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But about the Son he says,[xr] "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the scepter of your kingdom is a righteous scepter.

They will come to an end,[xr] but you will remain forever. They will all wear out like clothes.

You will roll them up like a robe, and they will be changed like clothes. But you remain the same, and your years will never end."[fn]

But to which of the angels did he ever say,[xr] "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet"?[fn]

But we do see someone who was made a little lower than the angels. He is Jesus, who is crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace ofso that apart from">[fn] God he might experiencetaste">[fn] death for everyone.John 3:16; 12:32; Acts 2:33; Romans 5:18; 8:32; 2 Corinthians 5:15; Philippians 2:7-9; 1 Timothy 2:6; 1 John 2:2; Revelation 5:9;">[xr]

After all, every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.Ephesians 2:10; 3:9; Hebrews 1:2;">[xr]

but Christ was faithfulwas faithful">[fn] as the Son in charge of God'shis">[fn] household, and we are his household if we hold on to our courage and the hope that we boast about.the boast of our hope">[fn]Matthew 10:22; 24:13; Romans 5:2; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 2:21-22; Colossians 1:23; 1 Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 1:2; 2:14; 6:11; 10:35; 1 Peter 2:5;">[xr]

For we have had the good news told to us as well as to them, but the message they heard did not help them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened to it.

No creature can hide from him, but all are naked and helpless before the eyes of the one to whom we must give a word of explanation.Job 1:26:6; 34:21; Psalm 33:13-14; 90:8; 139:11-12; Proverbs 15:11;">[xr]

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.Isaiah 53:3; Luke 22:28; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 2:18; 7:26; 1 Peter 2:22; 1 John 3:5;">[xr]

No one takes this honor upon himself but he is called to it by God, just as Aaron was.Exodus 28:1; Numbers 16:5,40; 1 Chronicles 23:13; 2 Chronicles 26:18; John 3:27;">[xr]

We have much to say about this,about him">[fn] but it is difficult to explain because you have become too lazy to understand.Matthew 13:15; John 16:12; 2 Peter 3:16;">[xr]

But solid food is for mature people, whose minds are trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.Isaiah 7:15; 1 Corinthians 2:14-15;">[xr]

But we want each of you to continue to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to give full assurance to your hope.Colossians 2:2; Hebrews 3:6,14;">[xr]

But this man, whose descent is not traced from them, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed the man who had received the promises.Genesis 14:19; Romans 4:13; Galatians 3:16;">[xr]

The men who collect the tenth die, but we are told thatit is declared that">[fn] he keeps on living.Hebrews 5:6; 6:20;">[xr]

who was appointed to be a priest,to be a priest">[fn] not on the basis of a regulation concerning his ancestry, but rather on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.

but Jesushe">[fn] became a priestbecame a priest">[fn] with an oath when Godhe">[fn] said to him,Psalm 110:4;">[xr] "The Lord has taken an oathand will not change his mind.You are a priest forever."Psalm 110:4">[fn]

But because Jesushe">[fn] lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.

For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever.Hebrews 2:10;">[xr]