But exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today”, lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

so long as it is said, “Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”

For some, when they heard, provoked Him to anger (though not all who came out of Egypt with Moses).

For He spoke in a certain place of the seventh day in this way, “And God rested the seventh day from all His works.”

There remains, therefore, a rest to the people of God.

For the one who has entered into His rest has also ceased from his own works (as God did from His).

For the Word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, passing through even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and able to discern the thoughts and the intentions of the heart.

Nor is there any creature unseen by Him. But all things are naked and laid bare before the eyes of Him to Whom we must give account.

Seeing, then, that we have a great High Priest Who has entered into Heaven (Jesus, the Son of God), let us hold firmly to our confession.

For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all things tempted in the same way, yet without sin.

For every High Priest is taken from among man (and is ordained for man, in things pertaining to God), so that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

He is able to have compassion on the ignorant and the wayward, because he also is encompassed by infirmity.

And no man takes this honor for himself, but rather he who is called by God (as was Aaron).

And being consecrated, He was made the Author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.

And He is called by God “A High Priest after the order of Melchizedek”,

For though you ought to be teachers by this time, once again you need us to teach you the first principles of the Word of God, still having need of milk, and not solid food.

For everyone who uses milk is ignorant of the Word of righteousness. For he is an infant.

Therefore, having left the beginning doctrines of Christ, let us be led forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, faith toward God,

And we will do this if God permits.

For it is impossible that those who were once lightened - and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

and have tasted of the good Word of God, and of the powers of the world to come -

if they should fall away, would be renewed again by repentance (seeing they crucify the Son of God to themselves again, and make a mockery of Him).

For the Earth, which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it and brings forth useful herbs for those who till it, receives blessing from God.

But that which bears thorns and briars is rejected and near to being cursed (whose end is to be burned).

For God is not unrighteous, so that He should forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward his Name. In that you have ministered to the saints, and still minister.