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and in this place again, `If they shall enter into My rest--;'

again He doth limit a certain day, `To-day,' (in David saying, after so long a time,) as it hath been said, `To-day, if His voice ye may hear, ye may not harden your hearts,'

for if Joshua had given them rest, He would not concerning another day have spoken after these things;

for he who did enter into his rest, he also rested from his works, as God from His own.

and there is not a created thing not manifest before Him, but all things are naked and open to His eyes--with whom is our reckoning.

Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens--Jesus the Son of God--may we hold fast the profession,

for we have not a chief priest unable to sympathise with our infirmities, but one tempted in all things in like manner--apart from sin;

so also the Christ did not glorify himself to become chief priest, but He who spake unto him: `My Son thou art, I to-day have begotten thee;'

as also in another place He saith, `Thou art a priest--to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;'

who in the days of his flesh both prayers and supplications unto Him who was able to save him from death--with strong crying and tears--having offered up, and having been heard in respect to that which he feared,

through being a Son, did learn by the things which he suffered--the obedience,

and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during,

having been addressed by God a chief priest, according to the order of Melchisedek,

Wherefore, having left the word of the beginning of the Christ, unto the perfection we may advance, not again a foundation laying of reformation from dead works, and of faith on God,

and having fallen away, again to renew them to reformation, having crucified again to themselves the Son of God, and exposed to public shame.

whither a forerunner for us did enter--Jesus, after the order of Melchisedek chief priest having become--to the age.

without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, and being made like to the Son of God, doth remain a priest continually.

for he of whom these things are said in another tribe hath had part, of whom no one gave attendance at the altar,

for it is evident that out of Judah hath arisen our Lord, in regard to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

for He doth testify--`Thou art a priest--to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;'

And inasmuch as it is not apart from oath, (for those indeed apart from oath are become priests,

and he with an oath through Him who is saying unto him, `The Lord sware, and will not repent, Thou art a priest--to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;')

by so much of a better covenant hath Jesus become surety,

and he, because of his remaining--to the age, hath the priesthood not transient,

whence also he is able to save to the very end, those coming through him unto God--ever living to make intercession for them.