\id HEB
\ide  UTF-8
\h Hebrews 
\toc1 The Letter to the  Hebrews 
\toc2 Hebrews 
\mt2 The Letter to the  
\mt1 Hebrews  
\c 1
\s1 Christ the Mediator  
\p
\v 1 \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w*, \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w old|strong="G3819"\w*, \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w many|strong="G1722"\w* \w times|strong="G4181"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w many|strong="G1722"\w* \w ways|strong="G4187"\w*, \w spoke|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w ancestors|strong="G3962"\w*, \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w*,  
\v 2 \w has|strong="G3739"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w these|strong="G3956"\w* latter \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w spoken|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G4160"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w*, \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w appointed|strong="G5087"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\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.  
\v 3 \w For|strong="G1223"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w radiance|strong="G1391"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* expression \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w being|strong="G1510"\w*, \w upholding|strong="G5342"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* creation \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w word|strong="G4487"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* expiation \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* sins \w of|strong="G1223"\w* humanity, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w took|strong="G2523"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w seat|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 God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w Majesty|strong="G3172"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w high|strong="G5308"\w*,  
\v 4 having shown \w himself|strong="G1438"\w* \w as|strong="G3745"\w* \w much|strong="G5118"\w* \w greater|strong="G2909"\w* \w than|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* angels \w as|strong="G3745"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G1096"\w* \w inherited|strong="G2816"\w* surpasses theirs.   
\p
\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="G2532"\w* \w ever|strong="G4218"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* –  
\q1 “\w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w my|strong="G1473"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w*; \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w day|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*”?  
\b  
\m \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w* –  
\q1 “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\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 to|strong="G1519"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w*”?   
\m
\v 6 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w*, \w when|strong="G3752"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w brought|strong="G1521"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\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 said|strong="G3004"\w* –  
\q1 “\w Let|strong="G1161"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* angels \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w bow|strong="G4352"\w* \w down|strong="G4352"\w* \w before|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.”   
\m
\v 7 \w Speaking|strong="G3004"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* angels, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* –  
\q1 “\w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w makes|strong="G4160"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w winds|strong="G4151"\w* \w his|strong="G4160"\w* angels  
\q2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* flames \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w fire|strong="G4442"\w* \w his|strong="G4160"\w* \w servants|strong="G3011"\w*”;   
\m
\v 8 \w while|strong="G1161"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G1161"\w* –  
\q1 “\w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w throne|strong="G2362"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w ever|strong="G1519"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w ever|strong="G1519"\w*;  
\q2 \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sceptre|strong="G4464"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* kingdom \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sceptre|strong="G4464"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* Justice;   
\q1
\v 9 \w You|strong="G4771"\w* love \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w hates|strong="G3404"\w* iniquity;  
\q2 \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 with|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* festal \w oil|strong="G1637"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w* abundantly \w than|strong="G3844"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* peers.”   
\m
\v 10 \w Again|strong="G2532"\w* –  
\q1 “\w You|strong="G4771"\w*, \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* beginning \w did|strong="G2532"\w* lay \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w foundation|strong="G2311"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w*,  
\q1 \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*.   
\q2
\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*;  
\q1 \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w garment|strong="G2440"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* grow \w old|strong="G3822"\w*;   
\q1
\v 12 \w As|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w mantle|strong="G4018"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w fold|strong="G1667"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w up|strong="G1667"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w garment|strong="G2440"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* changed,  
\q2 \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|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* know \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w end|strong="G1587"\w*.”   
\m
\v 13 \w To|strong="G4314"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* angels \w has|strong="G5101"\w* \w God|strong="G3004"\w* \w ever|strong="G4218"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* –  
\q1 “\w Sit|strong="G2521"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w at|strong="G4314"\w* \w my|strong="G5087"\w* \w right|strong="G1188"\w* \w hand|strong="G1188"\w*  
\q2 \w until|strong="G2193"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w put|strong="G5087"\w* \w your|strong="G5087"\w* \w enemies|strong="G2190"\w* \w as|strong="G1161"\w* \w a|strong="G1161"\w* \w stool|strong="G5286"\w* \w for|strong="G4314"\w* \w your|strong="G5087"\w* \w feet|strong="G4228"\w*”?   
\m
\v 14 \w Are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3780"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* angels \w spirits|strong="G4151"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w service|strong="G1248"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w God|strong="G1519"\w*, \w sent|strong="G4151"\w* \w out|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w minister|strong="G1248"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w sake|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* destined \w to|strong="G1519"\w* obtain \w salvation|strong="G4991"\w*?   
\c 2
\p
\v 1 \w Therefore|strong="G1223"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* \w give|strong="G4337"\w* still \w more|strong="G4056"\w* \w heed|strong="G4337"\w* \w to|strong="G1163"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* taught, \w so|strong="G3379"\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*.  
\v 2 \w For|strong="G1063"\w*, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* delivered \w by|strong="G1223"\w* angels \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w its|strong="G3956"\w* authority confirmed, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* offence against \w it|strong="G2532"\w*, \w or|strong="G2532"\w* neglect \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*, met \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* fitting requital,  
\v 3 \w how|strong="G4459"\w* \w can|strong="G4459"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w*, \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w*, expect \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w escape|strong="G1628"\w*, \w if|strong="G3748"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* disregard \w so|strong="G1519"\w* \w great|strong="G5082"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w salvation|strong="G4991"\w*? \w It|strong="G1223"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w Master|strong="G2962"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* outset \w spoke|strong="G2980"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w salvation|strong="G4991"\w*, \w and|strong="G2962"\w* \w its|strong="G5259"\w* authority \w was|strong="G3588"\w* confirmed \w for|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*,  
\v 4 \w while|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* himself added \w his|strong="G2532"\w* testimony \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w signs|strong="G4592"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* marvels, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* many different \w miracles|strong="G1411"\w*, \w as|strong="G2596"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G2596"\w* \w by|strong="G2596"\w* imparting \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w as|strong="G2596"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* saw fit.   
\b  
\p
\v 5 \w God|strong="G2980"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* given \w to|strong="G3195"\w* angels \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w control|strong="G5293"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w future|strong="G3195"\w* \w world|strong="G3625"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w speaking|strong="G2980"\w*!  
\v 6 \w No|strong="G3754"\w*; \w a|strong="G1510"\w* writer \w has|strong="G5101"\w* \w declared|strong="G3754"\w* \w somewhere|strong="G4225"\w* –  
\q1 “\w What|strong="G5101"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* mere mortals \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w remember|strong="G3403"\w* \w them|strong="G3004"\w*?  
\q2 \w Or|strong="G2228"\w* human beings \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* care \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w them|strong="G3004"\w*?   
\q1
\v 7 \w You|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w made|strong="G1642"\w* \w them|strong="G2532"\w*, \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w while|strong="G1024"\w*, \w lower|strong="G1642"\w* \w than|strong="G3844"\w* angels;  
\q2 \w with|strong="G3844"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w honour|strong="G5092"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w crowned|strong="G4737"\w* \w them|strong="G2532"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w set|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G2532"\w* \w over|strong="G3844"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* hands \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w made|strong="G1642"\w*;   
\q2
\v 8 \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w have|strong="G3956"\w* placed \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w beneath|strong="G5270"\w* \w their|strong="G1722"\w* \w feet|strong="G4228"\w*.”  
\b  
\m \w This|strong="G3588"\w* “placing \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w*” \w under|strong="G5270"\w* humanity \w means|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3762"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3762"\w* placed \w under|strong="G5270"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w As|strong="G1722"\w* \w yet|strong="G1161"\w*, \w however|strong="G1161"\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* placed \w under|strong="G5270"\w* humanity.  
\v 9 \w What|strong="G3588"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* eyes \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w see|strong="G5092"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w made|strong="G1642"\w* \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w while|strong="G1161"\w* \w lower|strong="G1642"\w* \w than|strong="G3844"\w* angels, \w now|strong="G1161"\w*, \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w sufferings|strong="G3804"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w*, \w crowned|strong="G4737"\w* \w with|strong="G3844"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w honour|strong="G5092"\w*; \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w tasting|strong="G1089"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* bitterness \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w*, \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s loving kindness, \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G5228"\w* \w behalf|strong="G5228"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* humanity.  
\v 10 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w*, \w indeed|strong="G2532"\w*, \w fitting|strong="G4241"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\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 should|strong="G3588"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w leading|strong="G1519"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w children|strong="G5207"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\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*.  
\v 11 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* purifies, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* purifies, \w all|strong="G3956"\w* spring \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w One|strong="G1520"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w therefore|strong="G1223"\w* \w he|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* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* brothers \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sisters.  
\v 12 \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w* –  
\q1 “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w of|strong="G3686"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* brothers \w and|strong="G3588"\w* sisters,  
\q1 \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w midst|strong="G3319"\w* \w of|strong="G3686"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w congregation|strong="G1577"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w sing|strong="G5214"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* \w praise|strong="G5214"\w*.”   
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\v 13 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w* –  
\q1 “\w As|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w me|strong="G1325"\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 God|strong="G2316"\w*.”  
\b  
\m \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w yet|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w* –  
\q1 “\w See|strong="G3708"\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 whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w me|strong="G1325"\w*.”   
\m
\v 14 \w Therefore|strong="G3767"\w*, \w since|strong="G1893"\w* \w human|strong="G4561"\w* nature \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* common heritage \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w children|strong="G3813"\w*, \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w shared|strong="G2841"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*, \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w render|strong="G2673"\w* \w powerless|strong="G2673"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w whose|strong="G3588"\w* \w power|strong="G2904"\w* lies \w in|strong="G2532"\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* –  
\v 15 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* deliver \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w*, \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w fear|strong="G5401"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w*, \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w lives|strong="G2198"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w slavery|strong="G1397"\w*.  
\v 16 \w It|strong="G1063"\w* was \w not|strong="G3756"\w*, \w surely|strong="G1222"\w*, \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G1063"\w* \w help|strong="G1949"\w* \w of|strong="G4690"\w* \w the|strong="G1063"\w* angels \w that|strong="G3756"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1949"\w* came, \w but|strong="G1063"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G1063"\w* \w help|strong="G1949"\w* \w of|strong="G4690"\w* \w the|strong="G1063"\w* \w descendants|strong="G4690"\w* \w of|strong="G4690"\w* Abraham.  
\v 17 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w consequently|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w necessary|strong="G3784"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3784"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w points|strong="G3956"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w made|strong="G1096"\w* \w like|strong="G3666"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* brothers \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sisters, \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w prove|strong="G1096"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w merciful|strong="G1655"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w faithful|strong="G4103"\w* \w high|strong="G3956"\w* priest \w in|strong="G1519"\w* humanity’s relations \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* purpose \w of|strong="G2316"\w* expiating \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sins \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*.  
\v 18 \w The|strong="G1722"\w* fact \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* himself \w suffered|strong="G3958"\w* \w under|strong="G1722"\w* temptation enables \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1410"\w* help \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w tempted|strong="G3985"\w*.   
\c 3
\b  
\p
\v 1 \w Therefore|strong="G3606"\w*, \w my|strong="G1473"\w* Christian friends, \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w*, \w all|strong="G2532"\w* alike, \w have|strong="G2532"\w* received \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w call|strong="G2821"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w heaven|strong="G2032"\w*, fix \w your|strong="G2532"\w* attention \w on|strong="G2424"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* apostle \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w high|strong="G2532"\w* priest \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* religion.  
