1. For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God,
who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

13. For when God promised to Abraham,

                since he had by no one greater to swear,

                swore by himself, 14. saying, "Indeed, blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you."

15. And so having patience, he obtained the promise.

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7. For 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:
8. But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

6. and having fallen away,

                again to renew to repentance,

                recrucifying for themselves the Son of God

and holding him up to contempt.

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11. Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
12. For 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.

6. As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
7. Who 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;

                8. Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

                9. And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

14. Having then a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to the confession. 15. For we do not ahve a high priest who is not able to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tested in all things in likeness, yet without sin. 16. Let us approach then with boldness the throne of grace, so that  we may receive mercy and may find grace for timely help.

12. For living is the word of God

                and effective and sharper than every two-edged sword and penetrating
                as far as a division of soul and spirit, as well as of joints and marrow,
                and able to scrutinize deliberations and thoughts of the heart.
                13. And no creature is invisible before him,

                but all things are naked and laid bare to the eyes of him,

regarding whom there is upon us the word.

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6. Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein,
and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:

                7. Again, he limiteth a certain day,

                                saying in David, To day,

                                                after so long a time; as it is said,

3. and yet

                the works have been produced from the founding of the world.

                                4. For he has said somewhere about the seventh day thus,

                                                "And God rested

                                on the seventh day

                from all his works,

5. and in this again, "They will never enter into my rest!"

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