Category Archives: Hebrews

God’s Supreme Revelation 1 God, who at various times andin various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us byHisSon, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; 3 who being the brightness ofHisglory and the […]

Do Not Neglect Salvation 1 Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. 2 For if the wordspoken through angels proved steadfast, andevery transgression and disobedience received a just reward, 3 how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation,which at the first […]

The Son Was Faithful 1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus, 2 who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, asMoses alsowasfaithfulin all His house. 3 For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch asHe who built […]

The Promise of Rest 1 Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest,let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. 2 For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with […]

Qualifications for High Priesthood 1 For every high priest taken from among menis appointed for men in thingspertainingto God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also subject toweakness. 3 Because of this he is […]

The Peril of Not Progressing 1 Therefore,leaving the discussion of the elementaryprinciplesof Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance fromdead works and of faith toward God, 2 of the doctrine of baptisms,of laying on of hands,of resurrection of the dead,and of eternal judgment. 3 And this we will […]

The King of Righteousness 1 For thisMelchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning “king of […]

The New Priestly Service 1 Nowthisisthe main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest,who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, 2 a Minister ofthe sanctuary and ofthe true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man. 3 Forevery high priest […]

The Earthly Sanctuary 1 Then indeed, even the firstcovenanthad ordinances of divine service andthe earthly sanctuary. 2 For a tabernacle was prepared: the firstpart,in whichwasthe lampstand, the table, and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary; 3 and behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All, 4 […]

Animal Sacrifices Insufficient 1 For the law, having ashadow of the good things to come,andnot the very image of the things,can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. 2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once purified, would […]