G1722"\w* \w Isaac|strong="G2464"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* offspring \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w be|strong="G4690"\w* reckoned.”   
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\v 19 Abraham \w reasoned|strong="G3049"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w could|strong="G1415"\w* \w raise|strong="G1453"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* sense, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w receive|strong="G2865"\w* Isaac \w back|strong="G2865"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w death|strong="G3498"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w By|strong="G2532"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w Isaac|strong="G2464"\w* \w blessed|strong="G2127"\w* \w Jacob|strong="G2384"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Esau|strong="G2269"\w* \w concerning|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w future|strong="G3195"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w By|strong="G1909"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w Jacob|strong="G2384"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* dying, \w blessed|strong="G2127"\w* \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Joseph|strong="G2501"\w*’s \w sons|strong="G5207"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w worshiped|strong="G4352"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* leaned \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* top \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w his|strong="G1909"\w* \w staff|strong="G4464"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w By|strong="G2532"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w Joseph|strong="G2501"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G4012"\w* end \w was|strong="G3588"\w* near, spoke \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w exodus|strong="G1841"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* Israelites \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G2532"\w* instructions \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w his|strong="G4012"\w* \w bones|strong="G3747"\w*.   
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\v 23 \w By|strong="G5259"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w*’ \w parents|strong="G3962"\w* \w hid|strong="G2928"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1360"\w* \w three|strong="G5150"\w* \w months|strong="G5150"\w* \w after|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w birth|strong="G1080"\w*, \w because|strong="G1360"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* beautiful \w child|strong="G3813"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* unafraid \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w king|strong="G3588"\w*’s \w edict|strong="G1297"\w*.   
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\v 24 \w By|strong="G3004"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w*, \w when|strong="G1096"\w* \w he|strong="G3004"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w grown|strong="G3173"\w*, refused \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w called|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3004"\w* \w son|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="G5328"\w*’s \w daughter|strong="G2364"\w*.   
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\v 25 \w He|strong="G3588"\w* chose \w to|strong="G2228"\w* suffer oppression \w with|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w rather|strong="G3123"\w* \w than|strong="G2228"\w* \w to|strong="G2228"\w* experience \w the|strong="G3588"\w* fleeting enjoyment \w of|strong="G2316"\w* sin.   
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\v 26 \w He|strong="G3588"\w* valued \w disgrace|strong="G3680"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* above \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w treasures|strong="G2344"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* Egypt, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* looking \w ahead|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w reward|strong="G3405"\w*.   
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\v 27 \w By|strong="G1063"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3708"\w* \w left|strong="G2641"\w* Egypt, \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w fearing|strong="G5399"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w king|strong="G3588"\w*’s \w anger|strong="G2372"\w*; \w he|strong="G3588"\w* persevered \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w Him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* invisible.   
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\v 28 \w By|strong="G2532"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w kept|strong="G4160"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Passover|strong="G3957"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sprinkling|strong="G4378"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* blood, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* destroyer \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w firstborn|strong="G4416"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w touch|strong="G2345"\w* Israel’s own \w firstborn|strong="G4416"\w*.   
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\v 29 \w By|strong="G1223"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w the|strong="G1223"\w* \w people|strong="G2983"\w* \w passed|strong="G3588"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1223"\w* \w Red|strong="G2063"\w* \w Sea|strong="G2281"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w on|strong="G4102"\w* \w dry|strong="G3584"\w* \w land|strong="G1093"\w*; \w but|strong="G3588"\w* \w when|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G1223"\w* Egyptians \w tried|strong="G3984"\w* \w to|strong="G1093"\w* follow, \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w drowned|strong="G2666"\w*.   
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\v 30 \w By|strong="G1909"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w the|strong="G1909"\w* \w walls|strong="G5038"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Jericho|strong="G2410"\w* \w fell|strong="G4098"\w*, \w after|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G1909"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* marched \w around|strong="G1909"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w seven|strong="G2033"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*.   
