2 Timothy
1:1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, 1:2To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 1:3I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day; 1:4Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy; 1:5When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. 1:6Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. 1:7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 1:8Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; 1:9Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, 1:10But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: 1:11Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. 1:12For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. 1:13Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 1:14That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us. 1:15This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. 1:16The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: 1:17But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me. 1:18The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
2:1Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2:2And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. 2:3Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 2:4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 2:5And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. 2:6The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. 2:7Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. 2:8Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel: 2:9Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound. 2:10Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 2:11It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: 2:12If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: 2:13If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. 2:14Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers. 2:15Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2:16But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. 2:17And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; 2:18Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. 2:19Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. 2:20But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. 2:21If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work. 2:22Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 2:23But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. 2:24And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 2:25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; 2:26And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
3:1This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 3:2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3:3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 3:4Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 3:5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 3:6For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 3:7Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 3:8Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. 3:9But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was. 3:10But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, 3:11Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me. 3:12Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 3:13But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. 3:14But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 3:15And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 3:16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 3:17That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
4:1I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 4:2Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 4:3For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4:4And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. 4:5But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. 4:6For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. 4:7I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: 4:8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. 4:9Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: 4:10For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. 4:11Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. 4:12And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus. 4:13The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments. 4:14Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works: 4:15Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words. 4:16At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. 4:17Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. 4:18And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 4:19Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. 4:20Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick. 4:21Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. 4:22The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
Titus
1:1Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; 1:2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 1:3But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour; 1:4To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. 1:5For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: 1:6If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 1:7For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 1:8But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; 1:9Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. 1:10For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: 1:11Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. 1:12One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. 1:13This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; 1:14Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. 1:15Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. 1:16They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
2:1But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2:2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 2:3The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; 2:4That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 2:5To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. 2:6Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. 2:7In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, 2:8Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. 2:9Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; 2:10Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. 2:11For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 2:12Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 2:13Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. 2:15These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
3:1Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, 3:2To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. 3:3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. 3:4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, 3:5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 3:6Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 3:7That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 3:8This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men. 3:9But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. 3:10A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; 3:11Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself. 3:12When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter. 3:13Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them. 3:14And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful. 3:15All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.
Philemon
1:1Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,
Hebrews
1:1God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 1:2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 1:3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 1:4Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. 1:5For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? 1:6And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. 1:7And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. 1:8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 1:9Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 1:10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: 1:11They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; 1:12And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. 1:13But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
2:1Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. 2:2For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; 2:3How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; 2:4God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will? 2:5For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak. 2:6But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? 2:7Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: 2:8Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. 2:9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. 2:10For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 2:11For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, 2:12Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. 2:13And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me. 2:14Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; 2:15And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. 2:16For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. 2:17Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. 2:18For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
3:1Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; 3:2Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. 3:3For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house. 3:4For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God. 3:5And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after; 3:6But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. 3:7Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, 3:8Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: 3:9When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. 3:10Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways. 3:11So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.) 3:12Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. 3:13But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 3:14For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; 3:15While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. 3:16For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. 3:17But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? 3:18And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? 3:19So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
4:1Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. 4:2For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. 4:3For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. 4:4For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. 4:5And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest. 4:6Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: 4:7Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 4:8For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. 4:9There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. 4:10For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. 4:11Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. 4:12For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 4:13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. 4:14Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. 4:15For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. 4:16Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
5:1For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 5:2Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity. 5:3And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. 5:4And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. 5:5So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee. 5:6As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; 5:8Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; 5:9And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; 5:10Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec. 5:11Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. 5:12For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 5:13For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 5:14But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
6:1Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 6:2Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 6:3And this will we do, if God permit. 6:4For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, 6:5And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, 6:6If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. 6:7For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: 6:8But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. 6:9But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. 6:10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. 6:11And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 6:12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. 6:13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, 6:14Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. 6:15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 6:16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. 6:17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: 6:18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: 6:19Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; 6:20Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
7:1For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; 7:2To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; 7:3Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. 7:4Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. 7:5And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham: 7:6But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. 7:7And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better. 7:8And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. 7:9And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. 7:10For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him. 7:11If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? 7:12For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. 7:13For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. 7:14For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood. 7:15And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, 7:16Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. 7:17For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. 7:18For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. 7:19For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God. 7:20And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest: 7:21(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:) 7:22By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. 7:23And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: 7:24But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. 7:25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. 7:26For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; 7:27Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. 7:28For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
8:1Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; 8:2A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man. 8:3For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer. 8:4For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law: 8:5Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount. 8:6But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. 8:7For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. 8:8For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: 8:9Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. 8:10For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: 8:11And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. 8:12For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. 8:13In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.