\v 2 See \w how|strong="G5613"\w* \w faithful|strong="G4103"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w appointed|strong="G4160"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w whole|strong="G3650"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 3 \w He|strong="G3778"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w* deemed worthy \w of|strong="G3844"\w* \w far|strong="G3588"\w* higher \w honour|strong="G5092"\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* founder \w of|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w held|strong="G2192"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w greater|strong="G4183"\w* \w regard|strong="G2192"\w* \w than|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w itself|strong="G3624"\w*.  
\v 4 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w its|strong="G3956"\w* founder, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* founder \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* universe \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.  
\v 5 \w While|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w faithful|strong="G4103"\w* service \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w whole|strong="G3650"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w servant|strong="G2324"\w*, \w whose|strong="G3588"\w* duty \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w bear|strong="G2532"\w* \w testimony|strong="G3142"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* message still \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w*,  
\v 6 \w the|strong="G2532"\w* faithfulness \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w son|strong="G5207"\w* \w set|strong="G2532"\w* \w over|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\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 only|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* retain, unshaken \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w end|strong="G5056"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w courage|strong="G3954"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w confidence|strong="G3954"\w* inspired \w by|strong="G1909"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w*.   
\p
\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* –  
\q1 “\w If|strong="G1437"\w* \w today|strong="G4594"\w* \w you|strong="G1437"\w* \w hear|strong="G5456"\w* \w God|strong="G3004"\w*’s \w voice|strong="G5456"\w*,   
\q1
\v 8 \w harden|strong="G4645"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w when|strong="G5613"\w* Israel \w provoked|strong="G3894"\w* \w me|strong="G3894"\w*  
\q2 \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w when|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* tried \w my|strong="G1722"\w* patience \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w desert|strong="G2048"\w*,   
\q1
\v 9 \w Where|strong="G3757"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w ancestors|strong="G3962"\w* \w tried|strong="G3985"\w* \w my|strong="G3708"\w* forbearance,  
\q2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w my|strong="G3708"\w* \w mighty|strong="G2532"\w* \w deeds|strong="G2041"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w forty|strong="G5062"\w* \w years|strong="G2094"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10 \w Therefore|strong="G1352"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* sorely vexed \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w generation|strong="G1074"\w*,  
\q1 \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 straying|strong="G4105"\w*;  
\q2 \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* \w learned|strong="G1097"\w* \w my|strong="G1473"\w* \w ways|strong="G3598"\w*’;   
\q1
\v 11 \w While|strong="G1722"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w wrath|strong="G3709"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w swore|strong="G3660"\w* –  
\q2 ‘\w They|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w never|strong="G1487"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w* \w upon|strong="G1519"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w rest|strong="G2663"\w*.’”   
\m
\v 12 \w Be|strong="G1510"\w* careful, friends, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w never|strong="G3379"\w* \w found|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w anyone|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w wicked|strong="G4190"\w* \w and|strong="G2316"\w* faithless \w heart|strong="G2588"\w*, shown \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w person|strong="G5100"\w* separating \w themselves|strong="G1722"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.  
\v 13 Rather \w encourage|strong="G3870"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* \w another|strong="G1438"\w* \w daily|strong="G2250"\w* – \w while|strong="G2250"\w* \w there|strong="G2250"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w today|strong="G4594"\w* – \w to|strong="G2443"\w* prevent \w anyone|strong="G5100"\w* \w among|strong="G1537"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w being|strong="G2443"\w* \w hardened|strong="G4645"\w* \w by|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* deceitfulness \w of|strong="G1537"\w* sin.  
\v 14 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w now|strong="G1096"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* share \w in|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w indeed|strong="G1063"\w* \w we|strong="G1437"\w* retain, unshaken \w to|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w end|strong="G5056"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w confidence|strong="G5287"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w at|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w first|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 15 \w To|strong="G3004"\w* \w use|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* words \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w scripture|strong="G3004"\w* –  
\q1 “\w If|strong="G1437"\w* \w today|strong="G4594"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w hear|strong="G5456"\w* \w God|strong="G3004"\w*’s \w voice|strong="G5456"\w*,  
\q1 \w harden|strong="G4645"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w your|strong="G1437"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w when|strong="G5613"\w* Israel \w provoked|strong="G3894"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*.”   
\m
\v 16 \w Who|strong="G5101"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G5101"\w* heard \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w speak|strong="G1223"\w* \w and|strong="G1831"\w* \w yet|strong="G1063"\w* \w provoked|strong="G3893"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*? \w Were|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G5101"\w* \w left|strong="G1831"\w* Egypt \w under|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* leadership \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w*?  
\v 17 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* sorely vexed \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w forty|strong="G5062"\w* \w years|strong="G2094"\w*? \w Was|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3780"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* sinned, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w fell|strong="G4098"\w* dead \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w desert|strong="G2048"\w*?  
\v 18 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w who|strong="G5101"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w whom|strong="G5101"\w* \w God|strong="G3361"\w* \w swore|strong="G3660"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w* \w upon|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w rest|strong="G2663"\w*, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G5101"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* proved faithless?  
\v 19 \w We|strong="G3754"\w* see, \w then|strong="G2532"\w*, \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w failed|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w* upon \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* want \w of|strong="G1223"\w* faith.   
\c 4
\p
\v 1 \w We|strong="G3767"\w* \w must|strong="G5399"\w*, \w therefore|strong="G3767"\w*, \w be|strong="G5399"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* careful, though \w there|strong="G3767"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w promise|strong="G1860"\w* still standing \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G3767"\w* \w will|strong="G5100"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w* \w upon|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G1519"\w*’s \w rest|strong="G2663"\w*, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w none|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w even|strong="G1519"\w* appear \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w have|strong="G5210"\w* missed \w it|strong="G1525"\w*.  
\v 2 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G2097"\w* \w news|strong="G2097"\w* told \w us|strong="G2097"\w* \w just|strong="G2509"\w* \w as|strong="G2509"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* heard \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w good|strong="G2097"\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* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* attentive \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 3 \w Upon|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w rest|strong="G2663"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w now|strong="G1096"\w* \w entering|strong="G1525"\w*. \w As|strong="G5613"\w* \w God|strong="G3004"\w* \w has|strong="G1096"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* –  
\q1 “\w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w wrath|strong="G3709"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w swore|strong="G3660"\w* –  
\q2 ‘\w They|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w never|strong="G1487"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w* \w upon|strong="G1519"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w rest|strong="G2663"\w*;’”  
\b  
\m \w Although|strong="G2543"\w* \w God|strong="G3004"\w*’s \w work|strong="G2041"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w finished|strong="G1096"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* creation \w of|strong="G2041"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w*;  
\v 4 \w for|strong="G1063"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* passage referring \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w seventh|strong="G1442"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w*, \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* find \w these|strong="G3956"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w* –  
\q1 “\w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w rested|strong="G2664"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w seventh|strong="G1442"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w after|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w work|strong="G2041"\w*.”   
\m
\v 5 \w On|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w other|strong="G3825"\w* \w hand|strong="G3825"\w*, \w we|strong="G2532"\w* read \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* passage –  
\q1 “\w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w never|strong="G1487"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w* \w upon|strong="G1519"\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 there|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* still \w a|strong="G2532"\w* promise \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w enter|strong="G1525"\w* \w upon|strong="G1519"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* rest, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w since|strong="G1893"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w first|strong="G4386"\w* told \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 upon|strong="G1519"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*, \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* disbelief,  
\v 7 \w again|strong="G3825"\w* \w God|strong="G3004"\w* fixed \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w*. “\w Today|strong="G4594"\w*,” \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, \w speaking|strong="G3004"\w* \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w long|strong="G5550"\w* interval \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* mouth \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w David|strong="G1138"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* passage \w already|strong="G5550"\w* quoted –  
\q1 “\w If|strong="G1437"\w* \w today|strong="G4594"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w hear|strong="G5456"\w* \w God|strong="G3004"\w*’s \w voice|strong="G5456"\w*  
\q1 \w harden|strong="G4645"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w your|strong="G1437"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w*.”   
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\v 8 \w Now|strong="G3326"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w Joshua|strong="G2424"\w* \w had|strong="G2424"\w* \w given|strong="G2664"\w* “\w rest|strong="G2664"\w*” \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G1063"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w*, \w God|strong="G2980"\w* \w would|strong="G2250"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w have|strong="G3778"\w* \w spoken|strong="G2980"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w another|strong="G1438"\w* \w and|strong="G2250"\w* \w later|strong="G3326"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w*.  
\v 9 There \w is|strong="G3588"\w*, then, \w a|strong="G2316"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="G4520"\w* \w rest|strong="G4520"\w* still awaiting \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w people|strong="G2992"\w*.  
\v 10 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* person \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w enters|strong="G1525"\w* \w upon|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w rest|strong="G2663"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w themselves|strong="G2398"\w* \w rest|strong="G2663"\w* \w after|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\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*.  
\v 11 \w Let|strong="G3767"\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 upon|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w rest|strong="G2663"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w none|strong="G3361"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w fall|strong="G4098"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w such|strong="G5100"\w* disbelief \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2443"\w* \w have|strong="G5100"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w an|strong="G1519"\w* \w example|strong="G5262"\w*.  
\v 12 \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w active|strong="G1756"\w* \w power|strong="G2316"\w*, \w sharper|strong="G5114"\w* \w than|strong="G5228"\w* \w any|strong="G3956"\w* \w two-edged|strong="G1366"\w* \w sword|strong="G3162"\w*, \w piercing|strong="G1338"\w* \w its|strong="G3956"\w* \w way|strong="G3956"\w* \w until|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* penetrates \w soul|strong="G5590"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* – \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* joints \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w marrow|strong="G3452"\w* – \w and|strong="G2532"\w* detecting \w the|strong="G2532"\w* inmost \w thoughts|strong="G1761"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* purposes \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w mind|strong="G2588"\w*.  
\v 13 \w There|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w created|strong="G2937"\w* \w thing|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* can hide itself \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sight|strong="G1799"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*. \w Everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w exposed|strong="G5136"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w laid|strong="G2532"\w* \w bare|strong="G1131"\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 have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w give|strong="G1473"\w* \w account|strong="G3056"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w We|strong="G2192"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w*, \w then|strong="G3767"\w*, \w in|strong="G2316"\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 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 into|strong="G2424"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* highest \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*; \w let|strong="G3767"\w* \w us|strong="G1330"\w*, \w therefore|strong="G3767"\w*, \w hold|strong="G2902"\w* \w fast|strong="G2902"\w* \w to|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* faith \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2192"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w professed|strong="G3671"\w*.  
\v 15 \w Our|strong="G3956"\w* \w high|strong="G3956"\w* priest \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G3956"\w* \w unable|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* sympathise \w with|strong="G2596"\w* \w our|strong="G3956"\w* weaknesses, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w one|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w way|strong="G2596"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w* \w tempted|strong="G3985"\w*, exactly \w as|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w without|strong="G5565"\w* sinning.  
\v 16 \w Therefore|strong="G3767"\w*, \w let|strong="G3767"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w draw|strong="G4334"\w* \w near|strong="G4334"\w* \w boldly|strong="G3954"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w throne|strong="G2362"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* love, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w find|strong="G2147"\w* pity \w and|strong="G2532"\w* love \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* hour \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 taken|strong="G2983"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w among|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*, \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w appointed|strong="G2525"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* representative \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* relations \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w to|strong="G4314"\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 in|strong="G2532"\w* expiation \w of|strong="G1537"\w* sins.  
\v 2 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* sympathise \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* ignorant \w and|strong="G2532"\w* deluded, \w since|strong="G1893"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* himself subject \w to|strong="G2532"\w* weakness,  
\v 3 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w therefore|strong="G1223"\w* \w bound|strong="G3784"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w offer|strong="G4374"\w* sacrifices \w for|strong="G1223"\w* sins, \w not|strong="G1223"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* equally \w so|strong="G3779"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w*.  