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\v 31 \w By|strong="G3588"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prostitute|strong="G4204"\w* \w Rahab|strong="G4460"\w*, because \w she|strong="G3588"\w* \w welcomed|strong="G1209"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w spies|strong="G2685"\w* \w in|strong="G4102"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*, \w did|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w perish|strong="G4881"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* disobedient.   
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\v 32 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w more|strong="G2089"\w* \w shall|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w*? \w Time|strong="G5550"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* allow \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w Gideon|strong="G1066"\w*, Barak, \w Samson|strong="G4546"\w*, \w Jephthah|strong="G2422"\w*, \w David|strong="G1138"\w*, \w Samuel|strong="G4545"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w*,   
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\v 33 \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w conquered|strong="G2610"\w* kingdoms, \w administered|strong="G2038"\w* \w justice|strong="G1343"\w*, \w and|strong="G4102"\w* \w gained|strong="G2013"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w promised|strong="G1860"\w*; \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w shut|strong="G5420"\w* \w the|strong="G1223"\w* \w mouths|strong="G4750"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w lions|strong="G3023"\w*,   
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\v 34 \w quenched|strong="G4570"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w raging|strong="G1411"\w* \w fire|strong="G4442"\w*, \w and|strong="G1411"\w* \w escaped|strong="G5343"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w edge|strong="G4750"\w* \w of|strong="G1411"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w sword|strong="G3162"\w*; who gained \w strength|strong="G1411"\w* \w from|strong="G5343"\w* weakness, \w became|strong="G1096"\w* \w mighty|strong="G2478"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w battle|strong="G4171"\w*, \w and|strong="G1411"\w* \w put|strong="G2827"\w* foreign \w armies|strong="G3925"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w flight|strong="G2827"\w*.   
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\v 35 \w Women|strong="G1135"\w* \w received|strong="G2983"\w* \w back|strong="G2983"\w* \w their|strong="G3588"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w*, \w raised|strong="G3498"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* life \w again|strong="G1537"\w*. \w Others|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w tortured|strong="G5178"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w refused|strong="G3756"\w* \w their|strong="G3588"\w* release, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* might gain \w a|strong="G2983"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* resurrection.   
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\v 36 \w Still|strong="G2089"\w* \w others|strong="G2087"\w* endured \w mocking|strong="G1701"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w flogging|strong="G3148"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w chains|strong="G1199"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w imprisonment|strong="G1199"\w*.   
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\v 37 \w They|strong="G1722"\w* were \w stoned|strong="G3034"\w*, \w they|strong="G1722"\w* were sawed \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w two|strong="G4249"\w*, \w they|strong="G1722"\w* were \w put|strong="G3985"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w test|strong="G3985"\w*, \w they|strong="G1722"\w* were \w put|strong="G3985"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* death \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w sword|strong="G3162"\w*. \w They|strong="G1722"\w* \w went|strong="G4022"\w* \w around|strong="G4022"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w sheepskins|strong="G3374"\w* \w and|strong="G3162"\w* goatskins, \w destitute|strong="G5302"\w*, oppressed, \w and|strong="G3162"\w* mistreated.   
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\v 38 \w The|strong="G2532"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* worthy \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w wandered|strong="G4105"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w deserts|strong="G2047"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w mountains|strong="G3735"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* hid \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w caves|strong="G4693"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w holes|strong="G3692"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w ground|strong="G1093"\w*.   
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\v 39 \w These|strong="G3778"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w commended|strong="G3140"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*, \w yet|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w receive|strong="G2865"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w promised|strong="G1860"\w*.   
