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For the person who has entered His rest has rested from his own works, just as God did from His.

For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the ideas and thoughts of the heart.

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tested in every way as we are, yet without sin.

For every high priest taken from men is appointed in service to God for the people, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

Because of this, he must make a sin offering for himself as well as for the people.

After He was perfected, He became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey Him,

But solid food is for the mature—for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil.

For it is impossible to renew to repentance those who were once enlightened, who tasted the heavenly gift, became companions with the Holy Spirit,

For ground that has drunk the rain that has often fallen on it and that produces vegetation useful to those it is cultivated for receives a blessing from God.

For God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you showed for His name when you served the saints—and you continue to serve them.

Now we want each of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the final realization of your hope,

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself:

For men swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.

so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.

We have this hope as an anchor for our lives, safe and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain.

For this Melchizedek— King of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham and blessed him as he returned from defeating the kings,

for he was still within his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.

If then, perfection came through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there for another priest to appear, said to be in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?

For when there is a change of the priesthood, there must be a change of law as well.

For the One these things are spoken about belonged to a different tribe. No one from it has served at the altar.