\v 4 \w Nor|strong="G2532"\w* \w does|strong="G2316"\w* \w anyone|strong="G5100"\w* \w take|strong="G2983"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w high|strong="G2532"\w* office \w on|strong="G3756"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w*, \w until|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w as|strong="G2531"\w* Aaron \w was|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 5 \w In|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G3779"\w* \w way|strong="G3779"\w*, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w take|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w honour|strong="G1392"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w high|strong="G2532"\w* priesthood \w on|strong="G1096"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* appointed \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w said|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* –  
\q1 “\w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w my|strong="G1473"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w*; \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w day|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 on|strong="G1722"\w* \w another|strong="G2087"\w* occasion \w also|strong="G2532"\w* –  
\q1 “\w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w time|strong="G1722"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\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 Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w earthly|strong="G4561"\w* \w life|strong="G4561"\w*, \w offered|strong="G4374"\w* \w prayers|strong="G1162"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w supplications|strong="G2428"\w*, \w with|strong="G3326"\w* earnest \w cries|strong="G2906"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w tears|strong="G1144"\w*, \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\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* devout submission.  
\v 8 \w Son|strong="G5207"\w* \w though|strong="G2539"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w*, \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w learned|strong="G3129"\w* \w obedience|strong="G5218"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G3739"\w* \w sufferings|strong="G3958"\w*;  
\v 9 \w and|strong="G2532"\w*, \w being|strong="G1096"\w* \w made|strong="G1096"\w* \w perfect|strong="G5048"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w became|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w obey|strong="G5219"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* source \w of|strong="G2532"\w* eternal \w salvation|strong="G4991"\w*,  
\v 10 while \w God|strong="G2316"\w* himself pronounced \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G5259"\w* \w high|strong="G2316"\w* priest \w of|strong="G5259"\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 Now|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G4012"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* subject \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w much|strong="G4183"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* difficult \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w explain|strong="G1421"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w*, \w because|strong="G1893"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* shown \w yourselves|strong="G1096"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* slow \w to|strong="G2532"\w* learn.  
\v 12 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* whereas, considering \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w time|strong="G5550"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w elapsed|strong="G1096"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w ought|strong="G3784"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w teaching|strong="G1321"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* still \w need|strong="G5532"\w* \w someone|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w teach|strong="G1321"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* alphabet \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* divine revelation, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w need|strong="G5532"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* fed \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w milk|strong="G1051"\w* instead \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* “\w solid|strong="G4731"\w* \w food|strong="G5160"\w*.”  
\v 13 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* still \w has|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G3956"\w* take \w milk|strong="G1051"\w* knows \w nothing|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w teaching|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w*; \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* mere \w infant|strong="G3516"\w*.  
\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* Christians \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w mature|strong="G5046"\w* faith – \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w whose|strong="G3588"\w* faculties \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w trained|strong="G1128"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w practice|strong="G1838"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* distinguish \w right|strong="G2570"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w wrong|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 behind \w the|strong="G2532"\w* elementary \w teaching|strong="G3056"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w press|strong="G5342"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w perfection|strong="G5047"\w*, \w not|strong="G3361"\w* always \w laying|strong="G2598"\w* \w over|strong="G1909"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w foundation|strong="G2310"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w repentance|strong="G3341"\w* \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* lifeless formality, \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* –  
\v 2 \w teaching|strong="G1322"\w* concerning baptisms \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \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* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* final \w judgment|strong="G2917"\w*.  
\v 3 Yes \w and|strong="G2532"\w*, \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s help, \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w*.  
\v 4 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* once \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w brought|strong="G5461"\w* \w into|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w light|strong="G5461"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* learned \w to|strong="G2532"\w* appreciate \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w gift|strong="G1431"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w heaven|strong="G2032"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w came|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* share \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*,  
\v 5 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* learned \w to|strong="G2532"\w* appreciate \w the|strong="G2532"\w* beauty \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* divine \w message|strong="G4487"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* new \w powers|strong="G1411"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w coming|strong="G3195"\w* age –  
\v 6 \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G2532"\w*, \w fell|strong="G2532"\w* \w away|strong="G3895"\w*, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* impossible \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w bring|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w repentance|strong="G3341"\w*; \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* crucifying \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w over|strong="G1519"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* exposing \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w open|strong="G3856"\w* contempt.  
\v 7 \w Ground|strong="G1093"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w drinks|strong="G4095"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* showers \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w from|strong="G2064"\w* \w time|strong="G1909"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w time|strong="G1909"\w* \w fall|strong="G2064"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* produces \w vegetation|strong="G1008"\w* \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* \w tilled|strong="G1090"\w*, \w receives|strong="G3335"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w blessing|strong="G2129"\w* \w from|strong="G2064"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*;  
\v 8 \w but|strong="G1161"\w*, \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* bears thorns \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w thistles|strong="G5146"\w*, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* regarded \w as|strong="G1519"\w* worthless, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* danger \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w being|strong="G2532"\w* \w cursed|strong="G2671"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* its \w end|strong="G5056"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* fire.   
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\v 9 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, dear friends, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w though|strong="G1487"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G3779"\w*, \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w confident|strong="G3982"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* – \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* point \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2192"\w* \w salvation|strong="G4991"\w*.  
\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 the|strong="G2532"\w* \w work|strong="G2041"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* love \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* showed \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w*, \w in|strong="G1519"\w* sending help \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* fellow Christians – \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* still \w doing|strong="G2041"\w*.  
\v 11 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w our|strong="G1161"\w* great \w desire|strong="G1937"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w every|strong="G1538"\w* \w one|strong="G1538"\w* \w of|strong="G1680"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* equally earnest \w to|strong="G4314"\w* attain \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w a|strong="G1161"\w* \w full|strong="G4136"\w* \w conviction|strong="G4136"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w our|strong="G1161"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w will|strong="G1538"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* fulfilled, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* keep \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w end|strong="G5056"\w*.  
\v 12 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w show|strong="G1096"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G1096"\w* slow \w to|strong="G2443"\w* learn, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* copy \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 are|strong="G3588"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w entering|strong="G1161"\w* \w upon|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* enjoyment \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w promises|strong="G1860"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w When|strong="G2192"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w gave|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w promise|strong="G1861"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* Abraham, \w since|strong="G1893"\w* \w there|strong="G1063"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w no|strong="G3762"\w* \w one|strong="G3762"\w* \w greater|strong="G3173"\w* \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w could|strong="G2192"\w* \w swear|strong="G3660"\w*, \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w swore|strong="G3660"\w* \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w*.  
\v 14 \w His|strong="G2532"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G2532"\w* –  
\q1 “\w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* assuredly \w bless|strong="G2127"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w increase|strong="G4129"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* numbers.”   
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\v 15 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G3779"\w*, \w after|strong="G2532"\w* \w patiently|strong="G3114"\w* waiting, \w Abraham|strong="G2013"\w* \w obtained|strong="G2013"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* fulfilment \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w promise|strong="G1860"\w*.  
\v 16 \w People|strong="G3956"\w*, \w of|strong="G2532"\w* course, \w swear|strong="G3660"\w* \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w greater|strong="G3173"\w* \w than|strong="G3173"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1519"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w oath|strong="G3727"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* accepted \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w putting|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w matter|strong="G2596"\w* \w beyond|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* dispute.  
\v 17 \w And|strong="G2316"\w* therefore \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w desire|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w show|strong="G1925"\w*, \w with|strong="G1722"\w* unmistakable plainness, \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* enter \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* enjoyment \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* \w promised|strong="G1860"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* unchangeableness \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w purpose|strong="G1012"\w*, bound himself \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w an|strong="G1722"\w* \w oath|strong="G3727"\w*.  
\v 18 \w For|strong="G1223"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* intended \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* find \w great|strong="G2316"\w* \w encouragement|strong="G3874"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w these|strong="G3739"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* unchangeable \w things|strong="G3588"\w*, \w which|strong="G3739"\w* make \w it|strong="G3739"\w* impossible \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* prove \w false|strong="G1722"\w* – \w we|strong="G3739"\w*, \w I|strong="G3739"\w* mean, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w fled|strong="G2703"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* safety \w where|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w might|strong="G2316"\w* lay \w hold|strong="G2902"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w set|strong="G4295"\w* \w before|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w*.  
\v 19 \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w hope|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w an|strong="G2192"\w* anchor \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w souls|strong="G5590"\w*, secure \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w strong|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* reaches \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sanctuary \w that|strong="G3739"\w* lies behind \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w curtain|strong="G2665"\w*,  
\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 after|strong="G2596"\w* \w being|strong="G1096"\w* \w made|strong="G1096"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G2596"\w* time \w a|strong="G1096"\w* high priest \w of|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w order|strong="G5010"\w* \w of|strong="G2596"\w* \w Melchizedek|strong="G3198"\w*.   
\c 7
\s1 Paramount Priesthood of the Christ  
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\v 1 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w Melchizedek|strong="G3198"\w*, \w king|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Salem|strong="G4532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Most|strong="G5310"\w* \w High|strong="G5310"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\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="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w kings|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w blessing|strong="G2127"\w*;  
\v 2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* Abraham \w allotted|strong="G3307"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* tithe \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* spoil. \w The|strong="G2532"\w* meaning \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w name|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* “king \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w*,” \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w besides|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* king \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Salem|strong="G4532"\w*, \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w means|strong="G1510"\w* “king \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*.”  
\v 3 \w There|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w no|strong="G3383"\w* record \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* father, \w or|strong="G3383"\w* mother, \w or|strong="G3383"\w* lineage, \w nor|strong="G3383"\w* \w again|strong="G1519"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w any|strong="G2192"\w* beginning \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*, \w or|strong="G3383"\w* \w end|strong="G5056"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w*. \w In|strong="G1519"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* resembles \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* stands \w before|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w whose|strong="G3588"\w* priesthood \w is|strong="G3588"\w* continuous.   
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\v 4 \w Consider|strong="G2334"\w*, \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* importance \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* Melchizedek, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w patriarch|strong="G3966"\w* Abraham himself \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* tithe \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* choicest spoils.  
\v 5 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w descendants|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Levi|strong="G3017"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* time \w to|strong="G2532"\w* time appointed \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w priesthood|strong="G2405"\w*, \w are|strong="G1510"\w* directed \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w collect|strong="G2983"\w* tithes \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w accordance|strong="G2596"\w* \w with|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w* – \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* own kindred, \w although|strong="G2539"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w descended|strong="G1831"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* Abraham.  
\v 6 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Melchizedek|strong="G1075"\w*, \w although|strong="G1161"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* lineage, \w received|strong="G2192"\w* \w tithes|strong="G1183"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* Abraham, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G2192"\w* \w blessing|strong="G2127"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w man|strong="G3361"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* \w promises|strong="G1860"\w*.  
\v 7 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w no|strong="G3956"\w* \w one|strong="G3956"\w* can dispute \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* superior \w who|strong="G3588"\w* blesses \w the|strong="G3956"\w* inferior.  
\v 8 \w In|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G3303"\w* \w case|strong="G5602"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w tithes|strong="G1181"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* \w received|strong="G2983"\w* \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2983"\w* \w who|strong="G3748"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* mortal; \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w case|strong="G5602"\w* \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G3303"\w* \w about|strong="G3754"\w* \w whom|strong="G1161"\w* \w there|strong="G1563"\w* \w is|strong="G3748"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* statement \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w his|strong="G2983"\w* \w life|strong="G2198"\w* still continues.  