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\v 40 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* planned \w something|strong="G5100"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* \w for|strong="G4012"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* together \w with|strong="G2316"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w would|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G3361"\w* \w made|strong="G5048"\w* \w perfect|strong="G5048"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w Therefore|strong="G1223"\w*, \w since|strong="G2192"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* surrounded \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w such|strong="G5118"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w great|strong="G5118"\w* \w cloud|strong="G3509"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w witnesses|strong="G3144"\w*, \w let|strong="G2192"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* throw off \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w encumbrance|strong="G3591"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sin \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w easily|strong="G2139"\w* \w entangles|strong="G2139"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w let|strong="G2192"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w run|strong="G5143"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w endurance|strong="G5281"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* race \w set|strong="G4295"\w* \w out|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w Let|strong="G2706"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* fix \w our|strong="G2316"\w* eyes \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* author \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w perfecter|strong="G5051"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w joy|strong="G5479"\w* \w set|strong="G2523"\w* \w before|strong="G1722"\w* \w Him|strong="G3588"\w* \w endured|strong="G5278"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w cross|strong="G4716"\w*, scorning its shame, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w sat|strong="G2523"\w* \w down|strong="G2523"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w right|strong="G1188"\w* \w hand|strong="G1188"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w throne|strong="G2362"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.   
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\v 3 Consider \w Him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w endured|strong="G5278"\w* \w such|strong="G5108"\w* hostility \w from|strong="G5259"\w* sinners, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G5590"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w grow|strong="G2577"\w* \w weary|strong="G1590"\w* \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w lose|strong="G1590"\w* \w heart|strong="G5590"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w In|strong="G4314"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* struggle \w against|strong="G4314"\w* sin, you \w have|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3768"\w* \w yet|strong="G3768"\w* resisted \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G4314"\w* \w point|strong="G3360"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* shedding \w your|strong="G3588"\w* blood.   
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\v 5 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w forgotten|strong="G1585"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w exhortation|strong="G3874"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* addresses \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w sons|strong="G5207"\w*: “\w My|strong="G1473"\w* \w son|strong="G5207"\w*, \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w take|strong="G2532"\w* \w lightly|strong="G3643"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w discipline|strong="G3809"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w lose|strong="G1590"\w* heart \w when|strong="G5613"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* rebukes \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w disciplines|strong="G3811"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w He|strong="G1161"\w* loves, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w He|strong="G1161"\w* \w chastises|strong="G3146"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w son|strong="G5207"\w* \w He|strong="G1161"\w* \w receives|strong="G3858"\w*.”   
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\v 7 \w Endure|strong="G5278"\w* suffering \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w discipline|strong="G3809"\w*; \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* treating \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w sons|strong="G5207"\w*. \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w son|strong="G5207"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w disciplined|strong="G3811"\w* \w by|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w*?   
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\v 8 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* experience \w discipline|strong="G3809"\w* \w like|strong="G5207"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w else|strong="G2532"\w*, \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w illegitimate|strong="G3541"\w* \w children|strong="G5207"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* true \w sons|strong="G5207"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w Furthermore|strong="G1534"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w earthly|strong="G4561"\w* \w fathers|strong="G3962"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* disciplined \w us|strong="G2249"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w respected|strong="G1788"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Should|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w much|strong="G4183"\w* \w more|strong="G3123"\w* \w submit|strong="G5293"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w spirits|strong="G4151"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2198"\w*?   
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\v 10 \w Our|strong="G2596"\w* fathers \w disciplined|strong="G3811"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w short|strong="G3641"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w thought|strong="G1380"\w* \w best|strong="G1380"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G4314"\w* \w disciplines|strong="G3811"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w our|strong="G2596"\w* \w good|strong="G1380"\w*, \w so|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w may|strong="G1380"\w* \w share|strong="G3335"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w His|strong="G1519"\w* holiness.   
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\v 11 \w No|strong="G3756"\w* \w discipline|strong="G3809"\w* \w seems|strong="G1380"\w* enjoyable \w at|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* time, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w painful|strong="G3077"\w*. \w Later|strong="G5305"\w* \w on|strong="G1161"\w*, \w however|strong="G1161"\w*, \w it|strong="G1161"\w* yields \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w harvest|strong="G2590"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* peace \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w trained|strong="G1128"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w Therefore|strong="G1352"\w* strengthen \w your|strong="G2532"\w* limp \w hands|strong="G5495"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w weak|strong="G3935"\w* \w knees|strong="G1119"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w Make|strong="G4160"\w* \w straight|strong="G3717"\w* \w paths|strong="G5163"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w feet|strong="G4228"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w lame|strong="G5560"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* disabled, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w rather|strong="G3123"\w* \w healed|strong="G2390"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w Pursue|strong="G1377"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w*, \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* holiness, \w without|strong="G5565"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w no|strong="G3762"\w* \w one|strong="G3762"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w See|strong="G1983"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* falls \w short|strong="G5302"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w grace|strong="G5485"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w root|strong="G4491"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w bitterness|strong="G4088"\w* springs \w up|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w cause|strong="G1223"\w* \w trouble|strong="G1776"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w defile|strong="G3392"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w*.   
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\v 16 See \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w it|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* sexually \w immoral|strong="G4205"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* godless \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w Esau|strong="G2269"\w*, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w for|strong="G1520"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w single|strong="G1520"\w* \w meal|strong="G1035"\w* sold \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w birthright|strong="G4415"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w afterward|strong="G3326"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w wanted|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w inherit|strong="G2816"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w blessing|strong="G2129"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* rejected. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w could|strong="G2147"\w* \w find|strong="G2147"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* ground \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w repentance|strong="G3341"\w*, \w though|strong="G2539"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w sought|strong="G1567"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w blessing|strong="G2129"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w tears|strong="G1144"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w come|strong="G4334"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* mountain \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w can|strong="G1063"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w touched|strong="G5584"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2532"\w* \w burning|strong="G2545"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w fire|strong="G4442"\w*; \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w blackness|strong="G1105"\w*, \w darkness|strong="G2217"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* storm;   
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\v 19 \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w trumpet|strong="G4536"\w* \w blast|strong="G2279"\w* \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* made its hearers beg \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w further|strong="G4369"\w* \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w spoken|strong="G4369"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w could|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w bear|strong="G5342"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w commanded|strong="G1291"\w*: “\w If|strong="G2579"\w* \w even|strong="G2579"\w* \w an|strong="G3735"\w* animal \w touches|strong="G2345"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w mountain|strong="G3735"\w*, \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w must|strong="G3588"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* \w stoned|strong="G3036"\w*.”   
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\v 21 \w The|strong="G2532"\w* \w sight|strong="G5324"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w so|strong="G3779"\w* \w terrifying|strong="G5398"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w trembling|strong="G1790"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w fear|strong="G1630"\w*.”   
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\v 22 Instead, \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G4334"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Mount|strong="G3735"\w* \w Zion|strong="G4622"\w*, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w heavenly|strong="G2032"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w*. \w You|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G4334"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w myriads|strong="G3461"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* angels   
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\v 23 \w in|strong="G1722"\w* joyful \w assembly|strong="G1577"\w*, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w congregation|strong="G1577"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w firstborn|strong="G4416"\w*, enrolled \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*. \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Judge|strong="G2923"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w*, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w spirits|strong="G4151"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w righteous|strong="G1342"\w* \w made|strong="G5048"\w* \w perfect|strong="G5048"\w*,   
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\v 24 \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w mediator|strong="G3316"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w new|strong="G3501"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sprinkled|strong="G4473"\w* blood \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w speaks|strong="G2980"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* \w word|strong="G3588"\w* \w than|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* blood \w of|strong="G2532"\w* Abel.   
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\v 25 See \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w refuse|strong="G3868"\w* \w Him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w speaks|strong="G2980"\w*. \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w the|strong="G1909"\w* \w people|strong="G3361"\w* \w did|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w escape|strong="G1628"\w* \w when|strong="G2980"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w refused|strong="G3756"\w* \w Him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w warned|strong="G5537"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w*, how \w much|strong="G4183"\w* \w less|strong="G3756"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w escape|strong="G1628"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w reject|strong="G3868"\w* \w Him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* warns \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*?   