\v 9 \w Moreover|strong="G2532"\w*, \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* sense, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w Levi|strong="G3018"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* receiver \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w tithes|strong="G1181"\w*, \w has|strong="G2532"\w*, \w through|strong="G1223"\w* Abraham, \w paid|strong="G1183"\w* \w tithes|strong="G1181"\w*;  
\v 10 \w for|strong="G1063"\w* Levi \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w still|strong="G2089"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* body \w of|strong="G3962"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w ancestor|strong="G3962"\w* \w when|strong="G3753"\w* \w Melchizedek|strong="G3198"\w* \w met|strong="G4876"\w* Abraham.   
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\v 11 \w If|strong="G1487"\w*, \w then|strong="G3767"\w*, \w perfection|strong="G5050"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* attainable \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Levitical|strong="G3020"\w* \w priesthood|strong="G2420"\w* – \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w under|strong="G1909"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w priesthood|strong="G2420"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\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 it|strong="G2532"\w* \w still|strong="G2089"\w* \w necessary|strong="G5532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w different|strong="G2087"\w* \w order|strong="G5010"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w appear|strong="G1510"\w*, \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\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 of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w order|strong="G5010"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* Aaron?  
\v 12 \w With|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w change|strong="G3331"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w priesthood|strong="G2420"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w change|strong="G3331"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w* \w became|strong="G1096"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* necessity.  
\v 13 \w And|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* belonged \w to|strong="G1909"\w* quite \w a|strong="G1909"\w* \w different|strong="G2087"\w* \w tribe|strong="G5443"\w*, \w no|strong="G3762"\w* member \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\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*.  
\v 14 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* plain \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w our|strong="G2962"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* sprung \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w tribe|strong="G5443"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Judah|strong="G2455"\w*, \w though|strong="G3754"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w tribe|strong="G5443"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w said|strong="G2980"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3762"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w their|strong="G4012"\w* \w being|strong="G3739"\w* \w priests|strong="G2409"\w*.  
\v 15 \w All|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* becomes \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w yet|strong="G2089"\w* plainer \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* remember \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* new \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w has|strong="G1510"\w* appeared, resembling \w Melchizedek|strong="G3198"\w*,  
\v 16 \w and|strong="G1411"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* appointed, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w under|strong="G3756"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w* regulating \w only|strong="G3756"\w* earthly matters, \w but|strong="G3551"\w* \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w virtue|strong="G1411"\w* \w of|strong="G3551"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w* \w beyond|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* reach \w of|strong="G3551"\w* death;  
\v 17 \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* meaning \w of|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* declaration –  
\q1 “\w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w all|strong="G2596"\w* time \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w of|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w order|strong="G5010"\w* \w of|strong="G2596"\w* \w Melchizedek|strong="G3198"\w*.”   
\m
\v 18 \w On|strong="G4254"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w hand|strong="G3303"\w*, \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* abolition \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* previous \w regulation|strong="G1785"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w being|strong="G1096"\w* \w both|strong="G2532"\w* inefficient \w and|strong="G2532"\w* useless  
\v 19 (\w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w* \w never|strong="G3762"\w* \w brought|strong="G1161"\w* \w anything|strong="G3762"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* perfection); \w and|strong="G1161"\w*, \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w hand|strong="G1448"\w*, \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* introduction \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w a|strong="G1161"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w*, \w which|strong="G3739"\w* enables us \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w draw|strong="G1448"\w* \w near|strong="G1448"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.  
\v 20 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* appointment \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* new \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* ratified \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w oath|strong="G3728"\w*, \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* Levitical \w priests|strong="G2409"\w*,  
\v 21 \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* appointment \w was|strong="G3588"\w* ratified \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w oath|strong="G3728"\w*, \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* –  
\q1 “\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 You|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* time.’”   
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\v 22 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* oath shows \w the|strong="G2532"\w* corresponding superiority \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w which|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w is|strong="G1096"\w* appointed \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w surety|strong="G1450"\w*.  
\v 23 \w Again|strong="G2532"\w*, new Levitical \w priests|strong="G2409"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w continually|strong="G1223"\w* \w being|strong="G1510"\w* appointed, \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w* \w prevents|strong="G2967"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* remaining \w in|strong="G2532"\w* office;  
\v 24 \w but|strong="G1161"\w* Jesus \w remains|strong="G3306"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* time, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w therefore|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w priesthood|strong="G2420"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w holds|strong="G2192"\w* \w will|strong="G2192"\w* never pass \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w another|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 25 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \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 able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w save|strong="G4982"\w* perfectly \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w come|strong="G4334"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w ever|strong="G3842"\w*, \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w does|strong="G2316"\w*, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w intercede|strong="G1793"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w behalf|strong="G5228"\w*.   
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\v 26 \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w high|strong="G5308"\w* priest \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* needed – \w holy|strong="G3741"\w*, innocent, spotless, withdrawn \w from|strong="G2532"\w* sinners, \w exalted|strong="G5308"\w* \w above|strong="G5308"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* highest \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*,  
\v 27 \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w need|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w offer|strong="G4374"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w* \w daily|strong="G2250"\w* \w as|strong="G5618"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* high priests \w have|strong="G2192"\w*, \w first|strong="G4386"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w their|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 those|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*. \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w did|strong="G4160"\w* \w once|strong="G2178"\w* \w and|strong="G2250"\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 himself|strong="G1438"\w* \w as|strong="G5618"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="G2378"\w*.  
\v 28 \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 words|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w God|strong="G1519"\w*’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* \w oath|strong="G3728"\w*, \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w later|strong="G3326"\w* than \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w*, name \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w*, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* time, \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w perfect|strong="G5048"\w* priest.   
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\v 1 \w To|strong="G1909"\w* \w sum|strong="G2774"\w* \w up|strong="G1909"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w*: \w Such|strong="G5108"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* high priest \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w*, \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w taken|strong="G2523"\w* \w his|strong="G1909"\w* \w seat|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 God|strong="G3004"\w*’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* \w Majesty|strong="G3172"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*,  
\v 2 \w where|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* serves \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sanctuary, \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* \w tent|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 and|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w man|strong="G3739"\w*.  
\v 3 \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 for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w purpose|strong="G3739"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w offering|strong="G1435"\w* \w gifts|strong="G1435"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*; \w it|strong="G2532"\w* follows, \w therefore|strong="G3606"\w*, \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w high|strong="G3956"\w* \w priest|strong="G4374"\w* \w must|strong="G5100"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w offering|strong="G1435"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w*.  
\v 4 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w*, \w however|strong="G3767"\w*, still \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 even|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 the|strong="G1909"\w* \w gifts|strong="G1435"\w* \w as|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G1909"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w* directs.  
\v 5 (\w These|strong="G3956"\w* priests, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w*, \w are|strong="G3588"\w* engaged \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w service|strong="G3000"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\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 the|strong="G1722"\w* \w heavenly|strong="G2032"\w* realities, \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w shown|strong="G1166"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* directions given \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\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* construct \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w tent|strong="G4633"\w*. “\w Look|strong="G3708"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*,” \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w*, “\w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w make|strong="G4160"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w part|strong="G2596"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w accordance|strong="G2596"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\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*.”)  
\v 6 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w*, \w as|strong="G3745"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* see, \w has|strong="G3748"\w* \w obtained|strong="G5177"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w ministry|strong="G3009"\w* \w as|strong="G3745"\w* far excelling theirs, \w as|strong="G3745"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w which|strong="G3748"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w intermediary|strong="G3316"\w*, based, \w as|strong="G3745"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w*, \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* \w promises|strong="G1860"\w*, excels \w the|strong="G2532"\w* former \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w*.  
\v 7 \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* faultless, \w there|strong="G1063"\w* \w would|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w occasion|strong="G5117"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w second|strong="G1208"\w*.  
\v 8 \w But|strong="G2532"\w*, \w finding|strong="G3201"\w* \w fault|strong="G3201"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w*, \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w* –  
\q1 “‘\w A|strong="G2532"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w coming|strong="G2064"\w*,’ \w says|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*,  
\q2 ‘\w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* ratify \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 people|strong="G3588"\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 people|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Judah|strong="G2455"\w* –   
\q1
\v 9 \w Not|strong="G3756"\w* \w such|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w ancestors|strong="G3962"\w*  
\q2 \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\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.  
\q1 \w For|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 their|strong="G1438"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*,  
\q2 \w and|strong="G3962"\w* \w therefore|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* disregarded \w them|strong="G3588"\w*,’ \w says|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10 ‘\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\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 people|strong="G2992"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w*  
\q2 \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*,’ \w says|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.  
\q1 ‘\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* impress \w my|strong="G1325"\w* \w laws|strong="G3551"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w minds|strong="G1271"\w*,  
\q2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* inscribe \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w*;  
\q1 \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*,  
\q2 \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*.   
\q1
\v 11 \w There|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w need|strong="G1321"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w anyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* instruct \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w fellow|strong="G4177"\w* \w citizen|strong="G4177"\w*,  
\q2 \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w person|strong="G1538"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* relatives “\w Learn|strong="G1097"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*”;  
\q1 \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*,  
\q2 \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* lowest \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* highest.   
\q1
\v 12 \w For|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w merciful|strong="G2436"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* wrongdoings,  
\q2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w longer|strong="G2089"\w* \w remember|strong="G3403"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* sins.’”   
\m
\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 God|strong="G2532"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* once renders \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w former|strong="G3588"\w* covenant \w obsolete|strong="G3822"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* whatever becomes \w obsolete|strong="G3822"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* loses its force \w is|strong="G3588"\w* virtually annulled.   
\c 9
\s1 The New Revelation and the Old  
\p
\v 1 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* covenant \w had|strong="G2192"\w* its \w regulations|strong="G1345"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w divine|strong="G2999"\w* \w worship|strong="G2999"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* its sanctuary – \w though|strong="G2532"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* material \w one|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 2 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w tent|strong="G4633"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w constructed|strong="G2680"\w*, \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w outer|strong="G4413"\w* \w part|strong="G2532"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w contained|strong="G3087"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* stand \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* lamps, \w and|strong="G2532"\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 is|strong="G3588"\w* \w called|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* sanctuary.  
\v 3 \w The|strong="G1161"\w* \w part|strong="G1161"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w tent|strong="G4633"\w* \w behind|strong="G3326"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w second|strong="G1208"\w* \w curtain|strong="G2665"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w called|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* inner sanctuary.  
\v 4 \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w gold|strong="G5553"\w* incense-altar, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w ark|strong="G2787"\w* containing \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w*, completely \w covered|strong="G4028"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w gold|strong="G5553"\w*. \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w ark|strong="G2787"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w gold|strong="G5553"\w* casket containing \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w manna|strong="G3131"\w*, Aaron’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* \w rod|strong="G4464"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* budded, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w tablets|strong="G4109"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w written|strong="G3588"\w*;  
\v 5 \w while|strong="G1161"\w* \w above|strong="G5231"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w overshadowing|strong="G2683"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* cover \w on|strong="G2596"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* atonement \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w made|strong="G3756"\w*, \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w cherubim|strong="G5502"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* presence. \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w time|strong="G3568"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* discuss \w these|strong="G3739"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w detail|strong="G3313"\w*.  
\v 6 \w Such|strong="G3779"\w*, \w then|strong="G1161"\w*, \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* arrangement \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w tent|strong="G4633"\w*. \w Into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w outer|strong="G4413"\w* \w part|strong="G1161"\w* \w priests|strong="G2409"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w constantly|strong="G1223"\w* \w going|strong="G3778"\w*, \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* discharge \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w their|strong="G3956"\w* sacred duties;  
\v 7 \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* inner \w only|strong="G3441"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w high|strong="G2532"\w* \w priest|strong="G4374"\w* goes, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w but|strong="G1161"\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* taking \w the|strong="G2532"\w* blood \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* victim, \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w offers|strong="G4374"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w own|strong="G1438"\w* \w behalf|strong="G5228"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w behalf|strong="G5228"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* errors \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*.  