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\v 26 \w At|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w time|strong="G5119"\w* \w His|strong="G2532"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w* \w shook|strong="G4531"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* \w promised|strong="G1861"\w*, “\w Once|strong="G3739"\w* \w more|strong="G2089"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w shake|strong="G4579"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w only|strong="G3440"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w* \w as|strong="G1161"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w*.”   
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\v 27 \w The|strong="G1161"\w* words “Once \w more|strong="G2089"\w*” \w signify|strong="G1213"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* removal \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w can|strong="G3306"\w* \w be|strong="G3361"\w* \w shaken|strong="G4531"\w*—\w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w*, \w created|strong="G4160"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w*—\w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* unshakable \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w remain|strong="G3306"\w*.   
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\v 28 \w Therefore|strong="G1352"\w*, \w since|strong="G2192"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w receiving|strong="G3880"\w* \w an|strong="G2192"\w* unshakable kingdom, \w let|strong="G2192"\w* us \w be|strong="G2532"\w* filled \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w gratitude|strong="G5485"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w worship|strong="G3000"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w acceptably|strong="G2102"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w reverence|strong="G2124"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w godly|strong="G2316"\w* \w fear|strong="G2124"\w*.   
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\v 29 “\w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w consuming|strong="G2654"\w* \w fire|strong="G4442"\w*.”   
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\v 1 \w Continue|strong="G3306"\w* \w in|strong="G3306"\w* \w brotherly|strong="G5360"\w* \w love|strong="G5360"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w Do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w neglect|strong="G1950"\w* \w to|strong="G5100"\w* show \w hospitality|strong="G5381"\w* \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w strangers|strong="G5381"\w*, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w so|strong="G1223"\w* doing \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w have|strong="G5100"\w* \w entertained|strong="G3579"\w* angels \w without|strong="G3361"\w* \w knowing|strong="G2990"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w Remember|strong="G3403"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w prison|strong="G4887"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* bound \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* mistreated \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w suffering|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w Marriage|strong="G1062"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* honored \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w marriage|strong="G1062"\w* \w bed|strong="G2845"\w* \w kept|strong="G2532"\w* undefiled; \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* sexually \w immoral|strong="G4205"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w adulterers|strong="G3432"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w Keep|strong="G3361"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* lives free \w from|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* love \w of|strong="G3588"\w* money \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* content \w with|strong="G3756"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w*, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w God|strong="G3004"\w* \w has|strong="G3761"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*: “\w Never|strong="G3756"\w* \w will|strong="G3004"\w* \w I|strong="G1063"\w* \w leave|strong="G1459"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*, \w never|strong="G3756"\w* \w will|strong="G3004"\w* \w I|strong="G1063"\w* \w forsake|strong="G1459"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*.”   
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\v 6 \w So|strong="G5620"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w with|strong="G2962"\w* \w confidence|strong="G2292"\w*: “\w The|strong="G3004"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w is|strong="G5101"\w* \w my|strong="G1473"\w* helper; \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* \w afraid|strong="G5399"\w*. \w What|strong="G5101"\w* \w can|strong="G3004"\w* \w man|strong="G3756"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*?”   
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\v 7 \w Remember|strong="G3421"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* \w leaders|strong="G2233"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w spoke|strong="G2980"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G2980"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w Consider|strong="G2233"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* outcome \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w their|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G3739"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* life \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w imitate|strong="G3401"\w* \w their|strong="G3588"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \w yesterday|strong="G5504"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w today|strong="G4594"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w forever|strong="G1519"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w Do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w carried|strong="G3911"\w* \w away|strong="G3911"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* kinds \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w strange|strong="G3581"\w* \w teachings|strong="G1322"\w*, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G2570"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w heart|strong="G2588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* strengthened \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w grace|strong="G5485"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w foods|strong="G1033"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w value|strong="G5623"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* devoted \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w We|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w an|strong="G2192"\w* \w altar|strong="G2379"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w serve|strong="G3000"\w* \w at|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w tabernacle|strong="G4633"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w right|strong="G1849"\w* \w to|strong="G1849"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w Although|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* high priest \w brings|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* blood \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w animals|strong="G2226"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* Holy \w Place|strong="G3739"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* sacrifice \w for|strong="G1063"\w* sin, \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w burned|strong="G2618"\w* \w outside|strong="G1854"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w camp|strong="G3925"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w suffered|strong="G3958"\w* \w outside|strong="G1854"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* city \w gate|strong="G4439"\w*, \w to|strong="G2443"\w* sanctify \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w His|strong="G1223"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* blood.   
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\v 13 \w Therefore|strong="G5106"\w* let us \w go|strong="G1831"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w Him|strong="G3588"\w* \w outside|strong="G1854"\w* \w the|strong="G4314"\w* \w camp|strong="G3925"\w*, \w bearing|strong="G5342"\w* \w the|strong="G4314"\w* \w disgrace|strong="G3680"\w* \w He|strong="G3588"\w* bore.   
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\v 14 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w here|strong="G5602"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* permanent \w city|strong="G4172"\w*, \w but|strong="G1063"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* looking \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G3195"\w* \w come|strong="G3195"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w Through|strong="G1223"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w*, \w therefore|strong="G3767"\w*, \w let|strong="G1510"\w* us \w continually|strong="G1223"\w* offer \w to|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="G2378"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* praise, \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w fruit|strong="G2590"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w lips|strong="G5491"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w confess|strong="G3670"\w* \w His|strong="G3956"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w neglect|strong="G1950"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G2140"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w share|strong="G2842"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w such|strong="G5108"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w pleased|strong="G2100"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w Obey|strong="G3982"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w leaders|strong="G2233"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w submit|strong="G5226"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* watch \w over|strong="G5228"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w souls|strong="G5590"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w must|strong="G4160"\w* \w give|strong="G4160"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w account|strong="G3056"\w*. \w To|strong="G2443"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w end|strong="G3778"\w*, allow \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w lead|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w joy|strong="G5479"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w grief|strong="G4727"\w*, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* advantage \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w Pray|strong="G4336"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*; \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w convinced|strong="G3982"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* clear \w conscience|strong="G4893"\w* \w and|strong="G3956"\w* \w desire|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w live|strong="G2192"\w* \w honorably|strong="G2573"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w*.   
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\v 19 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w especially|strong="G4056"\w* \w urge|strong="G3870"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w pray|strong="G3870"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G2443"\w* restored \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w soon|strong="G5032"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w may|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* blood \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* eternal \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w* \w brought|strong="G1161"\w* back \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w great|strong="G3173"\w* \w Shepherd|strong="G4166"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w sheep|strong="G4263"\w*,   
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\v 21 \w equip|strong="G2675"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w* \w work|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w His|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w*. \w And|strong="G1391"\w* \w may|strong="G5547"\w* \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w accomplish|strong="G4160"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w pleasing|strong="G2101"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w His|strong="G3956"\w* \w sight|strong="G1799"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w forever|strong="G1519"\w* \w and|strong="G1391"\w* \w ever|strong="G1519"\w*. Amen.   
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\v 22 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w urge|strong="G3870"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, brothers, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w bear|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w my|strong="G2532"\w* \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w exhortation|strong="G3874"\w*, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w written|strong="G1989"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w briefly|strong="G1223"\w*.   
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\v 23 \w Be|strong="G3588"\w* \w aware|strong="G1097"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w our|strong="G3326"\w* brother \w Timothy|strong="G5095"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* been released. \w If|strong="G1437"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* arrives \w soon|strong="G5032"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2064"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.   
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\v 24 Greet \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w leaders|strong="G2233"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* saints. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w Italy|strong="G2482"\w* send \w you|strong="G5210"\w* greetings.   
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\v 25 \w Grace|strong="G5485"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G5485"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. Amen.