\v 8 \w By|strong="G4151"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* teaching \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G3598"\w* into \w the|strong="G3588"\w* sanctuary \w was|strong="G3588"\w* hidden, \w as|strong="G3778"\w* long \w as|strong="G3778"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w outer|strong="G4413"\w* part \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w tent|strong="G4633"\w* \w still|strong="G2089"\w* remained.  
\v 9 \w For|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w type|strong="G3850"\w*, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w down|strong="G2596"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w present|strong="G1764"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w*, \w in|strong="G1519"\w* keeping \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*, \w both|strong="G2532"\w* \w gifts|strong="G1435"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w offered|strong="G4374"\w*, \w though|strong="G2532"\w* \w incapable|strong="G3361"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* satisfying \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*;  
\v 10 \w the|strong="G2532"\w* whole system \w being|strong="G2532"\w* concerned \w only|strong="G3440"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w food|strong="G1033"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w drink|strong="G4188"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w various|strong="G1313"\w* ablutions – external ceremonials \w imposed|strong="G1945"\w* \w until|strong="G3360"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* coming \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* new order.   
\p
\v 11 \w But|strong="G1161"\w*, \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w came|strong="G1096"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w appeared|strong="G1096"\w* \w as|strong="G1161"\w* \w high|strong="G3173"\w* priest \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* better system \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* established; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* entered \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* nobler \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G3173"\w* \w perfect|strong="G5046"\w* \w tent|strong="G4633"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w made|strong="G1096"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w human|strong="G5499"\w* \w hands|strong="G5499"\w* – \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G1223"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w part|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w present|strong="G3778"\w* \w creation|strong="G2937"\w*.  
\v 12 \w Nor|strong="G3761"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|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 with|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* blood, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w entered|strong="G1525"\w*, \w once|strong="G2178"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w*, \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sanctuary, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w obtained|strong="G2147"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* eternal deliverance.  
\v 13 \w For|strong="G1063"\w*, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* blood \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w goats|strong="G5131"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w bulls|strong="G5022"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sprinkling|strong="G4472"\w* \w of|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*, purify \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* \w defiled|strong="G2840"\w* (\w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w far|strong="G3588"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* ceremonial purification goes),  
\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 the|strong="G1519"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w who|strong="G3739"\w*, \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* eternal \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, \w offered|strong="G4374"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w* \w up|strong="G4374"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* victim \w without|strong="G1438"\w* blemish, \w purify|strong="G2511"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w consciences|strong="G4893"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* lifeless formality, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* fit \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w service|strong="G3000"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*!  
\v 15 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w why|strong="G1223"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w intermediary|strong="G3316"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w new|strong="G2537"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w*; \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w order|strong="G3704"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w* \w has|strong="G1096"\w* \w taken|strong="G2983"\w* \w place|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* effect \w a|strong="G1096"\w* deliverance \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* offences committed \w under|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w*, \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w received|strong="G2983"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w call|strong="G2564"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w obtain|strong="G2983"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* eternal \w inheritance|strong="G2817"\w* \w promised|strong="G1860"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 16 \w Whenever|strong="G3699"\w* \w such|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1063"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w* \w as|strong="G1063"\w* \w a|strong="G1063"\w* will \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1063"\w* question, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w testator|strong="G1303"\w* \w must|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* necessity \w be|strong="G3588"\w* alleged.  
\v 17 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w such|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1909"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w* takes effect only \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w death|strong="G3498"\w*, \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w does|strong="G2198"\w* \w not|strong="G3379"\w* come \w into|strong="G1909"\w* \w force|strong="G2480"\w* \w as|strong="G1063"\w* \w long|strong="G1909"\w* \w as|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G1909"\w* \w testator|strong="G1303"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w alive|strong="G2198"\w*.  
\v 18 \w This|strong="G3588"\w* explains 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* ratified \w without|strong="G5565"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* shedding \w of|strong="G3588"\w* blood.  
\v 19 \w For|strong="G1063"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w command|strong="G1785"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* announced \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w accordance|strong="G2596"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w took|strong="G2983"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* blood \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w calves|strong="G3448"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w goats|strong="G5131"\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 a|strong="G2532"\w* bunch \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w hyssop|strong="G5301"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w sprinkled|strong="G4472"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w book|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w*, \w as|strong="G2596"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G2596"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*,  
\v 20 \w saying|strong="G3004"\w*, \w as|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w did|strong="G1781"\w* \w so|strong="G4314"\w* – ‘\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G4314"\w* blood \w that|strong="G3739"\w* renders valid \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 to|strong="G4314"\w* \w be|strong="G2316"\w* \w made|strong="G2316"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.’  
\v 21 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \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 also|strong="G2532"\w* \w sprinkled|strong="G4472"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* blood \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w tent|strong="G4633"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* used \w in|strong="G2532"\w* public worship.  
\v 22 \w Indeed|strong="G2532"\w*, \w under|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w*, \w almost|strong="G4975"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w purified|strong="G2511"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* blood; \w and|strong="G2532"\w*, \w unless|strong="G3756"\w* blood \w is|strong="G3588"\w* shed, \w no|strong="G3756"\w* forgiveness \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w obtained|strong="G3756"\w*.   
\p
\v 23 \w While|strong="G1722"\w*, \w then|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* realities \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* \w purified|strong="G2511"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w such|strong="G3778"\w* \w means|strong="G1722"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w heavenly|strong="G2032"\w* realities \w themselves|strong="G3778"\w* \w required|strong="G2909"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w*.  
\v 24 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* sanctuary \w made|strong="G5499"\w* \w by|strong="G1519"\w* \w human|strong="G5499"\w* \w hands|strong="G5499"\w*, \w which|strong="G3588"\w* merely foreshadowed \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w*, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w entered|strong="G1525"\w*, \w but|strong="G1063"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w* itself, \w so|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w might|strong="G2316"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w* \w appear|strong="G1718"\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* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w behalf|strong="G5228"\w*.  
\v 25 \w Nor|strong="G3761"\w* \w yet|strong="G3761"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G2443"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w offer|strong="G4374"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w times|strong="G4178"\w*, \w as|strong="G5618"\w* \w year|strong="G1763"\w* \w after|strong="G2596"\w* \w year|strong="G1763"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* high \w priest|strong="G4374"\w* \w entered|strong="G1525"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* sanctuary \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w an|strong="G1519"\w* \w offering|strong="G4374"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* blood – \w but|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3761"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w own|strong="G1438"\w* blood;  
\v 26 \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w then|strong="G1161"\w* Christ \w would|strong="G2889"\w* \w have|strong="G1163"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* undergo death \w many|strong="G3958"\w* \w times|strong="G4178"\w* \w since|strong="G1893"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* creation \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*, once \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w*, \w at|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* close \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w age|strong="G2889"\w*, \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w has|strong="G2889"\w* \w appeared|strong="G5319"\w*, \w in|strong="G1519"\w* order \w to|strong="G1519"\w* abolish 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*.  
\v 27 \w And|strong="G2532"\w*, \w as|strong="G3745"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* ordained \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* die \w but|strong="G1161"\w* once (death \w being|strong="G2532"\w* followed \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w judgment|strong="G2920"\w*),  
\v 28 \w so|strong="G3779"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w offered|strong="G4374"\w* \w up|strong="G4374"\w* once \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w*, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w bear|strong="G2532"\w* away \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sins \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w second|strong="G1208"\w* \w time|strong="G1208"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w appear|strong="G3708"\w* – \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w without|strong="G5565"\w* \w any|strong="G5565"\w* burden \w of|strong="G1537"\w* sin – \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* waiting \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w bring|strong="G1519"\w* \w salvation|strong="G4991"\w*.   
\c 10
\b  
\p
\v 1 \w The|strong="G1519"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w*, \w though|strong="G3551"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* foreshadow \w the|strong="G1519"\w* better system \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w coming|strong="G4334"\w*, \w never|strong="G3756"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* its actual substance. Its priests, \w with|strong="G2596"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w offer|strong="G4374"\w* continuously \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 those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w come|strong="G3195"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* worship \w perfect|strong="G5048"\w*.  
\v 2 \w Otherwise|strong="G1893"\w*, \w would|strong="G1893"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G1223"\w* \w offering|strong="G4374"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* sacrifices \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w* abandoned, \w as|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G1223"\w* \w worshipers|strong="G3000"\w*, \w having|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w* once \w purified|strong="G2511"\w*, \w would|strong="G1893"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w their|strong="G1223"\w* \w consciences|strong="G4893"\w* clear \w from|strong="G3588"\w* sins?  
\v 3 But, \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w contrary|strong="G2596"\w*, \w these|strong="G1722"\w* sacrifices recall \w their|strong="G2596"\w* sins \w to|strong="G2596"\w* mind \w year|strong="G1763"\w* \w after|strong="G2596"\w* \w year|strong="G1763"\w*.  
\v 4 \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 is|strong="G2532"\w* powerless \w to|strong="G2532"\w* remove sins.  
\v 5 \w That|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w why|strong="G1519"\w*, \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w coming|strong="G1525"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* Christ declared –  
\q1 “\w Sacrifice|strong="G2378"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w offering|strong="G4376"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w desire|strong="G2309"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* provide \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*;   
\q2
\v 6 \w You|strong="G2532"\w* \w take|strong="G2106"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w pleasure|strong="G2106"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w burnt|strong="G3646"\w* \w offerings|strong="G3646"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sacrifices \w for|strong="G4012"\w* sin.   
\q1
\v 7 \w So|strong="G4012"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w See|strong="G3708"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w come|strong="G2240"\w*’ (\w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w written|strong="G1125"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* pages \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w book|strong="G3588"\w*),  
\q2 ‘\w To|strong="G3004"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w your|strong="G3708"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w*, \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.’”   
\m
\v 8 First \w come|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w* – “\w You|strong="G3754"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w desire|strong="G2309"\w*, \w nor|strong="G3761"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w take|strong="G2106"\w* \w pleasure|strong="G2106"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w*, \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w*, \w offerings|strong="G3646"\w*, \w burnt|strong="G3646"\w* \w offerings|strong="G3646"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* sin” (\w offerings|strong="G3646"\w* regularly \w made|strong="G3756"\w* \w under|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w*),  
\v 9 \w and|strong="G2476"\w* \w then|strong="G5119"\w* \w there|strong="G3004"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* added – “\w See|strong="G3708"\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*.” \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w former|strong="G3588"\w* sacrifices \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w set|strong="G2476"\w* aside \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G2443"\w* replaced \w by|strong="G2476"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* latter.  
\v 10 \w And|strong="G2424"\w* \w it|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* fulfilment \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* purified \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="G4376"\w*, \w once|strong="G2178"\w* \w and|strong="G2424"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\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*.  
\v 11 \w Every|strong="G3956"\w* \w other|strong="G3588"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w stands|strong="G2476"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w after|strong="G2596"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w at|strong="G2596"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* ministrations, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w offers|strong="G4374"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w* \w over|strong="G2596"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w over|strong="G2596"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w* – \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w can|strong="G1410"\w* \w never|strong="G3763"\w* \w take|strong="G4014"\w* sins \w away|strong="G4014"\w*.  
\v 12 \w But|strong="G1161"\w*, \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w priest|strong="G4374"\w*, \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* \w offered|strong="G4374"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="G2378"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* sins, \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* serve \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\w* \w time|strong="G1336"\w*, “\w took|strong="G2523"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w seat|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*,”  
\v 13 \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2190"\w* \w since|strong="G2193"\w* \w then|strong="G3063"\w* been \w waiting|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 put|strong="G5087"\w* \w as|strong="G2193"\w* \w a|strong="G5087"\w* \w stool|strong="G5286"\w* \w for|strong="G1551"\w* \w his|strong="G5087"\w* \w feet|strong="G4228"\w*.”  
\v 14 \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 purified.  
\v 15 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w testimony|strong="G3140"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*. \w For|strong="G1063"\w*, \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w* –   
\q1
\v 16 “‘\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\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*  
\q2 \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*,’ \w says|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*;  
\q1 ‘\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* impress \w my|strong="G1325"\w* \w laws|strong="G3551"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w*,  
\q2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* inscribe \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w minds|strong="G1271"\w*,’”   
\m
\v 17 \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* –  
\q1 “\w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* sins \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* iniquities \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w longer|strong="G2089"\w* \w remember|strong="G3403"\w*.”   
\m
\v 18 \w And|strong="G1161"\w*, \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* forgiven, \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w no|strong="G3765"\w* \w further|strong="G3765"\w* need \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w an|strong="G1161"\w* \w offering|strong="G4376"\w* \w for|strong="G4012"\w* sin.   
\s1 Encouragement and Warning  
\p
\v 19 \w Therefore|strong="G3767"\w*, friends, \w since|strong="G2192"\w* \w we|strong="G2192"\w* \w may|strong="G2192"\w* \w enter|strong="G1529"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* sanctuary \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w confidence|strong="G3954"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* virtue \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* blood \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*,  
\v 20 \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w way|strong="G3598"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w inaugurated|strong="G1457"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* – \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w new|strong="G4372"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w way|strong="G3598"\w*, \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w way|strong="G3598"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sanctuary \w curtain|strong="G2665"\w* (\w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w*, \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w human|strong="G4561"\w* nature);  
\v 21 \w and|strong="G2532"\w*, since \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* “\w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w great|strong="G3173"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w set|strong="G2532"\w* \w over|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*,”  
\v 22 \w let|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w draw|strong="G4334"\w* \w near|strong="G4334"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* sincerity \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w heart|strong="G2588"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* perfect \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*, \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w* purified \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w sprinkled|strong="G4472"\w* blood \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w consciousness|strong="G4893"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* wrong, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\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.  
\v 23 \w Let|strong="G1063"\w* us \w maintain|strong="G2722"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w confession|strong="G3671"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* unshaken, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2532"\w* given us \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w promise|strong="G1861"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* fail us.  
\v 24 \w Let|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* vie \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G2532"\w* another \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* rivalry \w of|strong="G2532"\w* love \w and|strong="G2532"\w* noble \w actions|strong="G2041"\w*.  
\v 25 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w let|strong="G2532"\w* us \w not|strong="G3361"\w*, \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*, cease \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w meet|strong="G2532"\w* \w together|strong="G1997"\w*; \w but|strong="G2532"\w*, \w on|strong="G5100"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* contrary, \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 now|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G1438"\w* see \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w drawing|strong="G1448"\w* \w near|strong="G1448"\w*.  
\v 26 Remember, if \w we|strong="G2249"\w* sin \w wilfully|strong="G1596"\w* \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* gained \w a|strong="G2983"\w* full \w knowledge|strong="G1922"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* truth, \w there|strong="G1063"\w* \w can|strong="G1063"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* \w no|strong="G3765"\w* \w further|strong="G3765"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="G2378"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* sin;  
\v 27 \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w fearful|strong="G5398"\w* anticipation \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w judgment|strong="G2920"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w burning|strong="G4442"\w* \w indignation|strong="G2205"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G3195"\w* destroy \w all|strong="G2532"\w* opponents.  
\v 28 \w When|strong="G5100"\w* \w someone|strong="G5100"\w* disregarded \w the|strong="G1909"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w* \w of|strong="G3551"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w*, \w they|strong="G5100"\w* \w were|strong="G5100"\w*, \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G1909"\w* evidence \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*, put \w to|strong="G1909"\w* death \w without|strong="G5565"\w* pity.  
\v 29 \w How|strong="G4214"\w* \w much|strong="G4214"\w* \w worse|strong="G5501"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w*, \w think|strong="G1380"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w*, \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w punishment|strong="G5098"\w* deserved \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w trampled|strong="G2662"\w* underfoot \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* treated \w the|strong="G1722"\w* blood \w that|strong="G3739"\w* rendered \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w* valid – \w the|strong="G1722"\w* blood \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* purified – \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3739"\w* \w holy|strong="G4151"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* outraged \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* love?  
\v 30 \w We|strong="G1063"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* –  
\q1 “\w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w avenge|strong="G1557"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* requite”;  
\b  
\m \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w* –  
\q1 “\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="G1519"\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 Call \w to|strong="G1722"\w* mind \w those|strong="G3588"\w* early \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w*, \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* received \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w light|strong="G5461"\w*, \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w patiently|strong="G5278"\w* underwent \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w long|strong="G4183"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w painful|strong="G1722"\w* conflict.  
\v 33 Sometimes, \w in|strong="G2532"\w* consequence \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* taunts \w and|strong="G2532"\w* injuries heaped \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G3779"\w*, \w you|strong="G3779"\w* \w became|strong="G1096"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w public|strong="G2301"\w* \w spectacle|strong="G2301"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sometimes \w you|strong="G3779"\w* suffered \w through|strong="G2301"\w* \w having|strong="G2532"\w* shown \w yourselves|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* friends \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G3778"\w* position \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G3779"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G1096"\w*.  
\v 34 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* sympathised \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* prison, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w took|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* confiscation \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2192"\w* \w possessions|strong="G5225"\w* \w joyfully|strong="G5479"\w*, \w knowing|strong="G1097"\w*, \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w*, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w greater|strong="G4771"\w* \w possession|strong="G5223"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w lasting|strong="G3306"\w* \w one|strong="G1438"\w*.  
\v 35 \w Do|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w*, \w therefore|strong="G3767"\w*, abandon \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w confidence|strong="G3954"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* gained, \w for|strong="G3361"\w* \w it|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w great|strong="G3173"\w* \w reward|strong="G3405"\w* awaiting \w it|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 36 \w You|strong="G4160"\w* still \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w need|strong="G5532"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w patient|strong="G5281"\w* \w endurance|strong="G5281"\w*, \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w*, \w when|strong="G4160"\w* \w you|strong="G4160"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w done|strong="G4160"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w*, \w you|strong="G4160"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w obtain|strong="G2192"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* fulfilment \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w his|strong="G4160"\w* \w promise|strong="G1860"\w*.   
\q1
\v 37 “\w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w indeed|strong="G2532"\w* \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w little|strong="G3398"\w* \w while|strong="G3398"\w*  
\q2 \w before|strong="G3588"\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 have|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w*, \w without|strong="G2532"\w* \w delay|strong="G5549"\w*;   
\q1
\v 38 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w righteous|strong="G1342"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* find \w life|strong="G5590"\w*,  
\q2 \w but|strong="G1161"\w*, \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w anyone|strong="G1437"\w* draws \w back|strong="G5288"\w*, \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w heart|strong="G5590"\w* can find \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w pleasure|strong="G2106"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.”   
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\v 39 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w belong|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w those|strong="G1161"\w* \w who|strong="G3756"\w* draw \w back|strong="G1519"\w*, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w their|strong="G1519"\w* ruin, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w those|strong="G1161"\w* \w who|strong="G3756"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w saving|strong="G4047"\w* \w of|strong="G4102"\w* \w their|strong="G1519"\w* \w souls|strong="G5590"\w*.   
\c 11
\s1 Heroes of Faith  
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\v 1 \w Faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* realisation \w of|strong="G4102"\w* \w things|strong="G4229"\w* \w hoped|strong="G1679"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* – \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w proof|strong="G4102"\w* \w of|strong="G4102"\w* \w things|strong="G4229"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* seen.  
\v 2 \w And|strong="G4245"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* faith \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w old|strong="G4245"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* renowned.  
\v 3 \w Faith|strong="G4102"\w* enables \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w perceive|strong="G3539"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* universe \w was|strong="G1096"\w* created \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* bidding \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* – \w so|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G3588"\w* \w know|strong="G1537"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G3588"\w* \w see|strong="G3539"\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 visible|strong="G5316"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 4 \w Faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w made|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="G2378"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* Abel \w offered|strong="G4374"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w better|strong="G2980"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="G2378"\w* \w than|strong="G3844"\w* \w Cain|strong="G2535"\w*’s, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* won \w him|strong="G3588"\w* renown \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w righteous|strong="G1342"\w* \w man|strong="G1342"\w*, \w God|strong="G2316"\w* himself establishing \w his|strong="G1223"\w* renown \w by|strong="G1223"\w* accepting \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w gifts|strong="G1435"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* example \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* Abel, \w though|strong="G2532"\w* dead, \w still|strong="G2089"\w* \w speaks|strong="G2980"\w*.  
\v 5 \w Faith|strong="G4102"\w* led \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Enoch|strong="G1802"\w*’s removal \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G2532"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* experience \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 removed|strong="G3346"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.” \w For|strong="G1063"\w*, \w before|strong="G4253"\w* \w his|strong="G3708"\w* removal, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* renowned \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w having|strong="G2532"\w* \w pleased|strong="G2100"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*;  
\v 6 \w but|strong="G1161"\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 him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w comes|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\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 seek|strong="G1567"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* enabled \w Noah|strong="G3575"\w*, \w after|strong="G2596"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* received \w the|strong="G2532"\w* divine warning \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w could|strong="G1096"\w* \w not|strong="G3739"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* foreseen, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* build, \w in|strong="G1519"\w* reverent obedience, \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w ark|strong="G2787"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* save \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w family|strong="G3624"\w*. \w By|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|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* possessed \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* follows \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* enabled Abraham \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w obey|strong="G5219"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w call|strong="G2564"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w received|strong="G2983"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w set|strong="G2532"\w* \w out|strong="G1831"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w place|strong="G5117"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w afterwards|strong="G3195"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w obtain|strong="G2983"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* own; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w set|strong="G2532"\w* \w out|strong="G1831"\w* \w not|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*.  
\v 9 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w made|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w go|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w live|strong="G2730"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* emigrant \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 in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* strange \w country|strong="G1093"\w* – \w living|strong="G2730"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w tents|strong="G4633"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w Isaac|strong="G2464"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jacob|strong="G2384"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* shared \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w promise|strong="G1860"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 10 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w looking|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sure \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 Again|strong="G2532"\w*, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* enabled \w Sarah|strong="G4564"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w conceive|strong="G2602"\w* (\w though|strong="G2532"\w* \w she|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w past|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w age|strong="G2244"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* childbearing), \w because|strong="G1893"\w* \w she|strong="G2532"\w* felt \w sure|strong="G4103"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* given \w her|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w promise|strong="G1861"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* fail \w her|strong="G1519"\w*.  
\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 that|strong="G3588"\w* \w when|strong="G5613"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* powers \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w dead|strong="G3499"\w* – \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w sprang|strong="G1352"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w people|strong="G4128"\w* \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 heavens|strong="G3772"\w* \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* countless grains \w of|strong="G2532"\w* sand \w on|strong="G1520"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w shore|strong="G5491"\w*.”   
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\v 13 \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w* sustained \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w obtain|strong="G2983"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w promised|strong="G1860"\w* blessings, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w distance|strong="G4207"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* welcomed \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sight|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w acknowledged|strong="G3670"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w foreigners|strong="G3581"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w strangers|strong="G3581"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w*.  
\v 14 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w speak|strong="G3004"\w* \w like|strong="G5108"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* show \w plainly|strong="G1718"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w seeking|strong="G1934"\w* \w their|strong="G3588"\w* homeland.  
\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* land \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* left, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w could|strong="G2192"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w found|strong="G2532"\w* opportunities \w to|strong="G2532"\w* return.  
\v 16 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\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*, \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w heavenly|strong="G2032"\w*, land! \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w therefore|strong="G1352"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w was|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 indeed|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* already \w prepared|strong="G2090"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w*.  
\v 17 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* enabled Abraham, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w put|strong="G3985"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w test|strong="G3985"\w*, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w offer|strong="G4374"\w* \w Isaac|strong="G2464"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* sacrifice – \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 offering|strong="G4374"\w* \w up|strong="G4374"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w only|strong="G3439"\w* son,  
\v 18 \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* been \w said|strong="G2980"\w* –  
\q1 “\w It|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G3739"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w Isaac|strong="G2464"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w there|strong="G3754"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w be|strong="G4690"\w* \w descendants|strong="G4690"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* bear \w your|strong="G1722"\w* \w name|strong="G2564"\w*.”   
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\v 19 \w For|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* argued \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w able|strong="G1415"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w raise|strong="G1453"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w man|strong="G3498"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w* – \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w indeed|strong="G2532"\w*, figuratively speaking, Abraham \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w receive|strong="G2865"\w* Isaac \w back|strong="G2865"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w*.  
\v 20 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* enabled \w Isaac|strong="G2464"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w bless|strong="G2127"\w* \w Jacob|strong="G2384"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Esau|strong="G2269"\w*, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w regard|strong="G4012"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w future|strong="G3195"\w*.  
\v 21 \w Faith|strong="G4102"\w* enabled \w Jacob|strong="G2384"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* dying, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* give \w his|strong="G1909"\w* \w blessing|strong="G2127"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sons|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Joseph|strong="G2501"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* “\w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w bow|strong="G4352"\w* \w himself|strong="G4352"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w worship|strong="G4352"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* leant \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*.”  
\v 22 \w Faith|strong="G4102"\w* caused \w Joseph|strong="G2501"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G4012"\w* end \w was|strong="G3588"\w* near, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w speak|strong="G4012"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* future migration \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* Israelites, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w give|strong="G1781"\w* instructions \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w regard|strong="G4012"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G4012"\w* \w bones|strong="G3747"\w*.  
\v 23 \w Faith|strong="G4102"\w* caused \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w parents|strong="G3962"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w hide|strong="G2928"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w child|strong="G3813"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w three|strong="G5150"\w* \w months|strong="G5150"\w* \w after|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G3708"\w* \w birth|strong="G1080"\w*, \w for|strong="G2532"\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 would|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w respect|strong="G5399"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w king|strong="G3588"\w*’s order.  
\v 24 \w It|strong="G1096"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* caused \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* up, \w to|strong="G3004"\w* refuse \w the|strong="G3004"\w* title \w of|strong="G5207"\w* “\w son|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w daughter|strong="G2364"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="G5328"\w*.”  
\v 25 \w He|strong="G3588"\w* preferred sharing \w the|strong="G3588"\w* hardships \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w to|strong="G2228"\w* enjoying \w the|strong="G3588"\w* short-lived pleasures \w of|strong="G2316"\w* sin.  
\v 26 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w counted|strong="G2233"\w* “\w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w reproaches|strong="G3680"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* heaped \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*” \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w greater|strong="G3173"\w* value \w than|strong="G3173"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w treasures|strong="G2344"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* Egypt, looking \w forward|strong="G1519"\w*, \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w did|strong="G3588"\w*, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w reward|strong="G3405"\w* awaiting \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 27 \w Faith|strong="G4102"\w* caused \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G3361"\w* \w leave|strong="G2641"\w* Egypt, \w though|strong="G5613"\w* undaunted \w by|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w king|strong="G3588"\w*’s \w anger|strong="G2372"\w*, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* strengthened \w in|strong="G4102"\w* \w his|strong="G3708"\w* endurance \w by|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* vision \w of|strong="G4102"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* invisible \w God|strong="G3361"\w*.  
\v 28 \w Faith|strong="G4102"\w* led \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* institute \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* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* blood, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* Destroyer \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w touch|strong="G2345"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* eldest children \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* Israelites.  
\v 29 \w Faith|strong="G4102"\w* enabled \w the|strong="G1223"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1093"\w* cross \w the|strong="G1223"\w* \w Red|strong="G2063"\w* \w Sea|strong="G2281"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w it|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* \w been|strong="G5613"\w* \w dry|strong="G3584"\w* \w land|strong="G1093"\w*, \w while|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G1223"\w* Egyptians, \w when|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w attempted|strong="G3984"\w* \w to|strong="G1093"\w* \w do|strong="G2983"\w* \w so|strong="G1223"\w*, \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w drowned|strong="G2666"\w*.  
\v 30 \w Faith|strong="G4102"\w* caused \w the|strong="G1909"\w* \w walls|strong="G5038"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Jericho|strong="G2410"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w fall|strong="G4098"\w* \w after|strong="G1909"\w* \w being|strong="G1909"\w* \w encircled|strong="G2944"\w* \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w seven|strong="G2033"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*.  
\v 31 \w Faith|strong="G4102"\w* saved \w Rahab|strong="G4460"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prostitute|strong="G4204"\w*, \w from|strong="G1515"\w* perishing \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* unbelievers, \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w she|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* entertained \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w spies|strong="G2685"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* friendliness.   
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\v 32 Need \w I|strong="G1473"\w* add \w anything|strong="G5101"\w* \w more|strong="G2089"\w*? \w Time|strong="G5550"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w fail|strong="G1952"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* attempted \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w relate|strong="G1334"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* stories \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w Gideon|strong="G1066"\w*, Barak, \w Samson|strong="G4546"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="G2422"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\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*.  
\v 33 \w By|strong="G1223"\w* \w their|strong="G1223"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w subdued|strong="G2610"\w* kingdoms, ruled \w righteously|strong="G1343"\w*, \w gained|strong="G2013"\w* \w the|strong="G1223"\w* fulfilment \w of|strong="G1223"\w* God’s \w promises|strong="G1860"\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*,  
\v 34 quelled \w the|strong="G1722"\w* fury \w of|strong="G1411"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* flames, \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*, \w found|strong="G1096"\w* \w strength|strong="G1411"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* hour \w of|strong="G1411"\w* weakness, displayed \w their|strong="G1722"\w* prowess \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w war|strong="G4171"\w*, \w and|strong="G1411"\w* routed hostile \w armies|strong="G3925"\w*.  
\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 Some|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w tortured|strong="G5178"\w* \w on|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* wheel, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w refused|strong="G3756"\w* release \w in|strong="G1537"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* might rise \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* life.  
\v 36 \w Others|strong="G2087"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* face taunts \w and|strong="G2532"\w* blows, \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*.  
\v 37 \w They|strong="G1722"\w* were \w stoned|strong="G3034"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* death, \w they|strong="G1722"\w* were tortured, \w they|strong="G1722"\w* were swan \w asunder|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 sword|strong="G3162"\w*; \w they|strong="G1722"\w* wandered \w about|strong="G1722"\w* clothed \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w skins|strong="G1192"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* sheep or goats, \w destitute|strong="G5302"\w*, persecuted, ill-used –  
\v 38 \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* worthy – roaming \w in|strong="G1909"\w* lonely places, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w mountains|strong="G3735"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \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*.  
\v 39 \w Yet|strong="G2532"\w*, \w though|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* won renown \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* obtain \w the|strong="G2532"\w* final fulfilment \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w promise|strong="G1860"\w*;  
\v 40 since \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* view \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* \w thing|strong="G5100"\w* \w for|strong="G4012"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w would|strong="G2316"\w* only \w reach|strong="G5048"\w* perfection together \w with|strong="G2316"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*.   
\c 12
\b  
\p
\v 1 \w Seeing|strong="G2192"\w*, \w therefore|strong="G1223"\w*, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w on|strong="G2532"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w side|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w such|strong="G5118"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* throng \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w witnesses|strong="G3144"\w*, \w let|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* lay aside \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* hinders \w us|strong="G2249"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sin \w that|strong="G3588"\w* clings \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w run|strong="G5143"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w patient|strong="G5281"\w* \w endurance|strong="G5281"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* race \w that|strong="G3588"\w* lies \w before|strong="G4295"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*,  
\v 2 \w our|strong="G2316"\w* eyes fixed \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* leader \w and|strong="G2532"\w* perfect example \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 that|strong="G3739"\w* lay \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*, heedless \w of|strong="G2316"\w* its shame, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* “\w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w taken|strong="G2523"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w seat|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*.  
\v 3 Weigh \w well|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* example \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w endure|strong="G5278"\w* \w such|strong="G5108"\w* opposition \w from|strong="G5259"\w* “\w people|strong="G5590"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* sinning \w against|strong="G1519"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w*,” \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w grow|strong="G2577"\w* \w weary|strong="G1590"\w* \w or|strong="G3361"\w* faint-hearted.  
\v 4 You \w have|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3768"\w* \w yet|strong="G3768"\w*, \w in|strong="G4314"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* struggle \w with|strong="G4314"\w* sin, resisted \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G4314"\w* death;  
\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* encouraging \w words|strong="G2532"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w addressed|strong="G1256"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* \w children|strong="G5207"\w* –  
\q1 “\w My|strong="G1473"\w* \w child|strong="G5207"\w*, think \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w lightly|strong="G3643"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* \w discipline|strong="G3809"\w*,  
\q2 \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* despond \w when|strong="G5613"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* rebukes \w you|strong="G5210"\w*;   
\q1
\v 6 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3739"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* loves \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w disciplines|strong="G3811"\w*,  
\q2 \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w chastises|strong="G3146"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w child|strong="G5207"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* acknowledges.”   
\m
\v 7 \w It|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w your|strong="G4374"\w* \w discipline|strong="G3809"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w endure|strong="G5278"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* dealing \w with|strong="G2316"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w children|strong="G5207"\w*. \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w where|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w there|strong="G1063"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w child|strong="G5207"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w* \w does|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w discipline|strong="G3809"\w*?  
\v 8 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* left \w without|strong="G5565"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w discipline|strong="G3809"\w*, \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w children|strong="G5207"\w* share, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* shows \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w bastards|strong="G3541"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* true \w children|strong="G5207"\w*.  
\v 9 \w Further|strong="G4183"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w earthly|strong="G4561"\w* \w fathers|strong="G3962"\w* disciplined \w us|strong="G2249"\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 then|strong="G2532"\w*, \w much|strong="G4183"\w* \w rather|strong="G3123"\w* yield submission \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* souls, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2198"\w*?  
\v 10 \w Our|strong="G2596"\w* fathers \w disciplined|strong="G3811"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w only|strong="G3303"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w short|strong="G3641"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w seemed|strong="G1380"\w* \w best|strong="G1380"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\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 true|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G1380"\w*, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* enable \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w share|strong="G3335"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* holiness.  
\v 11 \w No|strong="G3756"\w* \w discipline|strong="G3809"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* pleasant \w at|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* time; \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w contrary|strong="G3303"\w*, \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w painful|strong="G3077"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w afterwards|strong="G5305"\w* \w its|strong="G3956"\w* \w fruit|strong="G2590"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* seen \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* peacefulness \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* righteous life \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* lot \w of|strong="G1223"\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 under|strong="G1223"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w*.  
\v 12 \w Therefore|strong="G1352"\w* “\w lift|strong="G1352"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* down-dropped \w hands|strong="G5495"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* straighten \w the|strong="G2532"\w* weakened \w knees|strong="G1119"\w*;  
\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* limb \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w put|strong="G4160"\w* \w out|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w joint|strong="G1624"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w rather|strong="G3123"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w cured|strong="G2390"\w*.   
\s1 Conclusion  
\p
\v 14 Try \w earnestly|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w at|strong="G3588"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* attain \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* purity \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*.  
\v 15 \w Take|strong="G2532"\w* care \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* fails \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w use|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* loving help \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, “\w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w bitterness|strong="G4088"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* allowed \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w take|strong="G2532"\w* \w root|strong="G4491"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* spring \w up|strong="G5453"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w cause|strong="G1223"\w* \w trouble|strong="G1776"\w*,” \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* poison \w the|strong="G2532"\w* whole community.  
\v 16 Take care \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w becomes|strong="G4205"\w* \w immoral|strong="G4205"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* irreligious \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w Esau|strong="G2269"\w*, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* sold \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w birthright|strong="G4415"\w* \w for|strong="G1520"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w single|strong="G1520"\w* \w meal|strong="G1035"\w*.  
\v 17 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w afterwards|strong="G3347"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w wished|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* claim \w his|strong="G1438"\w* father’s \w blessing|strong="G2129"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* rejected – \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* \w found|strong="G2147"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w opportunity|strong="G5117"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* repair \w his|strong="G1438"\w* error – \w though|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* begged \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w blessing|strong="G2129"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w tears|strong="G1144"\w*.   
\p
\v 18 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* tangible “\w flaming|strong="G4442"\w* \w fire|strong="G4442"\w*” \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* drawn \w near|strong="G4334"\w*, \w nor|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* “\w gloom|strong="G2217"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w darkness|strong="G2217"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* storm,  
\v 19 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w blast|strong="G2279"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w trumpet|strong="G4536"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* audible \w voice|strong="G5456"\w*.” \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* heard \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w* entreated \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w hear|strong="G5456"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w*,  
\v 20 \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w could|strong="G5342"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w bear|strong="G5342"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* think \w of|strong="G3735"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w command|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 is|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* \w stoned|strong="G3036"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* death;”  
\v 21 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G3779"\w* \w fearful|strong="G5398"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sight|strong="G5324"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* – “\w I|strong="G2532"\w* tremble \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w fear|strong="G1790"\w*.”  
\v 22 \w No|strong="G2532"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Mount|strong="G3735"\w* \w Zion|strong="G4622"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* drawn \w near|strong="G4334"\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 to|strong="G2532"\w* countless hosts \w of|strong="G2532"\w* angels,  
\v 23 \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* festal gathering \w and|strong="G2532"\w* assemblage \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w firstborn|strong="G4416"\w* \w whose|strong="G2532"\w* names \w are|strong="G3956"\w* enrolled \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\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 people|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 who|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* attained perfection,  
\v 24 \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w intermediary|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* tells \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w than|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* blood \w of|strong="G2532"\w* Abel.  
\v 25 Beware how \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w refuse|strong="G3868"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* hear \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w speaking|strong="G2980"\w*. \w For|strong="G1063"\w*, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w the|strong="G1909"\w* Israelites \w did|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w escape|strong="G1628"\w* punishment, \w when|strong="G2980"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w refused|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* listen \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* taught \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w* \w the|strong="G1909"\w* divine \w will|strong="G1473"\w*, \w far|strong="G3123"\w* worse \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* turn away \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w teaching|strong="G2980"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*.  
\v 26 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w* \w shook|strong="G4579"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* declaration \w is|strong="G3588"\w* –  
\q1 “\w Still|strong="G2089"\w* \w once|strong="G3739"\w* \w more|strong="G2089"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w cause|strong="G3739"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w only|strong="G3440"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* tremble, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w heavens|strong="G3772"\w*.”   
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\v 27 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* words “\w still|strong="G2089"\w* once \w more|strong="G2089"\w*” indicate \w the|strong="G1161"\w* passing away \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G3361"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w shaken|strong="G4531"\w* – \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w*, \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G3361"\w* \w created|strong="G4160"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* – \w in|strong="G3306"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* only \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* unshaken \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w remain|strong="G3306"\w*.  
\v 28 \w Therefore|strong="G1352"\w*, \w let|strong="G2532"\w* us, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w received|strong="G3880"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* kingdom \w that|strong="G3739"\w* cannot \w be|strong="G2532"\w* shaken, \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w thankful|strong="G5485"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w offer|strong="G3000"\w* \w acceptable|strong="G2102"\w* \w worship|strong="G3000"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w with|strong="G3326"\w* awe \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* deepest \w respect|strong="G3739"\w*.  
\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 Let|strong="G3306"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* \w love|strong="G5360"\w* \w for|strong="G3306"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G3588"\w*’s \w followers|strong="G3588"\w* \w continue|strong="G3306"\w*.  
\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 for|strong="G1063"\w*, \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w being|strong="G3361"\w* hospitable, \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w have|strong="G5100"\w* \w all|strong="G3361"\w* \w unawares|strong="G2990"\w* \w entertained|strong="G3579"\w* angels.  
\v 3 \w Remember|strong="G3403"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w prisoners|strong="G1198"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* fellow \w prisoners|strong="G1198"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* oppressed, \w not|strong="G1510"\w* forgetting \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* still \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*.  
\v 4 \w Let|strong="G2919"\w* \w marriage|strong="G1062"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* honoured \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* married life \w be|strong="G2532"\w* pure; \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w immoral|strong="G4205"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* commit adultery.  
\v 5 \w Do|strong="G3004"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w let|strong="G1063"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* conduct \w be|strong="G3756"\w* ruled \w by|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* love \w of|strong="G3588"\w* money. \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* himself \w has|strong="G3761"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* –  
\q1 “\w I|strong="G1063"\w* \w will|strong="G3761"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* \w forsake|strong="G1459"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*, \w nor|strong="G3761"\w* \w will|strong="G3761"\w* \w I|strong="G1063"\w* \w ever|strong="G3756"\w* \w abandon|strong="G1459"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*.”   
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\v 6 \w Therefore|strong="G5620"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w may|strong="G3004"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w with|strong="G2962"\w* \w confidence|strong="G2292"\w* –  
\q1 “\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*.  
\q2 \w What|strong="G5101"\w* \w can|strong="G3004"\w* mere \w people|strong="G4160"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*?”   
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\v 7 \w Do|strong="G3056"\w* \w not|strong="G3739"\w* forget \w your|strong="G3588"\w* \w leaders|strong="G2233"\w*, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w told|strong="G2980"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w message|strong="G3056"\w*. \w Recall|strong="G3421"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* close \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w their|strong="G3588"\w* lives, \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* – yes, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w ever|strong="G1519"\w*!  
\v 9 \w Do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w let|strong="G1063"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G4043"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w carried|strong="G2532"\w* \w away|strong="G3911"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w various|strong="G4164"\w* novel forms \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w teaching|strong="G1322"\w*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w better|strong="G2570"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* rely \w for|strong="G1063"\w* spiritual strength \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* divine \w help|strong="G5623"\w*, \w than|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* regulations regarding \w food|strong="G1033"\w*; \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w whose|strong="G3739"\w* lives \w are|strong="G3588"\w* guided \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w such|strong="G3588"\w* regulations \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w found|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* service.  
\v 10 \w We|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w without|strong="G3756"\w* \w an|strong="G2192"\w* \w altar|strong="G2379"\w*; \w but|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w at|strong="G1537"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* still \w worship|strong="G3000"\w* \w in|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w tent|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*.  
\v 11 \w The|strong="G1519"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w animals|strong="G2226"\w* \w whose|strong="G3739"\w* blood \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w brought|strong="G1533"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* high priest \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* sanctuary, \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w an|strong="G1519"\w* offering \w for|strong="G1063"\w* sin, \w are|strong="G3588"\w* burnt \w outside|strong="G1854"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w camp|strong="G3925"\w*.  
\v 12 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w also|strong="G2532"\w*, \w to|strong="G2443"\w* purify \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, \w suffered|strong="G3958"\w* \w outside|strong="G1854"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w gate|strong="G4439"\w*.  
\v 13 \w Therefore|strong="G5106"\w* let us \w go|strong="G1831"\w* \w out|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* same \w reproaches|strong="G3680"\w* \w as|strong="G1831"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w*;  
\v 14 \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w here|strong="G5602"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* permanent \w city|strong="G4172"\w*, \w but|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 be|strong="G3756"\w*.  
\v 15 \w Through|strong="G1223"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w let|strong="G3767"\w* us offer, \w as|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="G2378"\w*, continual praise \w to|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* – \w an|strong="G1510"\w* offering \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w lips|strong="G5491"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* glorify \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w*.  
\v 16 \w Never|strong="G3361"\w* \w forget|strong="G1950"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* kindly acts \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w share|strong="G2842"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w such|strong="G5108"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* acceptable \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.  
\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 their|strong="G2532"\w* control, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* watching \w over|strong="G5228"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w souls|strong="G5590"\w*, \w since|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* render \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w account|strong="G3056"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w joy|strong="G5479"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* sorrow. \w That|strong="G2443"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* advantage.   
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\v 18 \w Pray|strong="G4336"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w sure|strong="G3982"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w our|strong="G3956"\w* \w consciences|strong="G4893"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* clear, \w since|strong="G3754"\w* \w our|strong="G3956"\w* \w wish|strong="G2309"\w* \w is|strong="G3748"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* occupied \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w what|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G3748"\w* \w good|strong="G2570"\w*.  
\v 19 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w more|strong="G4056"\w* earnestly \w ask|strong="G3870"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w your|strong="G4160"\w* prayers, \w so|strong="G2443"\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 the|strong="G1161"\w* \w sooner|strong="G5032"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w May|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* source \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w brought|strong="G1161"\w* back \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w*, “\w by|strong="G1722"\w* virtue \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* blood \w that|strong="G3588"\w* rendered valid \w the|strong="G1722"\w* unchangeable \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w*, \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w great|strong="G3173"\w* \w shepherd|strong="G4166"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* \w Sheep|strong="G4263"\w*,” \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* –  
\v 21 \w may|strong="G3956"\w* \w God|strong="G1519"\w* \w make|strong="G4160"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w perfect|strong="G2675"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w*, \w so|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w may|strong="G3956"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w able|strong="G4160"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w*. \w May|strong="G3956"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w bring|strong="G4160"\w* \w out|strong="G4160"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G4160"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|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 all|strong="G3956"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w ever|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 beg|strong="G3870"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, friends, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w bear|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* advice. \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w written|strong="G1989"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w briefly|strong="G1223"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.   
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\v 23 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* glad \w to|strong="G2064"\w* hear \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w our|strong="G3326"\w* friend, \w Timothy|strong="G5095"\w*, \w has|strong="G3739"\w* been \w set|strong="G2064"\w* free. \w If|strong="G1437"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w comes|strong="G2064"\w* here \w soon|strong="G5032"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w visit|strong="G2064"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w together|strong="G3326"\w*.   
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\v 24 \w Give|strong="G3956"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* greeting \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w leaders|strong="G2233"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* Christ’s \w people|strong="G3956"\w*. \w Our|strong="G2532"\w* friends \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w Italy|strong="G2482"\w* send \w their|strong="G2532"\w* greetings \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.   
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\v 25 \w May|strong="G3956"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* bless \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w*.